Maschio GASPARDO VELOCE, Use And Maintenance

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USE AND MAINTENANCE
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ENGLISH
cod. F07011426
2.0 SAFETY REGULATIONS AND ACCIDENT
PREVENTION
Pay attention to danger signs, where shown, in this booklet.
There are three levels of danger signs:
DANGER: This sign warns that the operations described cause
serious lesions, death or long term health risks, if they are not
carried out correctly.
ATTENTION:
This sign warns that the operations described
could
cause serious lesions, death or long term health risks, if they
are not carried out correctly.
CAUTION:
This sign warns that the operations described
could
cause serious damage to the machine, if they are not carried out
correctly.
Carefully read all the instructions before using the machine; if
in doubt, contact the technicians of the Manufacturer’s dealer.
The manufacturer declines all responsibility for the nonob-
servance of the safety and accident prevention regulations
described below.
General norms
1) Pay close attention to the danger signs in this manual and on
the seeder.
2) The labels with the instructions attached to the machine give
abbreviated advice for avoiding accidents.
3) Scrupulously observe, with the help of the instructions, the
safety and accident prevention regulations.
4) Avoid touching the moving parts in any way whatsoever.
5) Any work on and adjustment to the machine must always be
done with the engine switched off and the tractor blocked.
6) People or animals must not, under any circumstances be
transported on the equipment.
7) It is strictly prohibited to drive the tractor, or allow it to be driven,
with the equipment attached by persons not in possession of
a driver’s license, inexpert or in poor conditions of health.
8) Before starting the tractor and the equipment, check that all
safety devices for transport and use are in perfect working
order.
9) Before starting up the equipment, check the area surrounding
the machine to ensure that there are no people, especially
children or pets, nearby, and ensure that you have excellent
visibility.
10) Use suitable clothing. Avoid loose clothing or garments with
parts that could in any way get caught in the rotating or moving
parts of the machine.
11) Before starting work, familiarize yourself with the control de-
vices and their functions.
12) Only start working with the equipment if all the protective
devices are in perfect condition, installed and in the safe po-
sition.
13) It is absolutely prohibited to stand within the machine’s radius
of action where there are moving parts.
14) The equipment can be applied to any kind of tractor that is
equipped with a universal three-point hitch hook-up.
15) Before leaving the tractor,lower the equipment hooked to the
lifting unit, stop the engine, pull the hand brake and remove
the key from the dashboard, make sure that the chemical
substances safely out of reach.
16) The driver’s seat must never be left when the tractor engine
is running.
17) Before using the equipment check that all the parts subject to
wear and deterioration are in working order.
18) Before releasing the equipment from the tractor, put the hoist
command lever in the locked position
19) Only operate when visibility is good.
20) All operations must be carried out by expert personnel, equipped
with protective gloves, in a clean and dust-free environment.
Always wear protective garments without loose parts that could
become entangled in the moving parts. Remove watches,
rings, necklaces etc. whitch could also generate similar risks.
Tie up long hair in special caps or similar headwear. The
symbols relative to the Personal Protection Equipment to be
used and kept at worker’s disposal when required are shown
below.
21) Before proceeding to open the side elements and lifting device,
ensure that no operators are standing within the area in which
oscillating elements are in movement.
22) The machine is a work tool only; do not therefore, under any
circumstances, use it transport other persons or walk alongside
it while it is in operation.
23) Warning: some parts of the equipment, such as the hinges,
hydraulic cylinders, rollers and trolley have the capacity to
cause serious injury. Always keep at a safe distance.
24) Always proceed with caution when loosening the locking de-
vices.
Tractor hitch
Before hitching the equipment to the tractor, the operator should
always pull the parking brake and put the tractor in neutral.
If the tractor has a hydraulic hitching system and if the operation
is being performed by two operators, the connection of the third
point of the equipment could generate a potential risk.
The hitching operation must always be carried out by one operator
only, following the procedure described below:
- place the tractor in neutral and block all possible movement by
pulling the hand brake;
- from the tractor cab, activate the control that completely releases
the cylinder rod;
- exit from the tractor cab and, standing on the ground, rest the
cylinder rod on the pin of the equipment’s third hooking point;
- from the tractor cab, activate the control so that the hydraulic
actuator withdraws slowly until the hook reaches the correct
position on the pin of the equipment’s third hooking point;
- exit from the cab and lock the hook with the lever provided.
Refer to the tractor’s instructions for the use of the hydraulic
controls.
1) Fix the spherical bushings, for hitching the tractor, to the pins
present on the three point hitch of the machine. Make sure that
the pins of the equipment are of the same category of the hitches
of the tractor.
2. Secure the pins of the three-point hitch of the equipment with
the snap pins (or screws, if you use CAT.3 pins for hitching the
tractor ).
3. Keep persons away from the danger zone between tractor
and machine before bringing the tractor near the machine.
Fig. 5
The operator must not insert any
part of his body in the marked area.