Original Operating Manual - ROPA Fahrzeug

6.13.23 Special conditions during loading
6.13.23.1 Frozen beet pile
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A lightly frozen beet pile may be broken up or loosened using the pile pickup. Never use
the pile pickup to break up a tightly frozen beet pile. Always use suitable heavy-duty
equipment for this purpose (for instance excavator, wheel loader, etc.).
The telescopic tube of the pile pickup may only be pressed into the pile using its own
force. Any further, continued drive-in of the vehicle forward into the pile will invariably
lead to destruction of the telescopic tube.
Note! A frozen beet pile may not be loosened by raising the complete pickup. This may
lead to severe damage to the pickup.
When loading lightly frozen beet piles, always place the frost breakers (1) in the infeed
conveyor intake.
The machine as delivered from the factory contains the frost breaker (1) attached to the
frame of the additional axle. If needed, sit in the infeed conveyor intake and mount the
frost breaker using the screws with which it was attached to the additional axle frame.
The frost breakers help to break up frozen lumps of beets, and so make sure of largely
uninterrupted flow of beets through the machine.
Mounting holes for the frost breaker in the infeed conveyor intake.
6.13.23.2 Extremely narrow beet pile
Even in the case of a very narrow beet pile for which it appears that just half the pickup
width would suffice for loading, it is still required to completely fold out the pickup and
use the entire width for loading.
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