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Check if the drive is running smoothly.
Check the tyre pressure.
START SEEDING.
The starting procedure is VERY important. If this procedure is not followed exactly as
described below, serious damage may occur to the machine. The procedure is as follows:
1. Put the seed in the seed tray.
2. Set the required seed quantity using the change wheels (see section 5.0).
3. Drive to the place where you want to start.
4.
Start with a driving speed of about 3 km/h (1.9 mph).
5. While driving lower the machine carefully and in a controlled way until the spike
elements are cutting the ground.
6. If necessary, stop the spike elementsin the ground to adjust the working depth
(see section 4.0).
* While adjusting, the machine/tractor combination must be fully locked to prevent it from
driving/sliding/sinking away. The tractor engine must be switched off.
7. Increase the speed until the correct driving speed has been reached.
STOP SEEDING
1.
Decrease the driving speed to about 3 km/h (1.9 mph).
2. While driving, raise the machine out of the ground.
3. Go to the following place and start again as described.
@ It is absolutely imperative that the above procedures are followed
@ While driving, lower the machine
CAREFULLY AND IN A CONTROLLED WAY
during
the tilling.
@
NEVER
drive backwards when the running wheel is on the ground.
11.0 DISCONNECTING THE SPEEDSEED
The machine can be disconnected from the tractor as follows:
1. Slowly lower the machine until it stands on the ground.
2. Lock the roller to prevent it from rolling away.
3. Loosen the top rod and remove it.
4. Remove the lower arms from the tractor of the speedseed.
*
Place the machine on a stable and level surface and make sure that the
machine is stable and cannot slide.
*
Switch off the tractor engine when people are walking around the machine and
lock the tractor/machine combination to prevent it from moving!
@ When you store the machine lower the machine carreful to prefent the spikes
against damage.
