Claas VARIANT 260 VARIANT 260 ROTO CUT VARIANT 280 VARIANT 280 ROTO CUT Operator´s Manual – PDF DOWNLOAD

Description

Claas VARIANT 260 VARIANT 260 ROTO CUT VARIANT 280 VARIANT 280 ROTO CUT Operator´s Manual – PDF DOWNLOAD

DESCRIPTION:

Claas VARIANT 260 VARIANT 260 ROTO CUT VARIANT 280 VARIANT 280 ROTO CUT Operator´s Manual – PDF DOWNLOAD

INTRODUCTION

• These operating instructions for the round baler VARIANT 260/260 RC and VARIANT 280/280 RC (valid from 73000005; 73200011) were primarily written for the machine operator and inform about use, adjustment and operation of the round baler.
• Please comply with the guidelines for correct care and maintenance of your round baler to ensure permanent availability and a long service life of the round baler. Have your round baler inspected by your CLAAS workshop immediately after harvest within the framework of these winter storage recommendations. Deficiencies in maintenance or incorrect operation
• lead to a drop in performance and result in time losses. Use the experience and latest knowledge in long stalk harvest implemented in this round baler by correct operation and thorough maintenance, and your round baler will always produce excellent results
• TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Claas VARIANT 260 VARIANT 260 ROTO CUT VARIANT 280 VARIANT 280 ROTO CUT Operator´s Manual – PDF DOWNLOAD

