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7. Starting up
Please check up before the starting up, whether the machine is delivered
completely. Parts, which are delivered separately, have to been mounted before
the first using. All lubrication points have to be lubricated; all gliding pieces have to
be fitted intensively with grease or oil.
You have to check the content of oil before
the first using.
For using with a tractor of more than 120 HP, we recommend the use of
„Carter SH 320“ High performance oil. You have to change the oil at least
once per year!
7.1 Mounting to the tractor
7.1.1 Adjustments
Before starting the adjustments you have to pay attention to the fact, that the dam-
former Leofant has to hang horizontally behind the tractor and that the lower links are
uniform in the length.
Mount the dam-former Leofant to the 3-point link of the tractor.
Please adjust the length of the top link that the machine is hanging in its
working position, lowering about 5cm to the wheels, behind the tractor.
You have fix the lower links in that way that while working on the field a
tolerance of 1 cm on both sides is possible.
Now put on the PTO shaft. The minimum covering of the profile pipe may not be
remained under 250mm.
The guarding and protection installations of the PTO shaft have to be
mounted and to be good condition. Damaged parts have to be replaced
immediately.
7.2 Milling of an asparagus dam
You have to do the following adjustments to mill an asparagus dam:
The front tins (optional) should have been adjusted the way that loosen the soil in
the driving line of the tractor. The working depth has to be adapted to the sticks
on the rotors.
The supporting wheels (image 3, pos.: 5) may be adjusted in the height from 0-
300 mm infinitely variable. The chosen adjustment depends on the desired height
of the asparagus dam.
The soil which is thrown by the rotors to the middle will build a trapezium-
shaped dam by dam former.
The width of the bottom of the dam can be adjusted infinitely variable by
adjustment-spindles (image 3, pos.: 4).
At the top you can adjust the width by the turning points (image 3 pos.: 1).
