Contents
Page
1
2
2.1
2.2
3
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.4.1
3.4.2
3.4.3
3.4.4
3.4.5
3.4.6
3.5
3.6
3.6.1
3.6.2
3.7
3.8
3.9
3.10
4
5
6
7
7.1
7.2
On
receipt
of the
machine
..........................................................................
4
Technical safety precautions
.................................................................... 5
Declined
use
of the machine ........................................................................
5
General safety and accident prevention
advice ............................................
5
Putting into Operation
..............................................................................
11
Mounting
to the
threepoint linkage
..............................................................
11
Matthing of the PTO-shaft to the tractor
....................................................
11
Setting of the tractor’s hydraulic
..................................................................
11
Setting up the broadcaster
..........................................................................
11
Setting of the mounting height
....................................................................
11
Opening
or shutting
of the outlet openings ..................................................
13
Setting of the spread rate
............................................................................
13
Checking the spread rate (caiibration test) ..................................................
15
Setting of the working width
........................................................................
17
Checking the working width
........................................................................
21
Trimmer
......................................................................................................
21
Boundary
spreading
....................................................................................
21
Broadcasting to one side only (centre 1 st tramline
being 1.5
.
2 m from field side)
....................................................................
21
Broadcasting towards the boundary with ‘Tele Set’
boundary spread discs
................................................................................
21
Broadcasting on headlands ........................................................................
25
Late top dressing
........................................................................................
27
Agitating spiral ............................................................................................
27
Advice for spreading snail-pesticides (e.g. Mesurol)
..................................
27
Special hints for Operation
......................................................................
29
Maintenance
..............................................................................................
29
Special executions and Options
..............................................................
31
Hints for adjustments
................................................................................
33
Checking
the
basic setting of the shutter slides
............................................
33
Amount of pressure in the tractor’s hydraulics
............................................
33