GOLDONI Aster 40 Installation guide

GOLDONI SERIES
Aster
operation and
maintenance (en)

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Sede Legale e Stabilimento GOLDONI S.p.A.
Indirizzo: Via Canale, 3
41012 Migliarina di Carpi
Modena, Italy
Telefono: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Internet: www.goldoni.com Aster 35
Aster 40
Aster 45

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction....................................................................................................................9
After sales assistance....................................................................................................9
SAFETY................................................................................... 10
How to read the manual...............................................................................................10
Safety regulations........................................................................................................11
Safety decals ...............................................................................................................14
Information about tractor noise levels..........................................................................15
Standard symbols........................................................................................................16
Ecology........................................................................................................................17
IDENTIFICATION OF THE MACHINE AND COMPONENTS 18
Machine identification ..................................................................................................19
Decals ......................................................................................................................19
Punch marks on chassis ..........................................................................................19
Metal plate................................................................................................................20
Identification of the components..................................................................................21
Engine......................................................................................................................21
Safety frame.............................................................................................................21
Cab...........................................................................................................................21
Towing attachment...................................................................................................21
WORK STATION..................................................................... 22
Controls........................................................................................................................22
Controls in front part.................................................................................................22
Controls on RH side.................................................................................................22
Controls on LH side..................................................................................................23
Seat controls ............................................................................................................23
Instruments..................................................................................................................24
Multi-function dashboard..........................................................................................24
Ignition switch...........................................................................................................25
Light switch...............................................................................................................25
Hazard light switch...................................................................................................25
Lights........................................................................................................................26
Lights (with cab).......................................................................................................26
Revolving beacon (optional).....................................................................................26
7-pin trailer socket....................................................................................................27
Battery......................................................................................................................28
Safety frame (roll-bar or ROPS)...................................................................................29
Cab ..............................................................................................................................30
Versions ...................................................................................................................30
Heating and ventilating.............................................................................................30
Air conditioning ............................................................................................................31

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Cab air filter..............................................................................................................32
Cab air filter with activated carbon (optional)...........................................................32
Switches...................................................................................................................32
Cab and safety frame approval....................................................................................33
Safety belts (where applicable)....................................................................................33
Tool box.......................................................................................................................33
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS ............................................... 34
How to start and stop the machine ..............................................................................34
How to start the engine ............................................................................................34
How to start the machine..........................................................................................35
How to stop the machine..........................................................................................35
How to stop the engine.............................................................................................35
How to move off...........................................................................................................36
Main clutch...............................................................................................................36
Gearbox....................................................................................................................36
Four wheel drive.......................................................................................................38
Rear diff lock ............................................................................................................39
Power take-off..............................................................................................................39
Rear power take-off (PTO).......................................................................................39
Three-point hitch..........................................................................................................42
Third point link..........................................................................................................42
Adjustable rod (pair).................................................................................................43
Side stabilizer (pair)..................................................................................................43
Universal joint...........................................................................................................43
Rear power lift..............................................................................................................44
Controlled position....................................................................................................44
Draft control..............................................................................................................44
Floating mode..............................................................................................................44
Mixed draft and position mode adjustment ..............................................................45
Regulating lift rate and sensitivity.............................................................................45
Towing attachments (optional).....................................................................................46
Front tow hook (optional)..........................................................................................46
“Category B” tow hook (optional)..............................................................................46
“EEC Category” tow hook (optional) ........................................................................46
Ballast (optional)..........................................................................................................47
Front ballast (optional)..............................................................................................47
Rear ballast (optional)..............................................................................................47
Wheel ballasting by filling the tyres with fluid...........................................................48
Wheels.........................................................................................................................49
Steering angle..........................................................................................................49
Front wheel toe-in.....................................................................................................49
Track widths.............................................................................................................50
Wheel bolt torque values..........................................................................................50
Transmission ratio....................................................................................................50
Tyres ........................................................................................................................51
How to tow the tractor..................................................................................................51
Transporting the tractor................................................................................................52

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MAINTENANCE ...................................................................... 53
Routine maintenance guide:........................................................................................53
How to open the bonnet...............................................................................................54
Engine assembly..........................................................................................................54
Engine......................................................................................................................54
Fuel tank...................................................................................................................55
Dry air filter...............................................................................................................56
Cooling system.........................................................................................................57
Transmission assembly ...............................................................................................58
Gearbox housing, rear differential, power lift ...........................................................58
Mod.35-40 front axle ................................................................................................60
Mod.45 front axle......................................................................................................61
Main clutch...............................................................................................................62
Rear power take-off clutch .......................................................................................63
Rear differential lock.................................................................................................64
Final drive lever........................................................................................................64
Brakes ......................................................................................................................65
Electrical system..........................................................................................................66
Battery......................................................................................................................66
Headlights ................................................................................................................67
Fuses........................................................................................................................68
Engine air filter clogging sensor...............................................................................69
Bodywork..................................................................................................................69
Air conditioning system ............................................................................................70
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS............................................. 71
General specifications..................................................................................................71
Dimensions and weights..............................................................................................72
Speeds.........................................................................................................................73
Recommended lubricants............................................................................................74

