Rotomec Green-Rite Bedienungsanleitung
ROTOMEC
Operator’s Manual
GREEN-RITE
One Pass Overseeder-Aerator and/or
Seeder-Cultivator with Corrugated Roller for
Lawn and Turf Operations
The operator’s manual is a technical service guide and must always accompany the machine.
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Take note! This safety alert symbol found throughout this manual is used to call
your attention to instructions involving your personal safety and the safety of
others. Failure to follow these instructions can result in injury or death.
Signal Words
Note the use of the signal words DANGER, WARNING and CAUTION with the safety
messages. The appropriate signal words for each has been selected using the following
guidelines:
DANGER: indicates and imminently hazardous situation that, if not avoided, will result in
death or serious injury.
WARNING: indicates a potentially hazardous situation that, if not avoided, could result
in death or serious injury, and includes hazards that are exposed when guards are
removed. It may also be used to alert against unsafe practices.
CAUTION: indicates a potentially hazardous situation that, if not avoided, may result in
minor or moderate injury.
SAFETY
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This symbol means:
ATTENTION!
BECOME ALERT!
YOUR SAFETY IS INVOLVED!
ROTOMEC
Operator’s Manual
GREEN-RITE
One Pass Overseeder-Aerator and/or
Seeder-Cultivator with Corrugated Roller for
Lawn and Turf Operations
The operator’s manual is a technical service guide and must always accompany the machine.
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8 - WARRANTY
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7 - PRE-DELIVERY CHECKLIST
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6 - TROUBLESHOOTING
355.05 - Storage
355.04 - Suggested Spare Parts
345.03 - Removing the Rotor
345.02 - Chain Case
345.01 - Gearbox
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5 - REPAIR PROCEDURES
324.04 - Blade Maintenance
314.03 - Changing Rotors
294.02 - Service
284.01 - Maintenance Safety
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4 - MAINTENANCE
273.21 - Transporting
263.20 - Uneven Terrain
263.19 - Working Limitations
263.18 - Headland Procedure
253.17 - Working Speed
253.16 - Working Depth
253.15 - Test Run
233.14 - Start Up
223.13 - Attaching to the Tractor
213.12 - Pre-Operational Check
213.11 - Safety Slip Clutch
203.10 - Driveline
183.09 - Seed (or Fertiliser) Hopper Calibration
163.08 - Hopper Adjustment
163.07 - Front Wheels Adjustment
153.06 - Front Roller Adjustment
143.05 - Corrugated Roller Adjustment
133.04 - Tickler Tine Adjustment
133.03 - Rear Tailgate Adjustment
123.02 - Set-up
103.01 - Operational Safety
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3 - OPERATION
82.03 - Messages and Signs
82.02 - Starting and Stopping
72.01 - Preparation
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2 - SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
51.02 - Model and Serial Number ID
51.01 - General
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1 - GENERAL INFORMATION
INDEX
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1 - GENERAL INFORMATION
Thank you and congratulations for having chosen our implement. Your new Green-Rite
is a technologically advanced machine constructed of high quality, sturdy components
and will fulfil your working expectations.
The Green-Rite is the ideal machine for sport fields, parks, golf courses, airports, turf
farm operations and anywhere the combination of lower labour costs and a
professionally finished job is essential.
Read this manual carefully. It will instruct you on how to operate and service your
implement safely and correctly. Failure to do so could result in personal injury and/or
equipment damage.
1.01 - General
CAUTION: all hardware is metric. Only metric tools should be used. Other tools
that do not fit properly can slip and cause injury.
CAUTION: right hand and left hand sides of the implement are determined by
facing in the direction the implement will travel when going forward (see fig. 2).
1.02 - Model and Serial Number ID
Attached to the frame is an ID plate showing the model and serial number (see below).
Record your implement model and serial number in the space provided below. Your
dealer needs this information to give you prompt, efficient service when you order parts.
Carefully read the warranty section1detailing coverage and limitations of this warranty.
Warranty is provided for customers who operate and maintain their equipment as
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1See chapter 8 - Warranty.
described in this manual. Warranty registration is accomplished by the dealer
completing and forwarding the Warranty Registration Form to the Company, along
with a copy of the dealer’s invoice. It is in your best interest to insure that this has been
done.
Warranty does not cover the following:
1. cleaning, transporting, mailing and service call charges.
2. Normal wear items such as belts, blades, bearings, drive lines, shear pins, slip
clutches, tires, etc.
3. Depreciation or damage caused by normal wear, accidents, improper maintenance,
improper protection or improper use.
4. The use of non original spare parts and accessories.
Your Authorised Company Dealer has genuine parts in stock. Only these approved
replacement parts should be used.
This limited warranty covers defective material and workmanship. The cost of normal
maintenance or repairs for accidents or improper use and related labour will be borne by
the owner.
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2 - SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
Safety is the primary concern in the design and manufacture of our products.
Unfortunately our efforts to provide safe equipment can be wiped out by a single
careless act of an operator.
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
equipment.
It is the operator’s responsibility to read and understand all safety and operating
instructions in the manual and to follow these.
