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TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
Probable Cause
Tilt blade downward, decrease bite.
Remove blade extension.
Flatten blade, increase bite, decrease
grain flow to spreader. Add blade
extension.
Level spreader, correct grain flow to
spreader, (never allow grain to flow
into spreader at an angle or off
center).
Trouble
Large doughnut shaped ring
caused by grain hitting high on bin
wall.
Grain is high in center of bin, small
doughnut.
Grain is high on one side of bin.
Spreader blade too flat.
Spreader blade too steep.
Not level, not centered.
CORRECT SPREADING PATTERN
Grain is slightly depressed in the center, grain flow is centered and the spreader is level.