Checks - horsch Pronto 3 - 6 DC Operating Instructions Manual

Checks

The quality of drilling work essentially depends
on settings and checks.
Before starting sowing you should therefore
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carry out all maintenance and service work.
Drilling must be checked when starting work
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and, in case of larger fields, also regularly in
between!
Machine
Has the machine been hitched up correctly
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and are the coupling devices locked?
Have the tractor link arms being locked
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against swinging sideways?
Have the hydraulic lines been correctly con-
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nected?
Has the machine been levelled in working
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position and the drilling depth correctly ad-
justed?
Cultivation tools
Are coulters, other cultivation tools and op-
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tional equipment still in a serviceable state?
Design with support wheels: Is the machine
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aligned horizontally via the upper link?
Do the coulters have sufficient pretension and
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do they all rotate freely?
Are the drill shoes still in good condition and
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correctly adjusted?
Is the working depth of the DiscSystem the
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same over the whole working width?
Is the consolidation of the packer uniform over
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the whole working width?
Pneumatic system
Fan
Is the hydraulic fan connected to a pressure-
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free return flow?
Are fan wheel and intake grille clean?
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Is the fan wheel tightly mounted on the shaft?
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Are fan speed and drive pressure not ex-
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ceeded?
Metering unit
Is the metering unit equipped with the correct
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cell wheel and is the sealing lip still in good
working order and adjusted correctly?
In case of small seed, has the cleaning brush
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been installed and is it in order?
Is the correct seed quantity being placed,
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especially in the case of small seed?
In the case of large seed, has the scraper
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been installed?
Are all connections, clearing valve and hopper
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tightly closed?
Is seed coming out of all coulters?
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Is seed bridging forming in the hopper (par-
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ticularly with husky seed)?
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