Someone Please Translate This!

[Dougster]

From my 3510/4110 Owner's manual... It speaks for itself:

Please someone... tell me what this means!

Dougster

 

[MadDogDriver]

It's obvious Dougster!!! Well, sort of..........the depth increases. NO MATTER what you do

(how's your blood pressure tonight??)

 

[MtnViewRanch]

It means that Mahindra didn't have anybody that understood tractors or the English language on the day that that part of the manual was written.

 

[SPYDERLK]

Looks like mine. My draft lever handle is orange. With the orange lever back the depth decreases. If you put an implement on the 3ph and lower it all the way, then pull the draft handle back slowly you will find a point that the implement just begins to lift a little. At that setting your implement will just follow the ground lightly. With the draft handle less far back the implement will rest more heavily on the ground as it follows the surface. I find it very useful with a back blade. The contol senses compression force on the top link and trys to keep it in accordance with your original set point.
larry

 

[irwin]

he he he he-ho ho ho

 

[Dougster]

It's obvious Dougster!!! Well, sort of..........the depth increases. NO MATTER what you do
(how's your blood pressure tonight??)

Wise Guy!!! Come on MadDog... I know you know draft controls! What are they trying (and failing) to tell me here???

Dougster

 

[Dougster]

Looks like mine. My draft lever handle is orange. With the orange lever back the depth decreases. If you put an implement on the 3ph and lower it all the way, then pull the draft handle back slowly you will find a point that the implement just begins to lift a little. At that setting your implement will just follow the ground lightly. With the draft handle less far back the implement will rest more heavily on the ground as it follows the surface. I find it very useful with a back blade. The contol senses compression force on the top link and trys to keep it in accordance with your original set point.
larry

Thanks Larry. At least what you wrote makes sense!

On the 4110, I've also got to change the bottom pin location on the tractor bracket for my top link. It appears to allow the bracket to tilt. Does the 7520 require this as well? Is that for sensing or to allow the draft control to raise your implement (or both)?

Dougster

 

[MadDogDriver]

Larry beat me to it. Good answer.

Here's my Blue version of how to use draft control Doug, View attachment NH-TC35-40-45DA-Manual draft control pg.pdf
Edit: changed the pdf to include all 4 pgs from my manual.

 

[Dougster]

Seriously now.

I think.........if you move your draft contol lever forward you are allowing more strain to be sensed by the tractor before it tries to lift the 3pt to relieve the load. If you move the draft control lever aft (my NAVY talk comes out couldn't resist) then less strain on the tractor will cause the 3pt to momentarily raise and return to the depth you set with the position control lever.

Of course, being from the other side of the world it could be just the opposite, but that'd be easily discovered the first time you go out digging in the mud.

Doug I know you know draft control too, but for those who want a little more thorough explanation, here's a quick example, http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/nh-owning-operating/101142-tc55-draft-control.html#post1157990

Thanks MadDog... and I had checked out that other thread before posting. Needless to say, even after that thread, I could not translate my owner's manual into understandable English.

I certainly understand the concept... what I don't get is how it is supposed to work on my machine... and also, where do you set it if you don't want to use it??? That's what's confusing me the most! Or is it effectively turned off when I select the "non-draft" pin/mode on that top link bracket???

Dougster

 

[SPYDERLK]

All of my tractors 3 pin positions react on the draft sensor. Pin position affects the leverage and also the angle of force, therefore the sensitivity. Its possible only one of your pin positions interfaces with the sensor. You can probably tell by looking.
On rereading it seems you have described a lockout pin that isolates the sensor from toplink forces. I dont have that.
At any rate - - Pushing the lever all the way forward turns the draft sensor off.
larry