Operator`s manual

Operation
Simplicity Australia Page 3.4 Version 1.0
Air Seeder Calibration
Actuator Controlled Metering
Linear Actuator Controlled Metering provides the Operator with the
ability to change application rates ‘on the go’ from the tractor cabin.
Used in conjunction with the Simplicity E15 Seeder Console, manual
application rate adjustments can be made from the tractor cabin.
Automated application rates are not possible with the Simplicity E15
Seeder Console as there is no GPS function or prescription mapping
capabilities.
The principles of calibration
are essentially the same for
all Simplicity Air Seeders with
Linear Actuator controlled
ground drive metering
. By
carefully following the steps
outlined in this Operator’s
Manual and in conjunction
with the separate Operator’s
Manual supplied with the
console, accurate seed
and/or fertiliser application
rates will be achieved.
The Actuator Controlled Metering System operates by simply and
automatically comparing the implement sowing width, the ground
speed and the product calibration factor to arrive at a suitable ratio
between the ground drive wheel and the metering spool to achieve
the desired target rate.
Calibration procedures require parameters such as the width of the
implement to be manually entered into the Seeder Console. By
following the procedures outlined in the Seeder Console Operators
Manual, all factors can be quickly and easily entered.
After the Air Seeder has been calibrated, the linear actuator will
settle on the desired setting to deliver the calibrated target rate. The
pointer on the calibration dial will now be in the same position as if
the Air Seeder was calibrated as a standard ground drive, non
controlled, system.
If, at any time, the application rates are questionable, or in the
unlikely event that a component of the Linear Actuator controlled
metering should fail, the Air Seeder can be calibrated in the same
way as the standard ground drive metering system outlined on
pages 3.9 and 3.10.
Spool covers
must not be used
for fertiliser!
IMPORTANT
When sowing
rates of 10 kg or
less per hectare, it
is advisable to use
spool covers to
reduce the area of
spool exposed to
the seed.
Refer
Page 3.19