Document overview
Operator's manual for SAME EXPLORER 80 → ZKDBE70200TS20001 from the EXPLORER (FARMOTION STAGE 3B) family. Digital PDF in English, 380 pages.
The original table of contents contains 73 sections and 255 detailed topics, providing a clear view of the systems and procedures covered by this edition.
- IDENTIFICATION
- SAFETY
- GETTING TO KNOW YOUR TRACTOR
- USING THE TRACTOR
- WHEELS
- BALLASTING
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS
- TROUBLESHOOTING OF FAULTS AND EMERGENCIES
- TECHNICAL DATA
Document details
- Brand: SAME
- Family: EXPLORER (FARMOTION STAGE 3B)
- Model: EXPLORER 80
- Starting serial number: ZKDBE70200TS20001
- Document type: Operator's manual
- Language: English
- Pages: 380
- File size: 44.51 MiB
- Format: Digital PDF download
Compatibility
Before purchasing, verify that the model and starting serial number of your machine match EXPLORER 80 → ZKDBE70200TS20001.
Complete table of contents
IDENTIFICATION
Tractor identification
- Models and serial numbers
- Make a note of your tractor data
- Ordering spare parts and supplementary equipment
- Identification plates
Glossary
- Technical terms used in this manual
- Acronyms used in this manual
- Units of measurement used in this manual
Warranty
- Warranty terms and conditions
- Exclusions to the warranty
- Intended use
- Conditions rendering the warranty null and void
Component icons
- Icons used in this manual
SAFETY
Preface
- Operator safety manual
- About this manual
- Responsibilities and obligations
Important safety information
- Correct and incorrect use of the tractor
- Recognising hazards
- Indications for persons in contact with the tractor
Safety prescriptions
- Danger areas
- Risks during tractor preparation
- Risks when driving in the field and on the road
- Risks during maintenance
Safety and protection devices
- Safety devices
- Protective devices
- ROPS roll bar
Good practice
- Good working practices
Safety decals
- Introduction to safety decals
- Safety decals
Hazards connected to the environment
- Hazards associated with the operating environment
- Hazards on the tractor
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR TRACTOR
Views of the tractor
- External views of the tractor
- Cab interior views
Boarding the vehicle
- Access to the driver’s seat
Cab
- Cab roof type identification
- Internal illumination
- Openable roof hatch
- Front windscreen hatch
- Rear window hatch
- Air conditioning vents
- Document pocket for the operator’s manual
Instruments and controls
- Front console and pillars (mechanical shuttle)
- Front console and pillars (hydraulic shuttle)
- Instrument cluster
- Left-hand console
- Right-hand console (with mechanical rear linkage control)
- Right-hand console (with electronic rear linkage control)
- Provision for installation of radio and loudspeakers
- Headliner
- Provision for fire extinguisher
USING THE TRACTOR
Boarding the vehicle
- Accessing and getting down from the tractor cab
- Emergency exit
Initial adjustments
- Adjusting the steering wheel
- Adjusting the GRAMMER MSG85/721 operator seat
- Adjusting the GRAMMER MSG83/721 operator seat
- Adjusting the GRAMMER MSG95 AL/721 operator seat
- Adjusting the GRAMMER MSG95G/721 operator seat
- Fastening and unfastening the operator’s seat belt
- Passenger seat
- Manually adjusting the rear-view mirrors
Commonly used controls
- Mechanical shuttle lever (EXPLORER 100 -> ZKDBF50200TS20001, EXPLORER 80 -> ZKDBE70200TS20001, EXPLORER 90 -> ZKDBF10200TS20001)
- Hydraulic reverse shuttle lever (EXPLORER 100 -> ZKDBG70200TS20001, EXPLORER 80 -> ZKDBF90200TS20001, EXPLORER 90 -> ZKDBG30200TS20001)
- Steering column stalk
- Steering column stalk
- Clutch
- Accelerator/hand throttle
- Brakes
- Separate brakes valve
- Parking brake
- Stop&Go Function
- Cab air conditioning
Parking the vehicle
- Leaving the tractor in a condition of safety
- Immobilising the tractor using the wheel chocks
Engine
- Recommendations for first 50 operating hours
- Fuels and additives
- Refuelling
- Starting and stopping the tractor
Transmission
- Introduction to the transmission
- Transmission controls and indicator lights (mechanical shuttle) (EXPLORER 100 -> ZKDBF50200TS20001, EXPLORER 80 -> ZKDBE70200TS20001, EXPLORER 90 -> ZKDBF10200TS20001)
- Transmission controls and indicator lights (hydraulic shuttle) (EXPLORER 100 -> ZKDBG70200TS20001, EXPLORER 80 -> ZKDBF90200TS20001, EXPLORER 90 -> ZKDBG30200TS20001)
- Selecting work range, gear and drive direction
- Driving the tractor
- Front-wheel drive and differential locks
PTO
- PTO configurations
- Coupling and uncoupling of PTO-driven implements/machinery
- Changing the PTO output shaft
Front PTO
- Front PTO – description and versions
- Front PTO controls and indicator lights
- Operating the front PTO from the cab
Rear PTO
- Rear PTO description and configurations
- Rear PTO controls and indicator lights
- Operating the rear PTO from the cab
- Operating the rear PTO from the ground
- Rear PTO in automatic mode (versions with electronic rear linkage control)
- Use of the ground speed PTO
Lifts
- Linkage configurations
- Good practice when transporting implements/machinery
Front lift
- Front linkage
- Front linkage controls
- Operating the front linkage from the cab
- Adjusting the front linkage
- Attaching/detaching implements/machinery to/from the front linkage
Rear lift
- Rear lift
- Mechanical rear lift controls
- Setting the operating mode of the mechanical rear lift
- Operating the mechanical rear lift from the cab
- Operating the mechanical rear linkage from the external controls
- Electronic rear lift: indicator lamps and controls
