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Figure23
Panspacingforsmallgranulematerials
1.Spreadermovingtoward
pans
4.Rightcollectionpans(no
gapbetweeneach)
2.Centercollectionpan
5.L1andR1collectionpan
gap(spreadaparttoallow
machinetopassthrough)
3.Lestcollectionpans(no
gapbetweeneach)
6.Graduatedmeasuring
cylinder
3.Movethemachinefarenoughawayfromthe
testarea(wherethecollectionpansarelocated)
toensurethatthemachinetravelsatthedesired
spreadingspeedbeforereachingthesite.
4.Determinetheapplicationrateandtherelated
drop-ratecamsetting;refertoSpreadingCharts
(page31).
5.Rotatethedropratecam(Figure24)tothecam
settingyoudeterminedinstep4.
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Figure24
1.Dropratecam
6.Ensurethatthehopper-doorcontrolisinthe
closeposition,andllthehopperapproximately
half-fullwiththedesiredmaterial;refertoHopper
Controls(page26).
7.Pullthedeectorcontrolhandleandlockit;refer
toAdjustingtheDeectorControl(page26).
DeterminingtheDistributionPattern
1.Setthediffusercontroltothemiddleofitstravel
andlockit;refertoAdjustingtheDiffuserControl
(page27).
2.Adjusttheimpellerspeedcontroltosetthe
broadcastpatternwidth;refertoAdjustingthe
Impeller-SpeedControl(page26).
3.Drivethemachinetowardthetestsiteatthe
appropriatespeed.
4.Asyouapproachthecenterpan,pullthewide
distributiongranulargatecontroltotheopen
position,anddriveoverthecenterpan.
5.Closethegatecontrol,movemotion-control
levertotheNEUTRALposition,shutoffthe
engine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,remove
key,andengageparkingbrake.
6.Labeleachgraduatedmeasuringcylinderto
correspondwiththedistributionpans(suchas
L2,L1,Center,R1,R2);refertoFigure22and
Figure23.
7.Oneatatime,takeacollectionpananddump
thecontentsintothecorrespondinggraduated
cylinder.Recordtheamountofgranularmaterial
collectedandreturnthepantoitslocation.
Repeatthisuntilallpancontentshavebeen
emptied.
Note:Repeatbroadcastingoverthetestsite
severaltimes,movinginthesamedirection
eachtime,untilenoughmaterialisdispensedto
thecollectionpantohalfllagraduatedcylinder.
8.Withthegraduatedmeasuringcylinderinthe
samestraightlineasthepans,evaluatethe
volumeofmaterialineachcylindertodetermine
thequalityofthedistributionfromthespreader.
9.T oadjustthespreaderpattern,refertothe
AdjustingtheSpreaderPattern(page32).
10.Fillthehopperhalf-fullofthedesiredmaterial
andrepeatsteps1through9untilyouachieve
auniformpattern.
DeterminingtheEffectiveSpreadingWidth
Usetheeffectivewidthtodeterminetheuniform
distributionofthegranularmaterial.
Note:Thespreadingwidthrangeis1to8m(3to
25ft).
1.Afterthespreaderpatterniscorrectlyadjusted,
evaluatetheamountofmaterialinthecenter
graduatedmeasuringcylinder.
2.Locatethe2graduatedcylinder,oneeach
sideofcenter,thatcontains1/2themeasured
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