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8.0 Maintenance
8.10. Maintaining and cleaning the precise overseeding unit
Attention
:
Risk of injury during maintenance work.
This can lead to crushing due to inadvertent start-up of the machine or short
circuit.
•
Disconnect the electrical power supply before starting maintenance,
repair and cleaning work.
•
Wear appropriate working and protective clothing during all work.
Attention
:
Risk of injury due to high suction power of the blower. Long hair or loose
objects can be snagged in the blower.
•
Keep loose objects away from the area in front of the intake grille.
•
Tie up long hair.
.
Advice
Clean the hopper, rotary feeder shafts, agitator and blower in dry condition!
Never clean the spreader with a high-pressure cleaner or highly acidic
cleaning agents. Do not use any greases or oils. Note the instructions from
the manufacturers.
8.10.1 Maintenance schedule
Maintenance activity
Interval
Remark
Calibration test
At the beginning of a season or
fol- lowing a product or product
batch change
See 7.5.5.4. "calibration test"
Check the rotary feeder
shafts for contamination and
wear
After 20 operating hours and at
the end of the season
Cleaner or renew the rotary
feeders, see 8.10.3 "Rotary
feeder shaft"
Check brushes for
contamination or wear, clean
or renew if necessary
After each product change
See 8.10.5 "Brushes"
Clean the container and agitator
After each season or product
chang
See 8.10.2 "Spreading material
hopper"
Check the seal between the
hopper and spread
When the hopper is removed/re-
newed
and at the end of the season
Visual inspection: seal must be in
contact all the way around, see
8.10..2 "Spreading material
hopper"
Check drive belt for wear
After 100 operating hours or
every month and at the end of
the season
Check all felt seals for wear
After 100 operating hours or
every month and at the end of
the season
See 8.10.7-
9 “Spare Parts”
