Safety instructions
Verti Mix Double K Edition
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3.4.9 Fodder mixing trailer
• The fodder mixing trailer is only allowed to be operated by one
person!
• Before operating the machine, make sure that third persons
leave the machine’s hazardous area!
• Load the fodder mixing trailer only by means of a tractor
equipped with a front loader or by means of a wheeled loader!
• People are not allowed:
ο above the fodder mixing trailer, e.g. to load the mixing
container manually from a silo or a hayloft! People who are
staying above the fodder mixing trailer risk to fall into the
mixing container,
ο to climb onto the top edge of the mixing container,
ο to enter or reach into the mixing container as long as the
tractor engine is running!
• Meter additional fodder (e.g. mineral feed) or other bulk material
into the mixing container through the feed funnel (optional extra)
or by means of the loading tool!
• Equip your tractor with mirrors in order to ensure sufficient
indirect visibility of the work area to the right and to the left of the
fodder mixing trailer!
• Risk of crushing when opening and closing the discharge doors.
Before opening or closing the discharge doors, make sure that
people and animals leave the hazardous area!
• Never reach into the mixing container through a discharge
opening:
ο as long as the tractor engine is running,
ο as long as the discharge door has not been secured
against accidental lowering!
• Risk of injuries caused by the sharp-edged cutting knives of the
mixing auger. Wear your personal protective equipment
(protective gloves, safety footwear), when carrying out
maintenance work on the cutting knives of the mixing auger!
• Only enter the mixing container:
ο with the PTO drive shaft uncoupled,
ο through a discharge opening with the discharge door
completely open,
ο when wearing your personal protective equipment,
ο with greatest possible care. Beware of the cutting knives’
position at the mixing auger!
• When using electrical tools, the connecting cables must not be
moved over sharp-edged cutting knives!