During the growing period of plants, an important procedure is fertilizer. If the site is small, then you can perform this work without using a special device. But if there is a large territory, it will be difficult to carry out this procedure on your own. That is why fertilizer spreaders are used. With their help, it will be possible to add accurate dosages, as well as evenly distribute substances on the ground.
Device features
Fertilizer spreaders are presented in the form of a design, which includes the drive of the working elements, chassis, body, hydraulics, conveyor and diffuser.
The last part includes 2 types of blades with blades, thanks to which all the work takes place. These blades have equipment - extension cords. If you adjust their length, you will be able to evenly apply fertilizer to the discs.
Attachments
Mounted fertilizer spreaders are also used in conjunction with tractors of different capacities. Usually this technique has a very powerful motor. Attachments include a frame and attachment. A hopper having two funnels is fixed upstairs. There are 2 loading grates in this section, with the help of which large granules cannot get into the equipment. At the bottom there are also 2 funnels for distributing fertilizers.
Attachments have distribution discs. If required, they can be replaced. During operation, the fertilizer through the agitating shaft goes to the distribution discs. And they rotate in the opposite direction.
Benefits
In the field of agriculture, the main technical means include fertilizer spreaders. For owners of large areas, this technique is considered indispensable because it allows you to evenly distribute nutrients to improve the quality of plant growth.
Annually, many nutrients are absorbed from the soil by cultivated plants. In order to prevent a shortage of useful components, it is necessary to properly use inorganic fertilizers. It is necessary to use substances:
- with phosphorus;
- potassium;
- nitrogen;
- impurities that improve soil quality.
Thanks to these components, plants receive everything necessary for normal development. Therefore, gardeners will have a good harvest.
Unit operation
Typically, minerals are placed in a fertilizer spreader. A photo of this device allows you to understand how it works. For plants, salts of the chemical elements K, P, and N are needed. They enter the soil from which the crops feed.
Before work, it is necessary to inspect the machine, to replace the elements, if necessary. We also need a tightening of fasteners, oil processing of rubbing parts. All procedures must be performed according to the factory rules. Spreader work is carried out in the following stages:
- nutrients are sent to the hopper with a size of not more than 7 mm using an automobile or tractor loader;
- the sieve is installed in the hopper, which is necessary to protect against the penetration of large fertilizer elements;
- fertilizer is sent to the diffuser, which performs a distribution function;
- the extension is used to increase the volume of fertilizers.
Attachments include 2 blade discs. The agitator located in the hopper carries out the flow of fertilizers through the flaps to the diffuser.
The drive is called a bevel gear and a telescopic driveshaft. Thanks to the control of the gates, it will be possible to set the desired dose of nutrients. The control unit is located under the bottom of the hopper. This device can be useful in fields, pastures, in gardens.
Equipment is needed to power winter, row crops and grasses. When the preliminary adjustments are completed, you can adjust the device to the desired rate. To do this, fill the spreader of mineral fertilizers. This is done taking into account the dose, the amount of nutrients needed.
Cost
The device is quite expensive because its mechanism is complex. But then its use quickly pays off, since the landowner's labor is facilitated. You can buy it for 15-145 thousand rubles.
Home-made fertilizer spreaders will be economical. Only in this case it is necessary to create it correctly. Such a device will also be a reliable assistant, but at the same time it will be cheaper.
How to do it yourself?
In order not to spend money on an expensive purchase, you can create your own fertilizer spreader. You just need to get acquainted with the design of the equipment. For work, you will need a box, as well as instructions. How to fold the fertilizer spreader? Watering can will serve as an assistant in the household. In it, 11 holes must be made, which are closed by rotating plates. Above each of them there should be 2 droppers.
To control the amount of fertilizer, a shutter is required. A support for a seeder are 2 running wheels. When the apparatus is operating, rotation is transmitted from the wheels to the plates, and then the agitator is also dumped onto the shaft. The plates will dump fertilizer from the box, and then send them to the ground. In order for the nutrient components to arrive evenly, they need to be agitated periodically.
Fertilizing plants is an important procedure, because it ensures the proper development of crops. A special spreader will help facilitate the work of a person. The device not only saves time, but also correctly distributes nutrients on the ground.