Amazone SUPER-JET 1600 H-18 User manual

DB 479’ 2.89
Pneumatic Fertilizer Spreader
AMAZONE
SUPER-I1ET l600 H-‘16/20/2’B/24
(incl.MB-Version)
Operator3 Manual
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Printed in F.R. Germany

The AMAZONE SUPER JET 1600 H is a pneumatic fertillzer spreader from
the extensive range of products of AMAZONE farm machinery.
The mature design In connectlon with the correct handling allows an
Optimum and implement protecting Operation. Therefore we would ask you
to read and observe this instruction manual carefully. You will, of course,
appreciate, that we will not be able to accept Claims under the guarantee if
any darnage is caused due to incorrect Operation.
Please enter the serial number of your machine in the field below. You will
find the number stamped on the front right hand side of the machine.
Please always quote machine type and serial number when ordering
spares or asking technlcal questions.
Dateof Purchase: .,
Your pneumatic spreader camplies only with the regulations of the agricul-
tural health and safety authorities if 111case of repair original Spareparts of
the AMAZONE-works are being used for replacement.
Never put to Operation your AMAZONE pneumatic spreader before
having read chapter 1.7 “General Health- and Safety Precautions”.

Contents
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1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
Machine specification ........................
Manufacturer ................................
Type ...................................
Standard technical data. .......................
Application range. ............................
Optional Equipment. ..........................
Description of machine function ..............
General Health- and Safety precautions ...........
2 Advice on receiving the
machine ..................
2.1 Receiving ......................................
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3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7
3.8
3.9
Putting into Operation. ................
General notes ........................
Attaching booms for 18 m working width. ...
Attaching to the tractor ..............
Loading
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Hydraulic metering System ..............
Control box SK4 with digital readout .......
Electric part width control ...............
Calibration ...........................
General working practices. ..............
4 Optional Equipment ...
4.1 Microgranular unit ....
4.2 Traffit lights. ..........
4.3 Hopper cover. .........
4.4 Hydraulic boom folding
4.5 Automatic control System
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5.2
Care, Maintenance and Emptying
GeneralNotes..................................
Greasing ,,,,.I,.......,...,........_..........
Fault finding and Problem solving
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1 Machine Specification
1.l Manufacturer
AMAZONEN-WERKE H. Dreyer GmbH & Co. KG,
P. 0. Box 51, D-4507 Hasbergen-Gaste, F. R. Germany.
1.2 Type
Order-No.
Pneumatic Spreader AMAZONE SUPER-JET 1600 H/l8 m 214 001
Pneurnattc Spreader AMAZONE SUPER-JET 1600 Hi20 m 224 001
Pneumatic Spreader AMAZONE SUPER-JET 1600 Hi21 m 283 001
Pneumatic Spreader AMAZONE SUPER-JET 1600 H124 m 234 001
Pneumatic Spreader AMAZONE SUPER-JET 1600 H124 HM 10 244 001
Pneumatic Spreader AMAZONE SUPER-JET 1600 H/24 HM 13115. 254 001
1.3 Technical Data
Length
Transport Width
Loading Helght
Height
Transport Height
Unladen Weight
Hopper Capacity
Dnve
Working Width
Electronie in-cab control with:
Metenng System
Number of Jets
Jet Spacing
Spreadrate: Fertilizer approx.
(Standard equipment)
Microgranular
(Optional equipment)
Metering System
Spreadrate control
Adjustable spreading System
Folding of booms: 3-section
1.57 m
2.90 m
0.99/1.21 m
3.50 m
3.95 m
1000 kg/1050 kg11100 kg
1600 litres
P.T.O. shaft 540 R.P.M. and oil drive
18 m/20 m/21 m and 24 m
6 sectlon boom width control
on/off control
electronie spread rate control
digital LCD display
electric boom folding
stud wheel
20 or 24
0.75 m or 1 m
50 730 kgiha at 8 kph
3 - 50 kg/ha at 8 kph
Forced feed stud wheel
Possibillty of calibration
(3 calibration buckets provided)
for normal and late top dresslng
end-sections on 18 and 20 m
manually or hydraulically (Option)
on 24 m fully hydraulic as Standard
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1.4 Application range
The pneumatic spreader SUPER-JET 1600 H is suitable for spreading granular fertilizers, micro-
granules, seeds and materials of similar consistency.
