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MASCAR FUTURA Series Use & Maintenance Manual

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  • Page 1 PNEUMATIC PLANTER...
  • Page 2 • Table: microgranulator (enclosed) 4.4.2 Hydraulic row marker pag.22 Details mentioned on the machine identification plate Machine model Workshop authorized by MASCAR, where to address for further assistance interventions Serial number Production year Machine weight MASCAR S.p.A. Via Roma, 82 – 36040 Grumolo delle Abbadesse (Vicenza) Italy Tel.

  • Page 3: Warranty

    Maxi planter «FUTURA e FUTURA », here also called “machine”, produced by MASCAR di Grumolo delle Abbadesse (Vicenza) Italia, here called only Manufacturer. Everything here mentioned has not to be considered as a detailed explanation of the...
  • Page 4 PNEUMATIC PLANTER «FUTURA – FUTURA Maxi» 1.2.1 EXCLUSION OF THE WARRANTY USE OF THE MACHINE The warranty decays (in additional to what is mentioned in the sale contract): The planter can work only through a PTO shaft Whether there should be a moving mistake (marked CE), applied to the rpm of a tractor, due to the operator.
  • Page 5 PNEUMATIC PLANTER «FUTURA – FUTURA Maxi» Picture (1 – 1a – 1b) – Overall view of the machine with its main groups “FUTURA” 1) EXTRACTOR FAN 11) STANDING FOOT 2) SUFFOLK COULTER (FUTURA) 12) SOWING DEPTH CONTROL 3) CONNECTION PTO SHAFT 14) COMPRESSION WHEEL 4) FERTILIZER COULTER 16) SHARE-CLODS GROUP...
  • Page 6 PNEUMATIC PLANTER «FUTURA – FUTURA Maxi» ” Picture (2 – 2a – 2b) – Overall view of the machine with its main groups “FUTURA Maxi 1) EXTRACTOR FAN 12) SOWING DEPTH CONTROLLER Maxi 17) FERTILISER TANK 2) SUFFOLK COULTER DISKS ( 18) SEEDS TANK 3) CONNECTION PTO SHAFT 19) MICROGRANULATOR TANK...
  • Page 7 PNEUMATIC PLANTER «FUTURA – FUTURA Maxi» 1.7.1 TECHNICAL DETAILS “FUTURA” MODEL (rows number) Working width (mt) 1.80 3.25 Distance between the rows (cm) Normal weight of the planter (kg) Weight with fertil.+micro (kg) 1010 1000 1180 Seeds hopper capacity (lt) 2x45 4x45 5x45...
  • Page 8 PNEUMATIC PLANTER «FUTURA – FUTURA Maxi» 1.7.2 TECHNICAL DETAILS “FUTURA WITH TELESCOPIC FRAME” Elements N° MODEL ST 6 DT 6 Working width (mt) 3.95 3.95 Distance between the rows (cm) Normal weight of the planter (kg) 1005 1030 Weight with fertil.+micro (kg) 1250 1225 Seeds hopper capacity (lt)
  • Page 9 PNEUMATIC PLANTER «FUTURA – FUTURA Maxi» 1.7.3 TECHNICAL DETAILS “FUTURA Maxi ” MODEL Working width (mt) 3.25 Distance between the rows (cm) Normal weight of the planter (kg) 1030 1180 1300 Weight with fertl+micro (kg) 1010 1000 1870 Seeds hopper capacity (lt) 4x45 5x45 6x45...
  • Page 10 PNEUMATIC PLANTER «FUTURA – FUTURA Maxi» 1.7.4 TECHNICAL DETAILS “FUTURA Maxi TELESCOPIC” Elements N° MODEL ST 6 DT 6 Working width (mt) 3.95 3.95 Distance between the rows (cm) Normal weight of the planter (kg) 1090 1140 Weight with fert.+micro (kg) 1350 1406 Seeds hopper capacity (lt)
  • Page 11 PNEUMATIC PLANTER «FUTURA – FUTURA Maxi» SECTION 2 CAUTION This signal warns that if the operation aren’t correctly performed, there could be damages Safety and prevention to the machine and/or to the person. SAFETY 2.1.1 TERMINOLOGY USED The user should give instructions to the persons •...
  • Page 12 PNEUMATIC PLANTER «FUTURA – FUTURA Maxi» characteristics of the machine and so cause It is absolutely forbidden to interpose yourself the working safety. between the tractor and the equipment (picture 5), when the engine is on on, and Therefore the Manufacturer decline every without actioning the stationary brake and responsibility for all the damages that should putting a block of suitable dimensions under...

