Cosmo PDC 400, Owner'S Manual

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Pendular Spreader PDC models
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5.
5. 5.
5. FERTILIZER SPREADER
FERTILIZER SPREADER FERTILIZER SPREADER
FERTILIZER SPREADER USE
USE USE
USE
ATTEN
ATTEN ATTEN
ATTENTION
TION TION
TION!!!!
Be Be Be Before use, please check that gears fore use, please check that gears fore use, please check that gears fore use, please check that gears are adequately greased (see paragraph are adequately greased (see paragraph are adequately greased (see paragraph are adequately greased (see paragraph
6.1).
6.1). 6.1).
6.1).
ATTEN ATTEN ATTEN ATTENTION TION TION TION!!!!
During the us
During the us During the us
During the use of the machine, please be
e of the machine, please be e of the machine, please be
e of the machine, please be sure that for a radius of 30
sure that for a radius of 30 sure that for a radius of 30
sure that for a radius of 30 meters
meters meters
meters
there are not any person or animals. If somebody comes up, please stop there are not any person or animals. If somebody comes up, please stop there are not any person or animals. If somebody comes up, please stop there are not any person or animals. If somebody comes up, please stop
immediately the tractor engine
immediately the tractor engine immediately the tractor engine immediately the tractor engine....
Recommendations for a correct distribution Recommendations for a correct distribution Recommendations for a correct distribution Recommendations for a correct distribution
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Please test always the kg/ha that you wish to spread before starting to work.
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Do not insert the pto shaft when the tractor is in acceleration, because it will start the
pendulum spreading. Lower the engine revolutions at the minimum and after that speed up
gradually till obtaining a speed of 540 r.p.m.
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Open exits only when the right speed is achieved.
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Avoid to spread the fertilizer in windy days, in order to improve the uniformity of the
distribution.
5.1.
5.1. 5.1. 5.1. ADJUSTMENTS ADJUSTMENTS ADJUSTMENTS ADJUSTMENTS
It is not possible to have an exact spreading chart for equipments that make use of the centrifugal
principle, given that the distributed quantity depends on the feed speed, on the radius of distribution,
on the quality and humidity of the fertilizer and on the roughness of the land.
The fertilizer must always be stored and conserved adequately, so as to keep its physical
characteristics unchanged.
It is necessary to set the speed of the pendular spreader, before starting the operation of distribution,
trying, in the possible limits, to keep it constant for all its duration.
The spreading charts contain the indicative information, in order to determine the quantity to spread
in the field; these must be completed by the experience and competence of the operator.