SEEDBETTER
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TO THE DEALER: Assembly and proper installation of this product is the responsibility of the Alloway dealer. Read manual instructions and safety rules. Make sure all items on the Dealer’s Pre-Delivery and Delivery Check Lists in the Operator’s Manual are completed before releasing equipment to the owner. The dealer must complete the Warranty Registration included in this manual. Both dealer and customer must sign the registration which certifies that all Dealer Check List items have been completed. The dealer is to return the prepaid postage portion to Alloway, give one copy to the...

GENERAL INFORMATION The purpose of this manual is to assist you in operating and maintaining your Alloway Seedbetter. Read it carefully. It furnishes information and instructions that will help you achieve years of dependable performance. These instructions have been compiled from extensive field experience and engineering data. Some information may be general in nature due to unknown and varying operating conditions. However, through experience and these instructions, you should be able to develop procedures suitable to your particular situation. The illustrations and data used in this...

SAFETY RULES ATTENTION! BECOME ALERT! YOUR SAFETY IS INVOLVED! Never allow children or untrained persons to operate equipment. Safety is a 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 preven ion are dependent t upon the awareness, conern, prudence and proper c training of personnel involved in the operation, transport, maintenance and storage of equipment. PREPARATION Check that...

SAFETY RULES ATTENTION! BECOME ALERT! YOUR SAFETY IS INVOLVED! (Safety Rules continued from previous page) A minimum 20% of tractor and equipment weight must be on tractor front wheels when attachments are in trasport position. Without this weight, tractor could tip over, causing personal injury or death. The weight may be attained with a loader, front whee weights, ballast in tires or front tractor weights. When attaining the minimum 20% weight on the front wheels, you must not exceed the Roll Over Protection Structure (ROPS) weight certification. Weigh the tractor and equipment. Do not...

SAFETY RULES ATTENTION! BECOME ALERT! YOUR SAFETY IS INVOLVED! (Safety Rules continued from previous page) Keep bystanders away from equipment part of the tractor or implement contacts electric lines. Do not operate or transport equipment while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Before servicing, adjusting, repairing or unplugging, stop tractor engine, place all controls in neurtral, set park brake, remove ignition key, and wait for all moving parts to stop. Operate only in daylight or good artificial light. Avoid contact with electrical wires. Before working underneath a raised...

SAFETY RULES ATTENTION! BECOME ALERT! YOUR SAFETY IS INVOLVED! (Safety Rules continued from previous page) Always wear relatively tight and belted clothing. Wear sturdy, rough-soled work shoes and protective equipment for eyes, hair, hands, hearing and head; and respirator or filter mask where appropriate. Do not allow other people in the area when operating, attaching, removing, assemblying or servicing equipment. Follow manual instructions for storage. Keep children and bystanders away from storage area. Never go underneath equipment lowered to the ground or raised, unless it is properly...

SAFETY & INSTRUCTIONAL DECALS ATTENTION! BECOME ALERT! YOUR SAFETY IS INVOLVED! Replace Immediately If Damaged! 1. 200-3-4028 Cultivator Hitch Warning

SAFETY & INSTRUCTIONAL DECALS ATTENTION! BECOME ALERT! YOUR SAFETY IS INVOLVED! Replace Immediately If Damaged! 3. 210-3-5013 Turn / Lift Valve 4. 200-3-3911 Read Manual Warning 5. 506-3-0195 Hydraulic Pressure Warning 6. 200-3-3887 Cultivator Fall / Crush Warning 12. 200-3-4034 Orange Fluorescent Reflector 9 x 2 9. 200-3-3888 Cultivator Wing Fall Warning 11. 902-15101 Alloway Standard Logo

CHECK LISTS PRE-DELIVERY CHECK LIST DELIVERY CHECK LIST Inspect the equipment thoroughly after assembly to ensure it is set up properly before delivering it to the customer. ___Show customer how to make adjustments. The following check lists are a reminder of points to inspect. Check off each item as it is found satisfactory or after proper adjustment is made. ___Point out the safety decals. Explain their meaning and the need to keep them in place and in good condition. Emphasize the increased safety haz ards when instructions are not followed. ___Check that all safety decals are installed...

OPERATOR SIGN-OFF RECORD American Society of Agricultural & Biological Engineers (ASAE) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Safety is a primary concern in the design and manufacture of our products. Unfortunately, our efforts to provide safe equipment can be wiped out by an operator’s single careless act. Anyone who will be operating and/or maintaining the Seedbetter must read and clearly understand all Safety, Operating, and Service & Maintenance information presented in this manual. In addition to the design and configuration of equipment, hazard control and...

OPERATION ―― Be familiar with the Seedbetter before starting. Safety is a primary concern in the design and manufacture of our products. Unfortunately, our efforts to provide safe equipment can be wiped out by an operator’s single careless act. ―― The owner is responsible for training operators in the safe operation of the Seedbetter. In addition to the design and configuration of equipment, hazard control and accident preven tion are dependent upon the awareness, concern, judgment, and proper training of personnel involved in the operation, transport, maintenance and storage of equipment....

Operation Continued PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS The Alloway Seedbetter consists of rear folding harrow frames, individual tine assemblies , and rolling baskets. The Seedbetter combines thr right tine with the perfect crumbler basket to do a complete job every time you work your field. The finishing harrows are for medium to shallow penetration. A uniquely styled spring tine with vibrating action to clear in trashy conditions. The steep breasted tines have a superior mixing action and do not creat lumps. The pressurized crumbler sections level, mix, crumble, form a seed horizon and keep wind...