Agri-Fab 45-03011 Spreader User Manual


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FIGURE 10
APPLICATION TIPS
1. Tohelppreventcompactingandcloggingwhenusing
granular material, avoid unnecessary towing while
hopperislled.
2. Reducetheowsettingforspeedsslowerthan
3M.P.H.andincreasethesettingforhigherspeeds.
3. Toavoidmissesorstriping,overlapthepreviouspass
slightly.Spreadwidthisapproximately40".
4. Foreasiestapplication,rstapplymaterialacrossboth
endsofthearea.Twoorthreepassesoneachendare
sufcient.Thenapplymaterialbackandforthasshown.
Usetheendareasforturningaround,shuttingoffthe
spreaderasyouentertheendareasandturningthe
spreaderonagainasyourleavetheendareasforyour
nextpass.Seegure11.
5. Iflawnisoddshaped,spreadaborderaroundtheedges
andthenspreadbetweentheborder.
6. Becarefulwhenspreadingaroundornamentalplants
because weed control chemicals can damage these
plants.
PLASTIC
KNOB
FLOW RATE
SETTING (6)
0
1
2
4
6
FLOW CONTROL ARM
ON
OPERATION
HOW TO USE YOUR SPIKER/SPREADER
1. Refertotheinstructionlabelonthematerialpackage
andtotheinstructiondecalonyourspreadertohelp
determinetheproperspreadersettingandapplication
rate.AlsoseetheSettingChartonthispageforageneral
rangeofsettingsforcommonlyusedmaterials.
2. Loosentheknobandadjusttheowcontrolgaugetothe
recommendedsetting.Retightentheknob.Seegure
10.
3. Determinetheapproximatesquarefootageofthearea
tobecoveredandestimatetheamountoffertilizeror
seedrequired.
4. Movethespiker/spreadertotheareawhereapplication
istobegin.
5. Makingsuretheowcontrolarmisinthe"OFF"position,
llthehopper,breakingupanylumps.
6. Lowertheaeratorspikestotheoperatingposition.
7. Start the spreader in motion and then pull the ow
controlarmforwardtothe"ON"positionasyoutravel
acrossyourlawn.Therecommendedtowingspeedis3
m.p.h.
8. Donotmakesharpturnswithspikesintheground.
9. Raiseaeratorspikestotransportpositionwhencrossing
overconcreteorotherhardsurfaces.
10.Donotaerateifthegroundisextremelyhardordry.If
groundistoodry,sprinkleorwaterforonetotwohours
priortouse.
11.Donotaerateifthegroundistoowet(muddy).
IMPORTANT:  Always move ow control arm to "OFF"
position to prevent excessive release of fertilizer when
stopping,turningorllingthespreader.
FIGURE 11
MAINTENANCE
1. Checknutsandboltsfortightnessbeforeeachuse.
2. Alwaysemptyhopperaftereachuse,storingleftover
materialinit'soriginalbag.
3. Washanddrythoroughlyaftereachuse.
4. Applyalightcoatofoilonexposedmetalpartstohelp
preventrust.
5. Atleastonceayear,applyafewdropsofoiltowheels
andtoplasticbearingsinspikedisks,atendsofaerator
shaftandatendsofhoppershaft.
6. Cleanandoildrivechainonceayear.
Spikepointsaresharp.Exercisecautionwhen
workingwithhandsnearspikedisks.
Flow Rate Setting
MATERIAL TYPE At 3 M.P.H.
SETTING CHART
Fertilizer Granular/Pelleted 0-1 / 0-2
GrassSeed Fine/Coarse 5-6 / 7-8
3M.P.H.isequivalenttotraveling100feetin23seconds.
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