Summary of Contents for SUMMIT TRACTORS SSX500
- Page 1 3379 Peachtree Road NE Suite 555 Atlanta, GA 30326 SSX500 SEEDER OPERATION AND PARTS MANUAL...
- Page 3 TO THE PURCHASER This manual contains valuable information about your new Summit Tractor Seeder. It has been carefully prepared to give you helpful suggestions for operating, adjusting, servicing and ordering repair parts. Keep this manual in a convenient place for quick and easy reference. Study it carefully.
- Page 4 It is the purchaser and/or operator’s responsibility to…. · Read and understand the information contained in this manual. · Operate, lubricate, assemble and maintain the equipment in accordance with all instructions and safety procedures in this manual. · Inspect the equipment and replace or repair any parts that are damaged or worn which under continued operation would cause damage, wear to other parts, or cause a safety hazard.
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS ITEM PAGE Introduction ..............6 Safety Information ............6 General Information ............ 8 Getting Familiar with Your Seeder ......10 Safety Training ............11 Preparation & Starting and Stopping Safety ..... 12 Operational Safety ............ 13 Transport safety ............14 Safety Signs ............. -
Page 6: Introduction
INTRODUCTION The fertilizer spreaders are used for the distribution of solid granular fertilizers and seeds. They can be used with a tractor with small or medium horsepower. It is recommended to read this operator’s manual and follow the recommendation to ensure safe and efficient operation. - Page 7 EQUIPMENT SAFETY GUIDELINES · Safety of the operator and by standards is one of the main concerns in designing and developing a seeder. However, every year accidents occur which could have been avoided by a few seconds of thought and a more careful approach to handling equipment.
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Page 8: General Information
GENERAL INFORMATION The models in this manual have been designed and made exclusively for the distribution of solid, granular fertilizers and seeds. It is not designed to spread anything else. These seeders are usually used during the daylight hours. If you are required to use it at night with poor visibility, you will need to use the lighting from your tractor or the equipment you have the seeder attached to see properly. - Page 9 The seeder has a distributor, equipped with a spreader disc with (4) adjustable veins, with (4) different position settings. To obtain the maximum spreading precision and uniformity in the distribution, depending on the kind of material that must be spread. The seed or fertilizer is gravity fed through an opening, located on the bottom of the hopper, which has a agitator inside to prevent lumps in your material.
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Page 10: Getting Familiar With Your Seeder
GETTING FAMILIAR WITH YOUR SEEDER A. Regulating lever B. Top Link Connection C. Spreading Guard D. Lift Pin E. Gearbox Shaft to PTO F. Hopper G. Steel Frame H. Distributor Vanes The manufacturer is not responsible in case of: · Improper use of seeder, or used by a person that has not been trained. -
Page 11: Safety Training
SAFETY TRAINING Safety is a primary concern in the design and manufacture of our product. Unfortunately, our efforts to provide safe equipment can be wiped out by a single careless act of an operator or bystander. In addition to the design and configuration of equipment, hazard control and accident prevention are dependent upon the awareness, concern, prudence and proper training of personnel involved in the operation, transport, maintenance and storage of this equipment. -
Page 12: Preparation & Starting And Stopping Safety
PREPARTION Never operate the tractor and seeder until you have read and completely understand this manual, the Tractor Operator’s Manual, and each of the safety messages found on the safety signs on the tractor and seeder. Personal protection equipment including hardhat, safety glasses, safety shoes, and gloves are recommended during assembly, installation, operation, adjustment, maintenance, repairing, removal, or moving the implement. -
Page 13: Operational Safety
OPERATIONAL SAFETY The use of this equipment is subject to certain hazards that cannot be protected against by the mechanical means or product design. All operators of this equipment must read and understand this entire manual, paying particular attention to safety and operating instructions, prior to using. -
Page 14: Transport Safety
OPERATIONAL SAFETY continued... Pass seeder diagonally through sharp dips and avoid sharp drops to prevent “hanging up” tractor and seeder. Practice will improve your skills in maneuvering on rough terrain. Always check tractor manual for proper use on slopes. When using a unit, a minimum 20% of tractor and equipment weight must be on tractor front wheels. -
Page 15: Safety Signs
SAFETY SIGNS ATTENTION! Be sure that the safety labels are legible. Clean them up using a cloth, water and soap. Replace damaged labels placing them in the correct position. The safety signs on the unit supplies you with important information: following those precautions help you to be safe as possible. -
Page 18: Attaching To Tractor
ATTACHING TO TRACTOR WARNING Never stand between tractor and seeder while backing up tractor to the hitch. STEP 1 Slowly back tractor up to the seeder while using tractor’s 3-Point hydraulic control lever to align hitch holes in lower arms with lower hitch pins. STEP 2 Engage tractor park brake, shut tractor engine off, and remove key before dismounting from tractor. - Page 19 ATTACHING TO TRACTOR continued..STEP 13 Place and hold inner PTO shaft section next to outer section and check if PTO shaft is too long. Each section should end approximately 3 inches short of reaching u-joint shield on the opposite section. If the shaft is too long measure 3 inches back from each u-joint shield and mark the other shaft section.
