Rauch AERO GT 60.1 User manual

OPERATOR'S MANUAL
AERO GT 60.1
5903049-a-en-0320
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Foreword
Dear Customer,
By purchasing the boom mineral fertiliser spreader of the AERO GT 60.1 series, you have shown confi-
dence in our product. Thank you! We want to justify this confidence. You have purchased a powerful and
reliable machine.
If any unexpected problems occur, our Customer Service is always ready to help.
Please read this operating manual carefully before starting to use the row fertilisation device and follow the
instructions provided.
This operating manual provides detailed instructions on the operation of the machine, as well as valuable
information on assembly, maintenance, and care.
This manual may also describe equipment that is not included in your machine.
Please note that damage caused by incorrect operation or improper use is not covered by warranty claims.
Technical improvements
We are continuously improving our products. Therefore, we reserve the right to make any improve-
ments and changes to our machine that we consider necessary without notice. This constitutes no
obligation to make such improvements or changes on machines that have already been sold.
We will be pleased to answer any other questions that you might have.
Yours sincerely
RAUCH
Landmaschinenfabrik GmbH
NOTE
Please enter the type and serial number as well as the year of construction of your machine here.
This information can be obtained from the nameplate and/or on the frame.
Please submit this information when ordering spare parts or special equipment to be retrofitted, and in
case of complaints.
Type Serial number Year of construction

Table of Contents
I
Foreword
Technical improvements
1 Intended use 1
2 User instructions 3
2.1 About this operator’s manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.2 Structure of the operator’s manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.3 Notes on text descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.3.1 Instructions and procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.3.2 Listings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.3.3 References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3 Safety 5
3.1 General Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3.2 Significance of warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3.3 General information on the safety of the machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.4 Instructions for the operator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.4.1 Qualification of the personnel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.4.2 Instruction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.4.3 Accident prevention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.5 Operating safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.5.1 Decoupling and parking the machine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.5.2 Filling the machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.5.3 Checks before start-up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.5.4 Danger zone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.5.5 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.5.6 Wheels and brakes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.6 Use of fertiliser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.7 Hydraulic system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.8 Maintenance and servicing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.8.1 Qualifications of maintenance personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.8.2 Wear parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.8.3 Maintenance and servicing work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.9 Road safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.9.1 Checks before driving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.9.2 Transport with the machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3.10 Safety equipment on the machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.10.1 Location of the protective devices, warning notices and instructions and
markings on the machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.10.2 Function of protective devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.11 Warning notice and instruction stickers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.11.1 Warning notice stickers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.11.2 Instruction stickers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.12 Identification of the machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
3.13 Lighting system with rear reflector and side reflector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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4 Machine specifications 27
4.1 Manufacturer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
4.2 Description of the machine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
4.2.1 Basic machine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
4.2.2 Blower. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
4.2.3 Metering units and air duct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
4.2.4 Boom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
4.3 Technical data of basic equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
4.4 Special equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
4.4.1 Universal drive shaft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
4.4.2 Metering shaft for fine seeds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
4.4.3 Metering shaft for weed remover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
4.4.4 Distance-Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
4.4.5 Section control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
4.4.6 D-GPS receiver A100 EGNOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
4.4.7 Bracket set for CCI and joystick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
4.4.8 Other special equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
5 Transport without tractor 39
5.1 General safety instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
5.2 Loading and unloading, parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
6 Commissioning 41
6.1 Accepting the machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
6.2 Operating licence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
6.2.1 Germany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
6.2.2 EAC countries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
6.2.3 France. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
6.2.4 Other countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
6.3 Tractor requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
6.4 Checking the height of the pin or ball coupling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
6.5 Adjusting the trailer unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
6.6 Installing the universal drive shaft on the machine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
6.6.1 Checking the length of the universal drive shaft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
6.6.2 Installing/removing the universal drive shaft. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
6.7 Installing the machine to the tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
6.8 Connecting the ball coupling (variant A). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
6.9 Connecting the pin coupling (variant B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
6.10 Installing the universal drive shaft on the tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
6.11 Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
6.12 Connecting the lighting system and camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
6.13 Connecting the ISOBUS terminal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
6.14 Hydraulic system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
6.14.1 Connection overview of the control block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
6.15 Filling the machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
6.16 Checking the level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
6.17 Rear view camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
6.18 Starting the machine control unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

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7 Calibration test 65
7.1 Disconnecting the metering device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
7.2 Performing the calibration test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
7.3 Assembling the air duct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
8 Spreading operation 73
8.1 General information on spreading operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
8.2 Procedure for spreading fertiliser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
8.3 Prepare the boom mineral fertiliser spreader for the trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
8.3.1 Releasing the parking brake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
8.3.2 Switching on the hydraulic system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
8.4 Extending the boom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
8.4.1 Adjusting the boom height and inclination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
8.5 Spreading fertiliser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
8.5.1 Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
8.5.2 Spreading work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
8.6 Fold in the boom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
8.7 Discharge residual material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
8.7.1 Notes on safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
8.7.2 Emptying the boom mineral fertiliser spreader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
8.8 Parking and unhitching the boom mineral fertiliser spreader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
9 Faults and possible causes 89
9.1 Qualification of the personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
10 Maintenance and servicing 95
10.1 Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
10.1.1 Qualifications of maintenance personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
10.1.2 Wear parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
10.2 Cleaning the boom mineral fertilizer spreader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
10.2.1 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
10.2.2 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
10.3 Mechanics maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
10.3.1 Checking screw connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
10.3.2 Checking metering and application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
10.3.3 Checking and adjusting extended boom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
10.3.4 Adjusting the holding force of the boom segments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
10.3.5 Checking and adjusting the folded in boom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
10.4 Hydraulic system maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
10.4.1 Checking the hydraulic hoses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
10.4.2 Replacing hydraulic hoses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
10.4.3 Checking the hydraulic system of the VARIO drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
10.4.4 Checking the hydraulic system oil level of the VARIO drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
10.4.5 Changing the oil and oil filter of the VARIO drive's hydraulic system. . . . . . . 109
10.4.6 Checking and topping up the oil level in the gearbox of the VARIO drive . . . 111
10.4.7 Changing the oil in the gearbox of the VARIO drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
10.4.8 Checking other components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
10.4.9 Maintenance hydraulic system of the hydraulic block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

