Cosmo PDC 400, Owner'S Manual

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Pendular Spreader PDC models
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5.1.2.
5.1.2. 5.1.2.
5.1.2. S
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PREADING
PREADING PREADING
PREADING QUANTITY ADJUSTMENT
QUANTITY ADJUSTMENT QUANTITY ADJUSTMENT
QUANTITY ADJUSTMENT
The fertilizer spreading is regulated by a meter
meter meter metering rod ing rod ing rod ing rod that operates on the opening width of the exits
on the bottom of the hopper.
In order to adjust the fertilizer quantity to spread, follow the slide ruler carefully (attached to this
manual) and the spreading chart (stuck on the hopper and located in the manual itself, see on
paragraph 5.1.3).
The recorded data will be kept only if:
1) 1) 1) 1) a standard pendulum is used;
2)
2) 2)
2) the distance between the ground and the pendulum end is about 75 cm ( working height)
3)
3) 3) 3) the rotation speed of the power take-off is 540 r.p.m.
In order to achieve a right adjustment follow the instructions below:
1) 1) 1) 1) Establish the spreading width spreading width spreading width spreading width you want to adopt (see on paragraph 5.1.1.).
EXAMPLE 1: Spreading width chosen = 12 meters
2)
2) 2)
2) Establish the quantity of the product
quantity of the product quantity of the product
quantity of the product you want to spread for a surface unit (kg/ha or lbs/acre), by
moving the inner part of the slide ruler.
EXAMPLE 2: quantity spread for hectare 200 kg