Kincaid 8xp. Manual - part 4

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Signs and Symbols

Ignition Lock / Starting

Stop Control

Oil Pressure Warning Light

Alternator Warning Light

Throttle Control

Gear Change Decal

Horn Button

Flashers

Anti-dazzle Switch

Headlights

Working Lights

Windscreen Wipers

Cabin Heating Control

Air Conditioning Control

Parking Brake

Table Height Control

Reel Height Control

Engage of Threshing unit

Speed Control Lever

Engage of Cutting Table

Grain Tank Unloading

Cylinder Speed

Concave Clearance

Reel Fore & Aft Control

Reel Speed Control

Cleaning Fan Speed Control

Cleaning Air Direction

Reversing of Cutting Table

Rotating Flasher

Emergency Flasher

Return Alarm

Straw Alarm

Coolant Temperature Alarm

Four-Wheel Drive

Full Grain Tank

Grain Elevator Alarm

6b

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Operation and 
adjustment

Steering Wheel (Fig. 5)

To release the steering column locking, 

depress pedal A and move the steering 

wheel to the required position.

Seat (Fig. 6b)

1.  To adjust the fore and aft position, 

releaselever A and move the seat to 
the required position.

2.  Adjust the height with hand wheel B.
3.  Tilt the back rest with hand lever C
4.  Tilt the arm rest with roller D.
5.  Adjust the height of the seat top posi-

tion with hand wheel E.

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Brakes (Fig. 7) 

While Driving and Turning

The mechanical outer shoe brakes operate 

on the front wheels through the drive shafts. 

They may be used separately as steering 

brakes by releasing locking pin A. When driv-

ing on the road, the brake pedals must be 

latched together.

Brake (Fig. 7a) (models

with no hand brake)

By latching the brake pedals together and

locking them in their bottom position using

lever B, the parking brake is on. The parking

brake is only used when parking the 

combine, and it must be released when 

moving.

Hand brake (Fig. 8) (models

equipped with it)

The hand brake affects the intermediate 

shaft in the gear box. Use the brake only 

when parking, and fully release it before 

starting.

A flashing light on the instrument panel and

a steady symbol light warn of an unreleased

parking brake. Those lights are on only when

ignition is switched on.

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Hydrostatic Traction (Fig. 9)

Engine power is transmitted to the hydraulic

pump by means of a multi-groove belt.

Transmission from the pump to the hydraulic

motor of the gear box takes place by means

of liquid. Pump output is adjusted steplessly

using a drive lever between position 0 and

the +/- maximum.

There are three gear speed ranges, which

are selected using lever A, fig. 9. Ranges 1

and 2 are for threshing and range 3 for driving

on the road. Never use range 3 on the field.

Gears should be changed on level ground

with drive lever B, fig. 9 in neutral.

The speed and direction of the combine

are controlled using lever B, fig. 9. With the

lever in neutral, the combine is stationary if

the gear is on and the engine running.

The combine will move forward when the

drive lever is pushed forward from its neutral

position. The further the lever is pushed, the

higher the speed.

To reverse the combine, pull the lever

backward from the neutral position.

A combine equipped with hydrostatic transmission 

must never be parked using only the gear,

but the parking brake must always be engaged. A 

hydraulic engine cannot keep the combine

stationary for a long period.

Optional Four-Wheel Drive

Four-wheel drive is switched on electrically using 

switch C on the instrument panel, fig. 9.

The coupling can be done with the combine 

moving. Four-wheel drive may be used in speed

ranges 1 and 2 only.

When towing the combine, the four-wheel drive switch must be off and the engine running

to allow the wheel motors to be disengaged. Short-distance towing at a low speed is permitted

if the engine and the driving pump cannot be kept running.

Switch four-wheel drive off when driving down a steep hill. The combine may rush forward

unless the rear wheels grip the ground.

Starting the Engine (Fig. 10)

with ignition key

Have throttle A in position 1, the engine idling, and the gear lever in neutral. Push the traction

speed control lever to the right in the middle position. Turn the ignition key to the right.

The ignition is switched on and the alternator and oil pressure warning lights come on.

When turning the ignition key farther to the right, to the position HS, the engine starts.

Should the aforementioned warning lights not go out after starting, stop the engine immediately

and find the cause for the warning. In cold weather wait some seconds with

ignition key in position 1 before starting. This is for automatic preheating of the engine.

With the throttle in position 2, the engine runs at full speed.