Uma kukhona ongasitshela amathiphu namasu okunakekela kahle igeja, nguyena. Intambo evamile: Izingxenye ezijikelezayo kufanele zigcotshwe futhi ziguge izingxenye zokugaya zishintshwe ngesikhathi. “Uma uqhubeka nokuxova, isithombe seqembu sizoshintsha. Khona-ke usushiywe yisikhathi.”
Isici sokuzigcina singanakiwe
U-Buijs uvamise ukubona izinto zingahambi kahle. Iqembu liyingxenye ye-arsenal, kodwa ikakhulukazi ngoba liceliwe. Isondlo sibe sesiyinto enganakiwe. Ekulimeni okulinywayo, abantu bavame ukukuthakasela kakhulu. “Igeja liyahlanzwa njalo uma seliphumile emhlabeni. Kwesinye isikhathi enkundleni kuba umqhudelwano ngoba umhlabathi uqinile noma umanzi. Kuyaye kubhekwe ukuthi ama-bearings nama-bushings adinga ukushintshwa yini. Uma ngifuna ukuzithengela igeja eselike lasetshenziswa, ngincamela ukushayela ngiye eZeeland noma eFlevoland. Amageja agcinwa kahle lapho, kuncane kakhulu kunalokho, ngokwesibonelo, abalimi bobisi noma bezingulube, abanalo ngisho negeja ngaphandle. Kwesinye isikhathi umhlaba uba phezu kwawo.”
Isisekelo siyanquma
Ngokusho kukaBuijs, isisekelo ekugcineni sinquma ukuthi kufanele sicutshungulwe kanjani. “Ngokulima kubalulekile ukukhumbula ukuthi awudali umonakalo esakhiweni. Okokuqala udinga amabhola ezimpande zokuqukethwe kwezinto eziphilayo. Okwesibili, lokhu kuqinisekisa nokungena kwamanzi okuhle. Okwesithathu, ufuna ukufaka umoya emhlabathini. Ngakho-ke ungashayeli ngesivinini esikhulu, ngoba lokho kuzokwenza ukuthi uphose futhi ulahlekelwe kuwo womathathu amaphuzu.
Ngokulima kahle sithola isivuno esingamaphesenti amahlanu emhlabathini. Okuningi kubuye kuncike eqenjini nesimo salo. Ngokubona kwami ithimba alisoze lanyamalala, ngoba lo msebenzi ushiya isakhiwo esihle kakhulu uma uqhathaniswa nazo zonke ezinye izindlela.”
Ngiligcina kanjani iqembu lami?
'Imiyalo eyisikhombisa yokugcinwa kwegeja' ichazwe kabanzi ezingxenyeni ezimbili. Le ngxenye ixoxa ngemiyalo emine yokuqala.
1. Gcoba
“Okokuqala kufanele uhlanze kahle iqembu. Izingxenye ezijikelezayo kufanele zigcotshwe nsuku zonke ngemva kokulima. Umswakama ungangena, ikakhulukazi emhlabathini omanzi. Ukugcotshwa okungaguquki kusho ukugcinwa kwama-disc nama-bearings. Ngokulungiswa okufanele, kufanele ukwazi ukusebenza ngamadiski amahora ayinkulungwane ngaphambi kokuba aphule. Okwamanje, ungakhohlwa ukugcoba i-vario. Ayithathi igrisi imivimbo engamashumi amabili, ithonsi elilodwa noma amabili bese igcotshwa futhi.”
2. Hlola izinto ezidlekayo
“Izinsimbi ezigqokwayo kumele zihambe kahle. Izimbobo noma ukuphuka kufanele empeleni kubonakale ezinsukwini ezimbili ngaphambi kokuthi ulahlekelwe ngempela noma ukuthi uphukile. Bheka futhi amaphuzu eqembu. Uvame ukuyibona igugile ezindaweni ezincane. Ivele igqoke ngokushesha lapho. Qhathanisa ukugqokwa ngokuhlonipha unhlokweni wamabhodi okubumba. Esithombeni ungabona ukuthi ichopho le-shear langaphambili selicishe laphela.
Ngakho kufanele uyishintshe. Izingxenye ezigugile zinciphisa ukubamba ukusika. Bese ungase uthi 'Nginayo i-GPS, ngakho-ke akunandaba'. Nokho, inzima kakhulu. Iqembu liyasonta. Isithombe segeja siyashintsha uma sekugugile. Sishintsha okuthile minyaka yonke. Ukuphila kokubunjwa namaphuzu okulima kuncike ohlotsheni lwenhlabathi. Esihlabathini ungalima kuze kufike kumahektha angama-350 ngezikere nangu-150 ngamaphuzu okulima.
3. Qinisa amabhawodi
“Qiniseka ukuthi uyawaqinisa amabhawodi izikhathi ezimbalwa ngonyaka. Angakwazi ukudlidliza futhi adonse, ikakhulukazi emhlabathini oqinile. Kuhlole njalo. Ngokusho kwemanuwali, ikakhulukazi uma izingxenye ezintsha ngempela. Ngokushesha ngemva kokugqoka okokuqala nangemva kokulima kathathu noma kane. Lokho kuvame ukukhohlwa. Ngivame ukuhlangana namabhawodi axegayo ekusebenzeni. Umphumela uba ukuthi imizimba iyaxega noma ulahlekelwe yiyo ngesikhathi ulima. Ingxenye exekethile inomthelela ngokushesha esithombeni seqembu.”
4. Kala ijometri ngemva
“Ekukaleni i-geometry, umthetho ogoqayo kanye nepeni lethiphu elizwakalayo kwanele. Okulula kakhulu ukusuka esihlokweni sesikhunta kuya phakathi nendawo kwenye. Ngabe kusalungile? Uma kungenjalo, ungakwazi ukulungisa kalula umzimba futhi uwubeke endaweni efanele ngokudonsa imigoqo yangemuva ngaphakathi nangaphandle. Uma ulahlekelwe ibhawodi noma umzimba wonke, hlola nokuthi ijometri ilungile yini.”
5. Hlola izinto zikagesi
“Amageja amasha anama-electronics amaningi, njengokuphathwa kwe-headland kanye ne-Isobus. Bheka ukuthi akukho yini ukuphuka noma ukukhala ezintanjeni bese uzishintsha uma kunesidingo. Igeja liyaphenduka bese konakala izintambo namapayipi. Uma ikhebula liphuka, uqedile futhi kufanele uyixazulule ensimini, ngoba awukwazi ukuqhubeka. Empeleni, ukulinganisa akudingekile. Indoda yemishini ikala yonke into futhi ngeke uphinde ukuthinte lokho. Kufanele ulungise ukujula nobubanzi ukusuka kukhebhu kuphela.”
6. Bheka isondo lokulinganisa
“Isondo lokulinganisa kumele lingadlali futhi kumele likwazi ukulungisa ukujula njengokujwayelekile. Uchungechunge kufanele lube lwamanje. Yisuse njalo uyixube ihlanzeke, ufake amafutha amasha usuqedile.”
7. Ungakhohlwa imali enamaphuzu amathathu
“Ukugcina amaphuzu amathathu iqembu elele kuwo kubalulekile. Kuyenzeka ukuthi i-shaft inyakaze, ikulimaze ibe mncane ngapha futhi ibe banzi ngapha. Yibheke njalo uma uvela ezweni. Ubone ngokushesha. Kuyinto eqinile, ngakho akukho lubrication okudingekayo. I-clamp esithombeni sisalungile, kodwa qiniseka ukuthi ushintsha noma yiziphi izinsimbi eziphukile ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka. "