Gaspardo ALIANTE DD, Use And Maintenance

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USE AND MAINTENANCE
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cod. G19502661
5.0 MAINTENANCE
Here follows a list of various maintenance operations to be carried
out periodically. Lowered operating costs and a longer lasting
seeding machine depend, among others, on the methodical and
constant observation of mese rules.
CAUTION
- The maintenance periods listed in this booklet are only indi-
cative and are for on normal conditions on use, therefore be
varied depending the kind of service, the more or less dusty
surroundings, seasonal factors, etc. For more serious
conditions of service, maintenance will logically be done more
often.
- Before injecting grease, the nipples must be cleaned to avoid
mud, dustand foreign bodies from mixing with the grease,
otherwise they will reduce or even annul the effect of the
lubrication.
ATTENTION
- Always keep oils and grease out of reach of children.
- Always read warnings and precautions indicated on the
containers carefully.
- Avoid skin-contact.
- After use wash the equipment thoroughly.
- Treat the used oils and polluting liquids in conformity with the
laws in force.
5.0.1 WHEN THE MACHINE lS NEW
- Grease the transmission chains.
- After the first hours of work check that all the bolts are still tight.
5.0.2 AT THE BIGINNING OF THE SEEDING SEASON
- Operate the empty seeding machine, the air-flow frees the pipes
from condensation and removes eventual impurities.
- Grease the transmission chains.
5.0.3 EVERY 20/30 WORKING HOURS
- Check the tightness of the bolts on the listers.
- Grease the transmission chains.
- Lubricate the row marker discs and the arm of the seed cover
harrow.
- Check the fan-belt tension
- Lubricate the power take-off regularly, according to the
instructions of the manufacturer.
- Lubricate the transmission oscillating arm, at least once a year.
5.0.4 EVERY 50 WORKING HOURS
- Clean the distributor carefully and thoroughly.
- Grease the row marker arm pin.
- Grease the folding arm supports of the frame.
5.0.5 EVERY SIX MONTHS
- Grease the drive wheel bearings.
- Grease the bevel gear pair of the Cardan shaft.
5.0.6 EMPTYING THE HOPPER
The emptying hatch opens the doser the entire width of the dosing
roller so that the machine can be emptied quickly and effectively.
If the retaining spring is not released, by lifting the hatch slightly,
it is possible to remove a little of the hopper's contents quickly
and safely (Fig. 77).
If the retaining spring is released it is possible to pull the hatch
upwards until you hear a "click" and then totally empty the machine
(Fig. 78). Do not forget to close the hatch and secure it with the
retaining spring before filling the machine a second time!
The hatch opening is wide enough to enable the force of action of
the agitator (Fig. 79) to be easily varied in the case of particularly
problematic seeds (using the machine as a seed distributing
front hopper) (see chapter on agitator).
fig. 77
fig. 78
fig. 79