Rauch AXENT Series User manual

OPERATOR'S MANUAL
AXENT
5901645-e-en-0219
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Preface
Dear Customer,
By purchasing this AXENT 100.1 large area spreader, you have shown confidence in our product.
Thank you very much! We want to justify this confidence. You have purchased a powerful and
reliable machine.
However, in case of unexpected problems: Our Customer Service is always ready to help.
Please read this operating manual carefully before starting to use the large area spreader
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
improvements 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 at the frame.
Please state this information when ordering spare parts or accessories, and in case of
complaints.
Type Serial number Year of construction

Table of Contents
I
Preface
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 Personnel qualifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 Hazard zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.5.5 Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.5.6 Wheels and brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.6 Using fertiliser and lime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.9 Road safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3.9.1 Checks before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3.9.2 Transport with the machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.10 Safety equipment at the machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.10.1 Position of the safety equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.10.2 Function of safety equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.11 Warning and instruction stickers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3.11.1 Warning notice stickers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3.11.2 Instruction stickers and nameplate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
3.12 Identification of the machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
3.13 Lighting system, front and rear reflectors, side reflectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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4 Technical data 27
4.1 Manufacturer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
4.2 Description of the machine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
4.2.1 Basic machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
4.2.2 AXIS-PowerPack fertiliser spreading unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
4.2.3 LIME-PowerPack lime spreading unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
4.3 Machine specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
4.3.1 Variants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
4.3.2 Spreading units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
4.3.3 Technical data of basic equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
4.3.4 Technical data, France. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
4.3.5 Technical data, 3 m axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
4.3.6 Technical data of fertiliser spreading unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
4.3.7 Technical data of lime spreading unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
4.4 Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
4.5 Special equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
4.5.1 Special equipment for the large area spreader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
4.5.2 Special equipment for lime spreading unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
4.5.3 Special equipment for fertiliser spreading unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
5 Transport without tractor 49
5.1 General safety instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
5.2 Loading and unloading, parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
6 Commissioning 51
6.1 Accepting the machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
6.2 Operating licence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
6.2.1 Germany. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
6.2.2 France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
6.2.3 Other countries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
6.3 Tractor requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
6.4 Adjusting the end stop of the steering axle to the wheel size. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
6.5 Installing the universal drive shaft on the machine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
6.5.1 Installing/removing the universal drive shaft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
6.6 Coupling the machine to the tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
6.6.1 Connecting the ball coupling (variant A). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
6.6.2 Connecting the pin coupling (variant B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
6.6.3 Hitch coupling (variant C) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
6.6.4 Installing the gyroscope of the kingpin steering (special equipment). . . . . . 62
6.6.5 Installing the universal drive shaft on the tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
6.6.6 Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
6.6.7 Releasing the parking brake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
6.6.8 Establishing other connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
6.6.9 Hydraulic system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

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6.7 Attaching the spreading unit to the machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
6.7.1 Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
6.7.2 Dismantling the feeder mesh (LIME-PowerPack) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
6.7.3 Dismantling the separating plate (LIME-PowerPack) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
6.7.4 Installing the separating plate (AXIS-PowerPack). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
6.7.5 Installing the feeder mesh (AXIS-PowerPack). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
6.7.6 Attachment of the spreading unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
6.7.7 Establishing connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
6.8 Converting spreading units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
6.9 Filling the machine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
6.10 Checking the level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
6.11 Camera for rear view monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
7 Spreading operation 87
7.1 General Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
7.2 Closing the cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
7.3 Setting the speed of the conveyor belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
7.4 Spreading fertiliser (AXIS-PowerPack) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
7.4.1 Spreading operation procedure with AXENT 100.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
7.4.2 Information on the fertiliser chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
7.4.3 Setting the machine on the ISOBUS terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
7.4.4 Set the working width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
7.4.5 Setting the drop point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
7.4.6 Adjusting the application rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
7.4.7 Spreading in the headland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
7.4.8 Spreading sideways on the slope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
7.5 Spreading lime (LIME-PowerPack) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
7.5.1 Spreading operation procedure with AXENT 100.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
7.5.2 Setting the drop point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
7.5.3 Setting the machine for lime spreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
7.6 Discharging residual material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
7.6.1 Notes on safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
7.6.2 Emptying the large area spreader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
7.7 Switching off and uncoupling the large area spreader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
8 Faults and possible causes 117
9 General maintenance and servicing 119
9.1 Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
9.2 Maintenance schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
9.2.1 General maintenance schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
9.2.2 Maintenance schedule for axles and brake system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
9.2.3 Maintenance schedule for hydraulic system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
9.2.4 Electric and electronic equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
9.2.5 Oil change interval. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
9.3 Cleaning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
9.3.1 Cleaning the bearings of the guide rollers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
9.3.2 Draining the cleaning water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

