Preventive Maintenance; Practical Guideline - Nogueira SOFT 600 Manual De Instrucciones

Preventive maintenance

We recommend performing a complete inspection on the Soft before each season.
Damaged parts can be fixed or replaced, and thereby prevent losses while operating.
After finishing the spreading, it is essential to perform certain preventive maintenance procedures for
enhanced machine conservation:
- Remove remainders of products from inside the cone;
- Carefully wash the machine with water;
- Lubricate properly;
- Store the Soft in a protected place from the sun and rain.

Practical guideline

The following, describes the most common causes of breakdowns while operating and affects the
performance of the Soft.
OPERATIONAL FAILURES
- Rotation of the disc or power take-off due to incorrect power supply. Run at 540 RPM.
- The spreader is coupled to the tractor incorrectly.
- Adjust the incorrect height of the spreader.
- Doser discs, positioning of the discs or the blades are dirty.
- Incorrect lever adjustment.
- Incorrect tractor speed.
- The blades are assembled incorrectly. Assemble all the blades on the disc adjusted and positioned
the same way.
SPREADER FAILURES
- Spreader or doser mechanism parts are damaged.
- The rotor axle is broken.
- The mixer is worn out.
- The blades are worn out.
FERTILIZER FAILURES
- Variation in the qualities of fertilizer. The presence of lumps can considerably reduce the quantity of
fertilizer spread.
- Dirt or other impurities in the fertilizer.
- Various types of fertilizers are mixed.
- Excessive variation in grain sizes.
FAILURES CAUSED BY OUTSIDE INFLUENCES
- Too much wind - never spread when the winds are over 5 meters/second.
- Humidity in the air is too high.
- Terrain is too uneven.
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