Bomet S239 - Technical Operation; Instruction on Maintenance of a Planter; Working Parts Exchange

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5. TECHNICAL OPERATION
To ensure a lasting and reliable operation of the planter, condition of screw
connections should be checked and tightened in case of loosening. After work, the planter
should be cleaned thoroughly. Worn or damaged working parts of the planter should be
replaced following these recommendations:
- all worn elements of the planter shall be exchanged in the proper time,
- during maintenance it is necessary to use gloves,
- for exchange only original parts ensuring good quality shall be used, it comprises one
of conditions of keeping warranty validity.
5.1. Instruction on maintenance of a planter
Each time, after work, clean the planter out of soil, and inspect connections of parts
and assemblies. Technical maintenance of the planter consists in checking the condition of
furrow openers, ridgers, condition of chain conveyor with buckets and also it is necessary to
check the condition of screw and pivot connections. All loose screw connections shall be
tightened.
Pivots and studs of the planter suspension system should not be lubricated but kept in
a clean and dry condition. Warning signs and a triangular sign for low-speed vehicles shall be
kept clean.
CAUTION
All maintenance shall be performed at the planter lowered onto the ground and the tractor
engine stopped.
5.2. After-seasonal maintenance of the planter
After season, the planter shall be cleaned thoroughly out of contamination and
washed. Worn or damaged working parts shall be exchanged and all loose screw
connections tightened. Loss occurred in paint coat should be cleaned and filled by covering
with a fresh layer of protective paint and then the planter shall be greased in accordance with
the lubrication instruction.
5.3. Planter storage
Planter should be kept under a roof on the flat, solid ground. In case of lack of a roofed
place, it is possible to keep the tool outside. After disconnecting the tractor, the machine
should be leant on furrow openers, ridger bodies and road wheels.
CAUTION
The planter should be kept in a place posing no threat to people and surrounding.
During long-term storage of the machine outside, preservation of working elements shall
be repeated in case of the preservative layer rinsed. Light and warning signs and a
triangular sign for low-speed vehicles should be uninstalled from the planter and placed
in a dry room, to be protected from being damaged.
5.4. Working parts exchange
In the planter there can happen necessity of exchange of furrow opener, ploughshare
or wing of the ridger, chain conveyor bucket. In order to exchange working elements, the
planter mounted on the tractor shall be raised to the transportation position. The machine
shall be secured against falling down by putting a strong support excluding possibility of its
falling over under the frame. After putting the support, lower the planter until it is leant against
the support, stop the tractor engine, remove the key from the ignition switch, pull the