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Summary of Contents for BBI Cricket 50

Page 1: ...Owners Manual ...

Page 2: ... GUIDE GENERAL FACTORS AFFECTING SPREAD PATTERNS HOW TO CHECK A SPREAD PATTERN EFFECTIVE SWATH WIDTH HOW TO CORRECT SPREAD PATTERNS ACCURATE METERING OF FERTILIZER MATERIALS MAINTENANCE PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM SERVICE SCHEDULE SPINNER GEAR CASE CONVEYOR CHAIN LUBRICATION OF BEARINGS CLEANUP PARTS AND SERVICE MANUAL COMPLETE ASSEMBLY PARTS LIST APPENDIX PLUG TO TRACTOR SPINNERS CO...

Page 3: ...n order to minimize any downtime or delays At BBI we take safety very seriously Great concern is given to reduce any potential safety issues whether with equipment or in the work place Our equipment is designed to minimize pinch points and provide guards where they do exist Decals are placed on our equipment to identify and caution against areas of pinch points and hazardous moving parts Please be...

Page 4: ... Barron Brothers International s liability for its equipment whether due to breach of warranty negligence strict liability or otherwise is LIMITED to providing a replacement part s in exchange for the defective part s AND Barron Brothers International will not be liable for any injury loss damage or expense whether direct or consequential including but not limited to loss of use income profit or p...

Page 5: ...lert against unsafe practices CAUTION Indicates a potentially hazardous situation that if not avoided MAY result in minor or moderate injury It may also be used to guard against unsafe practices IMPORTANT Is used for informational purposes in areas that may involve damage or deterioration of equipment and would generally not involve personal injury The need for personal safety cannot be stressed e...

Page 6: ...A CAREFUL OPERATOR IS THE BEST INSURANCE AGAINST AN ACCIDENT THE COMPLETE OBSERVANCE OF ONE SIMPLE RULE WOULD PREVENT THOUSANDS OF SERIOUS INJURIES EACH YEAR THAT RULE IS NEVER ATTEMPT TO CLEAN OIL OR ADJUST A MACHINE WHILE IT IS UNDER POWER National Safety Council SAFETY CAUTION If the spreader is used to transport chemicals check with your chemical supplier regarding the DOT Department of Transp...

Page 7: ...solid mass that may cause bodily harm to you or damage your unit 5 Never attempt to work on or repair this piece of equipment while it is running It is recommended that the P T O and or any other power source be completely disengaged while working on this unit 6 It is recommended that those working around this unit remain at least 100 feet from it while it is in operation The fans are able to prop...

Page 8: ... system is equipped with a 2 speed valve to control the bed chain The dual speed conveyor drive system is intended to provide a slower bed chain speed for fertilizers and a higher rate for lime or compost Connections on the unit for plugging into the remote ports of the tractor to power the spinners Optional Equipment Other tire and wheel options are available Banding conveyor attachment in place ...

Page 9: ...age DO NOT LOCK THE HUB WHEN PULLING THE CRICKET 50 AT HIGH SPEEDS A Two Speed Valve located at the front of the unit is also used to control the conveyor system It can be shifted into three positions OFF HIGH and LOW The valve should be set according to the desired application rate Use the spread charts supplied with the unit to determine an approximate application rate The Cricket 50 also comes ...

Page 10: ...t to moving parts while system is operating as there may be danger of entanglement 8 Your unit has a self contained hydraulic system Check the oil reservoir and refill as required IMPORTANT Change the hydraulic oil filter after the first week or 50 hours of operation ROAD TEST Prior to first use of the machine prior to each spreading season and following any major repair or overhaul the machine sh...

Page 11: ... season after any spreader maintenance and periodically during the season Spread pattern tests must be conducted whenever a new product is to be applied The spread pattern is affected by a variety of conditions including 1 Spinner speed 2 Point of delivery of material to the spinner discs 3 The condition of the distributor fins on the spinner discs i e damaged bent broken rusted dirty etc 4 Materi...

Page 12: ... particle materials the speed may be very high Perhaps the best way to adjust the spinner speed is to observe the way material spins off the spinner At slow speed the material leaves the blades in bands At medium speeds it forms wide bands in the air and at higher speeds the bands form into one thick blur DO NOT STAND ON THE FENDER WHILE THE SPREADER IS IN MOTION Material Flow Divider The material...

Page 13: ...use 1 Divider is too far rearward 2 Spinner speed too fast Cure 1 Adjust divider forward 2 If adjusting divider does not fix problem adjust spinner speed Pattern 5 Good pattern Cause Proper spinner and divider setting Effect Material exits on an arc from near the spinners to front deflector Pattern density tapers off to nothing at outer 10 on each side of total spread width Flow Divider Gauge Flow...

Page 14: ...parts must be removed Then the conveyor assembly can be fastened to the spreader Here is a general guide to help in this process 1 Make sure all moving parts have stopped and the power source has been disconnected 2 Remove spinner guard and flow divider 3 Unbolt spinner motors 4 Disconnect hydraulic hoses from spinner motors 5 Unbolt shield from hopper 6 Attach banding conveyor to the hopper with ...