  • Page 13: Safety Signals

    PNEUMATIC PLANTER «FUTURA – FUTURA Maxi» Assembly and disassembly of the PTO shaft must be always made, when the machine is In the assembly, maintenance, washing switched off. operations, for caution a proper supports has Block the protection rotation of the PTO shaft to be put on the equipment.
  • Page 14 PNEUMATIC PLANTER «FUTURA – FUTURA Maxi» Pic. 7 – Safety signals and their position on the machine. INSTRUCTION FOR THE USE AND MAINTENANCE - 14 -...
  • Page 15 PNEUMATIC PLANTER «FUTURA – FUTURA Maxi» SECTION 3 Transport and moving TRANSPORT AND MOVING 3.1.1 GENERAL WARNINGS DANGER The unloading operations, lifting and movING of the machine must be made by specialized persons. Avoid more than one operator to work contemporaneously on the same machine, since you can have a risky situation.

  • Page 16: Before The Use

    PNEUMATIC PLANTER «FUTURA – FUTURA Maxi» SECTION 4 Instruction for using BEFORE THE USE CAREFUL Before starting to work the user must be sure, that the operator has read, learnt and understood all the parts of this manual and in particular the “Section 2 –...
  • Page 17 PNEUMATIC PLANTER «FUTURA – FUTURA Maxi» Pict.12 – SUPPORT FOOT Pict.14 – POSITION OF THE MACHINE DANGER Much attention has to be paid, when inserting the P.T.O. shaft. Check, it is well blocked in the tractor power takeoff and on the planter. In relation to this, you must follow also the recomendations in the instruction booklet enclosed to the P.T.O.
  • Page 18 PNEUMATIC PLANTER «FUTURA – FUTURA Maxi» The undersigned Company prepares the planter position 7 ÷ 10 big seeds. with only one type of sowing disk, but it stays at The selector setting has to be made, when the disposal for realizing disks, in accordance with the machine is not running, as follows: user’s requirements.
  • Page 19 PNEUMATIC PLANTER «FUTURA – FUTURA Maxi» • Unblock the lever (2 - Pict. 19) and set the chain In case of DOUBLE SEEDS, set the (1 – Pict.19) in the wished gear. selector on lower positions • Block the chain with the chain-tightener (3 - Pict. In case of FREE LOSSES set the selector 19) trough the lever (2 - Pict.
  • Page 20 PNEUMATIC PLANTER «FUTURA – FUTURA Maxi» TABLE: DISTANCES OF SOWING N° FORI DISCO 18.5 21.5 24.5 25.5 12.5 14.5 16.5 17.5 18.5 19.5 12.5 14.5 N° FORI DISCO 31.5 32.5 34.5 36.5 40.5 24.5 26.5 29.5 32.5 16.5 17.5 18.5 19.5 20.5 24.5...
  • Page 21 PNEUMATIC PLANTER «FUTURA – FUTURA Maxi» 4.3.1 TABLE: SEEDS INVESTMENT Distanze tra i semi sulla fila Distance between seeds on the rows INSTRUCTION FOR THE USE AND MAINTENANCE - 21 -...
  • Page 22 PNEUMATIC PLANTER «FUTURA – FUTURA Maxi» 4.4.1 AUTOMATIC MECHANICAL ROW-MARKER DEVICE ROW-MARKER The row marker is a device (1 – Pict. 22), which The row marker is able to the service on the right draws a reference line on the soil, parallel to the or on the left through a device (1 –...
  • Page 23 PNEUMATIC PLANTER «FUTURA – FUTURA Maxi» on the valve (1 – Pict. 25) on the base of your own usage requirements. 4.4.3 REGULATING THE ROW- MARKER Hereby you find a table to determine the “K” distance of the row-marker disk from the center of the external planter group (Pict.
  • Page 24 PNEUMATIC PLANTER «FUTURA – FUTURA Maxi» ASPIRATOR The aspirator (1 - Pict. 26) is set in motion, through the shaft, (2 - Pict. 26) by the Cardan joint and produce the vacuum, needed in the distributor group (1 – Pict. 26) for the aspiration of the sowings.
  • Page 25 PNEUMATIC PLANTER «FUTURA – FUTURA Maxi» A good regulation of the belt allows its longer By acting on the handle (1 - fig.31), you can duration. regulate the height of the share and consequentially the depth of furrows, where the seed will be laid down.
  • Page 26 30031175 Picture 33 – PRESS-SEED WHEEL The press-seed whell has been used for years in the crops and sugarbeet sowing. MASCAR has made this concepì suitable also for Maxi the sowing element FUTURA Picture 34 – PRESS-SEED WHEEL EVOLUTION by inserting a press seed wheel with a big diameter.
  • Page 27 PNEUMATIC PLANTER «FUTURA – FUTURA Maxi» To exclude the press-seed wheel, the exluding you can determine the position of the regulating plate is to be gear. Per esludere il ruotino premiseme posizionare il It is suggested to verify, that inside the piattino di esclusione(3-fig.34) contro il bilancere microgranulator tank, before putting the product, del ruotino premiseme e bloccarlo con il galletto...
  • Page 28 PNEUMATIC PLANTER «FUTURA – FUTURA Maxi» Because of the big difference in the fertilizers, in their variable density and in their irregular granulometry, it is impossible to give a precise regulation, suitable for every case: a reference regulation has to be made by consulting the table (pag.
  • Page 29 PNEUMATIC PLANTER «FUTURA – FUTURA Maxi» In this cases the torque limiting device excludes automatically the planter group from the transmission. Pict. 42 – TORQUE LIMITING DEVICE REGULATING THE ELEMENT “SUGAR BEET” SOWING DEPTH: By acting on the back handle (1 – Pict. 43) you Pict.
  • Page 30 PNEUMATIC PLANTER «FUTURA – FUTURA Maxi» Just for this reason, we are listing here below some norms to be followed. Start progressively the power takeoff, abrupt departures are damaging to the belt of the suction. Avoid turning, when the machine is in the soil, nor working in reverse motion (Fig.44 e Fig.45).

