Lemken Solitair 9 KA / SA pneumatic seed drill service schedule

Drills · Manual 175_1358, edition 04 (LH 5000 / Solitronic era). Compact-Solitair: check your handbook

Covers the Lemken Solitair 9 KA / SA pneumatic seed drill (9/300 SA to 9/600 KA) with LH 5000 computer.

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Versions: Solitair 9 SA (3 m and 4 m); Solitair 9 KA (folding coulter bar, 4 m to 6 m)

Service intervals

Job	When
Check bolts and nuts	every 20 hours
Grease all lubrication points	every year
Double-disc coulters and scrapers	every year
Fan intake: cover, pipe and dust filter	every year
Hydraulic hoses, tyres and lights	every year
Winter storage	every year

Service jobs and parts

Check bolts and nuts

Frame · every 20 hours

Lemken says check all bolts and nuts first after 10 working hours, then every 20 hours, and tighten any that have loosened.

Step-by-step

Stop the tractor, take the key out and park the drill on firm ground.
Check every bolt and nut. Tighten the loose ones.
Check the first time after 10 working hours, then every 20 hours.

Tools: Spanner set, Torque wrench

Grease all lubrication points

Lubrication · every year

Lemken says grease all the grease points regularly with high-quality grease, but the manual gives no hours figure. Grease them often in work and at least before each season. Check your handbook diagram.

Part	Qty	Notes	Part number
Grease	1	High-quality grease. Grade not given: check your handbook	check your handbook

Step-by-step

Stop the tractor and clean the nipples.
Grease every grease point on the coulter bar, the folding hinges and the drive.
Do not point a pressure washer at the coulter bar folding bearings, the coulters or the rollers.

Tools: Grease gun, Rags

Double-disc coulters and scrapers

Wear parts · every year

Lemken says worn double disc coulters and scrapers must be replaced in time, so the carrying parts are not damaged, and only with genuine Lemken parts.

Part	Qty	Notes	Part number
Double disc coulter	1	Genuine Lemken, per row. Part number: check your parts book	check your handbook
Scraper	1	Genuine Lemken, per coulter. Check your parts book	check your handbook

Step-by-step

Check each coulter for disc wear, play in the bearing and the scrapers' contact.
Replace worn coulters and scrapers before they damage the carrier arms.
Check all the discs turn freely.

Tools: Spanners, Torque wrench

Fan intake: cover, pipe and dust filter

Seed system · every year

The dust filter takes out 85% of the dust in the air drawn in. Lemken says to open the cover and clean the pipe regularly, especially when the dust is heavy, and to check the filter works.

Step-by-step

Open the cover (DK) and clean the pipe (RH). Refit the cover afterwards.
Test the filter: throw dust into the intake. If the T-joint does not blow dust out, take the flexible hose off the filter and clean the filter.
On filters with a removable bottom, open the clamps, clean, refit the bottom and secure it with the clamps.

Tools: Clamp spanner, Brush

Hydraulic hoses, tyres and lights

Hydraulics · every year

Lemken says check the hoses regularly and replace any older than 6 years. The tyres must stay within 2.2 to 2.8 bar. Check the lights each time before road use.

Part	Qty	Notes	Part number
Hydraulic hose	1	Genuine Lemken or approved. Check your handbook	check your handbook

Step-by-step

Look at every hose. Replace damaged or porous hoses at once, and any over 6 years old.
Check tyre pressures: 400/60-15.5 T404 8 PR between 2.2 and 2.8 bar.
Check the lights and warning boards work before driving on the road.

Tools: Tyre gauge, Rags

Winter storage

Storage · every year

Lemken says to empty the Solitair and open the bottom flaps fully before a winter break, so mice cannot damage the seed wheels.