Allow only properly trained personnel to operate the machine. Working with unfamiliar
equipment can lead to careless injuries. Read this manual, and the manual for your
tractor, before assembly or operating, to acquaint yourself with the machines. It is the
implement owner’s responsibility, if this machine is used by any person other than
yourself, is loaned or rented, to make certain that the operator, prior to operating, reads
and understands the operator’s manuals and is instructed in safe and proper use.
2.01 - Preparation
1. Before operating equipment read and understand the operator’s manual and the
safety signs (see fig. 2).
2. Thoroughly inspect the implement before initial operation to assure that all
packaging materials, i.e. wires, bands, and tape have been removed.
3. Personal protection equipment including hard hat, safety glasses, safety shoes, and
gloves are recommended during assembly, installation, operation, adjustment,
maintaining and/or repairing the implement.
4. Operate the machine only with a tractor equipped with an approved
Roll-Over-Protective-System (ROPS). Always wear your seat belt. Serious injury or
even death could result from falling off the tractor.
5. Clear area to be cut of stones, branches or other debris that might be thrown,
causing injury or damage.
6. Operate only in daylight or good artificial light.
7. Ensure equipment is properly mounted, adjusted and in good operating condition.
8. Ensure that all safety shielding and safety signs are properly installed and in good
condition.
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2.02 - Starting and Stopping
1. Be sure that no one is near the machine prior to engaging or while the machine is
working.
2. Be sure the tractor is in “Neutral” before starting engine.
3. Equipment operating power is supplied from tractor PTO. Refer to your tractor
manual for PTO engagement and disengagement instructions. Always operate PTO
at 540 rpm. Know how to stop the tractor and machine quickly in case of an
emergency.
4. When engaging PTO, the engine rpm should always be low. Once engaged and
ready to start working, raise PTO speed to 540 rpm and maintain throughout
operation.
5. Check the tractor master shield over the PTO stub shaft. Make sure it is in good
condition and fastened securely to the tractor. Purchase a new shield if old shield is
damaged or missing.
6. After striking an obstacle, disengage the PTO, shut the tractor down and thoroughly
inspect for damage before restarting.
7. Never engage the PTO until the machine is in the down position and resting on the
ground. Never raise the machine until the rotor has come to a complete stop.
2.03 - Messages and Signs
1. Read and adhere to all safety and operating decals on this machine (see fig. 2).
2. Before dismounting tractor: allow moving parts to stop, stop engine, set brake and
remove the key of unattended equipment.
3. Keep away from rotating blades and driveline.
4. Keep guards and shields in place and in good condition.
5. Do not use with bystanders in area.
6. Allow no riders on tractor or machine.
7. Allow moving parts to stop before repair.
8. Securely support equipment before working underneath.
Additional warning and operating decals are available at no extra charge. Please specify
model and serial number when ordering.
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Fig. 2 - Safety decals; replace immediately if damaged.
1. Read this manual carefully.
2. Before maintenance operations, disengage PTO and shut tractor down.
3. 540 rpm PTO only.
4. Keep away from rotating driveline.
5. Keep away, thrown objects.
6. Never allow passengers.
7. Keep all shields in place.
8. Keep away from rotating blades.
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3 - OPERATION
The Green-Rite, engineered at Befco, Inc., our sister Company in the United States, is a
one pass tool which aerates, seeds (or broadcasts fertiliser), levels, and compacts the
soil for improved seed germination.
A tilling rotor with “C” blades is available upon request, and may be mounted in place of
the straight blade aerator rotor. This converts the Green-Rite into a tiller for seed bed
preparation which tills, seeds and compacts the soil in a single pass. Changing the
machine over from an aerator to a tiller is a simple operation which can be performed in
under 30 minutes with a pair of wrenches.
This unique machine reduces costs for grounds maintenance of sports fields, parks,
highways, hospital grounds, golf courses, etc. The Green-Rite can easily pay for itself
within the first few days of use.
It consists of an aerator rotor with straight blades on narrowly spaced flanges, powered
by the tractor PTO. A large capacity seed hopper with precise metering cups is mounted
on the base aerator and broadcasts the seed behind the slicing action of the tines along
the entire working width of the machine. Tickler tines follow to help incorporate the seed
into the ground through compacted soil and thatch. A corrugated roller with fibreglass
rings follows behind the Green-Rite to compact the ground for optimal seed germination.
Depth control wheels with wide garden style tread or a front roller may be quickly
mounted to ensure a constant depth over unlevelled terrain.
The Green-Rite comes in working widths of 145, 165 and 205 cm. ( 58”, 66” and 82”
respectively).
3.01 - Operational Safety
CAUTION: our machines are designed considering safety as the most important
target and are the safest available in today’s market. Unfortunately, human
carelessness can override the safety features built into our machines. Injury
prevention and work safety, aside from the features on our machines, is very
much due to the responsible use of the equipment. It must always be operated
prudently following with great care, the safety instructions laid out in this manual.
1. The use of this equipment is subject to certain hazards which cannot be prevented
by 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.
2. Do not operate the tractor and machine when you are tired, sick or when using
medication.
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