Cosmo PDC 400 Manual De Uso página 12

Connection of the machine to the tractor
• The third hitch point of the tractor and the fertilizer spreader must coincide or must be adapted.
• Make sure that the pto shaft is engaged in right way after every linkage operation of the machine and
that it does not come uncoupled when the machine is lowered in order to fill the hopped up.
• In case of breaking or deterioration of the pto shaft protections, please replace them immediately.
• When the machine is not linked to the power unit, the pto shaft must be placed on the appropriate
support.
• The presence of the machine can influence the manoeuvrability of the tractor, in particular during
transport.
Operation of the machine
• Make a check of the machine before switching it on. Start to work only if the machine is in perfect
conditions.
• Before using the machine, please be sure that all the safety devices are correctly placed and in good
state; in case of breakdowns or damages to the protections, please replace them immediately.
• Before every use of the spreader, please check the condition of the pendulum. Check that all the fixing
components (screws, bolts etc.) are in and fixed.
• The machine must never be unattended when it is moving.
• Keep always the machine in good operating conditions and make regularly the maintenance.
Pendular Spreader PDV - PDHV models
ATTENTION! WARNING!
Check that the protections of the pto shaft are complete and in good conditions.
ATTENTION!
Do not come, for any reason, between the tractor and the fertilizer spreader when
the engine is running and the power take-off is on.
ATTENTION!
During work, please be sure that for a radius of 30 meters there are not any person
or animals. When you work in proximity of roads or public places, it is ABSOLUTELY
OBLIGATORY to keep away persons and to increase the precautions.
ATTENTION!
Anybody who comes up to the machine is in a danger area, therefore he becomes
"AN EXPOSED PERSON". The operator must prevent anybody to come into
the danger area and to work with the maximum caution. If somebody comes
up, please stop immediately the tractor engine.
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