Cultivators Owners Manual Series 300
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Many thanks for choosing Penta as the brand of your new tillage equipment! This equipment has been designed and manufactured to provide you with optimal performance and maximum durability for years of safe and economical use. As with any piece of equipment, there are numerous settings and adjustments to insure optimum performance and ease of operation while maximizing the life and reducing wear on your new Penta tillage component; we suggest you take a few moments to review this operator’s manual for some of these tips and procedures. Safety is always of concern for any operators of...

Warranty Registration Safety Settings and Adjustments Recommended Maintenance Service or Repair Tips Machine Schematics and Parts

Section 1- Safety Above all else WORK SAFELY!!! General Safety 1. Do not wear loose fitting clothes that can catch in moving parts or snag on obstructions. 2. Use caution when making any adjustments. 3. Always use the proper tools or equipment. 4. Ensure all parts, service equipment, and tools are clear of the machine before operating any component or moving the machine. 5. Never allow any person to ride on the machine when in motion. 6. Do not attempt to remove obstructions or debris while the machine is in motion. 7. Warning and Caution stickers are affixed to your machine; be aware of...

Working with Hydraulics 1. Never rely on hydraulics to hold your machine in position when working around or under it! Failure of simple components can result in drastic and sudden movements of any components. Always use mechanical locks, stands or supports to hold the machine. 2. Hydraulic systems rely on fluids under high pressure! Ensure all hydraulic components are free from pinching, abrasion areas or possible shear points. 3. Always visually inspect hydraulic components and connections for fluid leakage or seeping. Minor staining or seepage may indicate a pending component failure...

Safe Transport Practices 1. Always use locking pins and safety chains when transporting. 2. Engage all mechanical transport locks on the machine. Do not rely on the hydraulic system! 3. Travel at reasonable speeds. No tillage tool is designed for higher speed balance in transport position. 4. Be mindful of weights and momentum! 5. Use proper safety lighting (signal flashers, etc) and signage to make others aware of over width or over dimensional, slower moving potential hazards. 6. Be aware of dimensions! Be alert for overhead wires and signs as well as obstructions on the road shoulders....

The following decals and safety warnings are affixed to your Penta tillage tool. Please insure that all operators are aware of their locations and they are kept in clear and legible condition. A DANGER • Wings may fall rapidly causing bodily injury. • Always stay clear of folding wings when being raised, lowered, or in elevated state. # Always install lockup devices provided when wings are in elevated position. • Ensure cylinder is completely filled with hydraulic fluid to avoid unexpected movement.

Section 2- Settings and Adjustments To insure best performance and optimal results with your Penta cultivator, it is manufactured with some very basic adjustments. Your machine should arrive from your dealer with these adjustments preset but it is a good practice to check and reset these measurements from time to time to accommodate changes in field conditions, normal wear of the machine or changes in the configuration (towing tractor, finishing harrows, etc). Your new Penta 300 Cultivator features the very unique pivoting caddy assembly on the front of it; making it a true “floating frame”...

Leveling The best tillage jobs are ones with thorough and complete fracture and mixing of the soil, uniform incorporation of the desired amount of residue and the job done to a consistent depth. Depth of the seed placement with the planter, water percolation and residue decomposition all are dependent on the ground being worked at a consistent depth. If one section of shanks is running deeper than the others the planter openers will have issues of running at a consistent depth with varying soil surface consistencies to control them, plant nutrients availability will be different and you run...

2. Side-to-Side Leveling To insure even or correct working depth across the whole width of the cultivator frame, the wheel modules must be synchronized to assure all are retracting to the same position relative to the ground and the frame. -Place the cultivator on a smooth level surface where it can be set down on its shanks. A cement pad or a hard surface farm yard is ideal. -Loosen both the jam nuts on the lift wheel assemblies. -Measure from the CENTRE of the walking beam pin (the pivot point between the tandem wheels on the wheel assembly to the frame). -For optimum performance (both...

3. Front to Back Leveling To insure that the shanks at the front of the cultivator frame and the ones at the back are operating at the same depth, the cultivator can be set-up on a hard flat surface (when doing side-to-side leveling) but should be fine-tuned in the field at a level bias when running at working depth. The field adjustment allows the operator to adjust for soil and field conditions; for example in high residue conditions the front wheels may sink less into the ground than the back wheels or in hard soil conditions the front openers (or sweeps) – which are the first to break...

-Measure from the bottom of the front main frame member to the ground on both front corners and on the bottom of the rear main frame member at the rear corners of the machine. These measurements should be similar. If the back number is much less the machine is lifting to the front; if greater it is digging at the front. -Loosen jam nuts on either end of the telescopic turnbuckle on the upper control arm of the lift assembly of the cultivator. -Turn body tube of the telescopic top link to change length; extending it will raise the back of the cultivator frame; retracting it will lower the...