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Perform the test at the desired working speed.
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Spread along tracks 1 to 3 one after the other.
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Open the metering slide 10 m before the collection trays.
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Close the metering slides approx. 30 m behind the collection trays.
If the quantity collected in the collecting vessels is insufficient, repeat the passage.
Do not change the adjustment of the metering slides.
9.9.4 Evaluating results
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Pool the contents of the collecting vessels placed one after another and pour them into the
measuring tubes from the left-hand side.
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The quality of the horizontal spreading pattern can be read off the three measuring tubes.
Fig. 53: Possible results
A All tubes contain the same amount.
B Fertilizer distribution not symmetrical
C Too much fertilizer in the overlap zone
D Too little fertilizer in the overlap zone
9.9.5 Correcting settings
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Examples for the correction of spreader settings
Test result Fertilizer distribution Action, test
Case A Even distribution (admissible deviation ±1
scale line)
Settings are correct.
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