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ADJUSTMENT INSTRUCTIONS (continued)
Latch Adjustment:
Symptom:
Apron chain is not moving
Problem:
Improper latch adjustment
Solution:
Adjust latch as follows.
1) Raise left drive wheel off the ground
2) Remove crank-arm guard
3) Turn left drive wheel by hand, while checking latch (5) engagement into the sprocket tooth (6)
4) Loosen-lightly the four 5/16" lock nuts (4) which attach latch bracket (3) onto spreader-box side
5) With roller (2) positioned on highest point of ratchet cam (1), tap the latch bracket (3) ahead or back as
necessary to attain 3/32" to 1/8" of clearance between the latch (5) and the sprocket tooth (6). See
illustration below.
6) Re-tighten the four 5/16" lock nuts (4) that attach latch bracket (3) onto spreader-box side
7) Re-install crank-arm guard
Cold Weather Instructions
• Manure can be spread in cold weather, although snow and ice may affect the spreader wheel traction required
for good spreading action (because the cleated spreader wheels drive the apron chain and the beater).
• While manure should not be stored in the spreader, it must not be stored in the spreader during freezing
weather. Frozen manure could result in severe equipment damage, such as breaking the floor apron chain.
• Store spreader under cover in freezing weather. Exposure to snow and ice can cause the mechanisms to
freeze and not operate properly, and they may break under the stress.
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