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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................................... 5
2. TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS........................................................................................................................... 6
2.1 OVERVIEW................................................................................................................................................................. 6
2.2 TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS ............................................................................................................................ 6
2.3 MACHINE IDENTIFICATION.................................................................................................................................... 7
2.4 STANDARD EQUIPMENT ........................................................................................................................................ 7
2.5 OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT.......................................................................................................................................... 7
3. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS....................................................................................................................................... 8
3.1 SAFETY SYMBOLS .................................................................................................................................................... 8
3.2 USE ACCORDING TO DESIGN................................................................................................................................. 9
3.3 GENERAL SAFETY REGULATIONS ...................................................................................................................... 10
3.4 LOADING AND UNLOADING INSTRUCTIONS ................................................................................................... 11
4. ESSENTIAL SOWING CONCEPTS........................................................................................................................ 12
4.1 TERRAIN .................................................................................................................................................................. 12
4.2 SEEDS....................................................................................................................................................................... 12
4.3 SEED PLANTING DEPTH ....................................................................................................................................... 12
5. ESSENTIAL FERTILISING CONCEPTS ................................................................................................................. 14
5.1 FACTORS TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT FOR A GOOD FERTILISATION ....................................................... 14
6. STARTING .......................................................................................................................................................... 15
6.1 COUPLING THE FRONT HOPPER TO THE TRACTOR ......................................................................................... 15
6.2 CONNECTIONS....................................................................................................................................................... 16
6.3 LOADING THE HOPPER MANUALLY ................................................................................................................... 17
6.4 SUPPORTING LEGS ............................................................................................................................................... 18
7. DOSAGE ............................................................................................................................................................. 19
7.1 SEED / FERTILISER GRAIN OF REGULAR SIZE (POSITION N) ........................................................................... 20
7.2 FINE SEED / FERTILISER GRAIN (MICRODOSING – POSITION F) .................................................................... 20
7.3 CALIBRATION TEST ................................................................................................................................................ 21
7.4 COMPLEMENTARY DOSING TESTS...................................................................................................................... 23
7.4.1 TEST TO DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF WHEEL TURNS. ...................................................................... 23
7.4.2 SEED DOSING ADJUSTMENTS ................................................................................................................. 25
7.4.3 FERTILISER DOSING ADJUSTMENTS....................................................................................................... 27
8. TYPES OF DISTRIBUTION .................................................................................................................................. 29
8.1 FERTILISER DISTRIBUTION BY MECHANICAL FAN .......................................................................................... 29
8.2 FERTILISER DISTRIBUTION BY HYDRAULIC FAN.............................................................................................. 30
9. NEUMASEM ELECTRONICAL CONTROLLER....................................................................................................... 31
9.1 FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................... 31
9.2 FORWARD SPEED - C1 .......................................................................................................................................... 32
9.3 TOTAL AREA / WORKING WIDTH – C2................................................................................................................ 33
9.4 FAN RPM / FAN ALARMS – C4 .............................................................................................................................. 34
9.5 METERING BOX’S SHAFT RPM– C5 ..................................................................................................................... 35
9.6 HOPPER LOW LEVEL ALARM – C6....................................................................................................................... 36
10. MAINTENANCE ................................................................................................................................................ 37
10.1 CHECKING FREQUENCY...................................................................................................................................... 38
10.2 GREASING AND LUBRICATING.......................................................................................................................... 40
10.3 FANS ...................................................................................................................................................................... 41
10.4 FRONT HOPPER CLEANING................................................................................................................................ 41
11. DOSAGE TABLES .............................................................................................................................................. 42
11.1 SEED MICRODOSING ........................................................................................................................................... 42
11.2 REGULAR SEEDS DOSING................................................................................................................................... 46
11.3 FERTILISER DOSING IN MACHINES EQUIPPED WITH TINE COULTERS ....................................................... 53
11.4 FERTILISER DOSING IN PLANTERS .................................................................................................................... 57
12. WARRANTY...................................................................................................................................................... 62
