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3.2.
SERVICING - MAINTENANCE
Comply with the safety instructions regarding servicing and maintenance. Your machine has been
designed and built for maximum yield, profitability and comfort under many different usage conditions.
Your machine has been checked at the factory and by your dealer before its delivery to ensure that
you receive a machine in perfect condition. To maintain it in good working condition, it is important that
servicing and maintenance operations are performed at the recommended frequency.
In order to ensure that your machine always operates correctly and to obtain an optimum
performance, you must clean and maintain it at regular intervals. The hydraulic components and
bearings must not be cleaned with a high-pressure washer or directly hosed down. The units, screwed
connectors and bearings are not watertight to VERY high pressure cleaning.
3.2.1. Servicing frequency
The servicing frequency is determined by various factors. Different usage conditions, the weather,
driving and working speeds, dust and the type of soil, etc. affect the frequency, and the lubrication and
maintenance products used also determine the time until the next servicing work is required.
The servicing frequency indicated is therefore only to be used as a reference. If you deviate from the
normal conditions of use, you must adapt the frequency at which this maintenance and servicing is
carried out to suit the conditions:
1/ After the first 10 hours of use:
- Check the tightness of the nuts and screws
- Check the hydraulic system (tightness and sealing)
- Check the tightness of the wheels
- Perform a complete diagnosis of the machine to ensure that there are no elements
causing problems.
- Clean the soil off the machine
2/ Every 50 hours of use
- Check the tightness of the nuts and screws
- Check the hydraulic system (tightness and sealing)
- Check the tightness of the wheels
- Perform a complete diagnosis of the machine to ensure that there are no elements
causing problems.
- Lubricate the joints with greasers
- Clean the soil off the machine
3.2.2. Storage
If the machine is not going to be used for an extended period:
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Store the machine under a roof if possible.
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Disconnect the electrical control devices and store them in a dry place.
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Protect the machine against rust. Only spray with oils that are easily biodegradable, e.g. rape
oil.
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Unload the wheels.
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Protect the hydraulic cylinder piston rods against corrosion.
