It calibrates spot on for the setting I want but then puts more on.
Nick...
Out of interest how did your previous spreader get so badly damaged?
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It calibrates spot on for the setting I want but then puts more on.
Nick...
He head butted itOut of interest how did your previous spreader get so badly damaged?
Was getting ready to put some nitram on rape last August.put 3bags in and then realised I could not get desired level as top link in wrong hole on tractor.let spreader down and altered top link to bottom hole on tractor.lifted machine on mudguard buttons to refit top link on spreader and the whole lot over balanced and went over backwards and done a whole lot of damage,guards,discs,vanes,driveshaft,gearbox etc.refitted machine then it would not work,so crawled under to see if there was a shear bolt broken and I sliced the top of my head open.lots and lots of blood.visit to a and e and concussion too.was due to rain too so I was rushing to get done too.not something I’m keen to do again.Out of interest how did your previous spreader get so badly damaged?
I can’t see why if it’s calibrating right it is then over dosing in the field. Only thing I can think of is that the adjitators are forcing the material through at a higher flow rate than with the disc not running.
Discs run when calibrating a KRMI can’t see why if it’s calibrating right it is then over dosing in the field. Only thing I can think of is that the adjitators are forcing the material through at a higher flow rate than with the disc not running.
May depend on the model, on some you remove the vanes on one side and catch what spins off into a plastic canopy thing and drops into a bucket, you enter this weight in the control box.For a flow test? Thought you had to pop the flap in the disc to let material flow through?
How accurate are the scales you are using?
Do you know for certain your forward speed is correct and you are not going slower than speedo ???
Readings to the tens of grams does not necisserily mean it is that accurate, although cheap doesn't necisserily mean inaccurate either. Ideally you want to calibrate scales using known weight, bags of sugar are hardly Weights & Measures approved, but can do for a quick check.We’ve been using digital hanging scales that came with the new drill 2 years ago, it displays to 2 decimal places. The amazone provided scales are analogue so we assumed the digital ones are more accurate?
It might be worth us doing a bucket test while actually driving over a 100m length maybe? Just to see if that’s different to stationary?
Readings to the tens of grams does not necisserily mean it is that accurate, although cheap doesn't necisserily mean inaccurate either. Ideally you want to calibrate scales using known weight, bags of sugar are hardly Weights & Measures approved, but can do for a quick check.
With digital scales, make sure the battery is good. As the battery gets flat, they can still work, but give spurious readings.
On mine I've noticed the calibration tool partly covers the outlet,no wonder my calibration has been way off when field spreading!May depend on the model, on some you remove the vanes on one side and catch what spins off into a plastic canopy thing and drops into a bucket, you enter this weight in the control box.