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Type of mounted sprayer PLUS
Pairing suggested for tractors of at least
42
45
50
55
55S
55E
CV
25
45
65
70
80
90
kW
18
33
48
52
58
66
UMAPT05
5
COUPLING MODALITIES
5
5.1 - HITCHING TO THE TRACTOR
Check that the tractor’s “permissible carried weight” and the “rear overhang
allowed” are compatible with the weight and dimensions of the fully loaded
sprayer and complete with equipment mounted for the treatment (see Para-
graphs “3.1” - “4.4.1” and the attached documentation).
The tractor’s power take-off (PTO), under all utilisation conditions, must provide
a power exceeding that absorbed by the sprayer.
The hitching has to be carried out on a plane surface, after having checked that all
the people not charged with the operation moved away, as well as the children and
the animals possibly present.
EXECUTION:
1.
Loosen the chains of the lifter arms.
2.
Start the tractor and take the lifter’s arms to the level of the machine’s pins.
3.
Stop the tractor and remove the key from the control panel.
4.
Insert the toggle joints on the machine’s pegs, locking them with the clip pins.
5.
Hook the 3
rd
-point rod from the tractor to the machine and securing it with the peg and the clip pin.
6.
Screw the rod to set it into tension.
7.
Start the tractor and hoist the sprayer until the 2 PTO are the same height.
8.
Stop the tractor, remove the key from the control panel and make sure
that no one approaches the hydraulic controls of the lifter.
NEVER OPERATE OR STAND BENEATH THE MACHINE OR IN THE AREA THAT
COULD BE INVOLVED IN ITS SUDDEN LOWERING.
9.
By acting on the 3
rd
-point rod, vertically align the sprayer.
N.B.: block the 3
rd
-point rod with the
specific lock ring.
10. Block the coupling by tightening the chains of the hoister arms.
When the operation is completed the 2 drive outlets (PTO) must be positioned on
the same axis, both in vertical and horizontal direction.
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d
. Check that multiple-product mixtures be physically, chemically and biologically compatible amongst
themselves; if need be, obtain the necessary information from the products’ sales representative.
e
. Carefully calculate the exact quantity of the product necessary for the treatment and establish
the volume of water to be used for the intervention.
f
.
Check that the product is available in a quantity sufficient to complete the intervention.
g
. Read the product’s utilisation instructions carefully, in order to ascertain the usage conditions, the
correct dosage and the expiration dates.
h
. Make sure of the parameters necessary to the adjustments of the machine and determine the exact
dose of product to be applied to every loading.
Follow the instructions of the publication titled
“The low volume - Instructions for sprayers adjustment” as well as those contained
in the use and maintenance book-let of the distribution device.
10.2 - PREPARATORY OPERATIONS TO TREATMENT
THE FILLING MUST BE CARRIED OUT WITH THE MACHINE ON A FLAT SURFACE. BEFORE
THE OPERATION, IN THE ALLOCATED AREA, THE DOSES OR MIXTURES TO BE POURED
IN THE TANK MUST BE MADE READY.
Before starting the filling cycle, check:
- FAN SHAFT SUPPORT OIL LEVEL.
- THAT THE CARTRIDGE AND THE DELIVERY FILTER (P7) ARE CLEAN;
- THE EFFICIENCY OF THE DISTRIBUTION DEVICE (HEAD);
•
The operator must:
a
. Wear adequate protective clothing and accessories such as overalls, waterproof suits, gloves,
glasses and masks to shield him from contamination by inhalation or contact with the products
handled.
- Anti-dust masks don’t offer any protection against toxic vapours.
- Avoid wearing loose clothes that might entangle with moving parts.
b
. With the parameters defined during the preliminary operations, carry out the adjustments of the
sprayer.
c
. Prepare the mixtures in a well ventilated area. When in the open, the presence of wind increases
the danger of contamination.
d
. Precisely weigh the previously calculated doses of products to be mixed at every filling operation.
e
. Avoid handling products close to open flames, embers, incandescent bodies or in the presence
of flammable substances.
f
.
In order to obtain the correct volume dosage of agro-chemicals and fertiliser mixtures, the fertiliser
must be first diluted.