For microgranular spreading the Standard metering cassettes are exchanged for the optional
microgranular cassettes.
1.5 Optional equipment
Hopper Cover
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Microgranular kit (18 and 24 m) .........................................
Microgranular kit (20 m) ...............................................
Microgranular kit (21 m) ...............................................
Fully hydraulic boom-end fold (18 m) .....................................
Fully hydraulic boom-end fold (20 m) .....................................
Electric control valves to prevent unintentional boom folding when tilting the boom
Traffit lights ...............................
Traffit light brackets .........................
Side lights ................................
Side light brackets .........................
AMATRON - electronie spreadrate control .......
AMATRON tractor fitting kit (for second tractor) ...
Console for MB-Trat fitting of AMATRON ........
Extra return pipe for hight excessive high return
pressure in the tractor’s hydraulic System ........
Order No.
152 100
100 201
190 400
on request
116301
115301
118 800
105 900
136 600
180 500
158 600
104 301
117301
159 600
132 201
1.6 Description of machine function
The material is metered from the hopper into the injector frames by hydraulically driven forced feed
peg wheels. The P.T.O. driven fan provides a stream of qir which transports the material from the
injector frames through a series of pipes to the deflector plates at the boom outlets. These deflec-
tor plates spread the material in a fan where the Pattern from each outlet overlaps each other 2 - 4
fold to ensure an Optimum distribution
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1.7 General Health- and Safety Precautions
This chapter is produced in consultation with health- and safety experts with the intention to help to
avoid accidents and to help to ensure you and others a safe environment. When studying you may
at times think you know it all already. But so did others who then found themselves in a less for-
turrate Situation. Therefore do yourself and olhers the favour and read thoroughly all the Points until
they become part of your habits. Ask others to read it too. Especially those whom you entrust to
operate your farm equipment.
A. Reference to the instruction manual
These “General Health- and Safety Precautions” are an integral part of the instruction manual
handed out to you on receipt of your new AMAZONE-machine. Some of the Points in the following
refer to specific AMAZONE-machines and may not, therefore, apply to the machine you have ob-
tained.
6. Declined use of the machine
The AMAZONE-machine obtained by you has been exclusively designed for Operation in agricul-
tural or municipal situations. Any use beyond the one stipulated above is no longer considered as
correct use. The manufacturer does not accept any responsibility for damages resulting from this;
the Operator himself carries the full risk.
Under “correct use” the manufacturer’s prescribed Operation-, maintenance- and repair conditions
are to be adhered to.
AMAZONE machines may only be operated, maintained and repaired by such persons who have
been made acquainted with it and who have been advised about the dangers.
The accident prevention advice as weil as further generally accepted safety technical, working,
medical and traffit rules should be adhered to.
Any damages resulting from arbitrary changes on the machine rule out the responsibility of the man-
ufacturer.
C. General safety and accident prevention advice
CO1 Basic principle: Always check traffit and operational safety before any putting of the machine
into Operation
C.02 Adhere to the general rules of health- and safety precautions besides the advice in this in-
struction rnanual.
C.03 When making use of public roads adhere to applicable traffit rules.
C.04 Betome acquainted with all controlling devices as well as with their function before beginning
with the Operation. Doring this during Operation would be too late.
C.05 Before beginning to drive check surrounding area (children etc.). Ensure sufficient visibility!
C.06 The clothing of the Operator should fit tight. Avoid wearing any loose clothing!
C.07 Srttrng or standing on the implement during the Operation or dunng transport is not perrnis-
sible.
