Krone BiG M 400 Self-Propelled Mower-Conditioner Operating Instructions Manual – PDF

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Krone BiG M 400 Operating Instructions Manual – Full PDF for the Self-Propelled Mower-Conditioner

This is the complete Krone BiG M 400 operating instructions manual, order number 150 000 123 00 EN, issued by Maschinenfabrik Bernard Krone GmbH for the self-propelled high-performance mower-conditioner BiG M 400 from serial number 732 378. Written in English, the Krone BiG M 400 operating instructions manual covers the machine from first commissioning through daily start-up checks, road travel, field mowing, headland turns, mowing unit adjustment, and the full maintenance schedule for the engine, mowing units, basic machine, electrical system and central lubrication system. It also carries the complete diagnostic menu walkthrough of the EasyTouch info centre and the entire error message appendix, which together make this a genuinely working document rather than a brochure.

File Details

• Manual type: Operating instructions / operator’s manual
• Brand: Krone (Maschinenfabrik Bernard Krone GmbH, Spelle, Germany)
• Machine: BiG M 400 Self-Propelled High-Performance Mower-Conditioner
• Order number: 150 000 123 00 EN
• Serial number coverage: from serial no. 732 378
• Language: English
• Format: PDF
• Page count: 482 pages
• EC declaration date: Spelle, 01.03.2008 (EC directive 98/37/EC)

Chapters Covered in This Krone BiG M 400 Manual

• Foreword and Introduction – validity, identification plate, information required for questions and orders, intended use, machine overview, technical data for the vehicle, Big M II CV mower and Big M II CRI mower
• Safety – hazard warning identification, adhesive safety and information labels, positions on the machine, EC Declaration of Conformity
• Cabin – ladder, cabin door, operator controls overview, air comfort seat and armrests, storage compartment, passenger seat, emergency exit, diagnosis socket, steering column adjustment, foot pedals, operating brake
• Switch group roof panel, lighting – indicator, hazard warning flasher, brake light, side light and dipped beam, working floodlights, allround lights, interior lighting, spotlight
• Outside mirrors, anti-collision mirror, inside mirror, sun blind, windshield wipers, windshield washer system
• Switch panel and panel switches – pilot lamps, release switches (road/field, autopilot, holding brake, travelling gear), axle separation key, ignition lock, cigarette lighter and 12-V socket, diagnostics socket/USB
• Multi-function lever – full function map and control reference
• Klimatronik / heating – control and display elements, system switch-on, cab temperature setting, air conditioning, REHEAT mode, manual evaporator fan speed, fault display
• Adjustable air jets and radio
• Info centre “EasyTouch” – overview, status line, motor data, travelling gear data, settings, drive data, quick access keys for reverse ventilation, hydraulically adjustable cutting height, lateral spring compensation, customer data counter, hydraulic axle suspension and machine settings
• Menu level – parameters, machine setting, units, language, display, contrast, beeper, date/time
• Main menu 2 “Counters” and main menu 3 “Maintenance” – calibration of cutting height, manual mode, status display of general sensors
• Main menu 4 “Service” – diagnostics of axle suspension, spring compensation, cutting height, hydraulic auger hood, sideshift, work, CAN bus, travelling gear, electronics, diesel engine, joystick, control unit console and display
• Menu 4-2 “Error list”, menu 4-3 “Service level”, menu 4-4 “Information”, menu 5 “Basic Screen” with error and information messages
• Commissioning – fitting the guard cloths, folding down lateral mowing units, description of installation, warning panel adjustment, installation of cutter blades
• Start-up – check before start-up, daily checks on the basic machine and on the mowing units
• Driving and Transport – road travel, preparation, folding up guards, front mowing unit central position, interlock check, shut-off valve on front outrigger, release switches, starting the engine, auxiliary battery starting, acceleration behaviour, hydrostatic system overheating, driving forwards and reversing, cruise control, stopping, parking brake, switching off the engine and machine, towing and manual holding brake release
• Operation – Mowing Units – intended use, folding down lateral mowing units from transport to headland and working position, headland position, mowing unit drive switching for left, right, front and all units, folding up, interlock check, mowing, semi-automatic mode, mowing with individual units, quick stop, fast reversing, axle separation
• Adjusting the mowing units – cutting height front and lateral, lifting height, compensation springs, tedder speed, conditioner plate, roller conditioner distance and pressure, scraper on cross conveyor, swath width, track control arm, deflector plates, deactivating axle suspension
• Special Equipment – Mowing Units – converting tedder deflector plate to auger-type cross conveyor, tensioning V-belts, connecting the speed sensor, removing floor plates, relaying lubrication lines, bulge bags for Big M 400 with BSS, auger monitoring mode, mulching device, removing and attaching mowing units
• Maintenance – Engine – maintenance table, contamination in the engine compartment, compressed air cleaning, engine oil level and filter replacement, fuel filter/water separator, fuel filter element replacement, fuel, tanks, venting the fuel system, engine coolant, air filter and safety cartridge
• Maintenance – Mowing Units – special safety instructions, test run, spare parts, maintenance table, tool box, torques, filling quantities and lubrication designations, main gearbox, angular gearbox, input gearbox, speed gearbox, CRI angular gearbox, top roller drive gearbox, cutter bar oil level and oil change, cutter blades and blade holders, blade screw connection, blade quick-fit device, leaf spring inspection, cutting disc and blade drum inspection, abrasion limits, blade changing, replacing the linings, rotary hub with shear protection
• Maintenance – Basic Machine – brakes, hydraulic system description, pumps, main block, over-pressure valves, adjustable throttles, hydraulic oil, hydraulic oil level, replacing the hydraulic oil filter, transfer gearbox, air intake and distribution, fresh air fan, circulation filter, windscreen washer system, air conditioning and heating, refrigerant data R 134a, manometric switch, collector/drier, capacitor check, belt drives, tyres and wheel mounting, retightening attachment bolts on the outrigger
• Maintenance – Lubrication Chart
• Maintenance – Electrical System – technical data, battery, main battery switch, charging batteries, quick charge, cleaning, checking, acid level, acid density, fitting batteries and connecting poles, three-phase generator, starter, control units and fuses, MR2 engine control, cab relay PCB, console circuit board, KMC1
• Maintenance – Central Lubrication – lubricant fill, fill coupling, lubricant types, fill level check, changing lubricating interval times, troubleshooting
• Placing in Storage – end of harvest season, engine area, before start of new season, friction clutch ByPy, venting the friction clutch on the PTO shaft
• Error Messages appendix – SmartDrive, joystick, operating panel, DIOM, KMC1 and CAN bus faults plus information messages, each with fault number, meaning, possible cause and remedy

