Toro 34215 - Operating the Spreader; Calibrating the Spreader

Note:Stoppingdistancemayvarydependingon
thespreader-sprayerload.
Note:Whenyoureleasethemotion-controllever,
itautomaticallyreturnstotheNEUTRALposition.
DrivingtheMachineinReverse
1.Movethemotion-controllevertotheNEUTRAL
position.
2.Tomovethemachinerearwardinastraightline,slowly
movethemotion-controlleverrearward.
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Toturnleftorright,movethesteeringcontroltoward
thedesiredturndirection.
3.Tostopthemachine,movethemotion-controllever
totheNEUTRALposition.
Note:Stoppingdistancemayvarydependingonthe
spreader-sprayerload.
OperatingtheSpreader
CAUTION
Chemicalsarehazardousandcancausepersonal
injury.
•Readthechemicalmanufacture’sdirections
onthelabelbeforehandlingthechemicals;
followallmanufacturerrecommendationsand
precautions.
•Keepchemicalsawayfromyourskin.Should
contactoccur,washtheaffectedareathoroughly
withsoapandcleanwater.
•Weareyeprotection,gloves,andanyother
protectiveequipmentrecommendedbythe
chemicalmanufacturer.
Usethespreadertodispersesfree-owinggranularsubstances
suchasgrassseed,fertilizer,icemelt,etc.Whenyouusethe
spreader,rstllthegranularhopper,thenapplythegranular
materialstotheworksite,andnallycleanthehopper.It
isimportanttocompleteallthreeofthesestepstoavoid
damagingthespreader.
Note:Whenyouuseyourspreader,thoroughlycleanitat
theendoftheday.
BeforeOperatingtheSpreader
Beforeyoustartusingthespreader,ensurethatthespreader
hasbeencalibratedforthematerialthatyouwilldisperse;
refertoCalibratingtheSpreader(page25).
Important:Verifythattheproperapplicationratehas
beensetonthespreaderpriortollingthehopper.
CalibratingtheSpreader
Calibratethespreadereachtimeanewmaterialisused.The
spreadercanbroadcastmaterialinapattern1.5to6.7m
(5to22ft)widedependingonthematerialparticlesize,
volume/density,andrateoftravel,andwindconditions.
RefertothespreadingchartsalongwithDetermining
theDistributionPattern,DeterminingtheEffective
SpreadingWidth,andCalculatingtheApplicationRate
sectionstocalibratethemachine.
DeterminingtheDistributionPattern
Operatorsuppliedequipment:15shallowcollectionpans
and15graduatedmeasuringcylinders
Themostaccuratemethodtomeasurethedistributionis
touseshallowcollectionpansandgraduatedmeasuring
cylinders.Intheexamplebelow ,15shallowcollectionpans
approximately30cm(12inches)wide,91cm(36inches)
long,and5cm(2inches)tallareused.
1.Allowampledrivingdistancebeforetheareawherethe
collectionpansarelocatedtoensurethatthemachine
istravelingatthedesiredspeed(forspreading)before
themachinereachesthecollectionpans.
2.Placeonepaninthecenterofthedrivepath.Arrange
thenexttwopans,oneoneachside,farenoughapartto
allowadequateroomforthedrivetiresofthemachine
topassaroundthecenterpan.
3.Placetheremainingpansinastraightlineasshown
inFigure23orFigure24.
•Forlargergranulematerials:
Spacesixadditionalpans,oneachside,12inches
(30cm)apart(Figure23).
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