Contents
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6.3
Hopper capacity / Hopper extension sets ................................................................................... 31
6.3.1
Calculation of maximum loading
............................................................................................. 31
6.3.2
Hopper level scale
..................................................................................................................... 31
6.4
Setting application rates on the MDS 55 M / MDS 65 M / MDS 85 M / 735 M / MDS 935 M .... 32
6.5
Setting application rates on the MDS 55 K / R / D MDS 65 K / R / D MDS 85 K / R / D MDS
735 K / R / D and MDS 935 K / R / D .......................................................................................... 33
6.6
Adjustment of the multi-disc spreading discs.............................................................................. 34
6.6.1
Principle of operation
............................................................................................................... 34
6.6.2
Adjusting the disc vanes
.......................................................................................................... 35
6.6.3
Adjustment according to the spreading charts
..................................................................... 37
6.6.4
Setting disc vanes for fertilisers not listed in the spreading charts
.................................... 39
6.6.5
DiS
39
6.6.6
PtK
39
6.7 One-sided spreading................................................................................................................... 44
6.7.1
One-sided spreading MDS 55 M / MDS 65 M / MDS 85 M / MDS 735 M / MDS 935 M
.......... 44
6.7.2
One-sided spreading MDS 55 K / MDS 65 K / MDS 85 K / MDS 735 K / MDS 935 K
............ 44
6.7.3
One-sided spreading MDS 55 D / MDS 65 D / MDS 85 D / MDS 735 D / MDS 935 D
............ 44
6.7.4
One-sided spreading MDS 55 R / MDS 65 R / MDS 85 R / MDS 735 R / MDS 935 R
............ 44
6.8
Yield and environmental optimised border spreading................................................................. 44
6.8.1
Yield optimised border spreading in the first tramline
......................................................... 44
6.8.2
Environmental and yield border spreading using the border spreading limiter GSE 7
(optional equipment). Only one metering slide is opened
.................................................... 45
6.8.3
Environmental and yield border spreading using the border spreading limiter TELIMAT
T1 (optional equipment)
........................................................................................................... 45
The Tellimat T1 is deployed from the first tramline (1/2 working width from the field edge)................. 45
6.9
Spreading on small field strips .................................................................................................... 45
7
Calibration check / Purging unused fertiliser ........................................................................ 45
7.1
Calculating the mean application rate......................................................................................... 45
7.2 The
calibration check process..................................................................................................... 47
7.3 Purging
unused fertiliser ............................................................................................................. 48
8 Service
and
maintenance ......................................................................................................... 50
8.1 Cleaning ...................................................................................................................................... 50
8.2 Lubrication................................................................................................................................... 50
8.2.1
Pto shaft
..................................................................................................................................... 50
8.2.2
Agitator shaft and agitator
....................................................................................................... 51
8.2.3
Metering slides, positioning levers, links and adjustment scale segment
......................... 51
8.2.4
Disc hubs
................................................................................................................................... 51
8.3 Gearbox
oil level.......................................................................................................................... 51
8.4 Wearing parts .............................................................................................................................. 52
8.5
Checking and setting the metering slide balance and specially checking the metering slides for
seed and slug pellet spreading ................................................................................................... 52
8.5.1
Checking the metering slide
.................................................................................................... 52
8.5.2
Rebalancing the metering slides MDS 55 M / MDS 65 M / MDS 85 M / 735 M / 935 M
....... 53
8.5.3
Rebalancing the metering slides MDS 55 K / R / D MDS 65 K / R / D MDS 85 K / R / D
MDS 735 K / R / D and MDS 935 K / R / D
............................................................................... 54
9
Changing the spreading discs................................................................................................. 55
