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10.5 Emptying the seed box and seed wheel housing
1. Apply the handbrake, switch the tractor
engine off and remove the ignition key.
2. Place calibration cups on the hopper bars
(see "Setting the sowing rate with a calibra-
tion test", on page 101).
Fig. 175
3. Set the base flap adjuster lever to hole 1
(see "Setting the base flap", on page 98).
4. Open all shut
off gates
(see "Setting the shutoff gates", on page
97).
5. Open the ba
se flaps.
The seed flows into the calibration cups.
6. Set the base flap adjuster lever to hole 1 as
soon as the calibration cups are full.
7. Empty the calibration cups.
Fig. 176
DANGER
Dressing dust is toxic and must not be inhaled or come into
contact with parts of the body.
When emptying seed boxes and seed housings or when removing
dressing dust, e.g. with compressed air, wear a protective suit, protec-
tive mask, safety glasses and gloves.
8. Repeat the process until the seed box and the seed wheel
housing are empty.
9. Turn the seed drill wheel as for the calibration test (see "Setting
the sowing rate with a calibration test", o
n page 101) until the
metering wheels have emptied themselves completely.
10. Latch the base flap adjuster lever in hole 8.
11. Fasten the calibration cups to the seed box.
12. Push the hopper bars upwards until you hear them latch.
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