Basic Calibration Procedure (Continued)
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Sowing Fine Seeds
For sowing fine seeds the Vineyard Seeder is equipped as standard with a combined normal and fine seed “Elite” metering wheel (1). During grain sowing and other larger varieties of seed both the normal and fine seed metering wheels are coupled and both rotate. In order to convert the seed drill to sow fine seed insert the crank handle and rotate clockwise until the holes (2) of the fine seed wheel are visible (Fig 10).
Using the tool supplied (Fig 11/1) disengage the the pin inside the hole so that the normal metering wheel rotates freely on the metering shaft.
At this time it would be advisable to close any shutter slides not required for the fine seed sowing.
When seed is to be sown again using the normal metering wheel press the pin, from the normal metering wheel side (opposite direction to before), using the tool, back into the hole of the fine seed wheel thus reconnecting the drive between the two.
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