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Page 20: Sizing Pto
SIZING PTO SHAFT STEP 1 Cutting the PTO shaft to length. NOTE: Be sure to cut equal lengths of each PTO shaft section. Clamp end of PTO shaft in a vice and cut off shield where marked. (Figure 1-A & 1-B) Figure 1-A STEP 2 Using cut section of the shield as a guide cut shaft... -
Page 21: Maintenance & Storage Safety
NTENANCE SAFETY Good maintenance is your responsibility. Poor maintenance is an invitation to trouble. Follow good shop practices. Keep service area clean and dry Be sure electrical outlets and tools are properly grounded Use adequate light for the job at hand. Make sure there is plenty ventilation. -
Page 22: Adjustments
STORAGE SAFETY continued… · The fertilizers are generally corrosive. For this reason it is important that no particles of fertilizer remains on the seeder for long periods of time. · Wash the hopper and seeder thoroughly when planning to store. ·... - Page 24 NOTE: To distribute product more uniformly, operate spreader on calm (non windy) days. NOTE: To ensure full coverage (without skips), set spreader to disperse product at half the rate and go over the field plot twice using a 2nd pattern that crosses the first pattern. ADJUSTING THE SPREADING 1.
- Page 26 Dispersal Pattern Refer to Figure 3-1, Figure 3-2 & Figure 3-3: Product dispersal is controlled by properly opening and closing left and right gates at the hopper bottom with adjustment levers (#1 & #2). Some adjustment to the distributor vanes may be required.
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Page 28: Lubrication
SPREADING MISTAKES · Drive speed · Incorrect spreading width: · The spreading disc is not in horizontal position · Drive speed is different than the table or not suitable for particular fertilizer · Lack of cleaning of distributor discs and gates openings ·... -
Page 29: Replace Spreader Vanes
REPLACEMENT OF THE SPREADER VANES In case the spreader vanes of the disc brake or get damaged, it will be necessary to replace them with new ones. See Figure 4 Below Unscrew the nut (#1)and replace the damaged vane (#2). The nuts and bolts you remove, if not damaged may be reused. - Page 30 SSX500 SEEDER DIAGRAM...
- Page 31 RH Shutter Lever 900122 RH Lever Tie Rod 900123 LH Lever Tie Rod 900121 Shutters (1-Left & 1– Right) 509001 Gearbox 900110 20” PTO Shaft 147020 Distributor Vanes (PK of 4) 509002 SSX500 Steel Hopper Black 900136 Seeder Frame 900135...
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Page 32: Replacement Parts
All warranty service will be performed at service centers designated by Summit Tractors. If Summit Tractors is unable to repair the product to conform to the warranty after a reasonable number of attempts, Summit Tractors will provide, at its option, one of the following: (a) a replacement for the product or, (b) a full refund of the purchase price.
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