Lamusa Europa-2110 How to use

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LAMUSA seed drills and fertilizer spreaders are manufactured in a highly specialized environment and our
factory has a vast customer-endorsed experience.
LAMUSA machines use highly advanced technology and are guaranteed to work without malfunctions in
a great variety of conditions. They are provided with easy-to-use and ecient devices.
LAMUSA machines perform excellently with only minimum operator maintenance.
This manual will help you use your LAMUSA product with the upmost eciency.
Certied quality system
1st Edition - July 2014
Ref.: CN-811091/GB
Created by: LAMUSA
It is forbidden to copy any part of this manual.
Specications are subject to change or modication without notice.
The pictures included do not necessary show the standard version.

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1- INTRODUCTION 4
INDEX
1- INTRODUCTION 4
2- SAFETY INTRUCTIONS 4
2.1- SAFETY SYMBOLS 4
2.2- USE ACCORDING TO DESIGN 6
2.3- GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 6
2.4- LOADING AND UNLOADING INSTRUCTIONS 7
3- ESSENTIAL SOWING CONCEPTS 8
3.1- TERRAIN 8
3.2- THE SEED 8
3.3- SEED PLANTING DEPTH 8
3.4- SEED DOSING ADJUSTMENTS 9
4-STARTING 11
4.1- COUPLING 11
4.2- DOSING SYSTEM 12
4.3- SEED DOSING 13
4.4- CALIBRATION TEST 14
4.5- FIELD TEST 17
4.6- COULTERS DEPTH AND PRESSURE ADJUSTMENT 17
4.7- TINE COULTERS ADJUSTMENT 18
5- OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT 18
5.1- TRACK ERASERS 18
5.2- PARALLELOGRAMIC-SHAPED HARROW WITH FLEXIBLE TINES. 19
5.3- TRACK MARKERS 20
Hydraulic track markers 20
5.4- HECTARE COUNTER 22
5.5- FLOATING CULTIVATOR 23
5.6- GEARBOX’S HYDRAULIC CONTROL 24
6- MAINTENANCE 25
6.1- LUBRICATION 25
6.2- TYRES PRESSURE 27
6.3- SCREWS 27
6.4- ANTIOXIDE CONTROL 27
6.5- PROBLEM-SOLVING 28
7- SPARE PARTS 30
7.1- INTRODUCTION 30
7.2- CHASSIS 31
7.3- HOPPER 32
7.4- COVER AND SELECTOR SIEVE 33
7.5- ARMS BARS 34
7.6- TRACK ERASERS “SPRING” 35
7.7- FLOATING CULTIVATOR 36
7.8- HARROW WITH FLEXIBLE TINES EPI-6 37
7.9- MARKERS 38
7.10- GEARBOX 39
7.11- FINISHES 40

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1- INTRODUCTION
1- INTRODUCTION
It is essential to read and follow the instructions and recommendations in this manual before operating
the machine. Careful reading enables maximum operator eciency, prevents accidents and damage,
and increases the seed drill’s capacity and life expectancy.
Please ensure that this manual has been read by any person involved in performing operational tasks,
(including preparation, dealing with mechanical problems and supervising the machine), maintenance
(inspection and technical assistance) and transport.
For your safety, please follow these technical safety instructions as LAMUSA will not be responsible for
damages caused by not observing the information provided.
In the rst chapters you will nd the Technical Characteristics and Safety Instructions, as well as some
essential sowing concepts. Basic concepts that are required to operate the machine are explained in
the Starting and Maintenance sections. The last part of this manual consists of Dosage Tables, detailed
by seed type.
LAMUSA retains the right to modify illustrations, technical data and weights indicated in this ope-
rating manual, if these changes help to improve the quality of the seed drills.
2- SAFETY INTRUCTIONS
2.1- SAFETY SYMBOLS
In this operating manual you will nd three dierent symbols relating to safety:
TO WORK MORE EASILY WITH THE SEED DRILL.
TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THE SEED DRILL AND OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT
TO PREVENT PHYSICAL INJURY

