Russ
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Do some "key-stops". look in the machine and see how the material is distributed on the shaker pan. Then adjust the deflector plates to more evenly distribute the material on the shaker pan. The goal is to have it be evenly distributed just before it falls off the front edge. This will allow it to distribute evenly onto the sieve and hold air pressure more evenly for a better quality grain sample. Hint: the deflector plates do not have to be set the same. I usually set the foreward plate out and the rear plate in farther. This allows the highest volume of grain separated early in the rotor to "fill" the respective area of the shaker pan and then fine-tune the distribution with the rear deflector plates. Shaker pan distribution will be affected by feed-rate so try to drive at speeds that keep the crop feed rate even. Also, rotor speed changes can affect the distribution, so after making a rotor speed change, do another key-stop and check distribution.