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5.Drivethespreaderoverthecalibrationcourse
whileapplyingthematerial.
6.Emptytheremainingmaterialofthehopperinto
acleanbucket;refertoEmptyingtheSpreader
(page30).
7.Weighthebucketcontainingthematerialand
recordtheweight.Pourthecontentsback
intothehopperandthenweightheempty
bucket.Calculatetheremainingmaterialweight
usingtheremainingmaterialweightformula.
Recordtheremainingmaterialweighthere:
.
RemainingMaterialWeightFormula
Formula
(Remaining
materialand
bucketweight)-
(Bucketweight)
=
Remainingmaterial
weight
Example
10kg(22lb)-
1kg(2lb)
=
9kg(20lb)
Note:Inthisexample,9kg(20lb)ofmaterial
remaininthehopperafterapplyingthematerial
tothetestcourse.
8.Calculateappliesmaterialweighusing
theappliedmaterialformulathatfollows.
Recordtheappliedmaterialweighthere:
.
AppliedMaterialWeightFormula
Formula
(Original
materialweight)
-(Remaining
materialweight)
=
Appliedmaterial
weight
Example
11.3kg(25lb)
-9kg(20lb)
3
=
2.3kg(5lb)
Note:Thiscalculationmeansthatatthe
selectedmotor-rotationspeed,2.3kg(5lb)of
materialwasappliedtothe93m
2
(1,000ft
2
)test
course.
9.Ifnecessary,adjustthedrop-ratecamtoachieve
therecommendedapplicationrate.Onceyou
achievethecorrectapplicationrate,repeat
thisprocedureanadditionaltimetoverifyyour
results.
Important:Designateanewcalibration
courseeachtime,sothattheturfisnot
damagedbyexcessiveapplicationof
material.
FillingtheSpreaderHopper
Maximumhopperweightcapacity:79kg(175lb)
1.Drivethemachinetotheworksite.
2.Movethemachinetoalevelsurface,move
motion-controllevertotheNEUTRALposition,
shutofftheengine,waitforallmovingpartsto
stop,removekey,andengageparkingbrake.
3.Ensurethattheheavydistributiongranular-gate
leverisinthefullyforward(closed)position;
refertoHeavyDistributionGranular-GateLever
(page13).
4.UsetheSpreadingCharts(page32)to
determinethesettingforthedrop-ratecam
(Figure31).
Note:Ifthesettingisnotlistedforthetypeof
materialthatyouareusing,setthecamtothe
settingwithalowervaluethenadjustasneeded.
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Figure31
1.Cover
3.Drop-ratecam
2.Hopper
5.Removethecoverfromthehopper,addthe
materialthatyouarespreading,andinstallthe
coverontothehopper(Figure31).
Note:Donotoverloadthehopper;the
maximumweightcapacityofthehopperis79
kg(175lb).
Note:Youmayplace1extrabagofgranular
productontopofthesprayertankifnecessary.
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