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1- INTRODUCTION
On the machine you will nd the following warning pictograms:
Read the instructions carefully and observe the safety advice given in the operating manual.
During the coupling manoeuvre, stay away from the rear part of the tractor. Risk of serious
physical injury.
While maintaining or repairing the seed drill, stop the tractor’s engine and prevent it from star-
ting. The ignition key must be removed.
Risk of being crushed when working under the machine, pleasesecure the machine to prevent this
risk.
It is forbidden to ride on the machine during operation. Risk of serious physical injuries.
Danger of infection from escaping hydraulic uid at high presure! This can inict serious injuries
with potentially fatal consequences if it passes through the skin and into the body. Keep the hose
lines in good condition. Risk of serious physical injuries.
Be careful when closing the hopper’s lid. Keep your hands away from hopper’s edge to prevent
them being caught.
Never stand under the sowing equipment, or swivel area of the machine’s extension tine coulters.
Risk of serious physical injury.
Do not exceed maximum load.
Loading and unloading coupling point.
Do not insert your hand into the hopper while the drive wheel is turning. Risk of serious physical
injury

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1- INTRODUCTION
2.2- USE ACCORDING TO DESIGN
-The Seed Drill EUROPA-2110 has been designed for normal use in agricultural work, especially cereal
and other kind of grain seeds.
-If the machine is used in circumstances other than the above, the manufacturer will not be held res-
ponsible for any damage caused.
-The user must observe all regulations concerning safety, trac and hygiene.
-If the machine is modied by the user, the manufacturer’s warranty is cancelled. SOLÁ will not be held
responsible for any damage caused.
2.3- GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
- Before starting the machine, please check the machine is in good condition for work and is safe for
road use. Check that visibility is clear around the machine and there is no person in the working area.
-In thoroughfare, please observe trac signs and regulations.
-It is forbidden to ride on the machine or climb into the machine when it is running.
-Before using the machine, the user must be familiar with all operating elements.
- Please be extremely careful when coupling and uncoupling the machine to the tractor.
- While performing dosing tests, be careful with possible dangers caused by turning pieces. Pay special
attention to the agitator’s tines from inside the hopper, as well as the wheel drive’s scraper.
- Fast-locking hooks must stay unlocked. They should always remain closed and should only be opened
when the machine is on the ground to be uncoupled.
- Never leave the tractor’s driver’s seat while the machine is in operation.
-Do not deposit external elements inside the hopper.
-Before any work in the hydraulic system of the seed drill, lower the machine and make sure that the
system is depressurised and the tractor’s engine is o.
-Please regularly check the condition of the tubes and hosepipes in the hydraulic system. These parts
age naturally and their life should not surpass six years. Please replace when necessary.
-When raising the seed drill, the front axle is unloaded. Ensure that the machine has enough load to
prevent it overturning. At this time you must ensure that the condition of both the steering and the
brakes is optimal.
- During transit with the raised seed drill, block the lowering switch. Before leaving the tractor, lower the
seed drill onto the ground and remove the tractor’s starting key.
- Always use enough supporting elements when maintaining the machine in a raised position to pre-
vent the machine from lowering or falling.

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1- INTRODUCTION
2.4- LOADING AND UNLOADING INSTRUCTIONS
Figures 1 and 2 show how and where to place the tow ropes to perform this operation: in the machine’s
three-point linkage as well as in the fasten points situated in the harrow’s support.
These are dangerous tasks. They should only be performed by qualied and experienced personnel.
When the seed drill is suspended, be sure that the danger zone below and surrounding the machi-
ne is clear to prevent serious consequences in case it falls.

