ASIA TECHNOLOGY ARP-8S(F) User manual

ASIA TECH
RIDE ON TYPE SEEDER
(OPERATING MANUAL )
ARP-8S(F)

PREFACE
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Be sure to read the operating manual before using the machine.
Thank you for choosing Asiatech's Riding Rice Seeder.
This operating manual show how to use the machine and what should be done or
should not be done for safe operating. Read this manual throughly and carefully for
correct and safe use of machine.
Keep the manual close around the machine so that you can refer to it any tine
necessary.
Please
follow these
Do not use the machine before reading and understanding the operating
●
manual.
When you rent or give this machine to others, be sure to give this ●
manual too.
If the operating manual or other safety decals is missing or damaged, ask ●
or order for the new manual and decals to the nearest Asiatech dealer.
For your safe operating with this machine, be sure to read Chapter 1. ● 「
Essential safety operating tips in the operating manual.」
If you have any safety concern or any comments not understood in the ●
manual, feel free to contact to your nearest Asiatech dealer.
Please be
understood
these
Asiatech keeps improving products. Therefore some picture or comments
●
in the manual may not match with the actual parts on your machine.
Please be understood.
Though we proof read several time before issuing this manual, there ●
maybe some errors or typos still. Please be understood those errors or
typos could not be corrected right away.

PREFACE
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Safety symbols and their meanings
If there are safety symbols as follows in the manual or decals, there maybe some ●
danger of accident, injury or death when it was not followed. So please read and follow
the directions carefully to eliminate those danger.
If the safety decals are missing or damaged, replace it with new ones right away and
keep clean to make it legible.
This indicates that a condition may result in harm, fatal
injury or death to you or other persons if this instruction is
ignored. Follow the advice provided with the symbol of
danger.
This indicates that a condition may result in harm, serious
injury or death to you or other persons if this instruction is
ignored. Follow the advice provided with the symbol of
warning.
This indicates that a condition may result in damage to
your vehicle or its equipment if this instruction is ignored.
Follow the advice provided with the symbol of caution.
This indicates emphasis on notable characteristics of work-
ing procedures, and information about technology for easier
operation.
This instruction is to give additional description to operator
so that he/she can operate the machine more effectively
and avoid doing wrong operation.
Regarding the purpose of this machine.
Use this machine only for transplanting the rice seedlings in the wet paddy field. ●
Do not modify the machine or try to do the job which is beyond purpose of this
machine. Otherwise it may cause the warranty cancellation. (Refer to warranty statement
for detail)
(DANGER)
(CAUTION)
[ IMPORTANT ]
[ NOTE ]
(WARNING)

PREFACE
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"Use and disposal" policy concerned with environment preservation
● We try our best to preserve the environment, always concerned about our environmental
impact at each step of planning, development, production, distribution, use and disposal
of products, and for our overall operations through「environmentally friendly」manage-
ment system. We comply with international environmental regulations, environmental reg-
ulations designated by country and local authorities and other requirements with which
we are in agreement, and we work towards the prevention of environmental pollution
and the conservation of resources. We provide environmental education and have an
awareness campaign to raise environmental awareness among all our employees and
members of the supporting companies. Here we introduce「Use and Disposa」policy
concerned with environment preservation as follows.
1. Please read the operator's manual though for global environment protection and avoid
overload job. Overload on the machine shortens the product life and increases the
harmful exhaust gas which cause air pollution due to the incomplete combustion.
2. When replacing various fluids (for engine, transmission, hydraulics, etc.) by yourself,
don’t dispose the used oil to anywhere not recommended. It can pollute the ground
and water seriously. Please contact our local dealer to dispose it legally.
3. Observe the operator’ manual and store or dispose the waste product properly. Rust,
oil, etc leaked from waste product improperly stored can pollute the ground and
water. Accordingly for a waste product disposal, contact the necessarily “approved
waste collection and recycling facility” to discard the used machinery legally.

