horsch FOCUS ST - Service and Maintenance; Cleaning; Maintenance Intervals

Service and
maintenance
CAUTION
Observe the safety instructions for maintenance
and servicing.
Your machine has been designed and built to
offer maximum performance, economy and
operator friendliness under a vast variety of
operating conditions.
Before delivery the machine was examined in
the factory and by your dealer to make sure
that it is in optimal condition. For trouble free
operation it is very important to carry out the
necessary work for care and maintenance in
the recommended intervals.
Cleaning
Clean the machine thoroughly at regular inter-
vals and after the end of the season.
Do not clean electrical components and
fan or hydraulic cylinders and bearings
with a high pressure cleaner or a direct
water jet. Housings, screw 󰘰ttings and
bearings are not water proof under high
pressure.
¾ Clean the outside of the machine with water.
Open the Venturi area under the metering
unit, so that entered water can 󰘱ow o󰘯.
¾ Clean the cell wheel inside the metering unit
with a brush and compressed air.
¾ Blow out coulters, seed lines, seed hopper,
metering unit and fan with compressed air.
¾ When using fertiliser clean and rinse the
components thoroughly. Fertilisers are highly
aggressive and can cause corrosion.
Maintenance intervals
The maintenance intervals are determined by
many di󰘯erent factors.
The di󰘯erences in operating conditions, weather
in󰘱uences, driving and working speeds, dust
conditions and type of soil as well as the seed,
fertiliser and dressing etc. used have an e󰘯ect
on the maintenance intervals, but factors like the
quality of lubricants and cleaning agents used
on the machine also determine the period until
the next maintenance task.
The speci󰘰ed maintenance intervals therefore
only serve as a reference.
In case of deviations from normal operating
conditions the intervals must be adapted accor-
dingly.
Regular maintenance forms the basis for a ser-
viceable machine. Serviced machines lower the
risk of malfunctions and guarantee the e󰘲cient
application and operation of machines.
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