C.08 Mount the implement as prescribed. Moving behaviour, steerability and braking are in-
fluenced by mounted implements, trailers and ballast weights. Check sufficient steerability
and braking!
C.09 Adhere to the maximum permissible axle loads and total weights. (Refer to vehicle documents
and machine’s instruction manual.)
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C.10 When lifting a three-Point-mounted machine the front axle of the tractor is relieved by differ-
ent amounts depending on the size of the tractor. Always check, that the necessary front axle
load of the tractor (20% of the tractor’s net weight) is attained!
C.11 When driving round bends note the width of the machine andlor the changing centre of grav-
ity of the implement.
C.12 To avoid sideways Swing of the spreader during Operation set check chain to the tractor’s
lower arms of the three-Point linkage (see tractor accessory).
C. 13 During driving never leave the operator’s seat.
C. 14 Before leaving the tractor lower the machine to the ground. Actuate the parking brake, stop
the engine and remove the ignition key!
C.15 Never stay or allow anyone to stay within the operating area! Warning: Never come near to
unguarded rotating shafts, spinner discs, moving booms, arms etc. - danger of injury!
Cl6 During the clibration test watch out for rotating Parts of the machine.
C.17 Filling of the machine must only be done with the lractor engine stopped, ignition key removed
and shutters closed!
Cl8 Note maximum permissible filling loads!
C.19 DO not place any foreign Parts inside the hopper.
C.20 Mount the implement only with the permissible linkage (lynch Pins, top link etc.).
C.21 Special care should be taken when the implement is coupled to or off the tractor.
C.22 Secure implement and tractor against unintended rolling.
C.23 Put implement into Operation only when all guards are fixed in position.
C.24 When fitting the machine to the three-Point linkage of the tractor bring all control levers into
such a Position that unintended lifting or lowering is impossible!
C.25 When actuating the control levers for the three-Point linkage from outside the tractor cab
never step between tractor and implement!
C.26 When driving on public roads with a lifted machine the lifting control lever should be locked
against unintentional lowering - before leaving the tractor lower the mounted implement onto
the ground and pull out ignition key!
C.27 Allow nowbody to stay between tractor and implement if the tractor is not secured against rol-
ling away by the parking brake and/or by the supplied chocks.
C.28 Connect trailed implements according to traffit law. Check function of the trailer brake sys-
tem. Adhere to manufacturer’s advice.
C.29 Attach implements and trailers only to the hitches provided!
C.30 Never exceed maximum permissible Loadof the coupling drawbar/ hitch!
C.31 When fitting to the three-Point linkage the mounting categories at the tractor and the imple-
ment must be compatible.
C.32 Working implements should only be transported and driven on tractors which are designed to
do this!
C.33 Note maximum permissible axle loads of the tractor (see vehicle documents).
C.34 DO not exceed maximum permissible transport measure.
C.35 Fit and check granspotl gear, traffit lights, warning and guards!
C.36 Sitting of standing on the implement during Operation or during transport is not permissible.
C.37 Make sure that in the transport Position of lhe implement the tractor three-Point linkage has
sufficient lateral immovability. C.38 The release ropes for quick coupler should hang freely
and in the lowered Position must not release the quick coupling by themselves.
C.39 When fitting hitches note sufficient movement at the hitch-Point.
C.40 Affix any ballast weights always as prescribed to the defined fixing Points!
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Universal joint (P.T.O.) shaft
C.41 Use only P.T.O. shafts which are designed for the implement and which are equipped with all
legally requested guardings.
C.42 Fit and remove the P.T.O. shaft only when engine is stopped
C.43 When operating with a switched-on P.T.O. shaft allow no one to stay near to the spinning
P.T.O. -- or universal joint shaft.
C.44 Guard tubes and cones of the P.T.O. shaft as well as a tractor and implement side P.T.O.
guard must be fitted and kept in the correct place.
