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V) End-of-season maintenance jobs
Once the seeding season is over and you prepare the
machine for storage, be sure to follow safe.
Maintenance procedures:
• Thoroughly remove seeds and fertilizer remains from
boxes, meters and seed tubes, especially when seeds
have been inoculated.
• Remove any fertilizer remains from boxes and meters.
• Proceed to blow out boxes, meters and seed tubes with
compressed air.
•
Low pressure
-wash machine thoroughly, especially row
units and any parts where dust or residue may deposit.
• Compressed air drying is recommended to prevent
water deposits forming on components.
• Opener disks, blades, gauge wheels or any part which
has been in contact with the ground must be coated with
oil or grease to avoid rust.
• Lubricate entire machine in all grease fittings.
• Proceed to oil all chains and sprockets.
• Fully service machine: replace any missing or damaged
parts.
• Repaint parts that have lost the original paint coat.
• Store machine on a hard flat surface, if possible sheltered.
• Set a wooden board under the opener disks and lower
the machine to avoid digging them into the ground. This
is to prevent all the weight of the machine to rest onto the
wheels, causing their deformation.
• Relieve pressure from hydraulic hoses.
Check oil level in all gearboxes every 200 operation hours
or whenever there is any leak.
After the first 200 operation hours, it is recommended to empty
and wash gearboxes and refill them with new oil.
In dusty, sandy or dry soils lubrication periods should be shortened
to half the specified time.
WARNING
WARNING
WARNING
WHEN CLEANING
BOXES
Do not use water.
Clean them with a brush
or compressed air.