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3- ESSENTIAL SOWING CONCEPTS
3- ESSENTIAL SOWING CONCEPTS
3.1- TERRAIN
The better the soil condition, the better the sowing quality. Work is more dicult on big clods or une-
ven furrows. Although LAMUSA machines resist harsh conditions, if the seedbed does not satisfy appro-
priate conditions then the sowing quality will suer.
3.2- THE SEED
It is essential that seeds are well maintained and clean. Barley seeds should be trimmed.
3.3- SEED PLANTING DEPTH
The recommended seed planting depths are from three to ve centimetres. Planting too deep causes
problems as rhizome cannot reach the surface and the plant will die. It does not matter that some grains
are visible because the harrow’s tines will cover them eventually.
The seed planting depth has consequences for tillering, as well as for the plant’s strength and its ability
to resist frostbite or drought. The parent shoot grows from 1 to 2 cm under the ground, whatever the
depth of the seed.
Planting deeper does not necessarily mean getting deeper roots. Only a few roots grow from the lower
part of the seed. Most of them grow from a parent shoot close to ground level.
Normal Planting Depth: from 2 to
4 cm
Thick stem, short rhizome, resistant
to frostbite
Multiple tillering providing from 3 to
6 shoots and a lot of blades, from 6
to 10.
Deep and thick roots, approximately
5 cm in width and 10-12 cm in depth.
With less grains per sowing square
metre, more ears are obtained.
Deeper Planting: from 5 to 6 cm
Fine stem, rhizome exposed to frost-
bite.
Late and weak tillering, 1 or zero
shoots and only a few blades, 3-4
aprox.
Medium quality roots of approxima-
tely 3 cm in width and 5 cm in depth
More grains per sowing square metre
are required to obtain the same num-
ber of ears as in the previous case.
Very deep planting: from 8 to 10 cm
Very ne stem. No tillering and only
one blade.
Seed runs out of supplies by growing
a long rhizome which frostbite can
easily cut.
The plant takes weak roots, appro-
ximately 1 cm in width and 3 cm in
depth.
Twice the number of grains per
sowing metre are required to obtain
the same number of ears as in the
rst case.

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3- ESSENTIAL SOWING CONCEPTS
In very cold places, repeated frostbite can have a honeycomb eect on the ground’s most
supercial layer. In this case the plant’s very rst roots can loosen and the plant will die. Slightly
deeper planting is recommended and if possible, the use of rollers to compact the earth to better
protect the seeds.
In all LAMUSA machines, the right side wheel activates the seed distributor’s mechanical
transmission. Consequently, sharp curves should be performed towards the left side, since using
the ground wheel drive would cause a lesser seed distribution.
When starting the machine, furrows will not contain any seeds for a metre. When stopping the
machine, seeds which were previously inside the seed hoses, slide from the machine and end up
piled on the ground. Take this into account when stopping and starting the machine in order to
achieve more accuracy.
Always work at a uniform speed as sudden accelerating and slowing down will cause an irregular
seed distribution.
3.4- SEED DOSING ADJUSTMENTS
When using high quality certied seeds it is not enough to know the weight in kilograms distributed
by the machine, as the nal result of the harvest will depend on the number of plants which eventually
ripen.
Every plant requires a certain amount of land from which nutrients will be absorbed. Therefore, both
a low or an excessive plant density can be detrimental. To determine how many kilograms per hectare
are to be sown, you should know the number of plants per square metre that are going to be planted.
As a guidance, the recommended number of plants per square metre when sowing wheat or barley in
un-irrigated land can be found in following table:
AUTUM: Premature sowing, 200 plants per m2
Late sowing: 265 plants per m2
SPRING: Premature sowing, 310 plants per m2
Late sowing: 445 plants per m2
Please note that in spring there is less tillering so more seeds should be sown
MAQUINARIA AGRÍCOLA SOLÁ, S.L. RECOMMENDS THAT THE FARMER SEEKS PROFESSIONAL ADVICE
ABOUT THIS SUBJECT FROM A TECHNICAL SOWING CENTRE.
SEED DOSING SHOULD BE ADJUSTED TO EACH TERRAIN, DEPENDING ON THE: TEXTURE, FERTILIZING
LEVEL, PLUVIOMETER RESULTS AND SOWING SEASON, GRAIN QUALITY, GERMINATING AND TILLERING
POWER, ETC

