USF-1600 User Manual
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8. After the end of the sowing season, have the dispenser reviewed by a service technician
9. Be sure to lubricate the thread of the trapezoidal screw, the hexagonal shaft and the threads of the flap
closing screws for pouring the seeds with silicone oil before the season and after the season
Maintenance of the Dispenser
1. Before every sowing: inspect the dispenser, especially for any impurities and clean, if contaminated
2.
After every 300ha: check the screw connections of the dispenser, the condition of the rubber blade, the
flat brush, the casing and the shell or the rim of the metering roller; replace, if worn
3. After 1000ha: professional inspection carried out by the service technician of all parts of the dispenser
and the entire air seed dispensing system.
Troubleshooting (Dispenser)
1. Difficult operation of the dispenser setting mechanism:
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dirty dispenser, especially components affecting the moveme
nt of the roller” clean
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the nut on the trapezoidal screw is too tight: loosen it.
2. Dosed amount other than set:
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the machine sows more seeds: worn components: sickle, rim, roll dividers or rubber blade;
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the machine sows less seeds: seeds do not reach the dispenser, find the cause;
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it sows less by 50 %: extended and meshed small gear.
3.
Losing seeds from the dispenser: worn parts of the dispenser: housing, shell, sickle, rim, roll dividers
or rubber blade; replace
4. Dispenser does not feed seeds:
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seeds do not reach the dispenser - investigate and correct the cause;
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drive cut off - remove;
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damaged transmission - repair;
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damaged screw or pin connections of the metering roller drive toothed gears - repair.
Warning! Risk of injury.
It is strictly forbidden to put hands close to the gears of the dispenser during their rotation (operation). It
may lead to injury to fingers and/or hands.
4.4 Filling and Emptying the Seed Box and Dispenser
The seed boxes should be filled with seeds by means of mechanical or pneumatic loading devices that are not
the equipment of the USF-1600 seeder. Loading devices can be purchased in the depots of agricultural
machinery.
Warning!
