Land Pride OS1548 Spreader User Manual


 
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Introduction
2-16/09
OS1548 and OS1572 Overseeder (S/N 166724+) 308-303M
Land Pride
Table of Contents
The information contained within this manual was
current at the time of printing. Some parts may change
slightly to assure you of the best performance.
To order a new Operator’s or Parts Manual contact
your authorized dealer. Manuals can also be
downloaded, free-of-charge from our website at
www.landpride.com.
Terminology
“Right” or “Left” as used in this manual is determined by
facing the direction the machine will operate while in use
unless otherwise stated.
Definitions
Owner Assistance
The Warranty Registration card should be filled out by
the dealer at the time of purchase. This information is
necessary to provide you with quality customer service.
If customer service or repair parts are required contact a
Land Pride dealer. A dealer has trained personnel, repair
parts and equipment needed to service the Overseeder.
The parts on your Overseeder have been specially
designed and should only be replaced with genuine Land
Pride parts. Therefore, should your Overseeder require
replacement parts go to your Land Pride Dealer.
Serial Number Plate
For prompt service always use the serial number and
model number when ordering parts from your Land Pride
dealer. Be sure to include your serial and model numbers
in correspondence also. Refer to Figure 1: for the
location of your serial number plate.
Serial Number Plate Location
Figure 1
NOTE: A special point of information that the
operator must be aware of before continuing.
IMPORTANT: A special point of information related
to its preceding topic. Land Pride’s intention is that
this information should be read and noted before
continuing.
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Introduction
Land Pride welcomes you to the growing family of new
product owners.
This Overseeder has been designed with care and built
by skilled workers using quality materials. Proper
assembly, maintenance and safe operating practices will
help you get years of satisfactory use from the machine.
Application
The Land Pride OS1548 and OS1572 Overseeders are a
highly versatile and well engineered seed planting
systems designed to open up the soil or turf surface,
precisely meter out seed, and then press the seed into
full soil contact. They may be used for either
over-seeding or primary seeding applications. Their
versatility and precision seeding capabilities make them
an excellent choice for applications in wild game food
plots, hunting clubs, resorts, golf courses, sports turf,
ranches, turf farms, game preserves, landscaping,
professional turf maintenance, and municipalities.
The opening or slitting action is achieved by employing
PTO powered to a four or six foot wide rotary vertically
driven knives on either 2 inch or 3 inch centers. Depth
control of the slitter knives is achieved by either:
1. End-mounted adjustable gauge wheels
2. Front mounted anti-scalping roller attachment
3. Positive height control of the tractors 3-point hitch
draft-links.
Seed distribution and placement is accomplished by
utilization of high capacity water-tight seed boxes with
agitators and seed cups with powdered metal flutes. The
agitators deliver seed to the seed cups which in turn
dispense seed into clear vinyl transfer tubes attached to
an evenly spaced seed distribution manifold. The
distribution manifold uniformly and evenly spreads the
seed across the working profile of the seeder. Actual rate
and metering control is accomplished by either an end
mounted gauge wheels drive or by a rear roller seed box
drive mechanism. Units equipped with the rear roller
drive will be able to achieve a higher germination rate
since this drive also serves as a roller-compactor to help
achieve maximum seed to soil contact.
An optional spring-tine harrow is available to enhance
seed to soil contact. Also, a precision Slit-seeding
attachment is available to deliver seed directly into the
slits created by the rotary knives. This slit seeder
attachment is not compatible with the spring-tine harrow
attachment.
See “Section 6: Specifications & Capacities”on
page 44 and “Section 7: Features and Benefits”on
page 46 for additional information and performance
enhancing options.
Using This Manual
This Operator’s Manual is designed to help familiarize
you with safety, assembly, operation, adjustments,
troubleshooting, and maintenance. Read this manual
and follow the recommendations to help ensure safe
and efficient operation.