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10.5 Chassis and brake maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
10.5.1 Checking the condition and function of the brake system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
10.5.2 Draining the air tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
10.5.3 Checking the condition of the axle suspension. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
10.5.4 Checking the axle suspension function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
10.6 Wheel and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
10.6.1 Checking the tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
10.6.2 Checking the condition of the wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
10.6.3 Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
10.7 Electric and electronic equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
10.7.1 Electrical system connection overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
10.7.2 Electrical fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
10.7.3 Checking the electrical cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
10.7.4 Checking the lighting system function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
10.7.5 Electronic control and sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
10.8 Maintenance schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
10.8.1 Every day:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
10.8.2 By number of operating hours: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
10.8.3 Before every season: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
10.8.4 One-time maintenance:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
10.9 Lubrication plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
10.9.1 Location of the lubrication points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
10.9.2 List of lubrication points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
10.9.3 Operating materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
11 Disposal 139
11.1 Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
11.2 Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Terms/conditions of warranty

Intended use
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1 Intended use
The boom mineral fertiliser spreader of the AERO GT series may only be used in accord-
ance with the stipulations in this operating manual.
The boom mineral fertiliser spreaders of the AERO GT series are built according to their
intended use.
They are designed to be attached to a tractor that meets the requirements of this
operating manual.
They may only be used to spread dry, granular and crystalline fertilisers and slug
pellets.
Any use beyond this specification is not regarded as intended use. The manufacturer is
not liable for any damage resulting from this. The operator bears the entire risk.
Intended use also includes observing the operating, maintenance, and service conditions
prescribed by the manufacturer. Only genuine spare parts from the manufacturer may be
used as spare parts.
Only persons familiar with the characteristics of the machine and who are aware of the
risks are permitted to operate, maintain and repair the boom mineral fertiliser spreader of
the AERO GT 60.1 series.
Instructions on the operation, servicing and safe handling of the machine as described in
the operating manual and specified by the manufacturer in the form of warning notices
and warning signs on the machine must be followed when using the machine.
Moreover, the relevant accident prevention regulations and other generally recognised
safety, occupational health, and road traffic regulations must be strictly observed when
using the machine.
Unauthorised changes to the boom mineral fertiliser spreader of the AERO GT 60.1
series are not allowed. The modifications will exempt the manufacturer from liability for
any resulting damage.
The boom mineral fertiliser spreader is referred to as the "machine" in the following
chapters.
Foreseeable misuse
The manufacturer provides warning notices and warning symbols on the boom mineral
fertiliser spreader of the AERO GT 60.1 series relating to foreseeable misuse. Observe
these warning notices and warning symbols on the boom mineral fertiliser spreader of the
AERO GT 60.1 series to avoid using the machine in a manner not described in the
operating manual.

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User instructions
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2 User instructions
2.1 About this operator’s manual
This operator’s manual is an integral part of the machine.
The operator’s manual contains important information for a safe, appropriate
and economic use and maintenance of the machine. Adherence to this opera-
tor’s manual helps to avoid risks, to reduce repair costs and downtime, and to
increase the machine's reliability and service life.
The complete documentation, comprising this operator’s manual and any other
documents provided, must be kept in an easily accessible location close to where
the machine is used (e.g. in the tractor).
If the machine is sold, the operator’s manual must also be passed to the new
owner.
The operator’s manual is intended for the operator of the machine and anyone
involved in operating and maintaining it. It must be read, understood, and applied
by all persons entrusted with the following work on the machine:
Operation,
Maintenance and cleaning,
Repairing faults.
In particular, the following is to be observed:
The chapter on safety,
The warning instructions in the text of the individual chapters.
The operator’s manual does not replace your own responsibility as the op-
erator and operating personnel of the control unit.
2.2 Structure of the operator’s manual
The operator's manual is divided into six key areas in terms of content:
User instructions
Safety instructions
Machine data
Instructions on the operation of the machine,
- Transportation
- Commissioning
- Spreading operation
Instructions on detecting and rectifying faults
Maintenance and repair instructions

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2.3 Notes on text descriptions
2.3.1 Instructions and procedures
Steps that the operator must carry out are shown as a numbered list.
1. Instruction for action step 1
2. Instruction for action step 2
Instructions involving only one step are not numbered. The same applies for ac-
tion steps that do not have a specific sequence.
A bullet is placed in front of these instructions:
Handling instruction
2.3.2 Listings
Listings without a specific sequence are shown with bullet points (level 1) and
dashes (level 2):
Property A
- PointA
- PointB
Property B
2.3.3 References
References to other text passages in the document are indicated with section
number, headline text and page number:
Example: See also Chapter 3: Safety, page 5.
References to other documents are indicated as note or instruction without exact
chapter or page number:
Example: Please also observe the instructions contained in the manual for
the universal drive shaft.