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Maintenance
Your Väderstad machine is a high-quality high-tech machine. Like all technical equipment a regular
maintenance and good care is the basis for a trouble-free operation, and a good investment for the
future.
If you experience a break down during an intense working period, every hour counts and the time your machine is down causes a
lot of frustration and costs money. By proactive monitoring and preventive maintenance, a great step is taken to avoid situations like
that.
After each season thoroughly wash the machine and for drills clean all parts in the seed feed systems. Check the status of wearing
parts and follow the greasing and other maintenance intervals given in the operator manual. During the season, regularly re-tighten
joints and inspect for wear, excessive wear on joints may be an indication that the machine setup is not optimal.
Clean
• Wash the machine with a high pressure washer
• For all drills clean inside the seed feed units and distributor heads with compressed air
• Clean electrical components with compressed air or by wiping them with a slightly
dampened cloth
• Pay special attention to sections that are affected by fertilizer products
• Never rinse the bearings with a high-pressure water supply! It is important to grease the
bearings after washing in order to remove any water that has remained behind
Lubricate
It is essential that the machine is lubricated according to the intervals specified in the
lubrication chart
Beside lubrication intervals:
• Always lubricate prior to and after winter storage
• Always lubricate after washing with high-pressure equipment
Inspect
• Inspect the wear parts. After a certain point of wear the parts are no longer bringing the
result you expect from your Väderstad machine
• Regularly check that screws and bolts are tightly fitted
• Inspect for wear in the joints that connect frame sections and hydraulic cylinder
mountings. Especially on machines for tillage, excessive wear on joints and hydraulic
cylinder mountings may be an indication that machine setup is not optimal. Information to
reset to a basic setting can be found in the machine's quick start instruction
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