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7.3 Control box features
1. Increase floor speed
Press the up arrow to increase the floor speed. The speed is adjustable from 1-20.
Always start at a low speed and adjust upwards slowly. Never start the floor at high
speed. The rotor can be overloaded if the speed is set too fast on start-up. Set to MAX
for maximum hydraulic flow.
The up arrow is also used to increase other menu settings.
2. ESC
Press ESC when in the operator menu to return to the main working screen.
3. Enter
Press Enter to access the operator menu. Then use up and down arrows to scroll
through the settings. Press Enter again to select a setting. Press the up or down arrows
to adjust the selected setting. Press ESC to return to the working screen.
4. Decrease floor speed
Press the down arrow to decrease the floor speed.
The down arrow is also used to decrease other menu settings.
5. Power switch
Turn clockwise to switch on the control unit. Press to switch off. When switched off all
hydraulic functions are disabled. Caution: The PTO can still be active!
6. Chute control joystick
The chute is joystick controlled to allow adjustment of chute height and
direction.
Push the joystick up to raise the chute which will direct material further away.
Pull the joystick down to lower the chute which will spread material closer to
the machine. The chute may be lowered to blow material on to the feeding
slide for better control when spreading feed along a barrier.
Move the joystick left to rotate the chute to the left.
Move the joystick right to rotate the chute to the right.
The chute can be rotated 270°, which allows material to be spread on the left
and right, and behind the machine. The operator must ensure that there are
no people or animals in the direct path of, or near the path of the material
WARNING
: Shut down PTO and tractor if carrying out adjustments
When maintenance or repair work has to be carried out on the machine,
the hand brake must be applied, engine shut down with ignition key
removed. The PTO shaft must be removed from the PTO stub, with the
hydraulic and electric power supply disconnected. It is forbidden to
open any safety guards or carry out any work on the machine unless the
specified precautions have been carried out.
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