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Operation:
The spreading width is dependent on the quality of the material to be spread and also
on the speed of the distributor plate. The possible spreading width is directly
proportional to the coarse grained structure of the material. A spreading width of 24
m (depending on the manufacturer) can be achieved with spiral corn but cannot be
achieved with light spreading materials such as seeds due to their low weight. A field
test is absolutely necessary. Two rocker shovels are screwed to the distributor plate
for collecting the material to be spread. These shovels can be adjusted at an angle
with the help of the elongated holes. Please check the proportioning device and the
slider from time to time. Particularly when using spreading materials with a high
content of dust, it can happen that the slider unit gets clogged. In such a case loosen
the Allen screw located immediately above the distributor plate using the Allen key
supplied. Remove the agitator shaft. Then using a 17 mm wrench, loosen the 4
screws on the rectangular plastic ring, which binds the slider and the storage
container. Now the top plate can be removed and the slider unit can be cleaned with
a brush or with compressed air.
With most conventionally used seeds having a corn structure, it is sufficient to have a
lower agitator-type finger in the agitator shaft. Since grazers have very poor flow
behaviour, it is necessary that you install the upper agitator-type finger as well. The
upper finger must then be installed on the one side in the ratio of 2/3 to 1/3 with the
lower finger.
Attention: For spreading grass, it is essential to install a second (upper) agitator-type
finger. For all other products: it is necessary to remove the upper agitator-type finger
and mount the lower centrally on the agitator shaft, or else the speed drops
drastically.
For installing / removing the agitator-type finger, the agitator shaft must be removed.
In case it is not removed, knock it off and bend the drive shaft of the motor. This
leads to early damage to the bearings on the motor. For minor changes of the
agitator-type finger, you can also make use of cutting pliers.
If you mount the agitator-type finger not centrally but to one side, you get a better
agitation. Attention: only with grass, use on one side. Otherwise in case of other
spreading materials, the higher range of speed will not be attained.
Spreading widths and turning operation:
Take the reference values of the spreading width of individual spreading materials
from the attached tables for these materials. In case you turn off the spreader, make
sure that the material to be spread, rolls onto a firm ground, while it falls directly into
the subsoil on your field and does not roll any further. Spreading widths should
therefore be determined on the field. To turn off the spreader, place it in the dispatch
carton. You can then collect the material to be spread and reuse it. It is important that
you let the spreading disc run at the speed at which you run it when in operation.
(suction effect of the locker shovels)
At position 0, the sliding doser is closed and
at the position 85, it is completely open.
