Read Before Using
NOTE:
With the rotary agitator installed, the rate gate closed (not spreading) and with
material in the hopper, the spreader will push harder than normal. (This is because the
agitator is stirring the material and it has no place to go.)
RECOMMENDATION:
When not spreading and the spreader is being pushed
some distance, tip the spreader so only the idle wheel is on the ground.
Cleaning the Spreader is Part of the Spreading Job.
IMMEDIATELY AFTER USE - CLEAN AND OIL THE SPREADER
• Method #1
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Wipe spreader thoroughly with an oily cloth. Oil all bearings and
bearing areas.
• Method #2
-
Wash, rinse, and dry the spreader. Note: Drying takes time.
(Moisture trapped in bearing areas is slow to go.) Immediately after drying -
oil all bearings and moving parts. Make certain all operations are thorough.
Note: Good “Dry Cleaning” is preferable to poor “Wet Cleaning”.
•
It is virtually impossible to have rust and corrosion on a clean, dry, oiled surface.
•
Again - just before using - oil all bearings and moving parts.
•
In storage, ideally the spreader should be hung by the handle. In any case, do not
pile weight on the spreader, as excess weight over a period of time can distort
the tires.
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Broadcast spreading is
as old as early man. In
the early days of agricul-
ture, field seeding was
accomplished with hand
cast broadcasting. The
hand cast method of
seeding was a limited
factor in growing field
crops that were hand
seeded.
Mechanized casting
came into being in
1868 when Samuel
Speicher invented the
Hand Crank "Cyclone"
Seeder.
The seed sower was a
breakthrough in field
seeding. It was hailed
as a major advance-
ment in agricultural
implements.
Paul Speicher put the
hand crank seeder on
wheels in 1955.
This development
ushered in a new era in
spreading and spread-
ing products. New prod-
ucts and product forms
adapted to broadcast
spreading were
developed.
In 1988 a new
dimension was added to
broadcast spreading -
SPREAD PATTERN
CONTROL - a dead
center spread pattern
equalizer.
Spyker's Accuway
®
spread pattern equalizer
solves a complicated
problem with a
fundamental patented
solution.
Broadcast Spreading
Did You Know?
Read Before Using
Rotary Agitator
Use the rotary agitator only if needed. Free-flowing, lump-free
materials will not require the agitator. The rotary agitator is easily
installed or removed. Note the clockwise rotation & sweep.
Place felt washer around spinner shaft before inserting agitator.
OIL BEARINGS AND ALL MOVING PARTS
Make certain the spreader is running freely!
Now You are Ready to Put Material in the Hopper
•
Make certain the
rate gate is in closed position.
•
As insurance against spill damage and spill loss, put material in the
hopper with the spreader on a walk, driveway, paper, plastic, etc.
•
The spreader will be easier to use if you only half-fill the hopper. Later
on you can fill the hopper if you so choose.
•
Or for added capacity, the inverted bag in the hopper can serve as a
capacity extension. Also, an extension hopper, complete with filtering
and pulverizing screen, is available from the manufacturer.
Now You are Ready to Spread
•
Spread header strips at the ends of the area
OPPOSITE the direction of spreading. This will
provide a “turn-around” area, an area to
re-align the spreader for the return spread.
•
Example is for 6 ft. wide spread: Make the
first spreading pass at one-half the spread
width from the edge of the spreading area or
in this case approximately 3 feet or one
big step.
•
Additional spreading passes will be at the full
spread width or approximately 6 feet apart.
•
TAKE A SIGHTING AT THE FAR END. Keep
your eye on the sighting as you spread. You
will not need to wonder where you are or
where you have been. Continue until
spreading is completed.
•
Left over fertilizer can be spread under trees and other high feeding
areas without showing “edge of spread” lines.
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