Amadas SPC-4, Manual

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Preparation Hi-Speed Cotton Stalk Puller/Chopper
22 7/1/21 MAN157
Weight Addition
The additional amount of weight required to
chop the stalks depends on the type of soil,
soil hardness, and the size of the cotton
stalks.
We recommend starting with the rotor filled
and the upper tank empty, unless you are
working with very hard "sunbaked" soils
and/or large cotton stalk diameters. Use an
ordinary hose to add the water.
IMPORTANT! Before adding water,
determine how much anti-freeze needs to
be added to the tank. Use the chart on
the back of the anti-freeze bottle to figure
the amount needed, based on your
weather conditions. Generally, a 50%
mixture will be more than adequate for
most regions.
For the SPC-4, the upper tank holds 87
gallons of water; the rotor tank holds 66
gallons. The SPC-6 tanks hold 1.5 times
as much water.
If you choose not to use anti-freeze, it is
imperative that you drain all water from
the tank before the temperature reaches
freezing. If the water freezes, serious
damage will result to the tanks from the
expansion of the frozen water.