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6.3 Hopper capacity / Hopper extension sets ................................................................................... 31
6.3.1 Calculation of maximum loading............................................................................................. 31
6.3.2 Hopper level scale..................................................................................................................... 31
6.4 Setting application rates on the MDS 55 M / MDS 65 M / MDS 85 M / 735 M / MDS 935 M .... 32
6.5 Setting application rates on the MDS 55 K / R / D MDS 65 K / R / D MDS 85 K / R / D MDS
735 K / R / D and MDS 935 K / R / D .......................................................................................... 33
6.6 Adjustment of the multi-disc spreading discs.............................................................................. 34
6.6.1 Principle of operation ............................................................................................................... 34
6.6.2 Adjusting the disc vanes.......................................................................................................... 35
6.6.3 Adjustment according to the spreading charts ..................................................................... 37
6.6.4 Setting disc vanes for fertilisers not listed in the spreading charts.................................... 39
6.6.5 DiS 39
6.6.6 PtK 39
6.7 One-sided spreading................................................................................................................... 44
6.7.1 One-sided spreading MDS 55 M / MDS 65 M / MDS 85 M / MDS 735 M / MDS 935 M.......... 44
6.7.2 One-sided spreading MDS 55 K / MDS 65 K / MDS 85 K / MDS 735 K / MDS 935 K............ 44
6.7.3 One-sided spreading MDS 55 D / MDS 65 D / MDS 85 D / MDS 735 D / MDS 935 D............ 44
6.7.4 One-sided spreading MDS 55 R / MDS 65 R / MDS 85 R / MDS 735 R / MDS 935 R............ 44
6.8 Yield and environmental optimised border spreading................................................................. 44
6.8.1 Yield optimised border spreading in the first tramline ......................................................... 44
6.8.2 Environmental and yield border spreading using the border spreading limiter GSE 7
(optional equipment). Only one metering slide is opened.................................................... 45
6.8.3 Environmental and yield border spreading using the border spreading limiter TELIMAT
T1 (optional equipment) ........................................................................................................... 45
The Tellimat T1 is deployed from the first tramline (1/2 working width from the field edge)................. 45
6.9 Spreading on small field strips .................................................................................................... 45
7 Calibration check / Purging unused fertiliser ........................................................................ 45
7.1 Calculating the mean application rate......................................................................................... 45
7.2 The calibration check process..................................................................................................... 47
7.3 Purging unused fertiliser ............................................................................................................. 48
8 Service and maintenance ......................................................................................................... 50
8.1 Cleaning ...................................................................................................................................... 50
8.2 Lubrication................................................................................................................................... 50
8.2.1 Pto shaft ..................................................................................................................................... 50
8.2.2 Agitator shaft and agitator ....................................................................................................... 51
8.2.3 Metering slides, positioning levers, links and adjustment scale segment ......................... 51
8.2.4 Disc hubs ................................................................................................................................... 51
8.3 Gearbox oil level.......................................................................................................................... 51
8.4 Wearing parts .............................................................................................................................. 52
8.5 Checking and setting the metering slide balance and specially checking the metering slides for
seed and slug pellet spreading ................................................................................................... 52
8.5.1 Checking the metering slide .................................................................................................... 52
8.5.2 Rebalancing the metering slides MDS 55 M / MDS 65 M / MDS 85 M / 735 M / 935 M ....... 53
8.5.3 Rebalancing the metering slides MDS 55 K / R / D MDS 65 K / R / D MDS 85 K / R / D
MDS 735 K / R / D and MDS 935 K / R / D ............................................................................... 54
9 Changing the spreading discs................................................................................................. 55
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