Krone Fortima F 1250 / F 1600 / V 1500 / V 1800 service schedule

Balers · Manual covers serial numbers 848920 to 883313

Covers the Krone Fortima F 1250 / F 1600 / V 1500 / V 1800 (and MultiCut MC versions) round baler.

Every maker's service job for the Krone Fortima F 1250 / F 1600 / V 1500 / V 1800, counted in hours, with the oils, filters and parts each one needs. Add your implement to Farmyard Workshop and it works out what's due from your hours and dates, and keeps the service history.

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Versions: Fortima F 1250 / F 1600 (fixed chamber); Fortima V 1500 / V 1800 (variable chamber)

Service intervals

Job	When
Central chain lubrication oil	every 8 hours
Wheel nuts and tyre pressure	every 50 hours
Nuts and bolts check	every 50 hours
Main gearbox oil change	every year
Drive chain tension	every year
Tailgate lock setting	every year
End-of-season clean and lubrication	every year

Service jobs and parts

Central chain lubrication oil

Chains · every 8 hours

On balers with the central chain lubrication system, check the oil container daily and the oil lines before use as they can clog. Replace the system filter once a year. If the tank ran dry, the system has to be bled.

Part	Qty	Notes	Part number
Chain lubricator oil	1	15W-40. Biodegradable, viscosity near 15W-40. Quantity: check your handbook	check your handbook

Step-by-step

Top up the container with approved oil. Make sure no dirt or water gets in.
If it ran empty, top up, remove the container hose from the pump until oil leaks, refit, open the venting screw and pump by hand until oil runs without bubbles.
Once a year, empty and clean the tank and replace the filter.

Tools: Funnel, Clean rags

Wheel nuts and tyre pressure

Chassis · every 50 hours

Check the wheel nuts 10 hours after fitting and then every 50 hours. Check tyre pressure regularly; the correct figure depends on tyre size and is in the manual's table.

Step-by-step

Chock the wheels.
Tighten in the order shown in the manual's illustration, using the torque for your stud size.
Set tyre pressure to the manual's table.

Tools: Torque wrench, Tyre gauge

Nuts and bolts check

General · every 50 hours

Krone says to check screws and nuts about every 50 operating hours and retighten to the torque tables.

Part	Qty	Notes	Part number
Pick-up tine	1	Genuine Krone number per Landa Parts Center cross-reference, which names this model. Also listed as 270088761 (the pair); check which hand on your reel (Fortima V 1500 / V 1800 named; F 1250 / F 1600: check your handbook)	270088760

Step-by-step

Go round the frame, tailgate hinges, pick-up and drawbar bolts.
Retighten to the manual's torque tables.

Tools: Spanner set, Torque wrench

Main gearbox oil change

Gearbox · every year

Krone says to change the oil in all gearboxes after the first 30 to 50 operating hours, then after every season. Check the level every time before use and no later than about 500 bales. If the gearbox runs biodegradable oil, you must keep strictly to the interval because the oil ages.

Part	Qty	Notes	Part number
Gearbox oil	1	SAE 90 gear oil, about 1.6 L. Aztec Oils match: TRANSMATEC EP-4 90	check your handbook

Step-by-step

Park the baler level. Switch off the PTO, stop the tractor, take the key out.
Put a tray under the gearbox in the front crossbeam.
Unscrew the oil drain plug and let the oil drain.
Unscrew the inspection screw, refit the drain plug and tighten.
Pour new oil in through the inspection hole until it reaches the hole, then refit and tighten the inspection screw.

Tools: Drain tray, Socket for drain and inspection screws, Funnel or oil pump, Clean rags

Drive chain tension

Chains · every year

Check the floor conveyor and pick-up drive chain tensioners after first use and then every 100 bales, and at the start of each season (after about 5 bales).

Step-by-step

Stop everything and make the baler safe. Lower the pick-up to the ground.
Floor conveyor drive: spring length should be 80 to 90 mm (front drive) and 90 mm (rear drive, F models per the manual diagrams); adjust at the counter nut.
Pick-up main drive: spring length 30 mm. Drive pick-up: 30 mm.
Tighten counter nuts after adjusting. Check against the manual's pictures for your variant.

Tools: Spanners, Rule

Tailgate lock setting

Chamber · every year

The F and V models have different lock settings. V 1500 / V 1800 spring pretension on the tailgate lock is a = 350 mm; F models 5 mm lock hook gap.

Step-by-step

Fortima V: measure the spring dimension and turn the nut until it is 350 mm. Do both sides.
Fortima F: with the counter nut loose, turn the piston rod until the gap between lock hook and clamping sleeve is 5 mm. Retighten.

Tools: Spanners, Rule

End-of-season clean and lubrication

Storage · every year

After a season, change the gearbox oil, clean the baler, grease every point to the lubrication plan, and check the chain tension. Lubricating the PTO shaft and nipples is covered in the manual's lubrication chapter.

Part	Qty	Notes	Part number
EP2 grease	1	NLGI 2 lithium grease, no graphite. Aztec Oils match: VOLCATEC LITHIUM EP 2	check your handbook

Step-by-step

Clean the baler. Grease all nipples after pressure washing.
Change the gearbox oil.
Remove net and twine, and store the control equipment dry.

Tools: Grease gun, Air line or pressure washer

Oils, fluids and capacities

System	Oil or spec	Capacity
Main gearbox	SAE 90 gear oil (mineral). Never mix oil types, never use engine oil	About 1.6 L
Central chain lubrication oil (if fitted)	Biodegradable, viscosity about 15W-40 (SAE 30 cold, SAE 90 warm). Do not use adhesive chain oils. Examples named: Fuchs Plantogear 100 N, Castrol Optimol Optileb GT 100	Check your handbook
Grease	NLGI 2 lithium soap grease to DIN 51825 (EP2). No graphite greases. Several makes are named in the manual

Specifications


Wheel nuts	Retighten 10 operating hours after fitting, then check every 50 hours. Torque depends on stud size and the manual's table was hard to read, so check your handbook
Nuts and bolts	Check every 50 operating hours

Known problems

Different gearbox oil sites

Other websites quote 80W-90 or 75W-90 for these gearboxes. The maker's manual only says SAE 90, so that is what is listed.

Wheel nut torque table

The manual's torque table is hard to read in the copy checked. Use your own handbook for your stud size.

Parts list with genuine part numbers

Krone Fortima V 1500/V 1800 pick-up tines (Landa fitment list)

Pick-up

Part	Part number	Qty	Notes
Pick-up tine, curved spring (Krone ref.)	270088760	1 per tine	Wear part. Krone number per Landa fitment list (also 270088761): Fortima V 1500, V 1500 MC, V 1800, V 1800 MC. Aftermarket: Landa 07018761
Pick-up tine, curved spring (Krone ref.)	270088761	1 per tine	Wear part. Alternative Krone number per Landa fitment list
Pick-up tine 165 mm, right-hand	270014570	1 per tine	Wear part. Krone number per Landa list: Fortima V 1500, V 1800 (and MC)

Sources

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