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Introduction
6 FORMER 12545 PRO
1.4 Storage of documentation
Keep this Operator's Manual and all other
supplied documentation in the document
storage box so that they are available when
required.
1.5 Applicability of the Opera-
tor's Manual
This Operator's Manual applies exclusively
to the FORMER 12545 PRO rotary rake,
starting from the serial number specified on
the back of this manual. The serial number
of your rotary rake can be found in the ve-
hicle identification number (VIN) on the
sign plate.
The FORMER 12545 PRO DB rotary rake
is also referred to as "the machine" in the
following sections.
1.6 Sign plate and serial num-
ber
Sign plate
The sign plate includes the following infor-
mation:
Number Information
1 Vehicle class
2 EU type approval number
3 Vehicle identification number
(VIN)
4 Permissible overall weight
5 A-0: Permissible drawbar
load
6 A-1: Permissible axle load,
1st axle
7 Model
8 Model year
Sign plate on the frame
The sign plate (1) is riveted to the frame. It
displays the vehicle identification number
(VIN). The VIN is also stamped on the
frame.
The VIN contains the serial number of the
machine.
FIN/VIN
Number Information
1 Alphabetic code
2 Year of manufacture, coded
3 Consecutive number