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5.17
5.10 ENTERING THE TANK
When taking advantage of the feed car, many times there is a necessity of entering the tank
in order to adjust its elements, clean its interior or clean the worm. This action ought to be
taken with exercising special care due to high risk of accident. In order to enter the tank, one
ought to:
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immobilize the feed car and tractor with use of parking brake,
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open shutters on both sides of the feed car,
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power off tractor’s engine and take ignition keys out of ignition,
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secure tractor againt strangers,
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disconnect pipes of hydraulic system of shutters, disconnect telescopic-joint shaft that
links tractor with feed car,
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prepare two certified ladders of appropriate height,
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rest one ladder on added top wall edge and put the other one inside the tank; make
sure that ladders rest stably and will not move when climbing up/down,
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enter the tank exercising special care and mind protruding and sharp elements (cutting
blades).
ATTENTION
Before entering the tank, you must secure tractor against strangers and disconnect
telescopic-joint shaft, open shutters and disconnect pipes of hydraulic system of tractor.
When entering the tank you must not use the platform of the feed car nor chute windows that
are not adapted to such kind of use. When entering the tank you must remember not to stand
on blades. It is possible to get to several cutting blades installed in the bottom of the worm,
through chute window either on left or right side of the feed car.