  • Page 31: Ordinary Maintenance

    PNEUMATIC PLANTER «FUTURA – FUTURA Maxi» 5.1.1 P.T.O. SHAFT SECTION 5 As regards as the maintenance of the P.T.O. shaft, it is absolutely necessary you follow carefully the instructions, given by the Maintenance Manufacturer of the P.T.O. shaft, in the manual supplied with the shaft.
  • Page 32 PNEUMATIC PLANTER «FUTURA – FUTURA Maxi» • Grease the pin of the row marker arms (1) MOD. FUTURA MAXI • Oil the screws of the height regulators (1). • Oil the screw of the height regulators (1) • Grease the pin of the wheels. Regulate depth (1).
  • Page 33 PNEUMATIC PLANTER «FUTURA – FUTURA Maxi» • Clean with water or benzene the internal surface of the seeds distributor (1). Check the conditions of the sowing disks and the wear of the gasket (2). • Check the tension of aspirators belt (2) •...
  • Page 34 PNEUMATIC PLANTER «FUTURA – FUTURA Maxi» To make a careful check up and, if needed to substitute the damaged ore worn out parts. To regulate the depressor belt and if needed, to substitute it. To tighten nuts and bolts. To lubricate carefully each points and the belts also.
  • Page 35 PNEUMATIC PLANTER «FUTURA – FUTURA Maxi» TABLE: FERTILIZER 5.5.1 TABLE. FERTILIZER – RED AUGER: Reference table ( kg/hectare), using fertilizer with density of 1,2 kg/dm3 and a medium grain diameter of 4 mm SMALL DISTANCE BETWEEN THE ROWS AUGER 45 cm 50 cm 55 cm 60 cm...
  • Page 36 PNEUMATIC PLANTER «FUTURA – FUTURA Maxi» 5. 5.3 TABLE: FERTILIZER QUANTITY OF DUNG in grams DISTRIBUITED each row on 100 meters (or 50 wheel turn) WISHED EROGATION PER HECTARE 100 110 120 130 160 170 210 220 45 cm 495 540 50 cm 550 600 1000 1050 1100...
  • Page 37 PNEUMATIC PLANTER «FUTURA – FUTURA Maxi» 5. 6 TABLE: MICROGRANULATOR INSTRUCTION FOR THE USE AND MAINTENANCE - 37 -...

  • Page 38: Spare Parts

    PNEUMATIC PLANTER «FUTURA – FUTURA Maxi» SECTION 6 Spare parts SPARE PARTS All the parts of the planter can be requested to the Manufacturer by specifying: Machine model. Machine registration number. Year of production. Code number of the requested piece (to be find in the catalogue for spare parts), description of the piece and quantity needed.
  • Page 39 PNEUMATIC PLANTER «FUTURA – FUTURA Maxi» SECTION 7 7.0 HITCHES AND CAUSES HITCHES CAUSES REMEDIES Too low selector Set on higher numbers Deformed selector Check and replace Deformed or worn out Check and replace distribution disk Selector encrusted Check and replace with product for treating Deformed or worn out seal Check and replace...
  • Page 40 PNEUMATIC PLANTER «FUTURA – FUTURA Maxi» Eccessive working speed Decrease the speed Too big disk losses Change the loss diameter Irregular sowing (anomalies-doubles-small heaps) High soil slope Close the anti-overflowing plate Not regulated See pag. 19 anti-overflowing plate Eccessive working speed Decrease the speed Too wet soil, Not respected sowing density...

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