Power Acoustik M-944 Spreader User Manual


 
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WARNING
ALWAYS STAND AT A SAFE DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE SPINNER WHILE OPERATING
ALWAYS WEAR EYE PROTECTION WHEN OUTSIDE OF THE TRUCK CAB WHILE
SPREADER IS RUNNING.
B. Spread pattern depends on baffle settings and spinner RPM. Maximum spread width is 30 ft.
1. Speeding up or slowing down the engine will increase or decrease spread pattern width.
2. Internal baffle adjustments will move the spread pattern to the right or left.
3. External baffle adjustments will block spreading to the right or left side.
DESIRED SPREAD PATTERN BAFFLE SETTING
INTERNAL EXTERNAL
Centered Behind Truck Both Down All Three UP
All Material to the Right RH - Up RH - Up
LH - Down LH - Down
All Material to the Left RH - Down RH - Down
LH - Down LH - Up
Behind Truck and Left RH - Down RH - Med.
LH - Up LH - Up
Behind Truck and Right RH - Up RH - Up
LH - Down LH - Med.
Windrow Behind Truck RH - Down All - Down
LH - Down
4. External Baffles can be lowered to an intermediate position to baffle down the particles
that may otherwise leave the spinner at a high trajectory.
C. CALIBRATION
The average lbs. of salt per gearbox shaft revolution per inch of gate height is 6.7 Ibs.
GATE HEIGHT AVG. LBS/REV. AVG. LBS/MIN. AVG. LBS/MIN.
AT FULL ENGINE RPM AT 7 GPM HYD OIL FLOW
1 6.7 260 200
3 20.1 780 580
5 33.5 1300 970
7" 46.9 1800 1350
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