Operating manual

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 EC-DECLARATION OF
CONFORMITY

VOGEL&NOOT warrant that the machine described below fulfills the safety
requirements of the EC-machinery regulations 2006/42/EG, annex II 1A.

The declaration of conformity will be invalidated if any alterations which may affect
reliability or safety are made without the agreement of Vogel & Noot.

1.) Manufacturer:
VOGEL&NOOT VOGEL&NOOT
LANDMASCHINEN GmbH & CO KG MEZÖGÉPGYÁR Kft.
Grazerstraße 1 UTTÖRÖ U. 43
A-8661 WARTBERG i.M. H-9200 MOSONMAGYAROVAR

2.) Machine:
Product: NON-REVERSIBLE PLOUGH
Type FARMER L
Serial number: _______________________________________
Year of Construction: _________________________________

3.) The Undersigned:

Mag. Elisabeth SCHEIKL
Managing director

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Signature
 OPERATING MANUAL......................................................................... 3

1. MACHINE DESCRIPTION......................................................................................... 3
General information....................................................................................................................... 3
General safety and accident prevention regulations………………………………………….......... 4,5

2. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS................................................................................ 6

3. PREPARATIONS TO TRACTOR AND PLOUGH................................................... 7

Preparations to tractor................................................................................................................... 7
Preparations to plough.................................................................................................................. 7

4. MOUNTING AND DISMOUNTING THE PLOUGH.............................................. 8

Hitching the plough to the tractor....................................................................................... 8
Unhitching the plough from the tractor................................................................................ 8

5. ADJUSTING THE PLOUGH....................................................................................... 9

Furrow-width adjustment.................................................................................................... 9
Approximate adjustment of the plough to the tractor........................................................... 10
Ploughing position............................................................................................................. 12
Inclination setting.............................................................................................................. 12
Traction point setting......................................................................................................... 13
Track width adjustment...................................................................................................... 13
Disc coulter setting............................................................................................................ 14
Manure skimmer................................................................................................................ 14

6. OVERLOAD PROTECTION....................................................................................... 15
Shearbolt protection system............................................................................................... 15

7. SERVICING................................................................................................................... 16

8. FAULTS DURING OPERATION AND THEIR RECTIFICATION.............................. 17

TERMS OF WARRANTY...................................................................... 19

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OPERATING MANUAL

1. IMPLEMENT DESCRIPTION

GENERAL INFORMATION

The FARMER-3S range marks the development of a range of non-reversible ploughs on a modular
construction basis. The main emphasis has been put on trouble-free functioning, highest possible
reliability, simple handling, low weight yet high strength and economical operation.
V&N ploughs are the product of many years of development and experience.

If you have any queries, you can reach us at:

VOGEL & NOOT

Landmaschinen GmbH & Co KG
Grazerstrasse 1
A-8661 WARTBERG i.M., AUSTRIA

Telephone: +43 (0) 3858 / 605 - 220 Sales

+43 (0) 3858 / 605 – 222 Customer Service
+43 (0) 3858 / 605 - 250 Parts Centre
Fax: +43 (0) 3858 / 605 - 109 Sales
+43 (0) 3858 / 605 - 259 Parts Centre
E-mail: info@vogel-noot.net
www.vogel-noot.info

When making enquiries or placing orders the construction year, machine no., and plough type must be
stated. These numbers are embossed in the nameplate on the mounted body.

We ask you to read this operating manual thoroughly before operating the plough and to follow the
information given. The manufacturer does not accept any liability for damage caused by failure to
comply with information given in this manual.

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 ! All points in this manual concerning your safety have been ascribed this symbol.
Remember to pass on all safety instructions and the manual to all other users.

Definition of correct use:

The V&N non-reversible plough has been expressly built for conventional use in agricultural work
(correct use).
Correct use also includes compliance with the manufacturer's operating, service and
maintenance requirements.
The manufacturer will accept no liability or warranty for damage resulting from unauthorised
changes to the machine.

! General safety and accident prevention regulations:

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1) Follow instructions on general safety and accident prevention regulations in this manual as well as
generally applicable safety and accident prevention regulations.

