SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ______________________________________________________________________
1.
This symbol means:
ATTENTION - BECOME ALERT
YOUR SAFETY IS INVOLVED.
When you see this symbol on the machine or
in this manual, be alert to the potential for personal
safety. Follow all recommended precautions. Safety
of the operator is one of the main concerns in
designing and developing a new piece of equipment.
You, the operator, can avoid many accidents by
observing the warning signs.
Keep safety warning signs clean and readable.
Replace all labels on your machine that are damaged,
unreadable, or missing.
The signal words used in this manual and on the
machine are DANGER, WARNING, and
CAUTION. Signal words designate a level of
hazard:
DANGER: Indicates an imminently hazardous
situation that, if not avoided, will result in death or
serious injury.
WARNING: Indicates a potentially hazardous
situation that, if not avoided, could result in death or
serious injury, and includes hazards that are exposed
when guards are removed, or to alert against unsafe
practices.
CAUTION: Indicates a potentially hazardous
situation that, if not avoided, may result in minor or
moderate injury, or to alert against unsafe practices.
Listed below are safety precautions that should
become standard practice before and during
operation, transport, and maintenance of the planter.
GENERAL SAFETY
Any alterations to the design of this planter may
create safety hazards. In the case of alterations or
changes, you MUST follow all appropriate safety
standards and practices to protect you and others near
this machine from injury.
Agricultural chemicals can be dangerous. Improper
use can result in injury to persons, animals and soil.
Handle with care and follow instructions of the
chemical manufacturer.
BEFORE OPERATION
•Carefully study and understand this manual.
•Learning takes time. Do not hurry the learning process
or take the unit for granted. Ease into it and become
familiar with your new planter.
•Practice operating your planter and its attachments.
Completely familiarize yourself and other operators with
its operation before using.
•Do not wear loose fitting clothing that could catch in
moving parts.
•Wear suitable protective clothing,
shoes, protective hearing and safety
glasses. Have necessary safety
equipment for handling certain materials you may come
in to contact with, such as extremely dusty, molds, fungi,
bulk fertilizers, insecticides, etc.
•Inflate the planter tires evenly.
•Inspect the planter for loose bolts, worn parts or
cracked welds, and make necessary repairs. Never
operate equipment that is not in safe working condition.
•Before applying pressure to the hydraulic system, make
sure all connections are tight and that hoses and fittings
are not damaged. Hydraulic fluid escaping under pressure
can penetrate the skin causing serious injury.
•Before operating the planter for the first time and
periodically thereafter, check to be sure the lug nuts on
the transport wheel are properly torqued. This is
especially important you are going to transport the planter
for a long distance.
•Do not allow anyone to stand between the tongue or
hitch and the towing vehicle when backing up to the
planter.
•Lower the toolbar stands to support the planter.
Do not stand between the tractor and the planter
when connecting or disconnecting the implement.
•Install lock ups on markers, as provided prior to
transporting the planter or working around the unit.
•Stay clear when raising or lowering folding sections.
Make sure no one else is near the planter when the folding
sections are raising or lowering.
•Remove any tools that are on or in the planter.
This is a downloadable version of the manual. A partial download may not contain all pertinent information. Make Sure to read Chapter 1, Safety!
Due to ongoing upgrades specifications may change without notice, contact a Monosem Rep for current information.