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9.4 Wear parts and screw connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
9.4.1 Checking wear parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
9.4.2 Checking screw connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
9.5 Recovery of the machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
9.6 Replacing the spreading discs of the lime spreading unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
9.6.1 Dismantling the spreading discs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
9.6.2 Installing spreading discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
9.7 Setting of the towing bar suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
9.8 Setting the conveyor belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
9.8.1 Adjusting the position of the conveyor belt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
9.8.2 Setting the tension of the conveyor belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
9.9 Adjusting the belt scraper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
9.9.1 Removing the belt scraper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
9.9.2 Adjusting the holder for the belt scraper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
9.9.3 Screwing the belt scraper tight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
9.10 Maintenance of chassis and brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
9.10.1 Checking the condition and function of the brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
9.10.2 Draining the air tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
9.11 Maintenance of hydraulic system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
9.11.1 Checking the hydraulic hoses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
9.11.2 Replacing hydraulic hoses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
9.11.3 Checking the oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
9.11.4 Replacing the oil and oil filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
9.11.5 Maintenance of hydraulic system / control block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
9.11.6 Checking the conveyor belt drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
9.12 Wheel and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
9.12.1 Checking the tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
9.12.2 Checking the condition of the wheels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
9.12.3 Changing a wheel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
9.13 Lubrication plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
9.13.1 Lubrication points of AXENT basic machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
9.13.2 Lubrication points of the LIME-PowerPack lime spreading unit . . . . . . . . . 155
10 Disposal 157
10.1 Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
10.2 Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Index A
Terms/conditions of warranty

Intended use
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1 Intended use
The AXENT 100.1 large area spreader may be used only in accordance with the
information in this operating manual.
The AXENT 100.1 large area spreader is built according to its intended use and
may be used only for the points specified below:
The AXENT 100.1 large area spreader is suitable for spreading dry, granular
and crystalline fertilisers, seeds and slug pellets due to a RAUCH fertiliser
spreading unit.
The AXENT 100.1 large area spreader is suitable for spreading granular and
powdery lime due to a Streumaster lime spreading unit.
The large area spreader is referred to as the “machine” in the following chapters.
Any use beyond this specification is not regarded as intended use. The manufac-
turer 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 who are familiar with the features of the machine and aware of the
dangers are permitted to use, service and repair the machine.
Instructions on the operation, servicing and safe handling of the machine as de-
scribed in the operating manual and specified by the manufacturer in the form of
warnings and warning signs on the machine must be followed when using the ma-
chine.
Moreover, the relevant accident prevention regulations and other generally rec-
ognised safety, occupational health, and road traffic regulations must be strictly
observed when using the machine.
No unauthorised modifications to the machine are permitted. The modifications
will exempt the manufacturer from liability for any resulting damage.
Foreseeable misuse
The manufacturer provides warnings and warnings signs relating to foreseeable
misuse on the AXENT 100.1 large area spreader. Be sure to observe these warn-
ings and warning signs. This will help you avoid using the AXENT 100.1 large
area spreader in a manner not in accordance with 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.