Fertilizer Spreader Use; Adjustments; S Preading Width Adjustment - Cosmo PDC 400 Manual De Uso

5. FERTILIZER SPREADER USE

Recommendations for a correct distribution
• Please test always the kg/ha that you wish to spread before starting to work.
• Do not insert the pto shaft when the tractor is in acceleration, because it will start the pendulum
spreading. Lower the engine revolutions at the minimum and after that speed up gradually till obtaining
a speed of 540 r.p.m.
• Open exits only when the right speed is achieved.
• Avoid to spread the fertilizer in windy days, in order to improve the uniformity of the distribution.
5.1.

ADJUSTMENTS

It is not possible to have an exact spreading chart for this kind of equipments as the quantity of
fertilizer spread depends on the feed speed, on the radius of distribution, on the quantity and humidity
of the fertilizer and on the roughness of the land.
The fertilizer must always be stored and conserved adequately, so as to keep its physical characteristics
unchanged.
It is necessary to set the speed of the pendular spreader, before starting the operation of distribution,
trying, in the possible limits, to keep it constant for all its duration.
The spreading charts contain the indicative information, in order to determine the quantity to spread
in the field; these must be completed by the experience and competence of the operator.
5.1.1. s
preadiNg width adjustmeNt
By using the proper key, equipped with the machine, you can settle the gear box on two different
spreading width: the first from 9 to 12 meters, the second one
from 12 to 15 meters. These measures can be achieved only by
using the standard pendulum and any changes will depend on
the kind of product you intent to spread. (see on spreading charts
paragraph 5.1.3.).
Insert the key in the gear box device, as shown in the picture,
and push it slightly till the end. The key can be inserted only by
one side and can turn in a clockwise and anti-clockwise direction
indifferently. When the arrow located on the key (and on the
apposite device as well) is upwards, the spreading width can be
from 12 to 15 meters.
Pendular Spreader PDV - PDHV models
ATTENTION!
Before use, please check that gears are adequately greased (see paragraph 6.1).
ATTENTION!
During the use of the machine, please be sure that for a radius of 30 meters there
are not any person or animals. If somebody comes up, please stop immediately
the tractor engine.
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