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Marchesan Implementos e Máquinas Agrícolas “TATU” S.A.
PST DUO FLEX / PST DUO FLEX SUPREMA
Maintenance
After the plantation is over, clean the seed plate
and ring housing of the TITANIUM metering. Wash
using water, brush and neutral detergent.
Cleaning the metering
• For more information, consult the TITANIUM manual.
NOTE
Graphite powder use
Amount of graphite per kilogram of seed
Planter distribution
system:
Seeds treated with insecticide
Small and round
Big and round
Flattened
Mechanical
04 grams
02 grams
04 grams
The non-usage of graphite, incorrect choice of seed plate/ring and the working hours
are factors that directly changes the wear of seed plates and rings.
To maintain the excellence and efficiency of the TITANIUM metering, change the seed
plate and ring for every new plantation.
The wear may increase the number of double seeds on the same hole.
It is very important to use graphite on TITANIUM. The average use of graphite per seed
hopper is 200 - 240 grams, depending on the seed type or the treatment that was applied
on them.
The graphite must be mixed to the seeds uniformly during plantation and always on
the dry seeds.
Never mix graphite with the liquid treatment, because it takes away the lubricant capacity
of the graphite, so the seeds will turn to black but will not be lubricated.
Graphite (powder) is the last treatment that should be applied to the seeds and has
the purpose to lubricate them to eliminate doubles, skipping, wearing on the rings, seed
breaking and premature wear on Brush flow and Flex brush components.
Some farmers know the benefits of using graphite for a perfect distribution and usually
mix the graphite to the seeds by putting half of a seed bag on a plastic bag (fertilizer bag,
for example) and shaking to assure that all seeds will be equally lubricated.
• The graphite should not be combined before the seed treatment.
• The graphite should not be combined to the insecticide to apply in the seeds.
• For non-treated seeds, use only half of the graphite mentioned in the previous table.
