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10.0 STARTING/STOPPING PROCEDURE
Before starting the seeding, check the machine for the following points:
While checking the machine/tractor combination must be fully locked to prevent it
from driving/sliding/sinking away. The tractor engine must be switched off.
Check the seeding elements for damage and repair if necessary.
Check if the passage to the seeding elements is not blocked (e.g. funnels).
Check if the machine is not wet or moist, in particular the seeding device.
Check the seed spreading by rotating the running wheel 1 time (counterclockwise).
Check if the drive is running smoothly.
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 hopper.
2. Set the required seed quantity. (see section 5.0).
3. Set the right working depth. (see chapter 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.
4. Drive to the place where you want to start.
5. While driving lower the machine carefully and in a controlled way until the seeding
elements are cutting the ground.
6. Increase the speed until the correct driving speed has been reached.
STOP SEEDING
1. While driving, raise the machine out of the ground.
2. Go to the following place and start again as described.
3. When the seeding has been competed the seed element valve (
Figure
) must be
closed. Seeds will spill out unintentionally when the valve remains open while driving.
It is absolutely imperative that the above procedures are followed. If the machine is
placed in the ground while standing still, it may be seriously damaged.
During the lowering process lower the machine
CAREFULLY AND IN A
CONTROLLED WAY.
NEVER
drive backwards when the machine is on the ground.
