Adjusting the lateral distance of the finger hoes
The adjustment of the distance depends on the growth stage of the crop during hoeing operation:
For young and smaller crops, the finger hoes must be adjusted such that each finger hoe has a distance of 3 bis 4cm from the plant row. Between 2 adjacent finger hoes, there should always be a band A that is 6 bis 8cm wide.
For established and bigger crops, the finger hoes must be adjusted such that the finger hoes do not have a distance B from the plant rows. The fingers of 2 adjacent finger hoes should always interlock. However, the fingers must not overlap by more than 5mm.
REQUIREMENTS
Finger hoes are activated, Activating or deactivating the finger hoes
- Lower the implement on the field with the three-point power lift.
- Loosen the bolt 2 for the guide tube 1.
- Move the finger hoe 4 with the sliding tube 3 in the guide tube inwards or outwards until the finger hoe is in the right position.
- Tighten the bolt for the guide tube.
- Adjust the lateral distance for all of the finger hoes in the same way.