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OPERATION AND
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(PubblicazioneN°LUM-LINK-04-EN)
©CIMAS.P.A.-2001-2009 PRIVATEPROPERTY.
ANYREPRODUCTION,EVENIFPARTIAL,IS FORBIDDEN IF NOTPREVENTIVELY AUTHORIZED IN
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LISTING OF VALID PAGES
This publication consists of 82 pages, subdivided as follows:
N°OFPAGE REVISION BASE
from I to VI 04 January 2009
from 1 to 76 04 January 2009
REGISTRAZIONI AGGIUNTE E VARIANTI
REVISION DESCRIPTION
00 First Edition, March 2001
01 Second Edition, January 2002
02 Third edition, March 2002
03 Fourth edition, July 2003
04 Fifth Edition, January 2009
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06
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08

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GENERAL INDEX
1 FOREWORD ............................................................................................................................ 1
1.1 PUBLICATIONIDENTIFICATION ............................................................................................... 1
1.2 ATTACHEDPUBLICATION ...................................................................................................... 1
1.3 PURPOSEOFPUBLICATION ................................................................................................... 1
1.4 REFERENCETOREGULATIONS ............................................................................................. 1
1.5 USINGTHEMANUAL .............................................................................................................. 1
1.6 UPDATES ................................................................................................................................2
2 GLOSSARY ............................................................................................................................ 3
2.1 TERMINOLOGY ....................................................................................................................... 3
2.2 ABBREVIATIONS .................................................................................................................... 3
2.3 DECALS .................................................................................................................................. 3
3 GENERALINFORMATION ..................................................................................................... 7
3.1 MACHINEIDENTIFICATION ...................................................................................................... 7
3.2 TECHNICALASSISTANCE ...................................................................................................... 7
3.3 SAFETYNOTICES ................................................................................................................... 7
3.4 SAFETYSYSTEMS ................................................................................................................. 8
3.5 HANDLINGOFAGRO-CHEMICALS ........................................................................................ 9
3.5.1 Storage ................................................................................................................................... 9
3.5.2 Specific equipment ................................................................................................................. 9
3.5.3 Disposal of empty containers and agro-chemical residues ................................................ 10
3.5.4 Personal means of protection .............................................................................................. 10
4 MACHINE’SSTRUCTURALANALYSIS ............................................................................. 11
4.1 FRAME................................................................................................................................... 12
4.2 FANSERVOAMPLIFIER........................................................................................................ 16
4.3 HYDRAULICCIRCUITCOMPONENTS ................................................................................... 17
4.4 TECHNICALDATA ................................................................................................................ 31
4.4.1 Sprayers dimensions and weights ...................................................................................... 31
4.4.2 Wheel’s: dimensions and operating pressures ................................................................... 31
4.4.3 CentrifugalpumpCIMACD32 ............................................................................................... 32
5 COUPLINGMODALITIES .................................................................................................... 33
5.1 HITCHINGTOTHETRACTOR ................................................................................................ 33
5.2 MOUNTINGOFTHETRANSMISSIONSHAFT........................................................................ 34
5.3 INSTALLATIONOFREMOTECONTROLS ............................................................................. 34

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5.3.1 Electrical control panel - E10 ............................................................................................... 34
5.3.2 Manual 2-tap distributor - P9 ................................................................................................ 35
5.3.3 E.P.A.ControlUnit ................................................................................................................. 36
6 DISTRIBUTIONDEVICES ..................................................................................................... 37
7 ACCESSORIES ..................................................................................................................... 38
7.1 FILLERPIPE ........................................................................................................................... 38
7.2 ELECTRICALSWIVELLINGDEVICE ...................................................................................... 38
7.3 ROTARYBLADESHYDRAULICMIXER ................................................................................ 39
7.4 REARLIGHTKIT .................................................................................................................... 39
7.5 PRESSUREELECTRO-REGULATOR ..................................................................................... 39
7.4 E.P.A.KIT-DELIVERYPROPORTIONALADVANCEMENT .................................................. 40
8 FILLING ................................................................................................................................41
8.1 FOREWORD–USEOFTHEFANDISENGAGEMENT............................................................ 41
8.1.a Disengagement of the fan .................................................................................................... 41
8.1.b Fan engagement to perform the treatment........................................................................... 42
8.2 FILLINGTHROUGHPOURINGFROMTHETOP ..................................................................... 42
8.3 FILLINGWITHTHESPECIFICPIPE ......................................................................................... 43
9 AGITATION .......................................................................................................................... 46
10 OPERATINGPROCEDURES ................................................................................................. 46
10.1 PRELIMINARYOPERATIONSTOTREATMENT ..................................................................... 46
10.2 PREPARATORYOPERATIONSTOTREATMENT .................................................................. 47
10.3 THETREATMENT .................................................................................................................. 48
10.4 PRCEDURETOWASHTHEHYDRAULICCIRCUIT(Pump-Sprayhead) .............................. 49
10.5 ENDOFTREATMENT-STORAGE ........................................................................................ 50
10.5.1 Daily....................................................................................................................................... 50
10.5.2 End of seasonal cycle .......................................................................................................... 51
11 TANKANDHYDRAULICCIRCUITDRAINING .................................................................... 52
12 LIFTINGANDTRANSPORT ................................................................................................. 53
13 MAINTENANCEOPERATIONS ............................................................................................ 55
13.1 LUBRICATION........................................................................................................................ 55
13.2 ANSHAFTSUPPORTOILLEVELCHECK ............................................................................. 56
13.3 FANSHAFTSUPPORTOILREPLACEMENT ......................................................................... 56
13.4 CLEANINGOFFILTER’SCARTRIDGE ................................................................................... 57

