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SAFETY
GENERAL SAFETY
1. All farm machinery is potentially dangerous and should be
treated with caution and respect.
2. Never allow anyone to ride on the tractor drawbar, or on
the air seeder. The person(s) riding may fall and be
seriously or fatally injured.
3. Machinery should be operated ONLY by persons
responsible and qualified to do so.
4. Never allow anyone to climb or play on the tractor or air
seeder. They may fall and be seriously injured.
5. Follow all safety precautions in your tractor and air seeder
manuals.
6. Always exercise extreme caution in the vicinity of sharp
edges and points. Ensure guards are always fitted during
operation.
7. Footboards, footsteps and other machine surfaces may be
slippy when wet or muddy. Apply extra caution in wet
conditions and early morning when surfaces are wet.
8. Keep a first aid kit in the tractor at all times.
9. Pay attention when handling agricultural chemicals, wear
necessary protective clothing or equipment when required.
OPERATION SAFETY
1. Be sure person(s) are standing clear when starting or moving
the tractor and air seeder.
2. When air seeder is being operated or transported, be sure all
person(s) stay away from rotating shafts, gears and pulleys. If
a person's limbs or clothing is caught by the rotating parts,
serious injury or death may result.
3. When calibrating through the tablet, be sure to keep your
hands and other person's hands clear of the gears and
motors. If hands are caught in gears, serious injury can result.
4. Before starting the calibration test, make sure the air seeder
cultivator and tractor are parked in a safe and stable area,
shut off tractor hydraulic system and engage park brake to
prevent movement. If tractor and air seeder unit rolled while
you or others were under the air seeder tank, serious injury or
death might occur.
5. Never stand between the tractor and air seeder when hitching
air seeder unless all tractor controls are in neutral and the
parking brake is set. The tractor or tractor and airseeder could
roll backwards which could result in serious injury or death to
you or those nearby.
6. Operate the air seeder at a sowing speed of 8 - 12 km/hr (5 -
7.5mph).
Sowing too slow may cause overseeding at low sowing rate
(for example 2kg/hec for canola);
Sowing too fast can result in poor contour following and
uneven sowing depth.
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