Vaderstad RAPID RDA S Series Instructions Manual Download

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RDA 500-800 S

Ver.2 01.11.2002

Safety regulations

1.1

Before using the drill ............................................................................ 8

1.2

Warning decals ................................................................................... 8

1.3

Other safety precautions .................................................................... 10

1.4

Location of warning decals on the machine ........................................... 10

1.5

Data plates ....................................................................................... 11

Assembly instructions

2.1

Lifting and unloading the drill .............................................................. 12

2.2

Removal of transport locking devices .................................................. 13

2.3

Moving the tool bar tines .................................................................... 13

2.4

Fitting the pre-implements .................................................................. 14

2.5

Fitting the drawbar ............................................................................ 14

2.6

Fitting the drive wheel lifting ram ........................................................ 14

2.7

Removal of the transport plates, centre section ..................................... 15

2.8

Fitting a fan ...................................................................................... 15

2.9

Mounting the fan and radar unit (hydraulic feed output) ......................... 16

2.10 Fitting the air hose  ............................................................................  17
2.11 Fitting the hose bracket ......................................................................  17
2.12 Installation of the Control Station on the tractor  ....................................  18
2.13 Fitting the bout markers  .....................................................................  19
2.14 Fitting the platform ............................................................................  20
2.15 Fitting the scrapers ............................................................................  20
2.16 Fitting the following harrow .................................................................  21
2.17 Fitting the pre-emergence bout markers  ...............................................  22
2.18 Installation of lights  ...........................................................................  23

Instructions and settings

3.1

Tractor ............................................................................................. 24

3.2

Inspecting the drill's towing eyelet ....................................................... 24

3.3

Hitching and unhitching the seed drill ................................................... 25

3.4

Adjusting hose length and connecting intermediate cable ........................ 27

3.5

Switching between transport and working modes ................................... 28

3.6

Horizontal alignment .......................................................................... 30

3.7

Adjusting sowing depth ...................................................................... 31

3.8

Adjusting weight transfer .................................................................... 32

3.9

Adjusting the changeover valve ........................................................... 33

3.10 Adjusting the tool bars  .......................................................................  34
3.11 Setting the radar (hydraulic feed output)  ..............................................  35
3.12 Setting the seed rate, mechanical feed output  .......................................  36
3.13 Seed box settings with hydraulic feed output .........................................  36
3.14 Calibration, mechanical feed output  .....................................................  37
3.15 Calibration, hydraulic feed output  ........................................................  39
3.16 Prior to filling the hopper  ....................................................................  43
3.17 Operation test ...................................................................................  45
3.18 Emptying the seed hopper  ..................................................................  45
3.19 Adjusting the air-flow .........................................................................  46
3.20 Control station  ..................................................................................  50
3.21 Tramlining  ........................................................................................  63
3.22 Adjusting the following harrow  ............................................................  64
3.23 Adjusting Low lift height  .....................................................................  65