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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1- INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................................................... 5
2. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ............................................................................................................................................. 6
2.1 SAFETY SYMBOLS ....................................................................................................................................................................... 6
2.2 GENERAL SAFETY PROVISIONS ................................................................................................................................................ 7
2.3 LOADING AND UNLOADING INSTRUCTIONS .......................................................................................................................... 8
3. GENERAL DESCRIPTION .............................................................................................................................................. 9
3.1 OVERVIEW OF THE MACHINE ..................................................................................................................................................... 9
3.2 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ..................................................................................................................................................... 9
3.3 MACHINE IDENTIFICATION ....................................................................................................................................................... 10
3.4 USE ACCORDING TO DESIGN ................................................................................................................................................... 10
4. KEY CONCEPTS FOR SOWING .................................................................................................................................... 11
4.1 SOIL .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 11
4.2 SEED ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 11
4.3 DEPTH .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
5. COMMISSIONING ...................................................................................................................................................... 12
5.1 COUPLING THE SEED DRILL TO THE TRACTOR ...................................................................................................................... 12
5.2 ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS ..................................................................................................................................................... 13
5.2.1 WORK LAMPS .................................................................................................................................................................... 13
5.2.2 SIGNALLING LIGHTS ........................................................................................................................................................ 13
5.2.3 ISOBUS ............................................................................................................................................................................... 13
5.3 HYDRAULIC CONNECTIONS ..................................................................................................................................................... 13
5.4 TRANSPORT POSITION .............................................................................................................................................................. 15
5.5 LOADING AND EMPTYING THE HOPPERS .............................................................................................................................. 17
5.5.1 SEED/FERTILIZER HOPPER (depending on the model) ............................................................................................. 18
5.6 SUPPORT LEGS ........................................................................................................................................................................... 22
5.6.1 FRONT SUPPORT LEG ...................................................................................................................................................... 22
5.6.2 REAR SUPPORT LEG ......................................................................................................................................................... 23
5.7 PARKING ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 24
5.8 END OF WORK WITH THE MACHINE ........................................................................................................................................ 24
6. ADJUSTMENTS ......................................................................................................................................................... 25
6.1 LEVELLING THE COULTER UNIT ............................................................................................................................................... 25
6.2 DEPTH CONTROL ....................................................................................................................................................................... 25
6.2.1 DEPTH ADJUSTERS .......................................................................................................................................................... 27
6.2.2 DEPTH CONTROL WHEELS .............................................................................................................................................. 28
6.2.3 FOLDING PART ANGLE STOPS ....................................................................................................................................... 29
6.2.4 COULTERS .......................................................................................................................................................................... 29
6.2.4.1 SM MODEL ............................................................................................................................................................... 30
6.2.4.2 NS PLUS MODEL (STRAIGHT COULTERS) ........................................................................................................... 31
6.2.4.3 NS PLUS MODEL (SUFFOLK COULTERS) ............................................................................................................. 31
6.3 DOSAGE ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 32
6.3.1 VOLUMETRIC DISPENSER ............................................................................................................................................... 32
6.3.1.1 REGULAR SEED OR CONVENTIONAL FERTILIZER ............................................................................................. 33
6.3.1.2 FINE SEED OR MICROGRANULATE FERTILIZER ................................................................................................. 34
6.3.2 ROLLER DISPENSER ......................................................................................................................................................... 35
6.3.3 DISPENSERS FOR FERTILIZER AND/OR MICROGRANULATOR KITS ......................................................................... 36
6.3.3.1 INTERNAL KIT HOPPER - FERTILIZER AND/OR MICROGRANULATE DISPENSER ......................................... 37
6.3.3.2 EXTERNAL KIT HOPPER - MICROGRANULATE FERTILIZER DISPENSER ........................................................ 38
6.4 SETTING THE SEED DOSE ......................................................................................................................................................... 40
6.5 FLOW PRE-TEST .......................................................................................................................................................................... 41
6.5.1 MODELS WITH MECHANICAL TRANSMISSION ........................................................................................................... 41
6.5.2 MODELS WITH ISOBUS ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION .................................................................................................... 44
6.6 FIELD TEST FOR DOSAGE (models with mechanical transmission) .................................................................................. 47
6.7 MECHANICAL TRANSMISSION ................................................................................................................................................. 48
6.8 HARROW ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 49
6.9 COMPACTING ROLLER ............................................................................................................................................................... 50
6.10 TRACK ERASERS ....................................................................................................................................................................... 51
6.11 HYDRAULIC TRACK MARKERS ............................................................................................................................................... 52
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