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Marchesan Implementos e Máquinas Agrícolas “TATU” S.A.
STP²
Adjustments and operations
Operations - Important points
• Retighten nuts and bolts after the first day of planting. Check the conditions
of all pins and cotter pins. Then, retighten every 24 working hours.
• Carefully observe the lubrication intervals.
• Keep the lower arms of the tractor hydraulic lift adjusted.
• When filling up the planter, observe its proper hitching to the tractor. Verify
if there is any object inside the hoppers that may cause damage to the
metering devices.
• Always use seeds and fertilizer free from impurities.
• Clean the seed hoppers twice a day and check the proper functioning of the
fertilizer metering system.
• Keep the equipment leveled.
• Periodically check the established adjustments in the beginning of the
plantation.
• Always remember to adjust the seeds first and then the fertilizer.
• Give special attention to the fertilizer position related to the seed.
• Carefully check the seed depth and the compaction pressure.
• It is important to maintain a constant speed in the whole plantation.
• Use the row markers correctly to avoid future wastes.
• Never make maneuvers or use reverse gear when the rows are touching
the soil.
• To make any verification in the equipment, it is necessary to lower it to the
ground and shut down the tractor engine.
• During working or transportation, the presence of passengers on the tractor
or equipment is not allowed.
• As previously mentioned, this planter features several adjustments.
However, only the local conditions can determine its best adjustment.
