3-37 Section 3 - Operation

EIC - Tractor Performance Monitor (TPM)

Selectable Display Information

The following information may be selected for display:

Area Per Hour Forecaster

(see page 3-43 for calibration)

Area Per Hour Forecast is displayed by pressing the AREA button (1) or toggling the SELECT button.. The “AREA/HOUR” legend (2) will display, together with a forecast of the area that will be worked in one hour (3) if the current rate of work is continued..

This forecast is based on the last 5 seconds running average.. The forecast may be in acres (FT) (4) or hectares (METERS)..

The unit of measure can be changed between FT/ METER.. See “EIC programming” in this section..

NOTE: If the radar option is not installed, area per hour calculations are based on axle speed and are subject to inaccuracies caused by wheel slip that may be present.

Area Accumulator (see page 3-43 for calibration)

Accumulated area (total area worked) (5) is displayed by depressing the AREA button (1) until “AREA” and “ON” (6) will be displayed.. Area is displayed in acres or hectares.. Touch the START/STOP button (7) and the word “OFF” (8) will display indicating the area counter is shut off.. Toggle between Area Per Hour and Area Accumulator by pressing AREA button (1)

NOTE: A remote implement status switch

P/N: 9702509, can also be added to the tractor, by the use of a harness located under the rear frame next to the trailer plug. RF049B (green wire) and RF144 (black wire) (9). If extra length is needed a harness can be purchased from you Local Buhler Versatile dealer: P/N 86034242. In order for the harness to work, the wire located on the tractor trailer plug pin 4 must be disconnected and the expose wire covered with electrical tape. The green wire RF049C must be installed into pin 4 of the tractor trailer socket. By adding a contact switch to a trailing implement, the area counter can be turned on and off by lowering and raising the implement.

English display (acres), designated by “FT” legend (10) starts to accumulate in increments of 0.1 acres..

When 1000 acres are reached, area accumulation continues in whole acres.. When 9999 acres are reached, the display will reset to zero..

2

3

1

AREA

PTO RPM

DISTANCE START

STOP

HOUR

SELECT

FT

SPEED % SLIP

4

F3-48

9

F3-136

6

5

1

 

 

 

AREA

PTO RPM

 

 

DISTANCE

START

 

 

 

 

AREA ON

 

STOP

OFF

FT

SPEED % SLIP

10 8 7

F3-49

435/485/535