Determining the Sustainability of Grazing Systems: A Case Study of Degraded Perennial Grass Based Grazing Systems on the NSW Central Tablelands

A control device for the pivot of a variably settable movable vane mounted so that the pivot is integrated in an air manifold comprises a rotatable mounting for pivotally mounting the pivot in a bore in a platform fixed to the manifold by upstream and downstream flanges, a link for rotating the pivot to vary the setting of the vane, and a ring mounted outside the manifold and connected to the link for controlling the setting of the vane. The rotatable mounting for pivotally mounting the pivot in the bore comprises an end piece which is fitted on the pivot and which itself fits within a hollow friction bush fixed in the bore. The bush is provided with a slit extending partly around its circumference, and the upstream end of the link projects through the slit via apertures in the manifold and the platform to engage with an eye provided on the pivot end piece which receives a correspondingly shaped intermediate portion of the end piece. The pivot is hollow to allow hot de-icing air from the manifold into the interior of the vane.