Items To Check Before Running In The Field IMPORTANT: Please review all safety information in your CR Operator's Manual Note: All page numbers are taken from the CR Operator's Manual 87052330 11/04

Combine Checks

1. Header attachment handle properly secured

2. PTO shaft hooked up

3. Hydraulic & electrical hooked up

4. Front drum position set for crop type

5. Smooth return covers installed. (Corn & Bean) Spiked for small grain.
(NOTE: There is a left and right side).

6. Chaff spreader in operating position. Turn on speed adjustment for crop type.

7. Standard chopper: Set the chopper baffle door for the crop type Deluxe chopper: Set door and draper belt for crop type

8. Bubble up auger in operating position & grain bin extensions up & secured

9. Check all fluid levels in engine area including hydraulic fluid, engine oil and coolant

10. Ladder UP

11. All shields & clean out doors installed

12. Check all belts for proper tension

13. Check all gear boxes oil levels.

14. Lubricate grease zerks at proper intervals

InfoView™ Settings

15. Program the road info screen to show the following [Pg. 2-89 2-91]:

A. ACS status: on or off
B. Header height sensitivity: NOTE: To adjust, the feeder and threshing clutch must be engaged.
C. Header tilt sensitivity: NOTE: To adjust, the feeder and threshing clutch must be engaged.
D. Crop type: Allows you to select crop type without selecting a job. (NOTE: This only works when there are no jobs in the InfoView.)
E. Stone trap sensitivity: Starting point on sensitivity setting for crop type: corn #20-30; soybean and small grain 80-90. Zero is off.

Option 1: Program into the road info screen (NOTE: Use this if not using Auto Crop Settings) [Pg. 2-90]
Option 2: Go to Auto Crop Settings - Crop settings [Pg. 2-83 2-87]

F. Header Type

16. Program leaf 1 screen (main info) with engine load, engine rpm or rotor speed, moisture, yield [Pg.2-91 2-92]

17. Performance funnels: Sensitivity starting point 30-50. Readjust after combine is set.

18. Program leaf 2 screen (custom info) with combine setting info. (Sieve openings, concave clearance etc.) [Pg. 2-92]

InfoView Settings: Header Settings (Pg.2-124; 2-135)

Review all settings on these pages.

19. Header type [Pg.2-125]

20. Calibration of the header [Pg. 2-101 2-104]

21. Maximum stubble height [Pg. 2-115]

22. Header Height Controls [Pg. 3-20 3-24] Programming rocker switch position 1 & 2
NOTE: Hold the (R) button and listen for a beep while the feeder and threshing clutch are engaged.

23. Reel to ground speed synchronization [Pg.3 -25 3-26 & 2-130 2-131] or manual setting using the +- key on the multifunction handle. (In field operation) or Auto off setting.

Machine Settings

24. Set the combine settings with manual controls: use the slide rule or Operator's Manual [Pg. 3-10 3-12]
Example: Set the upper and lower sieves, concave clearance, rotor speed.

Combine Performance Checks

NOTE: If the combine is not performing to your satisfaction it may be necessary to perform a kill stall in the crop. See below.

25. Do a kill stall (Refer to [Pg. 3-13] )

Important: Refer to the performance indicators before adjusting the machine.
Rule of thumb: make one adjustment at a time, then check and see if it solved the problem
Important: Lower concave before you engage threshing clutch. When restarting after the kill stall, you might have to hold down on the engine throttle switch to full while engaging the thresher clutch. Caution: This procedure may cause belt damage, if the cylinder or beaters don't turn freely.

26. Set the sensitivity on the performance funnels until the neck is blackened in. [Pg. 2-48 2-49]

InfoView Settings: Auto-Crop Settings

27. After the combine is performing correctly set the Auto-Crop Setting (ACS)

Option 1: Saving user settings in ACS on the go. [Pg. 2-83]
A. Go to the road mode and highlight the auto-crop setting icon. Hit "Enter" to turn ACS on.
NOTE: The mode you are in is displayed on the right-hand corner of the screen: 1, 2, or H will appear.
B. Go to leaf one while harvesting the crop.
1. Hit "Enter"
2. Save current settings
3. Confirm

At this screen you can select a different crop and mode.

Option 2: Saving settings while stationary.
A. Turn ACS on (road info screen or go to arrow in the box and then combine last selection)
B. Set the job, crop and mode. [Pg. 2-82 2-87] (NOTE: It is recommended to turn the headland mode to NONE until well understood by the operator.)

InfoView Settings: Precision Farming

28. Harvest Info screen: Selecting a job, viewing a job, instantaneous harvest values. [Pg 2-51 2-59].

29. Calibrate the yield & moisture monitoring [Pg.2-60- 2-70]

30. Set the hydraulic flow control setting to adjust proper spreader width after running.