2) Operators shall wear no loose clothing. Solid footwear must be worn.

3) Special care is to be taken when handling any sharp and pointed tools and equipment parts.
DANGER OF INJURY!

4) Before starting work, please familiarize yourself with all the equipment and controls and identify
how they work - both on the tractor and on the plough.
It is too late to do this during working operation.

5) Only use the specified parts to fix the plough.

6) The mounting category (pin diameter) for pivot-point linkage must be compatible for the tractor
and plough.

7) Special care must be taken when hitching or unhitching the implement to or from the tractor.

8) Prior to connecting and disconnecting implement to and from the three-point suspension, place
operating installations in such a position as to prevent inadvertent lifting or lowering!

9) When using external operation for three-point linkage, do not step between tractor and implement!

10) Make sure nobody stands between tractor and implement without the vehicle being secured by
the parking brake and/or wheel chocks to prevent it from rolling away.

11) Before starting to use the vehicle, check its road and operating safety!

12) Stickers relating to safety instructions must be kept clean and legible. If damaged, they must be
replaced!

13) Couple the implement in accordance with regulations. Handling, steering and braking are all
influenced by the implement and ballast weight. Therefore ensure that the steering and brakes are
not impaired!

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14) External transport dimensions must be in accordance with the highway code.

15) When the implement is in transport setting, make sure there is enough lateral locking of the
tractor's three-point stabiliser bars!

16) KEEP CLEAR of the NON STOP elements (mechanical and hydraulic) on the side of leaf springs
and cylinder (= furrow-side) during operation!
Only trained personnel may adjust the pressure of the hydro-accumulator in case of a hydraulic
NON STOP stump-jump system (system is under high pressure)!

17) Observe authorised axle loading, support weights and total weight.

18) Check surrounding area (children!) before driving off.

19) Take into account large overhang and/or momentum of the implement when driving round corners.

20) Do not leave driver's compartment whilst tractor is in motion.

21) NEVER ride on the implement during work or transportation.

22) The highway code must be observed at all times when using public roads.

23) Before each transport journey, check the implement for any damage, material fatigue, as well as
for safe functioning of relevant safety parts for the transport journey.

24) Check hydraulic tubes and connections regularly and keep them in good condition.

25) Before leaving the tractor lower implement to the ground, switch off the engine and remove
ignition key.

26) Make sure that no people or animals are within the operational range of the plough. The machine
operator is responsible for people and animals in the work area!

27) All hydraulically controlled moving parts have shear and squash zones!

28) The implement must only be parked on flat, firm, and horizontal ground. DANGER OF
OVERTURNING!

29) Place stand supports in correct position and fasten securely when mounting or dismounting the
plough.

30) Service, maintenance, and adjustment work shall only be carried out when implements have been
lowered to the ground.

31) When uncoupling plough from tractor, ensure that stand support is duly clamped!

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2. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

PLOUGH TYPE: FARMER (non-reversible plough), two- to three furrow

RATINGS:

L 850 L 950

Interbody clearance (cm) 85 95

Furrow width (cm) 26 / 30 / 35 30 / 34 / 39

Under-beam clearance (cm) 72;76;82 72;78;82

Clearance width tyres (cm) 90 - 135 90 - 135

HP (kW) requirements 20 – 40 20 – 40
(15 – 30) (15 – 30)

40 – 60 40 – 60
(30 – 44) (30 – 44)

Weights
approx. 220 approx. 225

approx. 315 approx. 325

* Maximum HP (kW) values listed are in line with authorised tractor performances.

** Weight excluding additional equipment (weight depends on underbeam clearance and plough
body).

Work tools:
Plough bodies of models, UN350, UN400, UST400 (slatted body), WY350, WY400

Additional equipment:
Disc coulter, knife coulter, manure skimmer, skim coulter, trashboard, straw feed discs, depth wheel,
deflector boards, subsoiler

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3. PREPARATIONS TO TRACTOR AND PLOUGH

PREPARATIONS TO THE TRACTOR

Tyres:
Tyre pressure, especially the tractor's rear wheels, must be equal. During ploughing it should be 0.8
bar.

