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Wintex Agro, Vilhelmsborgvej 15, DK-7700 Thisted
+45 97990800, [email protected], www.wintexagro.com
SOIL PROBE
The soil probe is located on the drilling head assembly. It is designed to work into the soil and retrieve a sample of soil.
Tools Required:
2 x 27 mm spanners
Grease
Removal
1.
Place one 27 mm spanner on the flat edge of the drilling head hub and one 27 mm spanner on the flat edge of the soil probe locking collar
and slacken the probe locking collar fully.
2.
Unscrew the 18 mm (21 mm) threaded soil probe from the drilling head hub.
3.
Unscrew the locking collar from the soil probe.
Refit
1.
Screw the soil probe locking collar fully onto the soil probe.
2.
Apply grease to the threads of the soil probe.
3.
Screw the soil probe into the drilling head hub.
4.
Screw the locking collar back along the soil probe so as to lock against the drilling head hub.
5.
Tighten the locking collar against the drilling hub using a 27 mm spanner on each flat edge.
It may be necessary during installing of a new probe to clean the threads on the inside of the drilling hub. This can be done using a thread cleaner to
specification M18x1.5 (M21x1.5) thread pitch.
Thread cleaner M18x1.5 (M21x1.5)