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It should be taken into account that a seed’s germinating power is variable and dependant on multiple
factors. It can be experimentally calculated to be between 70% and 80%, which is practically equivalent
to multiplying the number of grains to be sown by 1,43 or 1,25 respectively.
Next, we describe a practical method to determine the number of kilos per hectare to be distributed
once we know how many plants per square metre we want to obtain.
1) Place seeds on the “seed counter”
Wipe seed counter with your hand to make sure that there is only one grain per slot (100
grains in total). Do the same 10 more times to obtain 1000 grains
2) Weigh 1000 grains with the precision scales. We call the result the OPERATIVE WEIGHT.
3) Once we know how many seeds per square metre we are going to sow, we should adjust
the following kilograms per hectare in the dosing control:
kilograms per hectare = (grains per m2 x OPERATIVE WEIGHT) / 100

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4.1- COUPLING
Seed drill EUROPA2110 is tted for fast coupling to the hydraulic lift. The oscillating coupling bar adapts
to ground’s irregularities. In order to switch it o, place the machine in a raised position and unlock the
two locking hooks (1, g 5) to secure the hooked clip (2, g 5) of the lever’s (3, g 5) to the axis (4, g 5).
All machines are supplied with a supporting base to secure the machine during transportation and
prevent accidents. It must be removed before working with the machine.
Make sure that nobody is ever between the seed drill and the tractor when coupling both machi-
nes.

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4.2- DOSING SYSTEM
Dosing system can be adjusted to the following working positions:
- Narrow position with small housings, used for small seeds (g. 6).
- Wide position with large alternated housings, used for regular or big seeds (gs. 7 and 8).
Base ap performs two roles:
- It adjusts its opening to adapt to seed’s size. (gs. 6,7 and 8).
- It empties the hopper into the calibration cup (g. 9).
To easily switch from WIDE to NARROW position, seed wheels dosing must be without seeds,
otherwise the seeds will dicult seed wheel’s turning.
Once the position is choosen (narrow or wide) and the base ap is adjusted (depending on the seed’s
size), seed ow to be dosed will depend on seed wheel’s speed. The gearbox allows to adjust the seed
wheel’s speed to sow from 0 to 600 kg/ha in a very precise way.

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4.3- SEED DOSING
Check that the shuto gates are open and allow the seed ow. Before lling the hopper, check that there
are no external elements inside the hopper and next connect the agitator’s shaft to the gearbox’s axle.
Move the lever to switch between narrow and wide position in the seed wheel
A. To the right to set wide position for wheat, barley, etc.
B. To the centre to set medium position for sunowers, peas, etc.
C. To left, to set narrow position for lucerne, rape, etc.
The base ap lever (placed on the left side of the hopper) has 7 positions
No 1, for small seeds.
No 3, for wheat and barley.
No 5, for big seeds.
To empty the hopper, place the calibration cup under the seed wheels and move the lever beyond po-
sition nº 7 (emptying position).

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4-STARTING
Finally loosen gearbox’s knob, move the gear lever on the sector graduated from 0 to 100 and tight the
knob in the number position selected previously, as indicated in the dosing tables.
4.4- CALIBRATION TEST
Once the narrow or wide position is selected, and both the base ap and the gear lever are in correct
position, it is essential to perform a calibration test.
FIRST: withdraw the spring-loaded lever (2,) that keep the hopper bar in working position and push the
bar (1) forward until the end. This will allow to place the calibration cup under seed wheels.

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SECOND: Pull the calibration cup upwards out of their holders and place it under the seed wheels.