Lifting rods:
The lifting rods H must be set (differently) so that
landside and plough beam are at right angles to the
ground a, b. If the lifting rods H can be adjusted on
the lower connecting rods U, then they should be
set as far back as possible. This lessens the load on
the tractor's hydraulic system.

Lateral stability of lower connecting rods:

The lower connecting rods U need to have maximum possible lateral movement during operation.
Stabilizing bars or tension chains S must never be tight during ploughing. During transportation, the lateral
movement of the lower connecting rods U must be greatly reduced or fully blocked.

Front axle loading:

Steering accuracy when using mounted ploughs, as well as enough load transmission for the front axles
of 4 wheel drive tractors, needs to be achieved by the use of sufficient front ballast (front weights,
wheel disc weights or front loaders).

PREPARATIONS TO PLOUGH:

Lubrication: Protective varnish:

All lubrication points are to be Peel off protective layer from
lubricated (see lubrication plough blades and mould
plan). boards.

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4. MOUNTING AND DISMOUNTING THE PLOUGH

MOUNTING PLOUGH TO TRACTOR !

The plough, which is supported in its working position, is connected to the tractor as follows:
• Set hydraulic control of tractor to position control.
• Connect lower connecting rods to quick hitch bar and secure with linch pins.
• Release stand support, push upward and secure again.
• It must be possible for the plough to swing freely to the side during operation.
• During transportation, the lower articulated rod must not swing to the side too much.
• The procedure for releasing and securing the articulated rod may vary depending on the tractor manufacturer.
The operating instructions of the tractor manufacturer must also be observed.
• Connect top link bars of tractor in one of the three holes in the head stock with connecting bolt.
Connect upper connecting rod in such a way that attachment point on plough is somewhat higher
than that of attachment on tractor during operation.
• For plough work set hydraulic control to traction control or mixed control. Please refer also to the
operating manual of tractor manufacturer.

DISMOUNTING PLOUGH FROM TRACTOR !

• Park plough on solid flat ground.
• Switch hydraulic control mechanism to position control.
• Remove upper connecting rod from mounting body.
• Release stand support, push downward and secure again.
• Disconnect lower connecting rods from quick hitch bar.

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5. ADJUSTING THE PLOUGH

FURROW-WIDTH ADJUSTMENT

All FARMER L-3S-Non-Reversible Ploughs have two cutting widths:

a) Loosen front plough beam bolt (1).

b) remove back plough beam bolt (2).

c) Turn plough beam (3) so that the desired plough beam hole is on top of hole in frame tube.

d) Replace bolt (2).

e) Tighten bolts (1 and 2).

Any adjustments to the furrow width are automatically passed on to tools such as a manure skimmer, disc
coulter and depth wheel (if present) and fit the new furrow width exactly. No further adjustments
whatsoever are required.

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ROUGH ADJUSTMENT OF PLOUGH ON TRACTOR

Rough adjustment of plough is firstly carried out using the slide block guide by means of the series of
holes in the cross-shaft in accordance with the different clearances between the tractor wheels A and
the set cutting width B.

Hole (Row of Holes) to be Adjusted in the Cross-Shaft

(Table applies to 90° = that angle between cross-shaft and system)
Cross-Shaft Cat. 1 Cross-Shaft Cat. II
Furrow width
Furrow width Furrow width Furrow width Furrow width Furrow width
Clearance A (mm)

