Using The Sorting Unit; How The Sorting Unit Works - Gallagher HR3 Instructions For Use Manual

3E2374 Sheep Auto Drafter User Manual

USING THE SORTING UNIT

The sorting unit allows you to automatically separate animals into groups by:
weight, using weight limits set up in the scale indicator;
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reading EIDs and using drafting lists set up in the scale indicator.
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Alternatively you can control the sorting unit manually with the remote control.
If you purchase one sorting unit, then animals can be divided into three different
groups, however you do have the option of linking an extra sorting unit. This will
give you the ability to draft in up to five different directions.
Like the Sheep Auto Drafter, the sorting unit is constructed primarily from
composite materials and has pneumatically operated gates, which means it is
light, safe to use and very quiet.

How the sorting unit works

You can run the sorting unit automatically, which is probably how you will use it
most of the time, or you can run it manually using the remote control. You
cannot use it independently from the Sheep Auto Drafter as the Sheep Auto
Drafter electronics control the sorting unit operation.
Automatic use
If the sorting unit is working automatically its operation is controlled by the scale
indicator, which sends signals through the Sheep Auto Drafter electronics to the
sorting unit. You will need to set up weight limits or a drafting list (using EIDs) in
the scale indicator to direct the sorting unit. To find out how to do this, refer to
your scales user manual.
If you have attached an extra sorting unit then you will need to run it
automatically as the remote control can only be used to operate one sorting unit.
Manual use
If the sorting unit is under manual control, the commands from the remote are
transmitted through the Sheep Auto Drafter electronics to the sorting unit. You
will need to use the remote to make each drafting decision.
For more detailed scenarios covering particular uses of the sorting unit in
combination with the Sheep Auto Drafter see Using the Sheep Auto Drafter (p
32).
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