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USE AND MAINTENANCE

ENGLISH

cod. G19502491

2.0 SAFETY REGULATIONS AND ACCIDENT
PREVENTION

Pay attention to danger signs, where shown, in this booklet.

There are three levels of danger signs:

DANGER

: This sign warns that the operations described

cause

serious lesions, death or long term health risks, if they are not
carried out correctly.

ATTENTION:

This sign warns that the operations described

could

cause

serious lesions, death or long term health risks, if they

are not carried out correctly.

CAUTION:

This sign warns that the operations described

could

cause

serious damage to the machine. if they are not carried out

correctly.

Carefully read all the instructions before using the machine; if
in doubt, contact the technicians of the Manufacturer’s dealer.
The manufacturer declines all responsibility for the non-
observance of the safety and accident prevention regulations
described below.

General norms

1) Pay close attention to the danger signs in this manual and on

the seeder.

2) The labels with the instructions attached to the machine give

abbreviated advice for avoiding accidents.

3) Scrupulously observe, with the help of the instructions, the

safety and accident prevention regulations.

4) Avoid touching the moving parts in any way whatsoever.
5) Any work on and adjustment to the machine must always be

done with the engine switched off and the tractor blocked.

6) People or animals must not, under any circumstances be

transported on the equipment.

7) It is strictly prohibited to drive the tractor, or allow it to be driven,

with the equipment attached by persons not in possession of
a driver’s license, inexpert or in poor conditions of health.

8) Before starting the tractor and the equipment, check that all

safety devices for transport and use are in perfect working
order.

9) Before starting up the equipment, check the area surrounding

the machine to ensure that there are no people, especially
children or pets, nearby, and ensure that you have excellent
visibility.

10)Use suitable clothing. Avoid loose clothing or garments with

parts that could in any way get caught in the rotating or moving
parts of the machine.

11) Before starting work, familiarize yourself with the control

devices and their functions.

12)Only start working with the equipment if all the protective

devices are in perfect condition, installed and in the safe
position.

13)It is absolutely prohibited to stand within the machine’s radius

of action where there are moving parts.

14)It is absolutely forbidden to use the equipment without the

guards and container covers.

15)Before leaving the tractor,lower the equipment hooked to the

lifting unit, stop the engine, pull the hand brake and remove
the key from the dashboard, make sure that the chemical
substances safely out of reach.

16)The driver’s seat must never be left when the tractor engine is

running.

17)Before starting the equipment, check that the supporting feet

have been removed from under the seeder; check that the
seeder has been correctly assembled and regulated; check
that the machine is in perfect working order, and that all the
parts subject to wear and tear are in good condition.

18)Before releasing the equipment from the third point

attachment, put the hoist command lever into the locked
position and lower the support feet.

19)Only operate when visibility is good.
20)All operations must be carried out by expert personnel,

equipped with protective gloves, in a clean and dust-free
environment.

Tractor hitch

21)Hook the equipment to a suitable, sufficiently-powered tractor

by means of the appropriate device (lifter), in conformity with
applicable standards.

22)The class of the equipment attachment pins must be the

same as that of the lifter attachment.

23)Take care when working within the range of the lifting arms as

this is a very dangerous area.

24)Be very careful when hooking and unhooking the equipment.
25)It is absolutely forbidden to stand between the tractor and

linkage for manoeuvring the lifting controls from the outside
(Fig. 5).

26)It is absolutely forbidden to stand in the space between the

tractor and the equipment (Fig. 5) with the engine running.
It is possible to work between the tractor and the equipment
only after the parking brake has been applied and a suitably
sized blocking wedge or stone has been placed under the
wheels.

27)The attaching of additional equipment onto the tractor brings

about a different distribution of weight on the axles. Check the
compatibility of the tractor performance with the weight that
the seeder transfers onto the three-point linkage. If in doubt
consult the tractor Manufacturer.

28)Comply with the maximum admissible weight for the axle, the

total mobile weight, transport regulations and the highway
code.

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fig. 5