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CHAPTER 4
OPERATING YOUR OPTIONAL
ACCESSORY
OPERATING YOUR DR POWER SPREADER
Setting the Flow Control Lever
1. Slide the Adjustable Stop to the desired setting
(“OFF” is fully closed, “10” is fully open) (Figure 29).
Leave the Flow Control Lever at the “OFF” setting
until you use the spreader.
Starting the DR Power Spreader
1. Toggle the "ON-OFF" switch of the ROTO-HO
Control Box to the “ON” position (Figure 30). Leave
the Flow Control Lever at the “OFF” posi
use the Spreader (Figure 29).
Stopping the DR Power Spreader
1. ove the Flow Control Lever to the "OFF" position
(Figure 29). Toggle the “ON-OFF” Switch to the
“OFF” position (Figure 30).
Using Your DR Power Spreader
1. Determine approximate square footage of area to be covered and estimate amount of material
required.
2. Verify that the Spreader Motor turns on and off and that the flow control is operating properly.
3. Make sure the Flow Control Lever is in the “OFF” position.
4. Set the Adjustable Stop to the desired flow rate, keeping the Flow Control Lever in the “OFF”
position. Refer to the application chart (Table 3) and the instructions on the Material Package to
determine the proper flow rate setting. The application chart is calculated for a vehicle speed of 3
mph (100 ft. in 23 seconds). Faster speeds require higher flow rate settings to maintain the same
application rate.
Flow
Control
2.
G
tion until you
M
WE DO NOT RECOMMEND THE USE OF ANY POWDERED LAWN CHEMICALS, DUE TO DIFFICULTY
IN OBTAINING A SATISFACTORY OR CONSISTENT BROADCAST PATTERN.
APPLICATION RATES SHOWN IN THE CHART (TABLE 3, P. 20) ARE AFFECTED BY HUMIDITY AND BY
THE MOISTURE CONTENT OF THE MATERIAL (GRANULAR AND PELLET). SOME MINOR SETTING
AD
USTMENTS
MAY
BE
NECESSARY
TO
COMPENSATE
FOR
THIS
CONDITION.
Figure 29
Adjustable
Stop
Lever
“OFF”
Figure 30
“ON-OFF”
Switch for
Spreader
Motor
“OFF”
“ON
Control Box
ROTO-
HOG
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