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The rear beaters have been designed and tested 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 30 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. Slowly engage the tractor PTO clutch and increase RPM to proper PTO operating speed.
DO NOT
engage the
PTO at operating speed!
2. Open the hydraulic end gate to the desired height by applying the tractor hydraulic lever. This can be done
while traveling forward to avoid a heavier application at the edge of the field than desired.
3. Once the end gate is open and the PTO is up to speed, engage the hydraulic apron.
See page 18 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.
Summary of Contents for VB280
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