C.45 ATTENTION: After switching off the P.T.O. the mounted implement may continue to run by
rts dynamic mass. During this period never come too close to the implement. Begin to work
on the implement only after it has come to a full standstill!
C.46 Put into Operation P.T.O. shafts only if they are completely equipped with guards
C.47 Connect P.T.O. shaft only after the engine has stopped completely and the P.T.O. shaft has
been switched off! (Safety for restarting.)
C.48 Before switching on the P.T.O. shaft take care, that no one stays in the danger zone of the
implement!
C.49 Before switching on the P.T 0. shaft ensure that the Chosen P.T.O.-Speed of the tractor corre-
sponds to the allowable implement input Speed.
C.50 AlTENTION: After switching off the P.T.O. the mounted implement may continue to run;
danger by its dynamic mass.
C.51 After removal of the universal joint shaft replace protective cap ovedr the tractor’s P.T.O.
C.52 Clean and grease the universal joint shaft and the P.T.O.-driven rmplement only after the
P.T.O. shaft and engine have been stopped and ignition key pulled out.
C.53 Never switch on the tractor P.T.O. while engine is stopped!
C.54 Always stop P.T.O. when it is not needed or when the shaft is in an adverse Position!
C.55 Remedy of darnage is to be undertaken before beginning the Operation.
C.56 Ascertain correct fitting and securing of the P.T.O. leck!
C.57 Prevent P.T.O. guard from spinning by fixing the provided chain to a nearby static part.
C.58 Matthing of the P.T.O. shaft to the tractor
When first mounting the machine to the tractor, the P.T.O. shaft halves should be separated
and the front half should be hxed to the tractor’s P.T.O. but not inserted in the implement half
which remains on the implement.
Thereafter the two P.T.O. halves should be held side by side. lt is now to be ascertained, that
in the furthest Position of the machine (machine on the ground or hydraulically lifted all the
way up) the P.T.O. shaft as weil as the P.T.O.-tube overlap in minimum by 6 cm (2 1/2”) and
that in the nearest Position (machine horizontally level) the ends of the yokes do not mate. if
they mate both ends must be shortened by the same amount (Fig. 1). (Please check also the
various angled positions of the broadcaster as stated in the setting Chart.)
The two halves of the P.T.O. shaft are now ready for being joined together. Make Sure, that
under all working conditions the angle of the shaft must not exceed 25 degrees (lubricate
P.T.O. shaft and tube). The P.T.O. guard is detachable.
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Hydraulic System
C.59 On all hydraulically actuated pivoting parls exists danger of injury by bruising and crushing.
C.60 Liquids leaking under high pressure (Diesel fuel, hydraulic Oil) tan penetrate the skin and
cause severe injury. When injured see a doctor immediately! Danger of infection!
C.61 The hydraulic System is under high pressure.
C.62 When searching for leaks appropriate aide should be used because of the danger of injury.
C.63 Before starting to do repair work to lhe hydraulic System relieve it from pressure by actuating
the control lever accordingly. lower machine to the ground and stop tractor engine.
C.64 When fitting the hydraulic hoses to the tractor hydraulic sockets always ensure that the
hydraulic System at the tractor as well as at the implement side is without pressure.
C.65 Connect hydraulic hoses to the hydraulic rams according to the advice in the instructions.
C.66 To avoid wrong hydraulic connection sockets and plugs should be colour coded.‘This helps
to prevent misoperation and reduces the danger of accidents caused by it.
C.67 The period of use of any hydraulic hose should not exceed six years including possible
storage period of two years in maximum. Also when stored and used properly hoses and hose
circuits do age. Therefore their longevity and period of use is limited. Deviations from the
above may be accepted by the Health- and Safety Authorities and depending on the
exprience made and the danger potential. For hoses and hose circuits made of thermoplas-
tic other guide lines may prevail.
C.68 Before every journey check function of brakes!
C.69 The braking System must regularly be checked!
