Adjusting The Roller Contact Pressure To The Soil And Checking - Amazone AD-P 303 Special Operating Manual

Settings
8.10.3

Adjusting the roller contact pressure to the soil and checking

1. Move the machine on the field to the work-
ing position.
2. The roller pressure is adjusted by turning
the crank (Fig. 178/1) evenly at all four ad-
juster segments.
Direction of rotation anti-clockwise:
roller pressure to the soil increases
Direction of rotation clockwise:
roller pressure to the soil decreases
To crank, use the ratchet provided if the adjust-
er segment has no crank. The ratchet is located
in the cartridge together with the operating
manual.
3. Secure the setting with a lynch pin (Fig.
179/1).
4. Check the roller contact pressure to the soil,
e.g. with a spring balance (see Fig. 180).
Roller diameter
D [mm]
250 mm
330 mm
The roller contact pressure "F" must
not exceed the table value.
Pressures greater than those speci-
fied could damage the machine.
144
Roller contact pres-
sure
F [kg]
max. 20 kg
max. 35 kg
Fig. 178
Fig. 179
Fig. 180
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