Agri-Fab 45-0463 Spreader User Manual


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CLOSED
OVERLAP
REFER
TO
CHARTS
FIGURE 9
OPERATING SPEED - 3 MPH. (100 ft. in 23 seconds)
IMPORTANT:  Application rates shown in the chart are
affectedbyhumidityandbythemoisturecontentofthematerial
(granularandpellet).Someminorsettingadjustmentsmay
benecessarytocompensateforthiscondition.
HOW TO USE YOUR SPREADER
SETTING THE FLOW CONTROL
(Refertogure8)
Refertotheapplicationchartonthispageandtothe1.
instructionsonthefertilizerbagtoselecttheproper
owratesetting.
MovetheowcontrolleveruptotheCLOSEDposition.2.
Pushinonthedialandturntothedesiredsetting.
MovetheowcontrolleverdowntotheOPENposition.3.
Thehigherthesettingnumber,thewidertheowplate
inthebottomofthehopperwillopen.Theowplate
shouldopenabouthalfwaywiththedialsetat"5".See
ServiceandAdjustmentsifsettingisnotaccurate.
OPERATION
APPLICATION CHART
MATERIAL
TYPE
FLOW SETTING SPREAD
WIDTH
FERTILIZER
Powder 3 - 5 3'-4'
Granular 3 - 5 8'-10'
Pelleted 3 - 5 10'-12'
Organic 6 - 8 6'-8'
GRASS SEED
Fine 3 - 4 6'-7'
Coarse 4 - 5 8'-9'
ICE MELTER 6 - 8 10'-12'
USING YOUR SPREADER
IMPORTANT: Donotexceed6mph.Speedsabove6mph
maycauseexcessivewearofthespreadergears.
We do not recommend the use of any powdered lawn
chemicals, dueto difcultyin obtainingasatisfactory or
consistentbroadcastpattern.
Determineapproximatesquarefootageofareatobe1.
covered and estimate amount of material required.
Makesuretheowplateisclosed.2.
Fillthehopper,breakingupanylumpyfertilizer.3.
Settheowcontroldialwiththeowplateclosed.4.
Refertotheinstructionsonthefertilizerbagandtothe
applicationchartonthispagetoselecttheproperow
ratesetting.Theapplicationchartiscalculatedforlight
toheavyapplicationatavehiclespeedof3mph,or
100ft.in23seconds.Avariationinspeedwillrequire
anadjustmentoftheowratetomaintainthesame
coverage.Thefasteryoudrive,thewiderthebroadcast
width.Do not exceed 6 mph.
Alwaysstartthetractorinmotionbeforeopeningthe5.
owplate.
FIGURE 8
Alwaysclosetheowplatebeforeturningorstopping6.
thetractor.
Iffertilizerisaccidentallydepositedtooheavilyina7.
smallarea,soaktheareathoroughlywithagarden
hoseorsprinklertopreventburningofthelawn.
Toinsureuniformcoverage,makeeachpasssothat8.
thebroadcastpatternslightlyoverlapsthepattern
fromthepreviouspassasshowningure8.The
approximatebroadcastwidthsfordifferentmaterials
areshownintheapplicationchartonthispage.
Whenbroadcastingweedcontrolfertilizers,make9.
surethebroadcastpatterndoesnothitevergreen
trees,owersorshrubs.
Heavy moisture conditions may require use of a vinyl 10.
hoppercovertokeepcontentsdry.Thecoveractsasa
windandmoistureshield,butshouldnotbeusedasa
raincover.The#41316covercanbeorderedasan
option. See pages 18 and 19.
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