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4 INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
4.1 DESCRIPTION OF THE MACHINE
The BMA INTER-ROW WEEDER consists of a steel section bar chassis.
The chassis is hot galvanised. Take the utmost care on slopes when ma-
noeuvring with equipment and tractor arranged according to the land
level lines.
DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EVER EXCEE
THE OVERTUR-
NING LIMIT OF THE TRACTOR-EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLY; DO NOT OPERA-
TE ON SLOPES WITH A GRADIENT OF MORE THAN 10%
It is absolutely compulsory to use tractors with suitable overturning pro-
tection systems (chassis with cab or protection chassis/ROPS) and use
suitable safety seatbelts.
In any case, when working on soil on slopes we recommend you always
use:
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tractors with single traction wheels in the case of soils on slopes with a gradient
of up to 15%;
•
tractors with double traction wheels in the case of soils on slopes with a gradient
of between 15% and 25%;
•
tracked tractors in the case of soils on slopes with a gradient of between 25% and 40%;
•
beyond this limit, we recommend you use specialised machines driven by particu-
larly expert, trained operators.
Operate at a due distance from live power lines.
4.1.1 WORKSTATIONS
Use of this machine does not entail constant manning by an operator in the vicinity,
since the operator is normally located in the tractor cab. We recommend the use of
tractors fitted with a protection cab in order to minimise the risk of operator exposure
to dust and noise during normal operation. For calibration and maintenance opera-
tions, the operator intervenes in the vicinity of the machine at ground level. In the
case of operations requiring access to parts of the machine located at a height above
1.5 metres, use of a standard-compliant ladder is indispensable (Italian Leg. Decree
81/2008 and subsequent amendments and addenda), positioned stably on the flat,
unyielding ground and with the machine at a standstill and the brake engaged.
4.2 PRELIMINARY CHECKS
On receipt of the machine, check that it is intact in all its parts. If parts of it are dama-
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