Monosem MS Series - Transporting the Planter; Operating Speed

PREPARINGTHEPLANTER
HS35416,0000D4A-19-25JUN19-2/2
HS35416,0000D4B-19-31AUG20-1/1
DANGER
Rimandtireservicingcanbedangerous.Explosive
separationofatireandrimpartscancauseserious
injuryordeath.
Donotattempttomountatireunlessyouhavethe
properequipmentandexperiencetoperformthejob.
Onlyproperlytrainedandequippedpeopleshould
dothisjob.
Maintainthecorrecttirepressure.Donotinatethe
tiresabovetherecommendedpressure.
Wheninatingtires,useaslip-onairchuckand
extensionhoselongenoughtoallowyoutostandto
oneside,andnotinfrontoforoverthetireassembly.
Useasafetycagetoenclosethetireandassembly
wheninating.
Inspecttiresandwheelsdaily.Donotoperatewith
lowpressure,cuts,bubbles,damagedrims,or
missinglugboltsandnuts.
IMPORTANT :Checkdailytoseeifthebolts
ofthehitcharetight.
TS211—UN—15APR13
TRANSPORTINGTHEPLANTER
CAUTION:Usenecessarysafetyprecautions
suchassafetylightsanddevices.
Observelegalregulationsbeforetransportingtheplanter
onpublicroads.
TheMaximumtransportspeedforthisplanteris20mph,
or32km/h.DONOTEXCEED.Nevertravelatanyspeed
thatdoesnotpermitadequatecontrolofsteeringand
stopping.
Donotcarrypassengersontransportedequipment.
Makesuretoclearanyobstructionsoverheadandtothe
sideoftheimplementwhiletransporting.
Makeallowancesforincreasedlengthandweightofthe
planterwhenmakingturns,stopping,etc.
OPERATINGSPEED
Theoperatingspeedneedstobeselectedasafunctionof:
•
Thedesiredconsistencyintherow
•
Thegroundconditions
•
Thedensityoftheseed
OPERATINGSPEED
Ahighspeedisnotconducivetoaccuracy,especiallyin
rough,orrockyconditionsthatcausetheunittobounce.
Likewise,ahighseeddensitymaycausethedisctorotate
fast,thusburdeningthemetering.
It should be noted that misshapen and angular seeds are
difcult to sow regularly, particularly at high working
speeds.
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