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MAINTENANCE
A careful maintenance of the planter ensures proper functioning and long service life of the
machine.
BEFORE PERFORMING THESE OPERATIONS, THE PLANTER’S ENGINE MUST BE TURNED OFF AND
THE IGNITION KEY REMOVED.
The next table shows the maintenance operations to be performed on the machine along with
their (GUIDANCE) frequency:
AFTER THE FIRST 10 HOURS OF WORK, TIGHTEN THE SCREWS THAT SECURE THE METERING
UNITS, THE THREE POINT LINKAGE, THE WHEELS AND THE TRACK MARKERS’ SUPPORTS.
PLANTER’S PART TASK TO BE PERFORMED
NUMBER OF HOURS
20 50 100 500
Machine’s components Greasing of all the components
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Fan
Adjusting the belt’s tension (in versions equipped with
mechanical fan)
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Drive wheels
Check of the tyre pressure
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Replace the transmission’s fusible pin
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Chain transmissions
Lubrication of the transmission chains
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Adjusting the transmission chains’ tension
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Metering box Lubrication of the transmission chains
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Gearbox Oil change
Every 5 years