horsch Focus 7 MT, Operating Instructions Manual, Page: 48 / 78

Checks before and during use on
the field
NOTE
¾
Check the placement quality when beginning
to work (after a few metres of drilling) and with
larger fields also in between on all coulters:
•
Drilling depth
•
Longitudinal distribution of the seed
•
Transverse distribution of the seed
The working quality essentially depends on the
adjustments and checks made prior to and dur-
ing use, as well as on regular care and mainte-
nance of the machine.
¾
Carry out all maintenance tasks and adjust-
ments before starting to work.
Machine
¾
Have all hydraulic lines been connected with-
out being mixed up?
¾
Has the machine been levelled in working
position and the drilling depth correctly ad-
justed?
Cultivation tools
¾
Are coulters, harrow and other cultivation tools
and optional equipment still in a serviceable
state?
¾
Are all cultivation tools adjusted correctly?
¾
Has the machine been levelled in working
position?
¾
Has the placement depth been set correctly?
Pneumatic system
¾
Do the hoses of the pneumatic not sag and
are they free of water and deposits?
¾
Are all air lines between fan and coulters leak
tight and firmly connected?
¾
Does air flow uniformly out of all coulters?
¾
Does the seed bounce out of the seed furrow,
or remain in the pipes and cause blockage?
¾
Is the air separator on the head free of block-
age and deposits?
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