Frontier TR2058, Руководство оператора

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rectangular slots to allow material passage. The seed cups mounted under the hopper,
which are made entirely of non-corrosive material (nylon and fiberglass), contain an
internal gear that rotates inside a housing. A
calibration handle located on the rear left
hand side of the hopper regulates how far to insert the gear inside the housing. The
position of the handle, which has a scale from 0 to 6, determines the amount of seed
distributed
(see fig. 8) . The seed cups are a force feed system driven by the roller.
The material is held inside the groove of the gear until the groove rotates to the opening
at the bottom of the hopper. This rotation is driven by the roller as it moves along the
ground. When the handle is in position “0” the gear is completely outside the seed cup
and no seed is distributed, with the handle in position “6” the gear is totally inside the
cup and distributes at its maximum potential
(see fig. 8) .
A secondary regulation is the lever located on the side of each cup housing. This
controls the position of the cleanout gate (top, middle, and bottom). Its position is
determined by the size and shape of the material being dispersed
(see fig. 9) . The top
position is for the smaller seeds, middle for the medium sized seed and bottom for
larger seeds. Attached to the bottom of each cup is flexible tubing that the material flows
through. As the material exits, it hits a split ring which divides the flow until it hits a
splash pan and uniformly spreads over the entire working width of the
aerator-overseeder.
The hopper is ground driven by the roller which comes with two separate chains with
automatic chain tensioners.
Although in essence a broadcast-seeder, the aerator-overseeder has all the technology
to ensure a precise calibrated flow. Being ground driven, the disbursement of the
material in the hopper is totally independent from the tractor
PTO
or the ground speed.
The disbursement is regulated solely by adjusting the seed cups levers and the hopper
lever.
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Fig. 9
1. seed cup
2. gear support
3. drive shaft bushing
4. seed cup regulation lever