Planting In Bare Ground Mode - Checchi & Magli WOLF COMPACT Serie Manual De Uso Y Mantenimiento

Planting in bare ground mode

The seedlings must be planted in soil which has been
finely tilled with a harrow or hoeing machine and lightly
compacted on the surface.
We recommend you dampen the root ball well (but with-
out causing dripping) to help the dispenser plant the
seedling and ensure the plant is more likely to take root.
Do not work on extremely spongy spoil, or extremely
compact soil, nor on very wet ground, as these condi-
tions would all affect planting quality negatively.
During planting, the work vehicle's driving wheels must
grip the ground at all times and the tractor lift must be
fully lowered.
Preliminary operations
Before starting the planting, the following operations
must be carried out.
1) Check that the plant spacing is correct. The plant
spacing depends on the number of drilling cups fit-
ted on the dispenser (see "Changing and replacing
the drilling cups - page 30) and/or the number of
teeth on the pinion that transmits the motion to the
dispenser (see "Replacing the driving wheels pinion"
- page 31).
2) Check that the row spacing is correct (see "Adjusting
the row spacing" - page 17).
3) Assess the soil consistency in order to adjust the dis-
position of the packing wheels (see "Adjusting the
packing wheels" - page 15).
4) Turn the levers (A) by the same amount to set the
dispenser(s) parallel to the ground.
5) Turn the levers (F) to lower the support wheels to the
ground.
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6) Use the handwheel (B) to adjust the planting depth
(see "Planting depth adjustment" - page 16).
7) Turn the handwheels (C) and (D) to adjust the plant-
ing force to apply to the ground (see "Adjusting the
planting force" - page 16).
8) Position the trays (E) safely in the tray holder.
Planting operations
1) To prevent overloads, the operator on the tractor
must lower the work vehicle with the tractor moving
forwards at low speed. Do not reverse the tractor with
the work vehicle on the ground as this could damage
the drilling cups and the motion transmission to the
dispenser.
2) Stop the tractor and let the operators get on the work
vehicle.
In the planting stage, the operators on the work vehi-
cle must adopt a correct posture (with their feet rest-
ing on the footboard (G) and must agree - together
with the tractor driver - on the most effective speed
of travel.
3) Move forwards with the tractor before starting the
planting.
4) The operators must take the seedlings from the trays
and place them in the drilling cups which, alterna-
tively, will be positioned at the top of the dispenser.
5) The operators on the work vehicle must check the
planting quality constantly. In the event of anoma-
lies, stop the tractor moving forwards and adopt cor-
rective measures (see "Information on adjustments"
and "Troubleshooting" - pages 15 and 28).
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