Clearance A (mm)
Clearance A (mm

Clearance A (mm

Clearance A (mm

Clearance A (mm
(mm)
(mm) (mm) (mm) RL RL (mm) (mm)
850 950 850 850 950 950 850 950 850 850 950 950
260 300 300 350 340 390 260 300 300 350 340 390
Hole Hole Hole Hole Hole Hole
740 1 700 1 770 1 1 1 1
800 1 690 1 1 1 1 1
800 2 760 2 830 2 2 2 680 2
860 2 750 2 830 2 710 2 2 680 2
860 3 820 3 890 3 710 3 670 3 740 3
920 3 810 3 890 3 770 3 660 3 740 3
920 4 880 4 950 4 770 4 730 4 800 4
980 4 870 4 950 4 830 4 720 4 800 4
980 5 940 5 1010 5 830 5 790 5 860 5
1040 5 930 5 1010 5 890 5 780 5 860 5
1040 6 1000 6 1070 6 890 6 850 6 920 6
1100 6 990 6 1070 6 950 6 840 6 920 6
1100 7 1060 7 1130 7 950 7 910 7 980 7
1160 7 1050 7 1130 7 1010 7 900 7 980 7
1120 8 1190 8 1010 8 970 8 1040 8
1110 8 1190 8 1070 8 960 8 1040 8
1250 9 1070 9 1030 9 1100 9
1170 9 1250 9 1130 9 1020 9 1100 9
1130 10 1090 10 1160 10
1190 10 1080 10 1160 10
1190 11 1150 11 1220 11
1250 11 1140 11 1220 11
1250 12 1210 12 1280 12
1310 12 1200 12 1280 12
1270 13 1340 13
1260 13 1340 13
14 14
1320 14 1400 14

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CLEARANCE-adjustment
Furrow width:

Equipment

Furrow width:

Furrow width:

CROSS-SHAFT Cat.2
Hole to be positioned
see table – page 11

Furrow width:
Equipment

Furrow width:

Furrow width:

CROSS-SHAFT Cat.1
Hole to be positioned
see table – page 11

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WORKING POSITION

Increase: Set hydraulic adjustment control to greater depth, shorten upper connecting rod, raise
depth wheels.
Decrease: Set hydraulic adjustment control to smaller depth, lengthen upper connecting rod, lower
depth wheels.

DEPTH ADJUSTMENT VIA HYDRAULIC ADJUSTMENT CONTROL:

See operating manual of tractor manufacturer.

DEPTH ADJUSTMENT WITH DEPTH WHEEL:

Extract cardan joint K from support wheel stanchion St and turn by 90. Shift support wheel R to
desired depth and let cardan joint latch back into place.

WHEEL CAMBER SETTING

Wheel camber is set using the lifting rods (see page 7),
so that plough legs or landside (Pos. 1) are at right
angles to the ground.

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TRACTION POINT SETTING

Set plough so that there is no lateral pull on tractor. Put lower lift arms in correct position to avoid
lateral pull. For normal usage the plough is set so that mounting body A runs centrally to the tractor
tracks.

Tractor pulls towards ploughed work:

Alter lower connecting rods towards
ploughed terrain ⇒ adjust cross-shaft to the
"rear" ("ploughside" - "-").

Tractor pulls towards unploughed work:

Alter lower connecting rods towards
ploughed terrain ⇒ adjust cross-shaft to the
"front" ("tractorside" - "+").

Holes for traction point setting

* For axle setting see Detail B

ADJUSTMENT OF TRACK WIDTH

Adjusting the cutting width of the first body

S1 according to field depth and camber
setting, is done by the tracking spindle A of
the cross-shaft so that it corresponds with
the cutting width of the next body.

Every adjustment to settings produces

changes to other settings, which will have to
cross shaft be corrected accordingly.

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DISC COULTER SETTING

Set depth of disc coulter after removing screw and altering position of rocker bar according to desired
work depth. Make sure that the hub does not touch the ground.

The distance between the side of the disc and the ploughing tackle should be between approx. 1 and 3 cm
according to soil conditions, and at least protrude beyond the manure skimmer. This distance is achieved
by rotating the coulter shaft. Rotation is enabled by loosening the clamping bar.
When there are large quantities of harvest remains, set the disc coulters on holder forward accordingly

MANURE SKIMMER

The mulchers should be set so that the work depth is approximately 1/3 of the field depth. Where
there are extensive crop remains, the setting can also be somewhat deeper. Should the mulchers be
obstructed by oversized crop remains, they can easily be removed by loosening 2 screws.

Use on stony ground is not advised (no stone-protection).

!!CORNERING IS FORBIDDEN!!

