OperatingtheSpreader
CAUTION
Chemicalsarehazardousandcancause
personalinjury.
•Readthechemicalmanufacturer’s
directionsonthelabelbeforehandling
thechemicals;followallmanufacturer
recommendationsandprecautions.
•Keepchemicalsawayfromyourskin.
Shouldcontactoccur,washtheaffected
areathoroughlywithsoapandcleanwater.
•Weareyeprotection,gloves,andanyother
protectiveequipmentrecommendedbythe
chemicalmanufacturer.
Usethespreadertodispersesfree-owinggranular
materialssuchasgrassseed,fertilizer,icemelt,etc.
Whenyouusethespreader,rstllthehopper,then
applythegranularmaterialstotheworksite,and
nishbycleaningthespreader.
Important:Whenyouuseyourspreader,
thoroughlycleanitattheendoftheday.
AdjustingtheImpeller-Speed
Control
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Figure20
1.Knob(impeller-speedcontrol)
Usetheimpeller-speedcontrol(Figure20)tostartthe
hydraulicmotorthatdrivestheimpeller,adjustthe
impeller-motorspeedandadjustthebroadcastpattern
width,andshutofftheimpellermotor.
•Rotatetheimpellercontrolknobcounterclockwise
toruntheimpellermotor,increasemotorspeed
andincreasethebroadcastpattern.
•Rotatetheimpellercontrolknobclockwiseto
decreasemotorspeedanddecreasethebroadcast
pattern,orshutofftheimpellermotor.
HopperControls
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Figure21
1.Unlock
4.Deectorcontrol
2.Lock
5.Diffusercontrol
3.Hopper-doorcontrol
AdjustingtheHopper-DoorControl
Important:Closeandlockthehopper-door
controlwhenyouarenotspreading.
Usethehopper-doorcontroltoopenandclose
granular-substanceowfromthehopper.
1.Rotatethehandleofthehopper-doorcontrol
counterclockwisetounlockthecontrol(Figure
21).
2.Openorclosethehopperdoorasfollows:
•Pullthehandletoallowgranularproductto
owfromthehoppertotheimpeller.
•Pushthehandletoshutofftheowof
granularproduct.
3.Rotatethehandleofthehopper-doorcontrol
clockwisetolockthecontrol(Figure21).
AdjustingtheDeectorControl
Usethedeectorcontroltoadjustthebroadcastof
granularproductfromleftsideoftheimpeller.The
deectorcontrolispulledduringnormalspreader
operation.
1.Rotatethehandleofthedeectorcontrol
counterclockwisetounlockthecontrol(Figure
21).
2.Adjustthebroadcastdeectorasfollows:
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