Agri-Fab 45-0462/45-0471 Spreader User Manual


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MAINTENANCE
CHECK FOR LOOSE FASTENERS
1. Beforeeachuse,makeathoroughvisualcheckofthe
spreaderforanyboltsandnutswhichmayhave
loosened.Retightenanylooseboltsandnuts.
CHECK FOR WORN OR DAMAGED PARTS
2. Checkforwornordamagedpartsbeforeeachuse.
Repair or replace parts if necessary.
CHECK TIRE INFLATION
3. Checkiftiresareadequatelyinatedbeforeeachuse.
Donotinatetiresbeyondmaximumrecommended
pressure on tire.
CLEANING
4. Rinseinsideofhopperandexteriorofspreaderand
allowtodrybeforestoring.
LUBRICATE(Seegure13)
5. Removethethreeclipsfromthegearbox.Separate
thegearboxhousings.
6. Wipeanydirtorgrimefromthegears.
7. Lightlyapplyautomotivegreaseasneededtogears.
8. Lightlyoilthetopofthegearboxandthevertical
spreadershaft.
9. Re-assemblethegearboxhousingsandsecurethem
withtheclips
10. Oilthe(idler)wheelandtheaxlebushingsatleast
once a year or more often as needed.
STORAGE
1. Rinseinsideofhopperandexteriorofspreaderand
allowtodrybeforestoring.
2. Storeinaclean,dryarea.
SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS
1. Iftheaxleandgearassemblyisdisassembled,mark
downthepositionsofthepartsastheyareremoved.
Thedrivewheelandlargegearpositions,inrelation
tothesmallgear,determinewhichdirectionthe
impellerwillspin.Besuretoreassemblethemintheir
originalpositions.(Refertotheexplodedpartsview
onpage18).Makesurethewashers(items15and
30onpage18and19)areinplacewhenassembling
theaxlecomponents.Addgreasetogears.
FIGURE 13
FIGURE 14
CAUTION: DO NOT inatetiresbeyondthe
maximumrecommendedpressureprinted
on side of tire.
CLIPS
OIL
GREASE
OIL
CONDUIT CLIP
FLOW PLATE
TO ADJUST THE FLOW CONTROL SETTING
1. Settheowcontroldialtozero.
2. Pulltheowcontrolbailbackagainststhehandleto
theOPENpositionandtieitagainstthehandle.
3. Loosenthenutthatfastenstheconduitcliptothe
bottomofthespreader.Seegure14.
4. Spreadtheendsoftheclipuntilthecablecanslide
backandforth.Seegure14.
5. Holdtheconduitclipinalignmentandpullonthe
cableuntiltheowplatemovesjustslightly,then
tightenthenutwhileholdingthecableandcableclip
inplace.Seegure14.
6. Releasetheowcontrolbailfromthehandle.Verify
thattheowplateisclosed.Settheowcontroldial
at"5".MovetheowcontrolbailbacktotheOPEN
positionandverifythattheowplateisopenabout
halfway.Ifitisnot,repeattheseinstructions.
NOTE:Crossbracenotshownforclarity.
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