Sola ED-1003 How to use

STARTING MANUAL
MAINTENANCE
DOSAGE
SPARE PARTS
Please read and follow this operating manual
before putting the machine into operation.
ED-1003
MAQUINARIA AGRÍCOLA SOLÁ, S.L.
Ctra.de Igualada,s/n.Apdo. Correos,11
08280 CALAF (Barcelona) ESPAÑA
Tel.[phone]*
Fax. [phone]
www.solagrupo.com
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SOLÀ seed drills and fertilizer spreaders are manufactured in a highly specialized
environment and our factory has a vast customer-endorsed experience.
SOLÀ 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. SOLÀ machines perform excellently with only
minimum operator maintenance.
This manual will help you use your SOLÀ product with the upmost eciency.
Certied quality system
5th Edition – June 2014
Ref.: CN-811037/GB
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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INDEX
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 - Introduction.....................................................................................................................................5
2- Technical characteristics.............................................................................................................7
2.1 ED-1003.............................................................................................................................7
2.2 ED-1003 GC......................................................................................................................7
2.3 Standard equipment....................................................................................................7
2.4 Optional equipment.....................................................................................................7
3-Safety Instructions..........................................................................................................................9
3.1 Safety symbols................................................................................................................9
3.2 Use according to design............................................................................................11
3.3 General safety regulations .......................................................................................11
3.4 Loading and unloading instructions.....................................................................13
4-Essential sowing concepts........................................................................................................15
4.1 Terrain .............................................................................................................................15
4.2 Seeds................................................................................................................................15
4.3 Seed planting depth...................................................................................................15
5- Starting..............................................................................................................................................19
5.1 Coupling..........................................................................................................................19
5.2 Dosing system...............................................................................................................20
5.3 Seed dosing....................................................................................................................21
5.4 Calibration test..............................................................................................................22
5.5 Field test...........................................................................................................................24
5.6 Seed dosing adjustments..........................................................................................25
5.7 Dosing system in combined seed drills (seeds and fertilizer).......................27
5.8 Double hoppers in combined seed drills.............................................................27
5.9 Fertilizer dosing in combined seed drills.............................................................28
5.10 Hopper levelling and disc coulter’s adjutments.............................................30
6 – Accesories
6.1 Cultivator.........................................................................................................................32
6.2 Leveller.............................................................................................................................33
6.3 Wheel’s scrapers............................................................................................................34
6.5 Track markers..................................................................................................................36
6.6 Hectare counter.............................................................................................................38
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INDEX
9.1 Introduction..................................................................................................
9.2 Chassis..............................................................................................................
9.3 Discs ED-1003...............................................................................................
9.4 Seed variator................................................................................................
9.5 Fertilizer variator........................................................................................
9.8 Combined seed drill. Distribution.........................................................
9.10 Articulated harrow 4 meters................................................................
9.11 «Ransome» track erasers........................................................................
9.13 «Spring» track erasers.............................................................................
9.14 Integrated cultivator..............................................................................
9.16
9.17 Hectare counter......................................................................................
9.18 Mechanical track markers.................................................................
9.19 Automatic coupling............................................................................
9. 20
9. 21 Finishing..................................................................................................
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
7 - Maintenance.................................................................................................................................
7.1 Lubrication....................................................................................................................
7.2 Tyres pressure...............................................................................................................
7.3 Screws ............................................................................................................................
7.4 Anti-rust control (combined machine)...............................................................
8 - Dosage tables...............................................................................................................................
8.1 Seed dosage table (kg/ha).......................................................................................
8.2 Fertilizer dosage table...............................................................................................
9 – Spare parts....................................................................................................................................
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9.9 Flexible harrow.............................................................................................
9.12 ED harrow...................................................................................................
9.15 Floating cultivator...................................................................................
Double smooth leveller / Double spring tines leveller............
Automatic coupling for oating cultivator................................
9.6 Hopper. Combiner seed drill....................................................................
9.7 Big capacity hopper. Combiner seed drill..........................................
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INTRODUCTION
1 - INTRODUCTION
It is essential to read and follow the instructions and recommendations in
this manual before operating the seed drillED-1003. Careful reading enables
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 SOLÀ will
not be responsible for damages caused by not observing the information
provided.
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.
SOLÀ RETAINS THE RIGHT TO MODIFY ILLUSTRATIONS, TECHNICAL
DATA AND WEIGHTS INDICATED IN THIS OPERATING MANUAL, IF
THESE CHANGES HELP TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE SEED
DRILLS.
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2.- TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS
2.1 ED-1003
2.2 ED-1003 GC
2.3 STANDARD EQUIPMENT
2.4 OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT
CARACTERÍSTICAS TÉCNICAS
Weight
(kg)
Seed Hopper capacityWorking
width
Type / Rows Rows
spacing
12 cm
12 cm
12 cm
12 cm
Tyre type
Litres Kilos
2,50 m
3,00 m
3,50 m
4,00 m
2,68 m
3,17 m
3,74 m
4,23 m
Transport
width
540
665
790
920
390
480
570
660
760
890
990
1090
6.00-19
6.00-19
7.50-16
7.50-16
250/21
300/25
350/29
400/33
Weight
(kg)
Seed Hopper capacityWorking
width
Type / Rows Rows
spacing Tyre type
Litres Kilos
Transport
width
12 cm
12 cm
12 cm
3,00 m
3,50 m
4,00 m
3,17 m
3,74 m
4,23 m
866
1027
1188
625
740
860
931
1060
1155
7.50-16
7.50-16
7.50-16
300/25
350/29
400/33
- Gearbox.
- Tines leveller.
- Calibration cup, scales, crank and seed counter.
- Arrow indicating the seed level.
- Wheel’s scrapers.
- Seed selecting sieve (only in combined machines).
- Harrow with exible tines.
-“Ransome”track eraser.
- Track eraser with spring.
- Hectare counter.
- Hydraulic track markers.
- Gearbox’s hydraulic control.
- Floating cultivator.
- Automatic coupling.
- Integrated cultivator.