CONTENTS
1 Introduction
Introduction 111
2 Contents
3 General notes
Road traffic 311
Important 321
Identification plate 331
Machine-number 331
4 Concerning safety
Concerning safety 411
Marking of warning and danger notes 411
Intended use 411
General safety and accident prevention regulations 411
Hitched machines 412
Power take-off operation 413
Hydraulic system 413
Tires 414
Maintenance 414
Working noise of machines, Information “D” 414
Wheel chock 415
Fire extinguisher (country option) 415
Protection hood for main transmission 415
Safety stickers with warning symbol 421
5 Technical data
CLAAS Variant 260/280 / Variant 260/280 RC 511
Intake elements 511
Cutting device 511
Compression of bale material 512
Wrapping facility 512
Wheels 512
Hydraulics 512
Required tractor hydraulics 513
Hydraulic pressure 513
Electrics 513
CLAAS Variant 260/280 / Variant 260/280 RC 514
Dimensions of the round baler 514
CLAAS Variant 260/280 / Variant 260/280 RC 515
Safety installations 515
Shearing screws 515
Overload clutch 515
6 Design and working principle
Machine overview 611
Power transmission 613
Shearing coupling and freewheeling propeller shaft 613
Cam clutch – propeller shaft 613
Pick up 614
Cutting unit 615
Blanking knife holder (optional) 615
Baling chamber 616
Wrapping the bales 616
Bale ejector 617
Storage of round bales 617
Rotor switch-off clutch 617
Rotor reversing facility, manually 618
Twine boxes 618
Ladder 619
Fire extinguisher (country option) 619
Active hydraulic system 619
Automatic chain lubrication 6110
Direction indicator (optional) 6111
Control box 6111
7 Before starting operation
Check and observe the following before operating
the machine 711
Hitching up the baler 721
Connecting the universal drive shaft to the baler 721
Propeller shaft with clamping taper lock 722
Installing propeller shaft with CC-lock 722
Parking support 722
Before hitching the round baler 723
After hitching the round baler 723
Hitching to the trailer coupling ring 723
Greasing the towing eye 724
Fitting the universal drive shaft to the tractor
(for trailer coupling) 724
Shortening the universal drive shaft 726
Preventing the universal drive shaft guards from
rotating with the drive shaft 727
Hitching to the towing hitch 728
Fitting the universal drive shaft to the tractor 729
Attaching to the ball head 7210
Connecting the cables 731
Control box 731
Power supply 731
Travel lights 731
Connecting the hydraulic hoses 732
Tailgate opening speed 732
Before transport 741
8 Setting up the baler
Collecting 811
Height adjustment of pick-up 811
Adjusting the pick-up working height
(Pick-up without supporting wheels) 811
Pick-up with support wheels 812
Support wheels 812
Cutting device
(VARIANT 260/280 RC) 821
Blank knives 821
Installing and removing knives 821
Placing the knives into the dummy knife holder 822
Locking the knives 823
Pressing bales 831
Pressing pressure adjustment 831
Adjusting the bale diameter 831
Adjusting the soft core diameter 832
Wrapping 841
Net wrapping 841
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Inserting the net 841
Adjusting the number of net windings 845
Twine wrapping 846
Threading the wrapping twine 846
Adjusting the number of twine windings 8410
Adjusting the twine windings at the outer edges
of the bale 8411
Tying with three threads 8412
Preparing the twine eyelet 8412
Threading the three threads 8412
Baler adjustment under severe silage conditions 851
Disassembly of belt guides 851
Installation of belt guides 851
Round baler with twine and net wrapping 861
Changing to twine wrapping 861
Adjusting the drive for twine wrapping 861
Applying the V-belt brake 861
Changing to net wrapping 862
Adjusting the drive for net wrapping 862
Releasing the V-belt brake 862
Pressing of silage 862
Installing the blank knife holder (optional) on
VARIANT ROTO CUT 863
9 Operation
Starting operation of the round baler 911
Filling the baling chamber 912
Travel direction indicator 913
Automatic wrapping 914
Tying delay 914
Delay function 914
Twine wrapping: Setting the delay 914
Net wrapping: Setting the delay 915
Wrapping and ejecting the bales 916
Laying down the bales 918
Ejecting bales without bale ejector 918
Bale counter 918
Round baler with net wrapping 918
Round baler with twine and net wrapping 918
Round baler with twine wrapping 918
Manual overload of the automatic wrapping 919
Triggering early wrapping 919
Delaying the wrapping process: 919
Cutting device (ROTO CUT) 9110
Swashing the knives in 9110
Swashing the knives out 9110
Adjusting the volume of the audible warning signal 9110
Blockage of the round baler 921
Cam clutch – propshaft 921
Rotor reversing facility
(VARIANT 260/280 / 260/280 RC) 921
Fault, cause or remedy 931
Twine wrapping 931
Net wrapping 932
10 After use
Unhitching the baler 1011
Wheel chocks 1011
Parking support 1011
Control box 1012
Hydraulic hoses and electrical wiring 1012
Propeller shaft 1013
Gauge wheels 1014
Cleaning of dirt 1014
11 Maintenance
Important notes on maintenance 1111
General notes on maintenance 1111
Maintenance and lubricant charts 1121
Maintenance table 1121
Lubricant chart 1122
Drives 1131
Shearing bolt main drive 1131
Shearing bolt pick-up drive 1131
Angular gear 1131
Tightening the drive chains 1132
Tightening the pick-up drive chain 1132
Tensioning the drive chain for the feed auger 1133
Adjusting the pressure springs for the pressing roller 1133
Adjusting the clamping device for the net knife 1134
Adjusting the disc brake 1134
Tightening the tension springs for the chain drive
(belts and rotor) 1134
Tightening the tension spring for the chain drive
in the tailgate 1135
Adjusting the tension springs for top tensioning arm 1135
Adjusting the tension springs for bottom tensioning arm 1135
Tightening the tension spring for the net roll
braking bow 1136
Adjusting the spring cylinder for freewheeling drive 1136
Adjusting the tension springs of the bale ejector 1136
Adjusting the linkage to the limit switch of the
bale ejector 1137
Drive brake for twine wrapping 1137
Adjusting the pressure springs on the shut-off coupling 1137
Adjusting the pressure springs on the friction clutch
(ratchet wheel) (Net wrapping) 1137
Adjusting the twine tensioner 1138
Settings of the inductive sensors 1138
Inductive sensor „maximum ball diameter“ 1138
Inductive sensor „closed door“ 1138
Hydraulic oil filter
(Machines with filter system) 1139
Automatic chain lubrication 11310
Adjusting the Linatex guide plate 11311
Fire extinguisher (optional) 11312
Flat belts 1141
Relieving the flat belts 1142
Checking the flat belts 1143
Repairing the flat belt 1144
Installing the flat belt 1146
Belt alignment 1147
Adjusting the scraper, bottom roller 1147
Tyres 1148
Check tight fit of wheel nuts 1148
Checking wheel hub backlash 1148
Adjusting the backlash 1148
000 297 943 6 – BA VARIANT 260/280 – 260/280 RC 213
Contents
Proposals for winter storage 1151
12 Lubrication plan
Lubricants and notes 1211
13 Glossary
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