CUSTOMER COMMITMENT
SUCCESSFUL EQUIPMENT OPERATION REQUIRES THE OWNER TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OPERATION, AS WELL AS FOR
SAFETY AND MAINTENANCE. WHEN APPLICABLE, OPERATIONAL ITEMS ARE ADDRESSED TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL POSSIBLE
BY THE DEALER AND BOURGAULT. HOWEVER, SOME FUNCTIONAL ITEMS ARE BEST VERIFIED IN THE FIELD AND THEREFORE
IT IS ULTIMATELY THE OWNER’S RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT OPERATIONAL ITEMS ARE VERIFIED AT START UP AND AT
APPROPRIATE TIME INTERVALS.
BELOW IS A BASIC OPERATIONAL CHECKLIST TO BE USED TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL SEEDING SYSTEM ISSUES.
• ENSURE THE PRODUCT IS BEING DELIVERED TO THE CORRECT SEED AND FERTILIZER OPENER OUTLETS, SPECIFICALLY:
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THE SECONDARY MANIFOLDS ARE CONNECTED TO THE CORRECT PRIMARY MANIFOLD PORT,
• SEED IS DIRECTED TO SEED OPENERS AND FERTILIZER TO FERTILIZER OPENERS.
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HEN EQUIPPED WITH AUTO SECTION CONTROL (ASC), VERIFY THE FOLLOWING CRITICAL ITEMS:
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THE ASC SYSTEM PHYSICALLY SHUTS-OFF THE SAME LOCATION ON THE DRILL AS THE LOCATION INDICATED ON THE MONITOR,
• THE ASC ON AND OFF TIMINGS IS VERIFIED, FAILURE TO DO SO MAY RESULT IN MISSES AND/OR OVERLAP,
• THE ASC CONTROL MODE (% OF OVERLAP PER SECTION) IS FIELD TESTED, FAILURE TO DO SO MAY RESULT IN MISSES AND/OR
OVERLAP.
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ERIFY THE DEPTH OF ALL SEED OPENERS AND ALL FERTILIZER OPENERS ARE CHECKED AND SET TO PROVIDE PROPER PRODUCT
PLACEMENT (WHENEVER PACKING FORCE AND/OR SOIL CONDITIONS CHANGE).
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NSURE THE PACKING FORCE IS SET TO DELIVER APPROPRIATE LEVELS OF SEED TO SOIL CONTACT AND SOIL COMPACTION.
• V
ERIFY THAT OPERATION SPEED IS MONITORED. (EXCESSIVE SOIL MOVEMENT (STEPPING) WILL RESULT IF EXCESSIVE GROUND SPEED
OCCURS FOR THE GIVEN; SOIL CONDITIONS, SEED AND FERTILIZER OPENER SELECTION AND DEPTH).
• V
ERIFY CALIBRATION OF THE AIR SEEDER IS PROPERLY PERFORMED TO ENSURE ACCURATE APPLICATION RATES ARE ACHIEVED FOR
EACH OF THE PRODUCTS BEING APPLIED.
• E
NSURE FAN SPEED(S) ARE CORRECTLY SET BY:
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CLOSELY FOLLOWING THE FAN SPEED SETTING PROCEDURE AND REFERENCING THE APPROPRIATE CHARTS,
• AND ACHIEVING CLEANOUT TIME OF LESS THAN 4 SECONDS.
NOTE: FAILURE TO CORRECTLY SET FAN SPEED MAY RESULT IN UNEVEN DISTRIBUTION, PLUGGING AND/OR PREMATURE
HOSE WEAR.
• MAKE CERTAIN THAT THE AIR SEEDER TANK PRESSURIZES PROPERLY AND IS FREE OF AIR LEAKS.
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HEN EQUIPPED WITH A LIQUID APPLICATION SYSTEM VERIFY:
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THE LIQUID FILTERS, MANIFOLDS, DISTRIBUTION HOSES AND NOZZLES (WHERE FITTED) ARE OPERATING AT THE CORRECT SYSTEM
PRESSURE, FREE FROM LEAKS, RESTRICTIONS AND DAMAGE,
• THE LIQUID TANK IS SEALED, THE BREATHER TUBE UNRESTRICTED AND THE OVERFLOW MANAGEMENT VALVE (WHERE FITTED) IS
OPEN DURING FILL AND CLOSED DURING USE,
• THE UNIT IS THOROUGHLY FLUSHED BEFORE WING-FOLD, TRANSPORT AND STORAGE.
AS THE OWNER, I ASSUME ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY PERFORMANCE RELATED ISSUES AS A RESULT OF NOT ADHERING
TO THE ITEMS LISTED ABOVE (WHERE APPLICABLE) OR NOT ADHERING TO OTHER PROCEDURES CONSIDERED INHERENT FOR
BASIC EQUIPMENT OPERATION AS OUTLINED IN THE APPLICABLE OPERATOR’S MANUAL.
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