CONTENTS
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CHAPTER 1: FOR THE SAFETY....... 5
1. REGARDING THE OPERATOR...... 5
2. REGARDING THE MACHINE.......... 4
3.
CAUTIONS WHILE OPERATING
THE MACHINE................................... 4
4. CAUTIONS WHILE TRAVELING
TO THE PADDY FIELD.................... 4
5.
CAUTIONS WHEN MOVING THE
MACHINE BY A TRUCK................. 9
6. CAUTION FOR WORKING.............. 10
7.
CAUTIONS FOR MACHINE
STORAGE......................................... 10
8.
CAUTIONS WHEN FUELING, LUBRICATING
OR REPAIRING THE MACHINE......................... 10
9. CAUTIONS FOR ROAD TRAFFIC..... 12
10-1. DECAL MOUNTING LOCATION. 13
10-1.
DECAL MOUNTING LOCATION.
(SEEDER PART) 15
11. CAUTIONS FOR DECAL
MAINTENANCE.............................. 17
CHAPTER 2:
SERVICE AND
WARRANTY..............................
18
1. KEEP WARRANTY CERTIFICATE
IN SAFE PLACE............................ 18
2. REGARDING AFTER SERVICE..... 18
CHAPTER 3: PRECAUTION
FOR SEEDER..... 19
1. General precautions........................... 19
2. Precautions before and after
operation.... 20
3. Precautions for use................................. 20
4. Operating float........................................... 22
5. Operating pressing plate.................... 22
6. Adjusting seeding interval................... 23
7. Adjusting hydraulic sensitivity............ 23
8. Adjusting seed dispenser...................... 24
9.
Precautions for using seeds with
pesticides.................................................. 25
10. Precautions for seeds.......................... 25
CHAPTER 4:
PRECAUTION
FOR FERTILILZER APPLOCATOR.. 26
1. Preparation before operation.............. 26
2. C
orrect operation and
precautions during operation............ 26
3. Maintenance after operation............... 26
CHAPTER 4: TROUBLE SHOOTING.27
CHAPTER 13: APPENDIX......
30
1. Major specifications........................... 30
2. Major supplies and replacements
(for vehicle body)............. 31
3. Seeder exterior.................................. 32
4. Manuring machine exterior.............. 33
5. Engine exterior................................... 35

CHAPTER 1: FOR THE SAFETY
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● The following comments are very important for
your safety. Be sure to read and follow the directio
ns.
● If the following directions are ignored, serious
accident, injury or death will be occurred as
well as machine break down.
1. REGARDING THE OPERATOR
■ The operator should read the operating manual
and safety decal carefully before starting work
with the machine. If you are not the operator
but owner, please ask operator to do so.
Drive or operate the machine carefully even ・
if the safety decals or manual never mentioned.
■ Never allow to operate the machine for any
one who can not understand the manual or
decals such as children.
■ If you/operator are/is sick or not proper as
following cases, never try to operate the
machine.
・Who can not concentrate due to overwork, drug,
disease and ETC.
Who is drunken.・
Who is pregnant.・
Who did not sleep enough.・
Who is under 18th of age.・
■ The operator and helper should wear properly.
Do not wear floppy clothes especially with extra ・
longer sleeves. It may be stuck with the moving
parts, turning shaft or control levers of machine
and cause a serious accident.
Wear an ati-slippery boots or shoes.・
Wear safety cap.・
Do not wear scarf, hair band or don't wear ・
the towel on your waist. Long cloth like towel
may wound by the rotating shaft and lead to
a serious accident.
■ When you rent your machine to other person,
be sure to ask for him to read and understand
the operating manual carefully.
WARNING
CAUTION

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2. REGARDING THE MACHINE
■ Be sure to check the machine before starting
work. Repair it if necessary.
Working with the malfunctioned machine will
cause an accident or machine break down.
Replace the damaged or missing parts.・
・Daily checking items such as brake, steering han-
dles and other safety parts should be check or
replaced as necessary.
・Bolts and nuts should be checked periodically and
re-torqued if necessary.
Check daily if any wire code is peeled and ・
contacted with other parts. Check if the con-
nectors or terminals of wire code is loose. Fix
the wire code if necessary.
■ Clean the machine before storage. Dust or
fuel stuck around the battery, wire code, si-
lencer or engine may cause a fire on the
machine.
■ Do not modify the machine. It may deteriorate
the safetiness of machine and cause to an in-
jury or death. It also deteriorate the machine
performance or life time.
3. CAUTIONS WHILE OPERATING THE MACHINE
■ Before starting the engine, be sure to sit on the
operator's seat and check if the parking brake
applied, main shift lever is in「Planting」, plant-
ing lever is in neutral and speed set lever is in
「Stop」position.
Otherwise, the seedling planter may abruptly
move to cause an accident of falling off or crash.
・The possibility of accident by abrupt move-
ment of machine is even higher when the
machine is on the road or on the pave-
ment rather than in the paddy field.
■ The engine exhaust gas is very harmful to
the human body. Be sure to ventilate the
garage or warehouse well when running
the engine inside of those buildings.
Running engine in the building without ・
good ventilation will cause a serious injury
or death due to the poisoning exhaust gas
from the engine.
Alway run the engine outside with good ・
air circulation.
CAUTION CAUTION
CAUTION
WARNING
Main Shift Lever
Parking Brake Lever
Cruise lever
Planting Lever

