Meterbox Assembly - General
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Metering Oats
It will be necessary to remove the cover
plate that protects the meterwheels when
metering oats. The cover plate is normally
used to prevent material from sitting directly
on top of the meterwheels and helps prevent
the free flowing of product while the
meterwheels are stationary. Removing the
plate will help prevent the product from
bridging.
Fig. M27 Removing the Metershaft Cover Plate.
We recommend that the oats are clipped
and graded as a normal procedure before
planting.
A trial run may be required to ensure
that you do not have a problem during
seeding. To check for bridging it will be
necessary to place a known weight of
product into the bin and to start the seeding
operation. After a known area has been
seeded, eg. 10 hectares, stop and check
that the bin has the correct reduced quantity
left.
The plate
MUST BE REPLACED
after
seeding oats to prevent damage from
occurring to the metering system.
To remove the meterwheel cover plate
you will need to have the bin empty and the
metershaft assembly removed from the
meterbox as previously described. Remove
the 3 x M8 Bolts that retain the plate located
on the top of the metershaft assembly.
Fitting the plate is a reversal of this
procedure.
Fig. M28 Removing the Metershaft Cover Plate.
Fitting Broad Beans Metershaft Assy
1.
Remove metershaft assembly from
meterbox as previously described.
2.
Slide in the broad beans metershaft
assembly checking the engagement of
the drive mechanism.
NOTE:
The
‘Broad beans Metershaft
Assembly’
should only be used for large
seeds. Refit the standard metershaft
assembly for all other seeds and fertilizers.