6.1.
Prior to filling the hopper with salt/grit, ensure the hopper screen (49) is insitu . This will grade the salt/grit passing through to the
throat plate and help prevent possible clogging .
6.2.
use the stop on the gauge to ensure the same amount of distribution (fig .12) .
6.3.
See figs.10 & 11 for suggested walking patterns depending on the level of coverage you require.
6.4.
Always start walking prior to opening the flow control lever .
6.5.
Every time you are ready to stop, or turn to make a new pass, close the flow control lever to stop dispensing the material and continue
one more stride . This reduces waste with over saturated product coverage .
Ensure the stop bolt continues to register the spreader
setting from table "B".
Remember to start walking prior to opening the flow control lever .
6.6.
To ensure consistent coverage, make sure each broadcast pattern slightly overlaps the previous one .
6.7.
Make sure that any broadcast material does not come into contact with trees, shrubs and flowers that could be harmed by the material .
6.8.
Clean the spreader thoroughly after each use paying particular attention to the throat plate and the bottom of the hopper .
fig.11
fig.10
6. OPERATION
(ChART 'A') SQuARE fOOT COVERAGE PER BAG (LBS/1000SQ.fT)
WEIGhT Of BAG (LBS)
5000 SQ.fT COVERAGE
10000 SQ.fT COVERAGE
15000 SQ.fT COVERAGE
5
1 .0lb
0 .5lb
0 .3lb
10
2 .0lb
1 .0lb
0 .7lb
15
3 .0lb
1 .5lb
1 .0lb
20
4 .0lb
2 .0lb
1 .3lb
25
5 .0lb
2 .5lb
1 .7lb
30
6 .0lb
3 .0lb
2 .0lb
35
7 .0lb
3 .5lb
2 .3lb
40
8 .0lb
4 .0lb
2 .3lb
45
9 .0lb
4 .5lb
3 .0lb
50
10 .0lb
5 .0lb
3 .3lb
55
11 .0lb
5 .5lb
3 .7lb
fig.12
"use the stop on the gauge to ensure
the same amount of distribution"
Full flow
Set flow
Adjustable Throat plate
Spinning agitator
fig.13
(10),(9),(1),(2)
(4)
(43)
(12)
(20),(40),(41),(25)
(13)
(15)
(5),(6),(7)
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