Fertiliser Spreader
Part Number: 595-0135
Giltrap Engineering Ltd P.O. Box 83, 7 Main North Rd Otorohanga 3900, New Zealand Phone: +64 7 873 4199 Fax: +64 7 873 8131
Control Screen
Quick Start Guide
Page 1: ...Fertiliser Spreader Part Number 595 0135 Giltrap Engineering Ltd P O Box 83 7 Main North Rd Otorohanga 3900 New Zealand Phone 64 7 873 4199 Fax 64 7 873 8131 Control Screen Quick Start Guide...
Page 2: ...lease refer to the full manual Contents SCREEN OVERVIEW 3 Tab 1 Main operating screen 3 Tab 2 Spinner control 4 Tab 3 GPS mapping 5 Tab 4 Loadcells Optional 6 SETTING MAIN PARAMETERS 7 Driving centers...
Page 3: ...antennae 2 Run Hold button turns the floor drive off on 3 Driving centers or adjacent pass to pass centers 4 Hectare meter counts hectares covered whilst run hold is active Use is covered later on in...
Page 4: ...lst sitting on tractor seat looking forward 1 Left hand spinner RPM readout and setting 2 Right hand spinner RPM readout and setting 3 LH spinner on off Red is off green is on 4 RH spinner on off Red...
Page 5: ...on of tractor 2 Coverage green covered white uncovered Each segment indicated a speed or direction change 3 Zoom in out 4 Tab selector buttons to change from tab to tab or enter settings The width of...
Page 6: ...uick start guide 6 Tab 4 Loadcells Optional 1 Flow factor calibration 2 Tare Gross buttons 3 Current loadcell reading 4 Tab selector buttons to change from tab to tab or enter settings The operation o...
Page 7: ...the tractors 1st pass wheelings to the center of the 2nd pass wheelings As shown by diagram below To change the driving centers follow the below steps 1 Find the driving centers button located on tab...
Page 8: ...ate height follow the below steps 1 Obtain the recommended gate height from the gate chart 2 Set gate to recommended height either with manual lever or hydraulic ram 3 Find the gate height button loca...
Page 9: ...e that this button provides live feedback of the actual rate therefore it will be 0 if the run hold button is off 2 Tap the button to enter settings mode use arrows to change spread rate in 10kg incre...
Page 10: ...rate a green bar will display next to the spread rate If the spread rate is lower than 90 of the desired rate a downwards pointing red arrow will be displayed Possible remedies are Decrease forward s...
Page 11: ...er whilst the run hold switch is in run mode It is linked to the driving centers setting If the user wishes to reset this meter follow the below steps 1 Locate the hectare meter tile located on tab 1...
Page 12: ...t setup menu by going Selecting the product button opens up Product info page from here the user can select which product they would like to spread A new product can be added by pressing the green plu...
Page 13: ...te example Machine should have spread 1000kg but has spread 1100kg Decrease the existing flow factor by a value of 10 i e old flow factor 100 x 90 Light rate example Machine should have spread 1000kg...
Page 14: ...d holding button marked Ensure units are in grams displayed g if needed change by pressing the unit button Place empty cup on scale and then zero scale by pressing button marked Fill the cup with prod...
Page 15: ...Giltrap Fertiliser Spreader Control Screen Quick Start Guide Control screen quick start guide 15 Spreading Rate Guide Chart...
Page 16: ...pinner will then increase in speed to the desired set speed To change spinner speed follow the below steps NOTE Spinner speeds can be adjusted whilst spinners are running 1 Select relevant spinner RPM...
Page 17: ...LD NOT BE OPERATED ABOVE A MAX OF 1100RPM If the spinner speed is within 10 of the desired speed a green bar will display next to the spinner RPM If the spinner speed is lower than 90 of the desired s...
Page 18: ...the spread rate based on real time data from the loadcells by following the steps below 1 When driving around the Start Cal and Calculate buttons are greyed out this is due to the bin weight fluctuati...
Page 19: ...e bin weight at time of calibration start is recorded SPREADING MAY NOW COMMENCE The Reset Cal button also takes the place of Start Cal this allows the user to restart the process after allowing 5 sec...
Page 20: ...d to the Product selected in Bin 1 settings 7 After the 5 second timer is completed the Calculate button will be available for selection 8 When the Calculate button has been pressed a screen will appe...
Page 21: ...commences 1 Tap Cog 4 Enter a new Job name Tap the tick button 3 From factory there is a blank job set up and ticked Active This contains the factory settings and MUST be here A new job must be creat...
Page 22: ...o have oil flow of 60 65 litres a minute The machine will operate at lower flows but the maximum spinner speed will be affected On screen two turn on Spinners Allow them to come up to operating rpm Be...
Page 23: ...blue USB is for user data such as the transfer of job records or for saving custom settings NB Giltrap only recommends the use of high quality USB drives such as Sandisk as supplied The red USB is pre...