C.70 Setting- and repair work at the brakes must only be conducted by specialised Workshops or
brake Service stations. Alway use prescribed brake fluids and renew as prescribed.
C.71 Dispose of old oils, grease and filters as prescribed by law.
C.72 Mounting tyres requires sufficient knowledge and availability of prescribed tools.
C.73 Check and retighten if necessary nuts and screws regularly.
C.74 Before working on the electric gear disconnect battery cables.
C.75 When conducting maintenance work on a lifted implement always place suitable supports un-
derneath.
C.76 For replacing any tools with cutting edges always use suitable tools and gloves.
C.77 When conducting electrical welding operations on the tractor or on the mounted implement
remove cable from the generator and the battery.
C.78 When working on the tyres make sure that the implement has been placed on the ground
safely and that it is secured by chocks against unintentional rolling.
C.79 Repairwork on tyres may only be conducted by trained staff and with suitable tools.
C.80 With excessive air pressure in the tyre there is a danger of exploding.
C.81 Check air pressures regularly.
C.82 All bolts and nuts must be tightened to manufacturer’s specification.

Particulars
C.83 Stop P.T.O. immediately after the shutters of the fertilizer broadcaster have been ctosed.
Cl34 If a filled machine is to be parked without a tractor the fertilizer inside the hopper should be
levelled - otherwise there is a danger of tipping over!
C.85 The trailer hitch provided must only be used for towing suitable implements or twin axle tratters
up to a maximum of 25 km/h (outside West-Germany different laws may prevail). Single axte
trailers must not be towed under any circumstances.
CB6 Attention: Never aflow yourself or any one to get near to rotating spreading discs,
danger of injury!
C.87 Be careful when staying or when seeing other persons staying within the throwing zone of the
fertilizer broadcaster.
C.88 Never free fertilizer or seed inside hopper by hand but use suitable aids and always stop
machine beforehand!
C.89 Hydraulic slope correction andhydraulic folding may only be actuated without anybody in the
area of movement of the machine’s componenls.
C.90 When turning with unfotded booms watch for People and traffit!
C.91 Check proper condition of the supporting cables and supporting connections.
C.92 When broadcasting alongside water courses or roads always use boundary spread devices.
C.93 The maximum allowable operational atmospherical pressure must never be exceeded.
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2 Advice on receiving the machine
2.1 Receiving
On receipt check the spreader for darnage and missing Parts. Claims must be made immediately to
carrier if compensation is to be obtained. Please ensure also that all parts listed in the consignment
note have been received.
3 Putting into Operation
3.1 General notes
The AMAZONE SUPER JET must only be used in accordance with its designated purpose and with
these instructions, otherwise alt liability for any resultant darnage will not be upheld. Utilisation in
accordance with its designated purpose includes compliance with the operating and maintenance
conditions prescribed by the manufacturer as well as the exclusive use of original replacement Parts.
The spreader must be used, tended and maintained only by persons familiar with it and fully aware
of any dangers. The appropirate accident prevention regulations in this manual as well as other
generally recognised safety techniques, maintenance and road traffit rules should be observed.
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3.2 Fitting the booms (Fig. 1)
a) Fit inner boom sections on either side
b) Connect turnbuckle on cable, then adjust to set the boom ends 300 mm higher than at the hop-
per
c) Connect the hydraulic cylinders to the Pivot yokes
d) Check all bolts for tightness and secure turnbuckles. The distance between the inner and middle
boom sections should be set at 45 mm
The folding Speed of the booms is adjusted by the adjustable throttle valves. lt may become neces-
sary to readjust if temperatures Change.
Connect hydraulic hoses.
3.3 Fitting the spreader to the tractor
When fitting onto the tractor, please ensure that sufficient weight is on the tractor front axle to main-
tain stability.
The machine is fitted to the three Point linkage in the usual manner. Adjust the top link to ensure the
machine is parallel to the ground. If the tractor is fitted with a category 3 quick hitch lower link this
tan be attached in between the lower link side plates (Fig. 211).
