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CAUTION
It is not allowed to use the reverse gear of the tractor during work, when the tool is in
the working position. The ridger shall be raised easily, without jerks or vibrations.
WARNING.
All clogging made during operation of the ridger requiring interference in the operation,
shall be removed after stopping the tractor, leaving the ridger, turning
off the tractor
engine and pulling the handbrake.
5.
TECHNICAL OPERATION
To ensure a lasting and reliable operation of the ridger, condition of screw connections
should be checked and tightened in case of loosing. After work, the ridger should be
cleaned thoroughly. Worn or damaged working parts should be replaced following these
recommendations:
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all worn elements of the ridger shall be exchanged in the proper time,
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for exchange only original parts ensuring good quality shall be used, it comprises one
of conditions of keeping warranty validity.
5.1. Instruction on maintenance of a ridger
Each time, after work, clean the ridger out of soil, and inspect connections of parts and
assemblies. Technical maintenance of the ridger consists in checking the condition of
knurls, ploughshares, wings of ridgers and duckfoot shares, the condition of the spring and
arms of articulated parallelogram and also checking the condition of screw and pivot
connections. All loose screw connections shall be tightened. Pivots and studs of the ridger
suspension system should not be lubricated and kept in a clean and dry condition.
Warning signs and a triangular sign for low-speed vehicles shall be kept clean.
5.2. After-seasonal maintenance
After season, the ridger shall be cleaned thoroughly out of contamination and washed.
Worn or damaged working parts shall be exchanged and all loose screw connections
tightened. Loss occurred in paint coat should be cleaned and filled by covering with a fresh
layer of protective paint and then the ridger should be greased in accordance with the
lubrication instruction.
5.3. Tillage outfit storage
Ridger should be kept under a roof on the flat, solid ground. In case of lack of a roofed
place, it is possible to keep the tool outside.
The ridger should be kept in a place
posing no threat to people and surrounding.
After disconnecting the ridger from the
tractor, the tool should be supported on ridger bodies and copying wheels.
CAUTION
The ridger should be kept in a place posing no threat to people and surrounding
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During long-term storage of the tool outside, preservation of working elements shall be
repeated in case of the preservative layer rinsed
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Light and warning signs and a