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■ Before moving the rice seeder, check if
any control levers are located for moving
forward.
Side maker and line marker should be ・
stowed and the seedling mat plate should
be in its center to avoid collision with
obstacles.
Raise the planting section and place the ・
hydraulic lock lever in its Lock position. 「 」
Otherwise, the planting section may move
down and cause an accident or machine
break down.
■ See around the machine before running the
engine or moving the machine for safety.
・Give signal to helpers or bystanders around the
machine when running the engine or starting to
move to avoid accident.
Before moving the machine, be sure to check ・
if any bystander or children near the machine.
You may not find the bystander or children
in the blind spot near the machine.
To stop machine, be sure to place the speed ・
set lever in its Stop position and main shift 「 」
lever in its Seedling mat add position. Apply 「 」
the parking brake after stopping the machine.
■ Do not drive the rice seeder on the public road.
・To move machine long distance, use the truck.
Moving long distance driving rice seeder may ・
cause a damage to the driving gears in the
transmission.
■ Drive slowly to avoid collision with the obstacles
around the machine. Be careful especially for
the seedling mat loading stand to avoid collision.
Don't commit the careless driving such as ne・ -
glect watching forward or hands-off steering
wheel. Otherwise, it may cause a serious injury
or death. Novice driver should drive the machine
even slower.
■ Never start, stop or turn violently. It may
lead to the rollover.
Reduce speed on the curved road and ・
turn slowly.
■ Only one driver(or operator) can be seated
on the machine. Do not let anybody load
on the machine.
・Do not load anything on the extra seedling
mat loading stand.
4. CAUTIONS WHILE TRAVELING
TO THE PADDY FIELD
■ Extra careful to drive along the road which
has steep sloping shoulder.
・Consider that the road shoulder may collapse.
If you are not sure if the road is safe be・ -
cause of the over grown weeds, Stop the
machine and engine, apply the parking
brake to get off the machine and inspect
the road carefully.
Do not drive the machine close to the ・
road shoulder too much to avoid the other
machine on the same road. Stop the ma-
chine at first and let the other machine go
ahead.
WARNING
Seat
Hydraulic Lock Lever
WARNING
WARNING
Oops!
Road shoulder

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■ Drive extra carefully while traveling along
the sloping road.
Never start or stop the machine violently. ・
Otherwise, it may cause a rollover.
Be sure to reduce the speed to drive ・
along the slopping road.
Do not change the shift levers while trav・ -
eling along the slopping road. The ma-
chine may free wheeling down the road
and cause a serious accident.
Apply the brake firmly to shift the main ・
shift lever on the slope of the road. Never
shift it to the Neutral , or Seedling mat 「 」 「
add . Otherwise it may cause a serious 」
accident.
Apply brake quickly and firmly to stop ma・ -
chine on the slopping road.
Do not drive the machine transverse di・ -
rection to the slopping road. It may roll
over to the side.
Do not operate the steering wheel too ・
much on the slope. The drive train to the
rear wheel on the same side as steered
will be disconnected and lead to rollover
of machine.
To enter the paddy field through the steep ・
slope, drive backward up the slope, drive
forward down the slope with lowest speed.
If machine is driven forward-up the steep
slope, the front wheels can get off the
ground and lead to rollover.
■ When going over or across the foot path or
ditch, lower down the planting section and
drive slowly with differential pedal depressed.
Drive the machine vertical to the foot path or
ditch. When the rear wheels are on top of the
foot path, raise up the planting section before
going down from the foot path.
■ Use the loading boards to go up/down the
foot path with steep slope, or to go across
the ditch.
Length 3.5 times longer than cargo be
d floor height
Width Width
Strength Should sustain 500kg or more
with one board
Surface Make the board surface rough
so that it may not slippery
Recommended dimension of loading board.
Don't forget to depress the differential ・
pedal to drive along the loading boards.
When placing the loading boards, make ・
them vertical to the foot path or ditch and
align them horizontal to the wheels of
machine.
■ When leaving the machine, park it on the
leveled ground, place the main shift lever
to Planting , apply the parking brake 「 」
and stop the engine.
If you have to leave the machine on the ・
slope, place the main shift lever Forwar「
d or Reverse , lower the planting sec」 「 」 -
tion down on the ground, apply the park-
ing brake and place the chocks under the
wheels. Failure to follow these directions
may lead to the accident by the self-mov-
ing machine.
WARNINGWARNING
Do not shift the
main shift lever to
the neutral
Drive backw
ard up the slo
pe, drive forw
ard down the
slope!
Vertical
When entering
the paddy, drive
vertical to the
foot path.