Kverneland Exacta-TL-GEOSPREAD GS3, Operator'S Manual

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To be done before spreading
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Fine application
All three dosing openings normally open uniformly with the selected
application rate and the corresponding flowrate that you set. With a
low application rate and/or a low driving speed the dosing openings
are only opened a slight bit so that very little fertilizer would stream
through the dosing openings of the spreader. This could easily cause
blockage, which would lead to a bad spreading pattern and possible
damage the crops.
We therefore advise that you make use of the fine application if the
flowrate is
less than 88 lbs/min .
The flowrate with a specific working width, application rate and driving
speed is given in the fourth column of the spreading chart.
If very low application rates (less than 23 lbs/acre) are to be
distributed, e.g. only a few lbs per acre, the control system cannot
perform automatic calibrations. The distributed weight is too small to
accurately adjust the application rate. A manual calibration test should
be performed in order to determine the correct dosing setting.
Close 2 of the 3 dosing openings to prevent blockages. The remaining
opening must be further opened as the application rate with the
constant flowrate would be three times as much.
The handle to close 2 of the 3 fine dosing openings is located at the
outside of the spreading disc, above a similar handle for the discharge
point. There is an indicator at the top of the fine dosing handle for the
number of dosing openings: 3 notches for normal dosing, 1 notch for
fine application.
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Switch the tractor off, remove the key from the ignition and engage
the parking brake of the tractor.
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Pull the hand-grip of the fine application lever out.
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Set the fine application handle until the arrow on the hand-grip
indicates the desired position.
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Let go of the hand-grip and check if the fine application handle is
locked.
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Set the fine application lever on the other spreading disc in the
same way to the same position.
Dosing openings
fine application lever
Standard dosing setting
Dosing opening
fine application lever
Fine application setting
Icon at top of column