KUHN AXIS 20.1, Operator'S Manual

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Spreading Operation
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B
AXIS
20.1
AXIS
20.1
AXIS
30.1 (W), AXIS 40.1 (W)
Metering slide does not open
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Metering slides do not move easily. Regularly check
slides, nuts and screws for tight fit and tighten them, if
necessary.
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Check tension spring.
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The reducing plate on the hose connection of the female
coupler is dirty.
Metering slide opens too slowly

Clean orifice plate.
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Replace 0.7 mm orifice plate with a 1.0 mm plate. The
plate is at the hose connection of the female coupler.
Agitator does not operate
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Check agitator drive. See 9.8: Checking agitator drive,
page 190 .
Blockage of metering outlets
through: fertiliser clumps, damp
fertiliser, miscellaneous impurities
(leaves, straw, sack residues)

Clear blockages. Proceed as follows:
1. Park tractor, remove ignition key
2. Open metering slides
3. Place collection container underneath
4. Remove spreading discs
5. Clean the outlet from below with a wooden pole or clean
the adjustment lever and push through the metering
opening,
6. Remove foreign objects in hopper
7. Install spreading discs, close metering slides
Fault Possible cause/action