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SAFETY INSTRUCCIONS
3.- SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
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ATENCIÓN
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3.1 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.
On the machine you will nd the following warning pictograms:
Read the instructions
carefully and observe
the safety advice given
in the operating
manual.
Never stand under
the track markers nor
inside their action
area. Risk of serious
physical injury.
During the coupling
manoeuvre, stay away
from the rear part of
the tractor. Risk of
serious physical injury.
While maintaining or repai-
ring the seed drill, stop the
tractor’s engine and prevent
it from starting. The ignition
key must be removed

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En la máquina hallará los siguientes rótulos de aviso:
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SAFETY INSTRUCCIONS
peso máx. Kg
ATENCION
¡PELIGRO!
¡DANGER!
Jamás introduzca la mano mientras gira la rueda.
Never introduce your hand while wheel is turning.
Jamais introduire la main pendant que la roue tourne
Danger of infection from
serious injuries with poten-
tially fatal consequences if it
passes through the skin and
into the body. Keep the hose
lines in good condition. Risk
of serious physical injuries.
Risk of being crushed when
working under the machine,
please secure the machine
to prevent this risk. Risk of
serious physical injuries.
It is forbidden to ride on
the machine during
operation. Risk of
serious physical injuries.
Do not exceed maximum load.
Do not insert your hand into the
hopper while the drive wheel is
turning.
Risk of serious physical injury.

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SAFETY INSTRUCCIONS
3.2 USE ACCORDING TO DESIGN
- The Seed Drill ED-1003 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 responsible 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.
3.3 GENERAL SAFETY REGULATIONS
- 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.

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- 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.
- When mantaining the hydraulic system of the seed drill, make
- Please regularly check the condition of the tubes and
hosepipes in the hydraulic system. These parts age naturally and
their life should not surpass 6 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 prevent the machine from
lowering or falling.
SAFETY INSTRUCCIONS
sure that it is depressurised and tractor’s engine is o.

