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The feed amount is adjusted using the hand-wheel on the left side of the machine (Fig.
5). The hand-wheel is locked with a plastic component on which can also be found the
main feed scale. The feed value is read from the part of the scale that is on the inner
edge of the hand-wheel. Decimal-step feed adjustment can be read from the scale on
the hand-wheel cover, which is located at the locking lever slots.
The hand-wheel adjustment range is 10 rotations, with ten locking slots on the wheel
circumference for each rotation. This means that the feed has 100 different adjustment
values.
Caution! In order to adjust the feed, the plastic main scale
lever must be pressed towards the machine side in the
direction of the arrow and pressed inward so as to rotate 90
degrees forward when releasing the hand-wheel lock. After
adjustment, the lever should be returned to its locked
position in the hand wheel slot.
Rotating the hand-wheel counter-clockwise increases the feed. When the desired
fertilizer sowing amount is known, the sowing table located inside the machine or the
sowing table in this manual, see Fig. 10, provides a rated feeding adjustment position.
The hand-wheel should always be adjusted so that the desired adjustment position is
always approached from a greater adjustment position. If the original adjustment position
is smaller than desired, the hand-wheel should be rotated counter-clockwise 1/2-1 times
beyond the intended adjustment, and then rotated backwards to the desired adjustment
position.
After this, the adjustment locking lever is inserted into a notch on the hand-wheel, which
then locks both the wheel and lever. Note that the adjustment position given in the
sowing chart is for reference only - the actual feed amount will change between different
seed batches. A calibration test must be carried out in order to determine the actual feed
amount.
The normal position of the bottom flap is slot 2, see Fig. 8. Slot 1 can also be used for
very small grained fertilizers (granular size 1-2.5 mm).
Caution! The fertilizer may flow out of the container if the
bottom flap adjustment lever is moved past slot 2 on the scale.
If moist fertilizer enters the feeding device, the feed rollers can become blocked. Certain
fertilizer types may also tend to become sticky. This can significantly impact the feed
amount.
Feed rollers can be cleaned by adjusting the feed amount to zero and again back to the
desired adjustment value. In this case, remember the adjustment rule above; first rotate
1/2-1 times past the desired value and after this back to the correct value. Sowing chart
instructions and calibration test performance instructions are given below.
