Meyer's MS485, Operator'S Manual / Parts Book

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UNLOADING
The rear beaters have been designed and to provide the best spread pattern for most liquids and semi-solid
manure. However, the pattern will vary for each specific condition. The factors that contribute most to differing
patterns will be moisture content and the amount and length of bedding material. For most typical conditions, the
spread pattern should be uniform and about 40 ft wide or more. Plan your spreading patterns so you do not have
to travel over previously spread manure which will be slippery, resulting in poor traction. Traction on wet grass is
also poor. When the resulting pattern may require that you overlap during spreading, use precautions on slopes
and hills where you will experience a loss of traction by traveling over ground with previously spread manure.
DANGER
KEEP AWAY AND KEEP OTHERS CLEAR OF
ROTATING BEATERS AT REAR OF
SPREADER. SERIOUS INJURY OR
AMPUTATION COULD RESULT.
WARNING
MAKE CERTAIN EVERYONE IS CLEAR OF
EQUIPMENT BEFORE APPLYING POWER.
FAILURE TO HEED MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS
PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH.
CAUTION
DO NOT OPERATE APRON CHAIN WITHOUT
RAISING END GATE FIRST. FAILURE TO HEED
MAY RESULT IN EQUIPMENT DAMAGE.
WARNING
DO NOT OPERATE SPREADER WITH ANY GUARD
OPEN OR MISSING. ROTATING PARTS CAN
DISMEMBER OR KILL.
When you are ready to begin spreading application on the field:
1. With tractor at idle, slowly engage the tractor PTO clutch and increase RPM to proper PTO operating speed.
DO NOT engage the PTO at operating speed! If your tractor is equipped with electronic PTO engagement,
change to slowest setting.
2. Open the hydraulic end gate to the desired height by applying the tractor hydraulic lever.
3. Once the end gate is open and the PTO is up to speed, engage the hydraulic apron.
See
“Hydraulic Apron, Speed Control Options” for detailed operation of your spreader’s hydraulic apron.
4. For solid manure, start the apron at a slow rate of speed.
5. Start application onto the field. Increase the speed of apron chain for a heavier application.
NOTICE! Do not feed frozen manure at a rate too fast. The apron drive m a y feed faster than the
beaters can expel the material. When frozen chunks are present, reduce apron speed to
approximately 1/3, to allow the beaters time to grind the chunks into small pieces.
6. Further control of the application rate is possible by the relationship of tractor engine speed to ground speed
(transmission gear selection). For optimum, trouble-free performance, it is recommended to operate at or
near engine PTO speed.
7. When the spreader is empty, stop the PTO. A clattering noise may be heard coming from the over-running
clutch, this is normal as the beaters coast to a stop.
8. Stop the apron chain, then close the end gate.