A DISCHARGE APPARATUS FOR DISCHARGING MATERIALS.

摘要

A discharge apparatus (10) is disclosed for discharging materials from a container (14) onto an open area such as a field. The apparatus (10) includes a power discharge device (18) which is disposed adjacent to a discharge outlet (20) defined by the container (14). The arrangement is such that when the apparatus (10) is being to spread the materials onto the open area such as the field, the materials move from the container (14) through the outlet (20) towards the power discharge device (18) for discharging the material at a location on the field. A power source (22) is drivingly connected to the power discharge device (18) for rotating the power discharge device (18). A power sensor (23) is provided for sensing the power supplied by the power source (22) which is approximately the power used by the power discharge device (18), the power sensor (23) generating a first signal which is correlated to the spread rate of the materials discharged.