Border spreading cock up
- Thread starter daithi
- Start date
- Location
- Stratford on Avon
If you have access to trays then test your spreader with the vanes down, go there and back and see what the spread pattern is like and if you have anything to worry about .
There again if it's your last dose on spring barley then just sit back and relax, not a lot you can do with out Alot of hassle
- Location
- N.Lincs
Don't panic.
Go back and look in 10 days time and I bet you'll hardly tell - well you can't with Sulky anyway
- Location
- Lincolnshire
Ive don't the whole field with the border thing / telemat on a Kuhn spreader left down. Was fine. The limiter brings it to almost a hard stop on that side, and so it all lines up in the field. Or good as. Not enough for me to fret about.
I've done exactly as above with a Kuhn and the telimat, couldn't see any real difference, wouldn't worry about it.
Jon
Member
- Location
- South Norfolk
I've gone the wrong way round my headlands on some of my fields with my new Bogballe.
Left a light green strip.
Left a light green strip.
Suppin Diesel
Member
Did the same in a field of grass, couldn't see any difference
Steevo
Member
- Location
- Gloucestershire
I have done this multiple times this season alone! 
I don’t understands why the spreader manufacturers don’t fit an alarm in the screen that beeps say once every 10 seconds when the border spreader is down. You’d soon remember it then.
It has enough other alarms for low hopper, empty hopper, low disc speed, high disc speed, greasing required etc. and many of those seem less important to me.
I don’t understands why the spreader manufacturers don’t fit an alarm in the screen that beeps say once every 10 seconds when the border spreader is down. You’d soon remember it then.
It has enough other alarms for low hopper, empty hopper, low disc speed, high disc speed, greasing required etc. and many of those seem less important to me.
- Location
- Dorset/Wilts
I always have the back window open on the latch, just so I can hear the fert.I have done this multiple times this season alone!
I don’t understands why the spreader manufacturers don’t fit an alarm in the screen that beeps say once every 10 seconds when the border spreader is down. You’d soon remember it then.
It has enough other alarms for low hopper, empty hopper, low disc speed, high disc speed, greasing required etc. and many of those seem less important to me.
On our old Amazone, it use to rattle through the limiter with such a noise, you knew if it was down or not.
The replacement Kuhn makes far less noise. I look forward to the time i spread a hopper load and then realise I did it all with the limiter down
Chae1
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
My uncle attached a bit of blue pipe to bout limiter so he can see in mirror if it's up or down. Good idea imo.
On our Kubota there is a sensor linked to a little icon/picture on the main spreading screen. This is to tell you if the border thing is up or down.
It's very good, but it's not fool proof!
I forgot to lift the thing and spread about half the middle of a field while doing the 2nd dose of N. I know where I did it, but right now I can't tell that it happened. So I wouldn't worry about it.
It's very good, but it's not fool proof!
I forgot to lift the thing and spread about half the middle of a field while doing the 2nd dose of N. I know where I did it, but right now I can't tell that it happened. So I wouldn't worry about it.
- Location
- DD9.
If near the road, buy some canes and flags then if it is a mess just pop them in and make sure neighbours see you walking about writing stuff in a book.
- Location
- N.Lincs
Need a few wide wheelings or missed bits in the drilling and with the canes and flags it'll look like he's hosting Cereals there next year
- Location
- DD9.
Oh, I thought everyone had wide wheelings and missed bits anyway…. or is just me?Need a few wide wheelings or missed bits in the drilling and with the canes and flags it'll look like he's hosting Cereals there next year
davidroberts30
Member
- Location
- pembrokeshire
As long as your not working in lands it will be fine
All the limiter does is stop the fert half way to the next tramline so your next pass back will match
down n'dirty
Member
- Location
- South Wales
Totally agree with this-just bought my 2nd Geo spreader and was hoping that they would have added a’beep’ to the flashing icon,but seems KV ignored my suggestion!