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1. For the machine user and others responsible for the
machine
We wish you every success with your TUME seed drill. This instruction manual provides best-practice
instructions for the use, adjustment, maintenance and storage of Tume JC -machinery. Following the
instructions in this book will ensure that your machine will provide you with long, trouble-free service.
It is very important that you familiarize yourself with the instructions before making full-time use of the
machine. Please retain this manual and keep it in an easily accessible location. The replacement part number
of the manual is printed on the cover. Please make a record of this number, as it will enable you to order a
new copy should the need arise.
Both the manufacturer, Tume-Agri Oy, and authorized resellers will be happy to provide assistance in
questions relating to the use or maintenance of this machine.
About the presentation of this manual
As this publication is distributed across our international sales network, the equipment depicted in illustrations
(both the standard equipment and accessories) may vary based on the country in which you are located. For
certain countries, covers may for legal and otherwise important reasons be opened or removed in certain
illustrations in order to provide a clearer view of the object in question. The machine must not be used without
protective covers. In order to guarantee safe use, you must ensure that all covers are intact or installed in
place before starting work.
When a reference is made in this manual to "left" and "right" sides, this is when viewed from the rear of the
machine looking forwards in the direction of travel.
Tume-Agri Oy is continually developing its products, and therefore reserves the right to make changes and
improvements without prior notice and with no commitment to make retro-active changes to any products
sold prior to the changes.
2. General safety regulations
All persons handling, maintaining or who have any form of access to a TUME-seed drill must be
thoroughly familiar with this instruction manual before using, or performing maintenance or repairs
on the machine. Be sure to comply with the instructions in this manual!
Entrust the performance of difficult repairs to an authorized brand repair shop.
Use only original Tume parts, and do not make structural modifications to the machine without the
agreement of the manufacturer.
Working or being located under a machine without supported hydraulics is strictly prohibited.
Secure the position of the machine by closing the lift cylinder safety vents, see Figs. 38-39. If you
must leave the machine unattended, lower the machine and lock the markers mechanically.
Staying on the machine or on the step level when the machine is in motion is strictly prohibited.
The driver must ensure that no persons are close by when the machine is in motion or when
hydraulic functions such as engine or lowering or raising markers are being used.
Before reversing the machine, make sure that no one, e.g. children, is standing to its rear.
