Claydon 15m Straw Harrow, Руководство оператора

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IN FIELD OPERATION
24 OPERATORS MANUAL - 9M STRAW HARROW
Field Use
For best results it is suggested that the Straw Harrow should be used at an angle of 30º to the direction in
which the field was harvested, this will ensure straw and chaff is spread evenly across the field.
Whilst in use, the Straw Harrow should be dragging a small amount of straw along the ground and slowly
distributing it out the back of the machine. This will even out the straw and chaff layer across the entire field.
The Claydon Straw Harrow can be used on stubble fields where the straw has been baled, or on Oil Seed
Rape/Bean stubble as a method to start weeds chitting and a form of slug control. In this scenario the tines
can be set to a very aggressive angle to increase micro tilth.
You should pull the Claydon Straw Harrow as quickly as you can (up to speeds of 25 km/h). From time to
time (very rarely) the Straw Harrow can catch a lump or a tramline and start to bounce, in this scenario you
should slow down or stop until the machine has settled and then carry on as normal. To avoid this completely,
it is recommended that a small amount of the Straw Harrows weight (about 10%-20%) should be carried on
the tractors 3-point linkage.
When in use the Straw Harrow should be kept on the ground at all times and not lifted up when making
headland turns. On completion of the field, ensure the harrows tines are fully folded back before the machine
is folded up.
Claydon recommend harrowing the field work before harrowing the headlands from the inside run to the
outside of the field.
Once the field is complete slowly reduce the aggressiveness of the tines to release any material before lifting
the Straw Harrow out of work. This will prevent leaving lumps of reside to be levelled out.
Thick fibrous straw such as rape straw should be harrowed in the
morning whilst the dew is present and delicate cereal straw such
as wheat straw should be harrowed in the heat of the sun. This will
ensure the correct shattering effect is achieved.
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When harrowing a field it is recommended that the operator should
turn inside the headland tramline, this will avoid pulling grass or weeds
into the field.
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