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Introduction
The confidence you have shown in our company by choosing equipment carrying our
trademark will be amply repaid by the excellent service it will give you over the years.
Correct use and normal routine maintenance will generously rewarded in performance,
output and savings.
After sales assistance
Our Assistance and Parts Division provides original spares and specialized personnel to
service our tractors. This is the only Assistance Service authorized to provide under
warranty service and assistance in conjunction with our network of AUTHORIZED
dealers.
The use of Original Spares guarantees unchanging machine performance down the
years and gives owners the right of UNDER WARRANTY service for the prescribed
period.
Attention: check to make sure your tractor
has its identification tag. This is essential
when ordering spares from our Assistance
Centres.
Warranty and spares
Engine: conditions and terms established by the manufacturer.
Tractor: within the terms laid down by our Certificate of Warranty.
To order spares: Visit our Assistance and Spares Centres bringing your machine
identification tag or with following information: tractor model, Series and Number as
stamped on the Serial Plate.

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SAFETY
How to read the manual
This manual is your operation and maintenance guide. You are
advised to strictly comply with the instructions herein and to
consider the manual as an integral part of the product: it must be
kept near the machine and consigned to all future users.
The illustrations, descriptions and specifications given in this
Manual are not binding on the manufacturer who, while main
taining the main specifications, reserves the right to make any
and all changes, at any time, in compliance with technical or
commercial requirements without prior notice and without
obligation to make such changes to previously manufactured
equipment.
Consult the specific manuals for the safe operation and
maintenance instructions about those parts of the machine
manufactured by third parties.
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ll indications as to the “front”, “rear”, “right” and “left” parts of the
machine refer to the operator seated on the machine.
Certain sections of this manual containing information of particular importance in relation
to safety or operation, are highlighted in the following way:
IMPORTANT
The information is given with the intention of preventing damage to the machine
or causing damage.
WARNING
Failure to comply with the instructions could cause personal injuries or harm third
parties.
DANGER
Failure to comply with the instructions could lead to serious danger and serious
personal injuries or harm to third parties.

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Safety regulations
There is no substitute for prudence to make your work safer
and to prevent accidents The following cautions are
important for all users of our achines.
Failure to follow the regulations given below exonerates our
firm from all civil and penal responsibility.
Do not tamper with the machine and its equipment in any way.
Before starting the engine make sure that the gear shift and the
PTO are in neutral.
Let out the clutch gradually to prevent the machine from jumping
the clutch.
Do not go downhill with the clutch disengaged or the gear shift in
neutral. Use the engine to brake the machine. If you find you are
using the brake a lot when going downhill, put the machine into a
lower gear.
Follow the traffic code when on-road driving.
o not service, repair or make any kind of adjustment to the tractor
or to equipment coupled to it without having first turned off the
engine, removed the ignition key and lowered the equipment to
the ground.
A
lways park the tractor so that the utmost in stability is
guaranteed by engaging a gear and applying the parking brake.
On gradients engage 1st gear uphill and reverse downhill. For
greater safety use a chock. Engage front wheel drive if the tractor
has it.

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Check to make sure that all revolving parts on the machines
(PTO, Cardan couplings, pulleys etc) are fully guarded. Do not
wear clothing which could be pulled into the machine's or the
equipment's moving parts.
Do not run the engine in an enclosed area: the engine exhaust is
poisonous.
Do not leave the machine with engine running near flammable
substances.
Before driving the machine, check to be sure that there are no
bystanders or animals in its working range.
Do not leave the driving seat with the engine running and/or the
key in the ignition.
Whenever the PTO is in use, the drive shaft must be covered by
the special guard.
From time to time, with the engine shut off, wheel and roll bar
fixing nuts and screws.
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fter any maintenance work, grease and remove the grease from
the engine to eliminate the risk of a fire.

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Keep hands and other parts of the body away from holes or leaks
in the hydraulic system. The hydrualic fluid from the leak is under
pressure and can cause serious injury.
To not carry any other equipment on the machine apart from that
supplied with it. Do not carry passengers in addition t o the driver.
Do not use the differential lock near or in curves and avoid using
it in fast gears or with engine running at high rpm.
Do not get on or off the machine while it is moving.
A
void tight steering angles when towed implements are mounted
and the drive shaft is under strain since the coupling could be
damaged.
Do not use the 3-point linkage on the lift as a hitch.
Regulate the hitch in its lowest possible positions to prevent the
machine from rearing.
During transhipments with equipment coupled on the 3-point
linkage, tension the chains and keep the lift raised.

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The operator must check if every part of the tractor and,
especially the safety devices, are in good working condition and
perform to specs. They should be kept in perform working
condition. If you note any defects or malfunctioning, fix or repair
them in good time. If necessary contact your nearest Assistance
Centre. Failure to observe these instructions will release the
manufacturer from all liability.
Safety decals
Safety decals have been affixed to various parts of the machine.
They indicate potential dangers.
The decals must be kept clean and legible. If damaged, they must
be replaced.
Some of the machine components can be equipped with the
manufacturer’s specific safety decals.