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You must turn the wheel uniformly using the crank at approximately one revolution per second, de-
pending on the land’s characteristics, tyre’s manufacturer or tyre pressure. For this reason it is highly
recommended to perform a eld test as described in this manual (4.5).
At the end, accurately weigh the collected seeds that are in the calibration cup. At a selected opening,
you can obtain the kilograms per hectare distributed by the machine, by multiplying the weight by 40.
For ease of performing these operations the machine should be coupled to the tractor in a slightly ele-
vated position (wheels should not be in contact with the ground). It is also necessary that the hopper is
only half-lled with seeds to alleviate diculty in turning the wheel with the crank.
If seeds show excess treatment powder, ow can be reduced, consequently a second control is recom-
mended after sowing approximately three hoppers.
It is dangerous to turn the wheel with your hands as the mud scraper can cause injuries.
THIRD: Raise the seed drill using the tractor until the wheels can turn freel. Place the calibration crank
in the bolt on right wheel and turn it clockwise until seeds start to fall onto the calibration cup . At this
moment, stop turning, put these seeds back inside the hopper and start turning the crank again to
perform the real turns of the test.
Machine wide Turns

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400
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4.5- FIELD TEST
If dierences exist between the test and the actual dose distribution (due to a very uneven or light soil,
low pressurised tyres, etc.), an experimental test can be performed.
First of all, the distance (in metres) as shown in the table below should be marked on the eld’s ground
using a tape measure.
Next, the seed drill in working position should cover that distance.
By means of a mark made previously on the tyre, count the number of turns performed in the covered
distance. A good place whereby which to count could be the wheel’s mud scraper.
By following these steps we can obtain the actual number of turns performed in the seed dosing test.
By performing the test, we will know the actual kilograms per hectare distributed by the machine.
4.6- COULTERS DEPTH AND PRESSURE ADJUSTMENT
The coulters depth is set with an central adjuster spindle).
Previously we have explained how to adjust the pressure for each coulter individually
Machine wide Displacement (m)

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5- OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT
5- OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT
5.1- TRACK ERASERS
Track erasers are very efective devices to erase tractor’s tracks. The four coulter’s height and lenght can
be adjusted depending on the vehicle’s tread.
4.7- TINE COULTERS ADJUSTMENT
Fixed tine coulters:
These tine coulters have a non-adjustable depth, but their pressure can be adjusted by using a nut
placed in the lower part of the spring (1). Sowing depth will be determined by the adjustable central
ratchets.

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Never step up the harrow when the machine is running.
5.2- PARALLELOGRAMIC-SHAPED HARROW WITH FLEXIBLE TINES.
Harrow with double-tine springs which contribute to cover back the furrows produced by the sowing
tine coulters.
By using the upper nut, the harrow’s working pressure can be adjusted.
To adjust working depth, use the lower nut.
Parallelogramic-shaped joint allows the exible tines to adapt vertical and horizontally to terrain irregu-
larities in an excellent way.
Use always original double-tine springs LAMUSA, since they have been rigourously tested to achieve
the highest quality.

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5.3- TRACK MARKERS
Hydraulic track markers
Track markers should be assembled using the supplied screws in the supports placed in both sides of
the machine. They are hydraulic and should be connected to a double-acting connection so that one
arm is in vertical position and the other one is in working position. Cylinders contain a throttle to slow
down and smooth the track marker’s lift. Before starting work, check that they are in working order.
Track discs can be orientated to achieve the correct penetration angle and their supporters are extensi-
ble in order to be correctly adjusted. Track markers also have an extra spring which allows to adjust the
pressure that track discs perform on the ground.
To calculate the horizontal spacing between track discs and the last lateral tine coulter, use following
formula:
track width of the tractor + row spacing
L = Working width of the seed drill -
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PLEASE NOTE: PERFORM THE CALCULATION USING MEASUREMENTS IN CENTIMETRES.