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13.5 CLEANINGOFTHEFAN........................................................................................................ 57
13.6 FANBELTTENSIONER.......................................................................................................... 58
13.7 PUMPBELTTENSIONER ........................................................................................................ 58
13.8 MAINTANKFASTENINGBELTS ........................................................................................... 59
13.9 TABLEOFMAINTENANCEOPERATIONS............................................................................. 60
14 FAULTSFINDING ................................................................................................................. 61
15 REPAIRSALLOWED ............................................................................................................ 64
15.1 REPLACEMENTOFPUMPCONTROLBELT .......................................................................... 64
15.2 REPLACEMENTOFELECTRICALPANEL’SFUSES .............................................................. 65
15.3 PRESSUREGAUGEREPLACEMENT ..................................................................................... 65
15.4 INSPECTIONANDCLEANINGPUMPFILTER ......................................................................... 66
15.5 CHECKHYDRAUKICDELIVERY ........................................................................................... 67
15.6 TANKREMOVALORREPLACEMENT .................................................................................. 68
16 INTEGRATIVEDIAGRAMS .................................................................................................. 69
16.1 HYDRO-PNEUMATICDIAGRAM ............................................................................................ 69
16.2 WIRINGDIAGRAM ................................................................................................................. 73
17 NOISELEVEL ....................................................................................................................... 74
18 ATTACHMENT: DECLARATION OF COMPLIANCE.......................................................... 75
19 WARRANTY .......................................................................................................................... 76

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1 FOREWORD 1
1.1 - PUBLICATION IDENTIFICATION
The“OPERATIONANDMAINTENANCEINSTRUCTIONS”manualisanintegrativepartofthesprayers.
It is identified by a Publication No. located on the frontispiece, and through which the document can
be identified, traced and/or subsequently referred to.
The information elements contained herein are updated as at the date of publication. C.I.M.A. S.p.A.
reserves the right to modify its machines without notice, with the purpose of applying technical
enhancements, and it declines all responsibility for possible omissions from the publication.All righ
reserved. No parts of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic
or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system,
without premission in writing by C.I.M.A. S.p.A.
1.2 - ATTACHED PUBLICATIONS
— Spare parts catalogue;
— Distribution devices, “Operation and maintenance instruction”
— Distribution devices, “Spare parts catalogue”
— “Low Volume - Instructions for sprayer adjustment”
1.3 - PURPOSE OF PUBLICATION
All indications contained in this manual are aimed at the user of the sprayer.
Thedurationofthemachineanditsoperation,theoperator’ssafetyandthe respectfortheenvironment
are dependent upon scrupulous observance of the stated norms.
Before making use of the sprayer, the user must read, understand and abide by all regulations listed
in this manual.
1.4 - REFERENCE TO REGULATIONS
This manual was set out conforming to the regulations contained in following documents:
— Attachment "I" to Directive 98/37/CE and subsequent modifications (letters “b”, “c” of point 1.1.2
and point 1.7.4);
— UNI EN 907 - 1998 and to all the documents in it quoted.
1.5 - USING THE MANUAL
Read every part of this manual, paying attention to the WARNING and DANGER indications both on
the text and on the machine or on components.
All operations suggested by the manual will have to be followed with the utmost care and only after
having understood the negative consequences of improper usage.

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The following “symbols “ are used within the text in order to highlight and visually identify the
importance of the various types of information:
Indicates important additional information
Non observance can result in permanent damage to the sprayer.
Highlights possibly dangerous situations to people.
The manual, with relevant attachments and possible integrating issues, must be kept with the utmost
careand mustalways becomplete, integerand legiblein everypart. Shouldit bemislaid itis imperative
to immediately request a duplicate from C.I.M.A. S.p.A. Should the decals originally applied on the
machine be mislaid, damaged or become incomprehensible, they should be
promptly replaced.
For every type of distribution device (Sprayhead) delivered with the sprayer, a specific user and
maintenancemanualisattached.Alltheheadmanualsmustalwaysaccompanytheoneofthemachine.
- The manual must always be kept for the sprayer’s whole operational life.
- Any modification received must be permanently inserted in this publication.
- The manual must be ceded with the sprayer should this be sold.
1.6 - UPDATES
Possible updates that C.I.M.A. S.p.A. will provide the owner of the sprayer will be accompanied by
instructions to insert in this publication.
Should the machine be sold, the owner must inform the new purchaser that he should notify C.I.M.A
S.p.A. of his address in order to receive possible future integrating issues and/or updates.