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8.0 START/STOP PROCEDURE
Fig. 11
The start procedure is VERY important. If this procedure is not executed as described below,
serious damage to the machine can result. The start procedure is as follows, see fig. 11.
1. Drive to the location where operations will take place.
2. Lower the machine, until the lowest tines almost touch the ground.
3. Switch the tractor engine to a low rpm.
4. Switch the tractor into the correct gear and drive forward carefully (A).
5. Engage the PTO (B).
6. Lower the machine DURING driving forward, CAREFULLY TURNING into the ground (C).
7. Raise the PTO rpm to the maximum allowed value.
Stopping is done as follows:
1. Lower the engine rpm.
2
. Lift the machine out of the soil.
3. Decouple the PTO, as soon as the tines are out of the soil.
4. Raise the machine up further, until the tines are at least 120 mm free from the
soil.
5. Go to the next location and start again as described.
It is absolutely essential to proceed according to the procedures described above. If
the machine is first lowered into the ground, without a revolving PTO, serious damage
could be done to the machine.
One needs to lower the machine CAREFULLY.
Be careful when reversing.
During the proceedings, the front roller should be stable while resting on the ground. If the
machine becomes unstable, the other tines need to be disassembled, or the working depth
needs to be adjusted.
The machine will become damaged if the instability is not fixed. The machine is
NOT
protected against this kind of continuous overload.
Do
NOT EVER
reverse with the tines in or close to the soil.
Do not use a hydraulic top bar.