Page 15: ...peed These two factors combine to produce a flow rate Drivers should avoid situations where both factors are high As application rate is increased ground speed should be lowered accordingly When both ground speed and application rates are high too much material is delivered to the spinner When this happens the material will dribble off the spinners instead of being thrown causing a heavy swath dir...

Page 16: ...lope of Land Spreading fertilizer up or down hill may cause the materials to be placed on a different area of the spinner thus changing the spread pattern Spreaders with discharge chutes extending down close to the spinners and having small openings through which fertilizer falls on the fans reduce the variation due to slope ...

Page 17: ...tern More of a problem is the fertilizer that adheres to the conveyor chain and is carried forward under the spreader This fertilizer falls off in a narrow streak and will show up as a difference in crop growth Any build up of fertilizer on the spreader should be cleaned off when it first begins to form Wind When the wind is with or against the direction of travel it does not offset the spread pat...

Page 18: ...e sufficient to check most spreaders SWATH NUMBER OF PANS INCHES BETWEEN WIDTH NEEDED EACH PAN center to center 30 7 60 35 8 60 40 9 60 45 10 60 50 11 60 55 12 60 60 13 60 Lay out test pans on a level area so the spreader can be driven into or with the wind If the wind is greater than ten miles per hour a spread pattern check should not be attempted Position the pans so the spreader can be running...

Page 19: ...it with material to be spread Balance the scale on a nail or knife to find the weight per cubic foot OR If you do not have a hand held scale simply weigh a 5 gallon bucket of your material and subtract the weight of the bucket or tare weight Multiply this weight by 1 5 to get 7 5 gallons of material which is equal to 1 cubic foot The charts on the spreaders refers to material in weight per cubic f...

Page 20: ...nt is unnecessary and the effective swath width can be determined The effective swath width is the interval that a particular spreader should be driven to obtain uniform application Driving at an interval other than an effective swath width will result in a non uniform application Diagram B The effective swath width will vary with the type of material being spread and the rate per acre it is appli...

Page 21: ...ecific location on the spinners It is adjustable forward and backward using the Crank Handle above and in the center of the spinners A good starting point for setting the flow divider is on 3 From there you can adjust it forward or to the rear as needed Moving the flow divider forward toward front of tractor will increase the material thrown to the center of the pattern directly behind the tractor...

Page 22: ...ustment should be made only after other methods of adjustment fail to give a satisfactory pattern Increasing spinner speed may increase or decrease the material directly behind the spreader depending on the material being spread the original spinner RPM and type of blade setting Adjustments with spinner speed will be by trial and error and is less predictable than other means of adjustment ACCURAT...

Page 23: ...edule requires 4 The reservoir should be drained through the drain plug not through the suction outlet flushed refilled and the element filter changed annually If the oil or filter shows any signs of breaking down i e discoloration etc under continuous high pressure operation change the oil and filter CONVEYOR CHAIN Hose down the machine and remove any material build up on the sprockets or under t...

Page 24: ...r chains that are too tight will tend to stretch causing excess sprocket wear and eventually breakage Too much slack presents the possibility of the chain catching on sub frame parts Optimum chain tension Too loose Too tight Note Stainless steel mesh chain will stretch when first used Chain must be checked for appropriate tension and properly adjusted to avoid damaging unit After initial break in ...

Page 25: ...ation It must not be fluid and it must not channel Bearings should be lubricated with a 2 Lithium Base grease formulated from a high quality mineral oil with rust and oxidation inhibitors Examples are Shell Alvania 2 Mobil Mobilux 2 and Texaco Multifak 2 Pump the grease slowly until it forms a slight bead around the seals This bead indicates adequate lubrication and also provides additional protec...

Page 26: ...y washed every two to three days during the operating season Hose the unit down under pressure to free all sticky and frozen material It is important that the machine be thoroughly cleaned at the end of each operating season All lubrication and maintenance instructions should be closely followed For longer life of the painted parts repaint worn spots to prevent the formation of rust CAUTION High p...

Page 27: ...27 PARTS DIAGRAM ...

Page 28: ...28 PARTS DIAGRAM ...

Page 29: ...ELD 16 Rear Roller RRM16SP 17 Front Roller FRM16 18 1 1 2 4 Bolt Flange Bearing UCF208 24 19 1 1 4 4 Bolt Flange Bearing UCF207 20 20 1 1 4 Pillow Block Bearing UCP207 20 21 Heavy Duty Hitch H20078 22 Metering Gate RG 2S 23 Gate Wheel GWB 24 Gate Rod 25 Gate Spur Gear GWS 2 26 Gate Gear Rack GWS 3 27 Gate Lock Sprocket GWB 7 28 Front Roller Adjusting Screw FRASS 29 U Joint H7 30 Conveyor Motor 31 ...

Page 30: ...30 Hydraulic Plug To Tractor Spinner System ...

Page 31: ...31 Hydraulic Conveyor System ...

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