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Safety instructions
Weight and
ballasting
determination
Obey the maximum permissible weight, permissible axle loads
and tyre load carrying capacities
The mounting of machines to the front or to the rear 3-point linkage
shall not result in exceeding
•
the maximum permissible weight
•
the permissible axle loads
•
the tyre load carrying capacities of the tractor
Also the front axle of the tractor must always be loaded with at least
20% of the unladen weight of the tractor.
Determination
The following needs to be determined:
•
total weight
•
axle loads
•
tyre load carrying capacity
•
the necessary minimum ballasting
Sources
For the determination you need data from the following sources:
•
operation manual of the tractor
•
operation manual of the machine [this operation manual]
•
data, to be determined or calculated
Data from operation
manual of the tractor
The following data must be extracted from the operation manual of the
tractor:
•
the unladen weight of the tractor - A
•
the front axle weight of the unladen tractor - B
•
the rear axle weight of the unladen tractor - C
> Enter the values A until C in the table
→
»Table«, page 14
Data from operation
manual of the
machine
The following data must be extracted from this operation manual:
•
the total weight of the front mounted machine / front ballast - D
•
the total weight of the rear mounted machine / rear ballast - E
A
B
C
E
D
