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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
ADJUSTMENT FOR BIN FILL
PART
Spreader Blade
Spreader Diverter
Blade Extension
Damper
REF #
1
2
3
4
TYPE
Tilt
Single Side
Dual Side
Tilt
Opening
LARGE BIN
36" DIA. AND GREATER
OPERATION/PROCEDURE
Decrease (flatten)/loosen U-
bolts and pivot the blade to
horizontal. Always refer to
single diverter side as gauge.
Decrease (center filling)/
loosen bolts and rotate
diverter clockwise.
Decrease (center filling)/
loosen bolts and rotate
diverters clockwise to direct
flow in line with grain stream.
Increase/loosen bolt and
pivot the extension upward to
maximum allowance in
slotted hole.
Decrease (center filling)/
loosen bolts and pivot
dampers to nearly closed
position.
SMALL BIN
24" DIA. AND LESS
OPERATION/PROCEDURE
Increase/loosen U-bolts and
pivot the blade (single diverter
side) upward.
Increase (center filling)/loosen
bolt and rotate diverter counter-
clockwise.
Increase (center filling)/loosen
bolt and rotate diverters coun-
terclockwise to direct flow
across grain stream.
Remove blade extension.
Increase (center filling)/loosen
bolts and pivot dampers to
almost fully open position.
Ref # refers to Figure 9 on page 15.
1. Rotation is always viewed from
top of the unit looking down onto
the blade.
2. Be sure to fully tighten all bolts
after each adjustment is made.
3. These adjustments describe the
requirements for both extremes
of bin sizes. For bin sizes be-
tween 24' and 36' in diameter
start with intermediate adjust-
ments, then vary slightly as re-
quired.