The manual is laid out in the order an owner or technician actually works through the machine. It opens with safety and the cabin controls, moves into the EasyTouch info centre and its diagnostic menus, then into the day-to-day operating routines for the mowing units and travelling gear. From there it steps into the deep maintenance chapters for the engine, mowing units, basic machine, lubrication and electrical systems, and closes with the full error-code reference. The technical data section alone covers the vehicle itself, the Big M II CV mower and the Big M II CRI mower, and the maintenance chapters carry torque tables, filling quantities, oil designations, tyre pressures, battery and generator data, and lubrication intervals.

What This Krone BiG M 400 Operating Instructions Manual Helps You Do

Because the BiG M 400 is a self-propelled carrier vehicle for three disc mowing units with integrated mower-conditioners, almost every task on it has a sequence that matters. This Krone BiG M 400 operating instructions manual gives you those sequences directly from the manufacturer – the correct order for folding the lateral mowing units down from transport position through headland position into working position, the release-switch combinations that must be set before the travelling gear or mowing unit drives can be switched on, and the exact conditions under which axle separation, cruise control and semi-automatic mowing can be activated. Owners who work the machine season after season will find the adjustment chapters especially useful, because cutting height, spring compensation, conditioner plate setting, roller distance and pressure, swath width and track control arm alignment all have defined adjustment values that determine both the quality of the cut and the load on the mowing units.

On the service side, the Krone BiG M 400 operating instructions manual goes well beyond a basic operator’s guide. The maintenance tables set out what has to be done once after 10 hours, before the season, every 10, 50, 100, 200 and 500 hours, after every third season and as required – covering engine oil and filters, fuel filter and water separator, air filter and safety cartridge, coolant, hydraulic oil and hydraulic oil filter, transfer gearbox oil, all mowing unit gearboxes, the cutter bars and the central lubrication system. Torque tables and deviating torque values for the rotary hub, cutting disc and blade drum bearing housings are included, along with the blade wear limits, leaf spring abrasion limits, cutting disc and blade drum deformation limits and the shear protection procedure for the rotary hub.

Why the Correct Procedures and Specifications Matter on This Machine

A machine of this size and output runs on tight tolerances. The hydrostatic travelling gear works at up to 430 bar and 425 l/min, and the hydraulic system, brake hydraulics, axle suspension and spring compensation all share that pressure environment. The air conditioning system is charged with a defined quantity of R 134a, the cooling system takes a defined coolant fill, and the electrical system runs two 12 V batteries in series for 24 V starting with a 12 V operating voltage. None of this is guesswork territory, and the Krone BiG M 400 operating instructions manual gives the actual figures: 630 Nm for wheel nuts, 300 Nm for the rotary hub shear-protection nut, 42 Nm for cutting disc and blade drum bearing housings, 640 Nm for the outrigger attachment bolts, 80 litres of HLP 46 hydraulic oil, 700 litres of diesel, 44 litres of coolant, and so on. Working without these numbers invites premature wear, cracked components or a fault that only shows up mid-season.

Diagnostics and Fault Codes in the Krone BiG M 400 Operating Instructions Manual

The EasyTouch info centre is the machine’s window into its own electronics, and the Krone BiG M 400 manual explains every menu in detail. That includes the parameter entry screen, machine settings, units, language, display contrast, beeper configuration and date/time, plus the counters, maintenance and service levels. Under main menu 4 the manual covers diagnostics for axle suspension, spring compensation, cutting height, hydraulic auger hood, sideshift, work functions, the CAN bus, travelling gear, electronics, diesel engine, joystick, control unit console and display – each with sensor tests, actuator tests, release-condition checks and fault lists. The error message appendix at the end of the manual lists each fault code with its meaning, possible cause and remedy, covering the SmartDrive drive controller, joystick, operating panel, DIOM module, KMC1 machine controller and CAN bus interruptions. Being able to read a fault code and know which fuse, sensor, wiring run or valve is implicated is one of the most practical things this manual delivers.

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Every procedure in the Krone BiG M 400 operating instructions manual comes with the factory-specified values, sequences, safety conditions and diagnostic paths the machine was designed around – cutting height calibration, spring compensation pressures, hydraulic oil grades, torque figures, battery and generator data, and the exact release-switch positions required before any drive or mowing unit can be energised. Getting these right is what keeps a machine of this size and output working through a harvest without a breakdown, and having the diagnostic menu structure and the error code appendix on hand turns a fault that would otherwise mean a callout into something you can identify and resolve yourself. The manual is delivered as an instant PDF download – no shipping, no waiting, ready to open on a laptop, tablet or phone in the cab, and printable on any standard printer for the workshop or the office.