A. The blades or hammers are worn or broken. Replace the worn or broken parts. B. The blades or hammers are locked by pins. Clean and grease or replace pins. C. The rotor balancing is not correct. Check the weight of the blades or hammers to ensure they are the same. D. The rotor bearings … Continued
The working position is too low so the blades or hammers are touching the ground. Adjust the height of the rotor in relation to the ground.
12 months on Nobili, DCM and Sitrex. 24 months on Breviglieri products and Silvan Slasher drivelines.
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No. The problem with lime is that it tends to “cake up” and becomes almost solid, so a couple of things will happen. Firstly the product won’t spread and secondly there is a good chance that something will break inside the spreader because they aren’t designed for that type of product. The only machine that … Continued
A slasher only cuts the grass and then tends to leave the cut grass in wind rows – the wind rows take a long time to break down and during that time the soil tends to spoil underneath the windrow. A mulcher on the other hand mulches the grass to a very fine consistency and … Continued
The hammer blades tend to give a flatter finish (like a mower), they do though require more horse power to run. The Y blades are more suited for inter-row mulching (vineyards / orchards), This is for a couple of reasons. The Y blades are double-sided so when you wear the leading edge out you can … Continued
Yes, all Dieselpaks can be fitted with a Litre counter. The PF11 (K24) can be fitted inline to any tank size within the Dieselpak range with hosetails to connect the counter to the desired ID of hose. Mechanical litre counter kits ie 515040-1 and 515040-2 are also available and can be fitted to Dieselpaks from … Continued
All Diesel Pumps have a 30 minute duty cycle under normal conditions. 30 minutes on and 30 minutes off and include an Internal Bypass in the Head of the pump that can protect the pump and motor from excessive wear and tear. Always ensure that you have read and understood the pumps operation manual.
Yes, a maximum of 15m of hose before excessive wear on the pump is created and a large amount of open flow capacity is decreased.
No certainly not. Auto shut off guns require a minimum 30psi pressure to open.