CORNERING during WORKING IS FORBIDDEN – due to

! overstraining at the equipment! Vogel & Noot offers without
exception NO GUARANTEE for SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE!
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6. OVERLOAD PROTECTION

SHEAR OFF PROTECTION

(Shearbolt)

To protect V&N ploughs from damage through overloading, they

are fitted with shear-off bolts (1). After a shear-off bolt breaks, the
swung-out plough body can be pivoted back into working
position after releasing turning point bolts (2) and removing
remains of shear-off bolt. After replacement, securely tighten new
shear-off bolt and turning-point bolt.

Use only original shear-off bolts of the appropriate size and quality! Only
these bolts guarantee proper protection. Never use bolts of higher or lower
! strength or bolts with shorter shafts!

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7. SERVICING
To ensure that your plough remains valuable and reliable, certain necessary service work and
maintenance needs to be carried out.

All bolts and nuts are to be All grease points are to be greased
tightened after first regularly!
implementation. Then check every
20 operating hours, tightening if
necessary.

Replace worn shares and mould boards
promptly to prevent damage to plough
bodies or supporting parts.
The same applies to skimmers and discs
if present.
After operation, clean plough thoroughly
and protect exposed surfaces against
corrosion using acid-free grease or oil.

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8. FAULTS DURING OPERATION
AND THEIR RECTIFICATION
Plough does not go into ground:
Plough does not reach the desired
working depth:
Plough bodies plough at uneven depth:
Plough works unevenly:
Plough pulls to land side:
Plough pulls to furrows:
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- draw cross furrows at end of field
- shorten upper connecting rod
- replace shares or use chisel shares
- set disc coulter and mulcher higher
- reduce wheel camber slightly
- set support wheels higher
- lower hydraulic control
- shorten upper connecting rod
- replace shares or use chisel shares
- - reset upper connecting rod
- correct wheel camber
- sheared shear-off bolt of a plough beam
(replace)
- increase work depth
- reduce wheel camber
- additional mounting of side protection
- increase work depth
- increase wheel camber
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TERMS OF WARRANTY
We guarantee the product as specified below:

* Extent of warranty:
We guarantee the initial purchaser a delivery item with state-of-the-art technology regarding
serviceability and operability.
The warranty moreover covers the removal of defects in the event of damage to delivery items due to
defective material, construction defects, or finishing defects.

* Duration of warranty claims:

The period of warranty begins with delivery of the item. It covers:

a) 1 year for structural parts

b) Bought-in parts:
For those parts not manufactured by ourselves, e.g. bearings, we can only provide a warranty to the
extent that our warranty is covered by the supplier.

* Removal of defects:
Fulfilment of warranty is as follows: parts that are proven to be defective or have become defunct
through material, design or processing defects are repaired at our discretion or can be returned
freight-free to our plant in Wartberg to be replaced. Proof of defect is governed by the inspection
report of our plant. Removal of defects does not affect duration of warranty.

All further claims to redhibition, diminution or replacement delivery, as well as compensation for direct
or indirect consequential damages shall remain ineligible.

* Exclusion from warranty:

The following are excluded from warranty:
a) Wearing parts as a result of normal wear and tear.
b) Damage traceable to negligence, overloading or improper handling

* Expiry of warranty;

a) If claims on warranty in reference to wrong or incomplete delivery or other overt shortcomings are
not made in writing and reported to our plant within 8 days of delivery.
b) If specifications pertaining to the treatment of the delivery items (operating manual) are not
followed.
c) In cases of incorrect mounting or operation by purchaser or third party.
d) If alterations are made to the delivery item by the purchaser or third party without our prior
permission, or when repair work is undertaken without our permission.
e) In cases of resale of the delivery item within the duration of the warranty.
f) If the purchaser is in default of payment or does not fulfil other incumbent obligations.
g) In cases of use or mounting of foreign parts, or accessory tools or trailing implements not
recommended by ourselves.
h) If the warranty card is not returned immediately after purchase or is not filled in correctly.

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 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

The following instruction must be observed:

If this instruction is not observed there is a RISK OF ACCIDENT!

When uncoupling the plough from the tractor

it must be ensured that

the stand support is duly clamped!

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