In the bperating Position the deflector plates mounted directly underneath the hopper should be 700
mm above the top of the crop. When this height is not possible, may be for late top dressing, then
the deflector plates should be upturned to spread upwards.
The booms should be set so that with the tilt upwards the boom ends should be 1 metre above the
crop.
Hydraulic pipework
Two hydraulic pipes are needed to be attached to the tractor (Fig. 3)
A - pressure pipe
B - pressure free return pipe (the Optimum location for the return is direct into the tractor oil
reservoir)
At unfavourable return flow conditions in the hydraulic System of the tractor, for reduction of the over
pressure an optional second return pipe (Fig. 3/C) tan be fitted for tractors that cannot utilise a Single
pressure free return. This tan be applicable with some John Deere tractors (please refer also to
Para. 3.9/2).
Please ensure that the pressure and return pipes are always correctly attached.
John Deere tractors are equipped with a special hydraulic System (constant pressure) which is not
immediately available for driving oil motors.
Please adhere to the recommendations of the tractor manufacturers and ask your AMAZONE dealer
for further information.
P.T.O. shaft (Fig. 4)
When attaching the machine to the tractor for the first time do not attach the P.T.O. shaft to the trac-
tor. Instead pull the front half out and attach it to the tractor. Lift the machine into the working posi-
tion. Hold the two halves of the shaft side by side. A minimum overlap of 60 mm should be main-
tained in all lifting positions of the machine. The shaft should be tut to ensure that the two halves of
the shaft do not “bottom” at the yokes. If too lang, shorten both halves equally and apply grease to
the inner shaft.
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3.4 Loading
The total permissible payload is 1600 kgs. The favourable height of 0.99 m at the rear of the lowered
machine allows filling by a tipping trailer, bulk Container or front end loader.
3.5 Oil-hydraulic metering drive
The spreader is supplied with a metering System driven by an Oil-hydraulic motor. The Overflow from
the metering drive supplies the boom folding System. The oil motor is set for tractors in the region
of 90 HP (65 kW) which are generally equipped with hydraulic Pumps of 45 limin output or more. If
in some exceptional cases the pump output is insufficient to obtain the max. spread rate then the
Sprocket (Fig. 5/1) tan be exchanged by contacting AMAZONE. By exchanging the Sprocket the
chain will travel faster giving the required oil supply
The oil motor drives the metering rollers. To adjust and set the correct spread rate the oil flow is in-
creased and decreased by a variable flow valve (Fig. 5/2) controlled by an electric motor (Fig. 611).
This tan be remote controlled from the tractor seat via the control box. Should this motor fail then
the setting tan be carried out by hand (Fig. 5/3) without any Problems.
An electric solenoid valve block is fitted in the return flow oil Pipe. The boom folding through this
block tan be carried out from the tractor seat.
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3.6 Electric remote control ehest SKJ with digital R.P.M. read out
(Fig. 8)
All settings and adjustments are carried out from the tractor seat via this control ehest.
The ehest is independent from the machine and connected via a plug (Fig. 8/9). The plug fits into
the socket (Fig. 7/1) on the hopper. The electric supply is taken directty from the tractor battery wir-
ing the brown wire “plus” and the blue wire “minus”. The battery lead is connected to the control box
by the plug (Fig. 8/10).
Secure the control box in the tractor cab in view and within resch of the driver using the brackets
provided. Depending on the tractor type a special screw-on part must be made. Switch (2) provides
power to the box and with switch (3) we tan choose between automatic spread rate control using
“AMATRON” or manual control using “HAND”.
The spread rate is adjusted using switch (4). The figure set is then displayed on the digital readout
(5). On switching on the hydraulic drive to the metering rolfer the digital dispfay (5) Shows a relative
figure which indicates the Speed of the metering rollers. The actual spread rate produced at this
metering rotler Speed must be related to the display number by carrying out a calibration test (see
Para. 3.8). For calibration with AMATRON see Para. 7, page 29.
