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TROUBLESHOOTING
TROUBLESHOOTING
Troubleshooting Chart
Whenever service is necessary, your local Ventrac
dealer knows your spreader best. Take your spreader to
your local dealer for any maintenance or service needs
on your unit. If this is not possible, the troubleshooting
guide below may assist you in locating the problem.
Preliminary Checks:
• Be sure all electrical connections are tight and clean.
• Be sure nothing is jammed in the hopper, agitator, or spinner.
PROBLEM
POSSIBLE CAUSE
SOLUTION
Motor doesn’t run.
Loose or corroded electrical
connections.
Tripped circuit breaker.
Motor seized.
Check all connections.
Type 1 circuit breaker resets automatically after it
cools. Turn off spreader motor and check for electrical
shorts or jammed material in hopper or agitator.
Replace motor.
Motor runs at one speed. Faulty controller.
Replace controller.
Excessive vibration.
Bent shaft
Bent spinner.
Replace transmission.
Replace spinner
Controller shut down.
Jammed agitator or spinner.
Poor electrical connections.
Electrical short.
Controller failure.
Carefully clear jammed material.
Clean or replace connectors.
Use dielectric grease.
Check electrical connections.
Check for bare wires.
Replace controller.
Material not flowing
from hopper.
Empty hopper.
Gate not open.
Physical obstruction.
Wet material.
Frozen or coarse material.
Spinner not turning.
Agitator loose on shaft.
Fill hopper.
Open the gate.
Clear out obstruction.
Replace with dry material.
Replace material.
Check drive assembly.
Tighten locking set screw on the side of the agitator.
There is a flat machined on the driver shaft. Align the
agitator set screw with this flat and tighten the bolt.
Gate doesn’t open.
Gate slide is frozen or clogged
with debris.
Gate cable corroded.
Gate cable fastener to the gate is
loose.
Gate cable not adjusted correctly.
Clean out debris and/or loosen gate slide.
Replace the gate cable.
Tighten the hardware that fastens the gate cable to
the gate body and slide.
Adjust the gate cable and tighten the bolt that fas-
tens the cable to the gate slide.
First read all warning instructions and safety
messages before servicing your spreader.