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
3.4 LOADING AND UNLOADING INSTRUCTIONS
If possible, use a bridge crane to load and unload the truck. 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-
FIED AND EXPERIENCED PERSONNEL.
WHEN THE SEED DRILL IS SUSPENDED, BE
SURE THAT THE DANGER ZONE BELOW
AND SURROUNDING THE MACHINE IS
CLEAR TO PREVENT SERIOUS CONSE-
QUENCES IN CASE IT FALLS.
SAFETY INSTRUCCIONS
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4.
ESSENTIAL SOWING CONCEPTS
4-ESSENTIAL SOWING CONCEPTS
4.1 TERRAIN
The better the soil condition, the better the sowing quality. Work is more
Although SOLÀ machines resist harsh conditions, if the seedbed does not
4.2 THE SEED
It is essential that seeds are well maintained and clean. Barley seeds should
be trimmed.
4.3 SEED PLANTING DEPTH
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 becau-
se 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.

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Normal Planting Depth: from 2 to 4 cm (Fig. 3.1)
•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.V
•With less grains per sowing square metre, more
ears are obtained.
Deeper Planting: from 5 to 6 cm (Fig. 3.2)
• Fine stem, rhizome exposed to frostbite.
• Late and weak tillering, 1 or zero shoots and only a
few blades, 3-4 aprox.
•Medium quality roots of approximately 3 cm in
width and 5 cm in depth
•More grains per sowing square metre are required
to obtain the same number of ears as in the
previous case.
Very deep planting: from 8 to 10 cm (Fig. 3.3)
•Seed runs out of supplies by growing a long rhizo-
me which frostbite can easily cut.
•The plant takes weak roots, approximately 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
Rhizome
Rhizome
Seed
Seed
Seed
Tillering
Tillering
Tillering
Fig. 3.1
Fig. 3.2
Fig. 3.3
ESSENTIAL SOWING CONCEPTS

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ESSENTIAL SOWING CONCEPTS
WARNING:
IN VERY COLD PLACES, REPEATED FROSTBITE CAN HAVE A HONEYCOMB
EFFECT ON THE GROUND’S MOST SUPERFICIAL LAYER. IN THIS CASE THE
PLANT’S VERY FIRST 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.
WARNING:
IN ALL SOLÀ MACHINES, THE RIGHT SIDE WHEEL ACTIVATES THE SEED
WHEEL’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.
WARNING:
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 MACHI-
NE IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE MORE ACCURACY.
WARNING:
ALWAYS WORK AT A UNIFORM SPEED AS SUDDEN ACCELERATING AND
SLOWING DOWN WILL CAUSE AN IRREGULAR SEED DISTRIBUTION.

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STARTING
Fig. 4
ALL MACHINES WITHOUT CULTIVATORS ARE SUPPLIED WITH A SUPPORTING BASE TO
SECURE THE MACHINE DURING TRANSPORTATION AND PREVENT ACCIDENTS. THIS
MUST BE REMOVED BEFORE WORKING WITH THE MACHINE.
When the arms of the tractor’s three-point linkage are too short, the AUTOMATIC
COUPLING needs to be used in order to increase by 12 cm the distance between the
seed drill and the tractor.
AUTOMATIC COUPLING FAST COUPLING
PLEASE NOTE:
MAKE SURE THAT NOBODY IS EVER BETWEEN THE SEED DRILL AND
THE TRACTOR WHEN COUPLING BOTH MACHINES.
5. STARTING
5.1 COUPLING
Seed drills with integrated cultivators are provided each with a bar that has two
the distance between the seed drill and the tractor. When coupling the seed drill to

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Narrow
position
Small
opening
Wide
position
Medium
opening
Big opening
Wide
position
Emptying
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
Fig. 7
Fig. 8
STARTING
5.2 DOSING SYSTEM
SOLÀ’s dosing system can be adjusted to
the following working positions:
- Narrow position with small housings,
used for small seeds (g. 5).
- Wide position with large alternated
housings, used for regular or big seeds
(gs. 6 and 7).
Opening used for emptying
Base ap performs two roles:
- It adjusts its opening to adapt to the
seed’s size. (gs. 5, 6 and 7).
- It empties the hopper into the calibra-
tion cup (g. 8).