Training in Agriculture
Course Title: | Fertiliser Spreading |
Description: | This course will teach the operator how to spread the required quantity of fertiliser accurately over a given area |
Duration: | 1 Day(s) |
Maximum number of people: | 8 |
Candidate Criteria
Tractor and land to take fertiliser.Tractor with readable speed chart.
Fertiliser spreader(s) with operators manuals or spreader charts.
Preferable to have two fertiliser spreaders, one with twin discs and the other with an oscillating spout.
Course Content
Health and Safety with MachineryServicing and attachment of the spreaders
How different types of spreaders work
How different types of fertiliser travel when being spread.
Spread patterns
Setting of the spreader height and tilt
Spreading headlands
Setting the spreader for correct spread rate
Spreading a field and checking that the correct amount went onto a known area of land.
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