The switches (11) operate the folding of the booms. When either of the switches is pressed down
the corresponding boom will fold out By pressing up the switches the boom tan either be tilted or
folded in. The booms tan only be operated when the hydraulic motor is running. When the sprea-
drate is set high it may be possible only to fold the booms with an increase in engine revolutions.
WARNING: When folding the booms in and out ensure main switch (6) is set to “0” as otherwise the
metering System still delivers spread material.
With switch (12) (optional) an additional locking valve tan be activated which enables the boom tips
to be tilted approximately 0.5 m from the normal setting without fully folding up the booms for work-
ing on sloping ground.
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3.7 Electric part width control (SKJ)
The SUPER JET 1600 is fitted with 6 section part width control to meet all wishes. The main switch
(6) Stops and Starts the spreading across the whole boom. By it all boom part widths are controlled
simultaneously. Therefore use switch (6) to stop or Start at the headlands.
The switch (7) control the individual sections. These switches tan be operated not only left to right
or vice versa but also tan be operated in any sequence.
When the green lamp (6) lights up it Shows which of the sections are switched On.
The working width of the spreader Splits into 6 sections as follows:
18 m working width - 6 x 3 m sections
20 m working width - 4 x 4 m, 2 x 2 m, 2 x 4 m sections
21 m working width - 2 x 4 m, 2 x 2.5 m, 2 x 4 m sections
24 m working width -. 6 x 4 m sections
3.8 Calibration
Switch on the hydraulic drive. Fill the hopper with fertilizer ensuring that the main switch (6) is set to
“0”. The P.T.O. drive to the fan is not required but it is necessary to ensure that the tractor engine
revolutions are set to correspond to 540 R.P.M. at the P.T.O.
The digital readout (5) is set at a known figure. By operating the t_-switch (4) this reading tan be set
to an average figure, for example 50. For simplicity the calibration procedure is carried out on half
the working width. With the booms folded the injector frame is removed from the one side (Fig. 10).
Hang the three calibration buckets under this booms metering cassette (Fig. 11). Fill the metering
System by switching on the main switch (6) for a short time to ensure that the metering wheels im-
mediately deliver the fertilizer etc. The calibration buckets are then emptied and put back on.
Note: For one side spreading the opposite 3 boom section switches (7) must be switched off
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Two calibration procedures are possible:
Possibility 1
Details: desired travelling Speed 8 kph
working width e.g. 18m
desired spread rate 280 kglha
For vanous boom widths in half a minute the following areas are covered (at 8 kph):
At a full width of 18 m and at a Speed of 8 kph a spread
area of 1200 sqm or 0.12 ha results.
18 m equivalent to 0.06 ha for half the width
At a full width of 20 m and at a Speed of 8 kph a spread
area of 1330 sqm or 0.133 ha results.
20 m equivalent to 0,067 ha for half the width
At a full width of 21 m and at a Speed of 8 kph a spread area
of 1400 sqm or 0.14 ha results.
18 m equivalent to 0.07 ha for half the width
At a full width of 24 m and at a Speed of 8 kph a spread area
of 1600 sqm or 0.16 ha results.
18 m equivalent to 0.08 ha for half the width
This means that for our example above (for 18 m) in 30
seconds the machine will meter:
280 kg/ha x 0.06 ha = 16.8 kg
Set the drive to show the setting ‘50’ (freely Chosen) on the digital display (5)
Switch the machine on for half a mlnute.
The three calibration buckets collected 27 kg of fertilizer in this example
27 kg - 16.8 kg = 10.2 kg
The machine has produced 10.2 kg too much.
The correct setting tan simply be calculated from the derived figures as follows:
50 x 16.8 kg = 31
27 kg
The correct setting for 280 kg/ha at a Speed of 8 kph would be
L 31
18