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How to maintain and repair a Meto sprayerHow to maintain and repair a Meto sprayer
When working with
Meto sprayers it is very important that they are checked correctly and regularly. In this way, you ensure that employees can work safely with crop protection products. In this article, our specialist sets out the points for attention for maintenance and repair of Meto sprayers.
Inspection plan
Various parts of Meto sprayers must be checked periodically. The number of times this should be done varies from one part to another. The control chart below shows the necessary controls and how often you need to carry out these controls.
Please note: always switch off the Meto sprayer with the emergency stop before starting the check and disconnect the plug from the batteries on a model with a battery change set!
| Maintenance/check | Tool | Day | Week | Month | Year |
Cleaning immediately after use
|
| ✔
| | | |
Sufficiently charged battery, immediately after use
| Battery status on display
| ✔
| | | |
Damage to control components
| Visual
| ✔
|
| | |
Damage/visibility of pictograms and stickers
| Visual
| ✔
| | | |
Cleaning the control panel
| Moisture cloth
| ✔
| | | |
Check for leakage and damage to cable, hoses and valves
| Visual
| | ✔
| | |
Check for screwed in dirt or rope on wheels and chain
| Visual
| | ✔
| | |
General mechanical damage
| Visual
| | ✔
| | |
Charge batteries after use and then at least once a month
| Battery charger
| | | ✔
| |
Control battery fluid level plates 1 cm below liquid level
| Water, gloves and goggles
| | | ✔
| |
Grease the lifting wheels, drive chain and ball bearings
| Lubricant
| | | ✔
| |
Check chain tension
| Wrenches
| | | ✔
| |
Control V-belt tension
| Wrenches
| | | ✔
| |
Grease the hinged parts of the lifting system
| Spray grease / WD40 / Lubricating grease
| | | 1/2 year | |
Have carbon brushes of the motor shorter than 1 cm replaced
| Visual
| | | | ✔
|
Control welding of construction on hairline cracks and rust
| Visual
| | | | ✔
|
If the Meto sprayer is found to be defective during one of the above checks, make sure that it is not used until the defect has not been solved. Always have a qualified technician carry out maintenance on electrical components, wiring, the hydraulic system and the drive motor.
Questions about maintenance and repair of Meto sprayers
Do you have any questions about the maintenance and repair of Meto sprayers, or would you like to get advice? Then
contact product specialist Michael Visser, or ask your question using the form below.
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