Manual
SOFTER 3
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3.
COMMISSIONING
Before taking over the machine, test and check, whether damage occurred during transport and whether all
parts contained in the bill of delivery were supplied.
Before commissioning the machine, carefully read this operating manual, especially Chapters
A-D
p. 4-7.
Before the first use of the machine, familiarise yourselves with its controls and overall function.
During work with the machine, observe not only the instructions of this operating manual but also generally
valid regulations of work safety, health protection, fire and transport safety, and environmental protection.
The operator must check the machine before every use (commissioning) from the standpoint of
completeness, work safety, work hygiene, fire safety, transport safety, and environmental protection.
A machine showing signs of damage must not be commissioned.
Aggregation of the machine with the tractor is to be performed on a flat and hardened surface.
When working on slopes, observe the lowest slope grade of the set
TRACTOR - MACHINE
.
Before starting the tractor motor, check whether no person or animal is in the working space of the set and
push the warning sound signal.
The operator is responsible for the safety and all damage caused by the operation of the tractor and the
connected machine.
The operator is obliged to adhere to the technical and safety regulations of the machine determined by the
producer when working.
The operator is obliged to retract the working bodies of the machine from the ground when turning at the
headland.
The operator is obliged to observe the prescribed working depths and speeds stated in the manual in Tabl.
2
/p. 4 when
The operator is obliged to lower the machine to the ground and secure the set against movement before
leaving the tractor cabin.
3.1.
AGGREGATION TO A TRACTOR
The machine can be connected only to a tractor, whose curb weight is identical or higher than the overall
weight of the connected machine.
The machine operator must observe all generally valid regulations of work safety, health protection, fire
safety, and environmental protection.
The operator may connect the machine exclusively to a tractor that is equipped with a rear three-point
suspension and a functional undamaged hydraulic system.
Tabl.4 – The table of requirements for the towing means for work with the machine
(5)
Requirement for the tractor engine power for disc plough-harrow
SOFTER 3
80-120 kW
(6)
Requirement for the tractor's TPS
(7)
Spacing of the lower suspension joints
(measured at the joint axes)
1050±1,5 mm
(895±1,5 mm)
(8
)
of the hole of the lower suspension joints for
the machine suspension pivots
37,4 - 37,75 mm
(28,7 – 29,03 mm)
of the hole of the upper suspension joint for the
machine suspension pivot
32,0 – 32,25 mm
(25,7 - 25,91 mm)
Connect the machine using the TPS suspension to the lower arms of the rear TPS of the tractor, secure the
TPS arms using pins against disconnecting.
When connecting, no persons may stay in the space between the tractor and the machine.