Bredal K85 not spreading p grow evenly

[ajd132]

Tray tested and not getting enough straight behind the machine. Any ideas greatfully received! Thanks I’m advance.

 

[Clive]

reverse the disc rotation direction ? we do this with lime and fibrophos / tigerphos / kalphos etc

 

[ajd132]

reverse the disc rotation direction ? we do this with lime and fibrophos / tigerphos / kalphos etc

And then put the vanes on the other way round?

 

[Clive]

And then put the vanes on the other way round?

yes

we also have a different drop point fitting that works better for those kind of product that we fit


@Cab-over Pete or @Mounty is your expert here though

 

[Cab-over Pete]

Just as Clive says, swap the vanes on the discs and change the discs to drive the other way. That’s easy if you have oil driven discs but I think you will need a different gearbox if they’re pto driven.

Also as said, you will likely need to drop the product closer to the centre of the discs for an even spread.

To be blunt though, a tray test is unlikely to be perfect or consistent. It’s a case of doing it as well as you can, which is pretty good to be honest. That’s part of the reason these products are priced well. Nobody claims they spread perfectly like a granular product.

 

[Mounty]

Have you got a picture of the shute between the belt and the spinners? If it's a fert one that may be the problem?

 

[6920sman]

I’m having similar trouble with a K85 at the moment, I’ve got the lime kit on and can’t get enough product behind, I’ve tried the spreader box both farward and back and various different pto speeds. The product is P+K in a form very like sand. Is the reversing the direction the only way to go?

 

[Cab-over Pete]

In my opinion, yes, it’s the best way to do it.

 

[agcon1]

ive got 2 brand new discs, and gearbox , and drop chute for sale if anyone's interested, bought for a k65 but never used

 

[6920sman]

ive got 2 brand new discs, and gearbox , and drop chute for sale if anyone's interested, bought for a k65 but never used

Is that reverve disks and a gearbox to reverse them? I’ll know in a day or 2 if I need them.

 

[agcon1]

Is that reverve disks and a gearbox to reverse them? I’ll know in a day or 2 if I need them.

yes it is

 

[agcon1]

Jan 2018, I paid £1760.77 plus vat