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Information about tractor noise levels
This Chart, which provides the noise values produced by the tractors described in
the Guide to Maintenance and Use, has been prepared in order to satisfy the
requirements of Law Decree No. 277 dated 15/08/1991.
Bearing in mind the impossibility of the manufacturer to foresee the normal working
conditions in which the agricultural tractor will be operated, the noise levels have been
defined in accordance with the methods and conditions described in Attachment 8 of
Presidential Decree No. 212 dated 10/02/1981. This conforms to Directive 77/311/CEE
concerning noise levels at the ears of the driver of wheeled agricultural tractors.
TRACTORS with SAFETY BARS
Model Type Type Approval N° Maximum noise level at
the driver’s seat dB (A)
Article I Article II
Aster 35 TX1A -TX1B e1*2001/3*0239*00 83
Aster 40 TX3A -TX3B e1*2001/3*0239*00 83
Aster 45 TX5A e1*2001/3*0239*00 83
Milenio 35C TX1A -TX1B e1*2001/3*0239*00 83
Milenio 40C TX3A -TX3B e1*2001/3*0239*00 83
Milenio 45C TX5A e1*2001/3*0239*00 83
TRACTORS with CAB
Aster 35 TX2A - TX2B e1*2001/3*0239*00 84
Aster 40 TX4A - TX4B e1*2001/3*0239*00 85
Aster 45 TX6A e1*2001/3*0239*00 86
Milenio 35C TX2A - TX2B e1*2001/3*0239*00 84
Milenio 40C TX4A - TX4B e1*2001/3*0239*00 85
Milenio 45C TX6A e1*2001/3*0239*00 86
WARNING TO THE USER
Remember that the agricultural tractor may be employed in different ways, and
may be connected to an infinite number of implements. In order to ensure that drivers
are protected against risks deriving from exposure to noise, the entire tractor-implement
group must be considered.
Bearing in mind the above-mentioned noise levels and the consequent health risk, the
user must adopt the appropriate precautionary measures, as described in Article IV of
Law Decree No. 277 dated 15/08/1991.

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Standard symbols
Standard symbols have been used to ensure the machine is used in the best way.
Warning Hydraulic circuit
filte
r
Driving beam
Environment Oil Dipped beam
Recycling Transmission Field light
Legislation Differential lock Parking light
Information Power take-off Side lights
Instructions Power take-off
rotation Hazard lights
Check Clutch Indicator light
Clean with
com
p
ressed Parking brake Turn indicator
Adjustment Four-wheel drive Trailer turn indicator
Lubrication Guard lowered Horn
Greasing Forward
direction Battery charger
Change oil Low speeds Safety belts
Work hours Normal speeds Blocked
Fuel level Fast speeds Clockwise rotation
Fuel filter Idle Counter-clockwise
rotation
Engine
p
reheatin
g
Direction
reverse
r
Air ventilation
Engine air
filte
r
Rotational
accelerato
r
Air heating
Engine oil
p
ressure Linear
accelerato
r
Air conditioning
Engine oil
filte
r
Power lift Windscreen wiper
Engine
coolant Power lift – Up Windscreen wiper and window washe
r
Air valve Power lift –
Down Rear window wiper
Hydraulic
circuit Power lift – Floatin
g
mode Rear window wiper
and window washe
r

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Ecology
It is of fundamental importance to safeguard the environment. Incorrect waste disposal
can alter the environment and the ecological system.
Do not discard fluids like fuels, lubricants, coolants or other, in the environment.
Do not use food or dink containers, which could lead to mistakes, to drain off
fluids like fuels, lubricants, coolants or other.
Do not dispose of parts of the cooling system (such as radiators, fluids, tanks,
etc.) in the environment.
Contact an authorized organization or ask your dealer for advice about how to
recycle or dispose of waste products in the correct way.

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IDENTIFICATION OF THE MACHINE AND COMPONENTS

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Machine identification
The machine is identified in three different
ways:
Awith decals
Bpunch marks on chassis
Cwith a metal plate
Decals
The decals affixed to the bonnet indicate:
AMake
BSeries
CModel
DVersion
Punch marks on chassis
AManufacturer’s code
BProduction series
CType of machine
D Identification number (serial number)

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Metal plate
The metal plate gives the following
information:
0 Manufacturer’s name and address
1 Commercial denomination
2 Production series
3 Type of machine
4 Variant
5 ABC coefficient
6 Approval number
7 Identification number (serial number)
8 Total permissible weight (KG)
9 Permissible load on front axle (KG)
10 Permissible load on rear axle (KG)
11 Non-braked permissible towed weight (in
Italy) (KG)
12 Non-braked permissible towed weight
(European) (KG)
13 Permissible towed weight with
independent braking (in Italy) (KG)
14 Permissible towed weight with
independent braking (European) (KG)
15 Permissible towed weight with
overrunning braking (in Italy) (KG)
16 Permissible towed weight with
overrunning braking (European) (KG)
17 Permissible towed weight with power
braking (in Italy) (KG)
18 Permissible towed weight with power
braking (European) (KG)