- Setting the electronic rear lift control functions
- Operating the electronic rear linkage from the cab
- Operating the electronic rear linkage from the ground
- Rear 3-point linkage
- Adjusting the 3-point linkage
- Hitching and unhitching implements to/from the 3-point linkage
Hydraulic system
- Remote control valve options
- Remote valve operating modes
- Remote valve controls and indicator lights
- Connecting/disconnecting an implement/machinery to/from the hydraulic service couplers
- Operating the remote valves
- Example operation of a reversible plough
- Example operation of a hydraulic motor
- Example operation of tipping trailer
Towing
- Towing devices
- Technical characteristics of towing hitches
- Hydraulic trailer braking
- Trailer air braking
- Electrical connection of a trailer
Towing devices
- Drawbar
- Hitch support frame
- Adjusting the height of the towing hitches
- Towing hitch with safety lock
- Towing hitch with lock pin
- Automatic towing device
- Semi-automatic towing hitch
- Piton Fix or ball towing hitch frame
- Hydraulic Pick-up Hitch
- Mechanical Pick-up Hitch
Monitoring and programming
- Instrument panel parameters
WHEELS
Tyres
- Basic information concerning tyres
- Punctures and changing tyres
- Steering angle adjustment
- Adjusting steering angle for axles with four limit screws
- Adjusting steering angle for axles with two limit screws
- Front/rear tyre combinations
- Tyre load capacities
Adjustments
- Calculating the mechanical lead
- Axle width
- Adjust the track widths (variable track wheels)
- Adjusting the track widths (2WD tractors with variable track wheels)
- Adjustable front mudguards
- Fixed front fenders
BALLASTING
Stability
- Weighing the tractor
- Tractor and implement/machinery combination
Ballasting
- Ballasting
- Ballast mount
- Intermediate plate
- Suitcase ballast weights
- Monolithic block
- Metal discs for wheels
- Liquid ballast for tyres
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Introduction to the electrical system
Battery
- Battery
Fuses
- Fuses and relays
Lights
- Change the bulbs in the road travel lights
- Adjust the headlights for road travel
- Change the bulbs in the work lights
- Change the interior courtesy light bulbs
Other equipment
- Power outlet sockets
- Installation of electronic components and/or equipment
MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS
Maintenance warnings
- Safe maintenance
Washing the tractor and implements
- Warnings
- Hazards and protective devices
- Required equipment
- Starting conditions
- Washing the exterior of the tractor
- Washing the interior of the cab
Accessing the engine compartment
- Warnings
- Hazards and protective devices
- Starting conditions
- Overview of procedures
- Open and close the cowl
- Remove and refit the side panels
Tool box
- Remove the box
Storing the tractor
- Overview of procedures
- Operations prior to a long period of non-use
- Operations after a long period of non-use
Decommissioning and disposal of the tractor
- Decommissioning the tractor
- Scrapping the tractor
Fluids and lubricants
- Fluids – Lubricants and fill volumes
- Coolant
Intervals
- Maintenance service
- Maintenance table – 1st Service
- Maintenance table
Tractor
- General inspection of the tractor
- Lubrication and greasing
- Contact an authorised service centre
Engine
- Check and top-up the engine oil level
- Change the engine oil
- Changing the engine oil filter
- Check and top up the coolant level
- Changing the engine coolant
- Clean the radiator and coolers
Engine accessories
- Change the engine air cleaner cartridges
- Draining water and sediment from the fuel filter and prefilter
- Changing the fuel filter
- Changing the fuel prefilter
- Bleed air from the fuel circuit
Transmission
- Checking and topping up the transmission oil
- Change the transmission oil and filter
Front axle
- Checking and topping-up the front axle oil level
- Change the front wheel hub oil (2WD)
- Changing the oil in the front axle and final drives (4WD)
Cab
- Check the screenwash level
- Clean and replace the cab internal air filter
- Clean and replace the external cab air filters
- Clean the heating system matrix
Hydraulic and pneumatic system
- Drain the water fro the air braking system
- Checking the oil lines
- Check and top-up the brake fluid level
- Bleed air from the braking hydraulic system
Electrical system
- Check and top up the battery electrolyte level
Wheels
- Checking wheels and tyres
TROUBLESHOOTING OF FAULTS AND EMERGENCIES
Fault diagnosis
- Alarm display
- Introduction to troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting for entire tractor
- Engine troubleshooting
- Transmission troubleshooting
- PTO troubleshooting
- Lift troubleshooting
- Brakes troubleshooting
- Hydraulic system troubleshooting
- Distributor troubleshooting
- Cab troubleshooting
- Electrical system troubleshooting
Emergencies
- Emergency types
- Emergency starting
- Emergency control of rear lift
- Towing a disabled vehicle
- Front emergency tow device
- Transporting a disabled vehicle
- Lift the tractor
TECHNICAL DATA
Declaration of conformity
- Copy of the declaration of conformity
Main technical data
- Introduction
- Tractor technical data
- Operator cab technical data
- Noise technical data
- Vibrations technical data
- Power delivered by the front PTO
- Power delivered by the rear PTO
- Maximum towable masses
Ballast technical data
- Available ballasts
- Dimensions and weights of the tractor
Implement coupling diagrams
- Technical considerations for attachment of implements to the tractor
- Implement attachment holes
Tractor speeds
- Tractor speeds
- Conversion table
