OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL MAX / MAX T- 5 -PREFACE:When buying the machine, check completeness of its accessories that include the followingcomponents:• Operating Manual• Warranty Card1. Precautions1.1 Before you Begin to Use Your Machine• Read the instruction manual.• Pay always special attention to the text and illustrations marked with this symbol!• These machines are intended for agricultural use only. Any use outside of this purposeshall be considered as not intended use. Learn how to use your machine correctly andcarefully!• The machine may be dangerous when driven by not authorized individual or when operatedcarelessly.1.2 Health and safety regulations• Before each start, check whether the tractor and machine are safe for road traffic andoperation!• The tractor working with the machine should be equipped with the weights on the front axisor on the front lift. Balance of the tractor with the attached machine, its steerability andbraking ability must always be kept.• When connecting and disconnecting the machine to/from the tractor, its lifting and loweringon the hydraulic lift of the tractor, setting the machine in the transport and working positionsand on the headlands, ensure that no bystanders and in particular children are present in thevicinity of the machine. Perform these operations slowly, without sudden jerks!• Never stay between the tractor and cultivator when the tractor’s engine is running!• The machine may only be operated, maintained and repaired by the personnel who know itsconstruction and are aware of the existing hazards!• There are some places where crushing or cutting may occur on the parts actuated by theforces other than the human force (e.g. the hydraulic system). When connecting thehydraulic hoses to the hydraulic system of the tractor, always ensure that the hydraulics isdepressurized! Check positions of the control levers of the tractor hydraulic system. Onlyactuate the hydraulically operated attachments when there is nobody present within theirrange of operation! Check the hydraulic hoses on regular basis and replace them with newitems when damaged or worn!• When driving on highways with the machine attached, lock the operating lever against itslowering!• The attached warning and indicating signs contain information on safe work: they areintended for your safety!• Before you start work, learn thoroughly operation of all devices and actuators and functions