Part	Qty	Notes	Part number
Grease	1	For the disc surfaces	check your handbook
Oil	1	For the adjuster pins	check your handbook

Step-by-step

Empty the hopper completely and open the bottom flaps all the way.
Grease the disc surfaces and all smooth areas of the double disc coulters to stop rust.
Put some oil on the adjuster pins.
Clean the pipe in the fan intake and refit the cover.

Tools: Brush, Grease gun

Oils, fluids and capacities

System	Oil or spec	Capacity
Grease points	High-quality grease
Disc surfaces and adjuster pins (storage)	Grease on the disc surfaces and a little oil on the adjuster pins

Specifications


Tyres 400/60-15.5 T404, 8 PR	2.2 bar minimum, 2.8 bar maximum
Bolts and nuts	Check after the first 10 working hours, then every 20 hours
Hydraulic hose life	Replace 6 years after the date on the hose
LH 5000 sensors (from fabrication no. 263 122)	Sensor IF 5997 M12 × 1.5 × 45, part no. 573 4366 (tramline, seeding shaft, motor control, fan rpm, drive wheel); seed rate level sensor 573 4371
LH 5000 fuses (up to fabrication no. 263 121)	Two 4 A fuses 373 1304 and one 10 A fuse 373 1305 on the pre-emergence marker board
Fan oil supply	Constant oil supply of at least 30 L/min for a steady fan speed
Pressure washing	Not for the first 6 weeks. Afterwards 60 cm nozzle distance, 100 bar and 50 °C maximum

Known problems

Mice at the seed wheels

Empty the hopper and open the bottom flaps before a winter break.

Too wide for the road

The Solitair 9/400 SA is over 3 m wide and may not be driven on public roads.

Parts list with genuine part numbers

Lemken Solitair 9 / 9 K / 9 KA operating instructions, section 31 spare parts (ManualsLib manual 3135258, pages 71-72). The book lists only part number and description; sizes printed in a separate column were not paired with rows, so they are left out except for the first seven fasteners

Spare parts (Solitair 9 / 9 K / 9 KA manual, section 31)

Part	Part number	Notes
Set screw M6x25 DIN915 A2	301 0133
Hexagon bolt M6x22.5 A2	301 0134
Flat screw M10x40 8.8 DIN603 Zn	301 1710
Flat screw M10x50 4.6 DIN603 Zn	301 1714
Hexagon bolt M12x40 8.8 DIN931 Zn	301 3348
Hexagon bolt M12x50 8.8 DIN931 Zn	301 3380
Hexagon bolt M12 left-hand x50 8.8 DIN931 Zn	301 3381
Hexagon bolt	301 3425
Hexagon bolt	301 3470
Counter nut	303 0933
Counter nut	303 0934
Counter nut	303 0944
Washer	305 6378
Washer	305 6379
Washer	305 8578
Washer	305 8582
Linch pin	311 7628
Pin	311 9565
Rivet	315 8008
Bushing	317 3299	Wear part
Expansion bushing	317 3301	Wear part
Distance bushing	317 5263
Distance bushing	317 5264
Bearing housing	319 1126	Service part
Protection cap	319 1127
Ball bearing	319 8563	Service part
Cap	323 1325
Spring	329 8503
Flat share VS33	337 4361	Wear part
Disc coulter	349 0010	Wear part
Plastic scraper	349 2026	Wear part
Hard metal scraper	349 2031	Wear part
Harrow tine	353 7054	Wear part
Harrow tine	353 7056	Wear part
Harrow tine	353 7057	Wear part
Supporting roller, complete	357 6001
O-ring	375 1190	Service part
Clamping plate	459 4529
Clamping plate	459 4534
Adjuster plate	482 1125
Seed wheel, fine	482 5894	Wear part
Seed wheel	482 5895	Wear part
Seed wheel	482 5896	Wear part
Seed wheel	482 6002	Wear part
Link	482 6022
Bottom flaps	581 8526
Adjuster wire with spring	582 1125
Covering plate	582 6011
Disc coulter	582 6028	Wear part

Sources

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