Use and Care Manual

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FIGURE 12
FERTILIZER
 Powder 3-5 3'-4'
 Granular 3-5 8'-10'
 Pelleted 3-5 10'-12'
 Organic 6-8 6'-8'
GRASS SEED
 Fine 3-4 6'-7'
 Coarse 4-5 8'-9'
 ICEMELTER 6-8 10'-12'
TYPE SPREAD
MATERIAL FLOW SETTING WIDTH
APPLICATION CHART
OPERATING SPEED - 3 MPH. (100 ft. in 23 seconds)
IMPORTANT: Application rates shown in the chart are
affectedbyhumidityandbythemoisturecontentofthematerial
(granularandpellet).Someminorsettingadjustmentsmay
benecessarytocompensateforthiscondition.
OVERLAP
REFER
TO
CHARTS
USING YOUR SPREADER
Wedonotrecommendtheuseofanypowderedlawnchemi-
cals,duetodifficultyinobtainingasatisfactoryorconsistent
broadcastpattern.
1. Determineapproximatesquarefootageofareatobe
covered and estimate amount of material required.
2. Beforellingthehoppermakesuretheowcontrolarm
isintheoffpositionandtheclosureplateisshut.
3. Breakupanylumpyfertilizerasyoullthehopper.
4. Settheadjustablestopwiththeowcontrolarmstillin
theoffposition.Refertotheapplicationchartonthis
pageandtotheinstructionsonthefertilizerbagtoselect
theproperowratesetting.
5. Theapplicationchartis calculatedfor light toheavy
applicationatavehiclespeedof3mph,or100ft.in23
seconds.Avariationinspeedwillrequireanadjustment
ofthe ow ratetomaintainthe same coverage.The
fasteryoudrive,thewiderthebroadcastwidth.
6. Makesurethedrivepinisinstalledintheaxlebefore
startingthespreader.
7. Alwaysstartthetractorinmotionbeforeopeningclosure
plate.
8. Alwaysshuttheclosureplatebeforeturningorstopping
thetractor.
9. Iffertilizerisaccidentallydepositedtooheavilyinasmall
area,soaktheareathoroughlywithagardenhoseor
sprinklertopreventburningofthelawn.
OPERATION
10. Toinsureuniformcoverage,makeeachpasssothatthe
broadcastpatternslightlyoverlapsthepatternfromthe
previouspassasshowningure12.Theapproximate
broadcastwidthsfordifferentmaterialsareshownin
theapplicationchartonthispage.
11. Whenbroadcastingweedcontrolfertilizers,makesure
the broadcast pattern does not hit evergreen trees,
owersorshrubs.
12. Heavymoistureconditionsmayrequireacoveroverthe
hoppertokeepcontentsdry.Thevinylcoveractsasa
windandmoistureshield,butshouldnotbeusedasa
rain cover.
HOW TO USE YOUR SPREADER
SETTING THE FLOW CONTROL
(Refertogure9onpage6.)
1. Loosenthenylonwingnut,settheadjustablestopto
thedesiredowratesettingandretightenthewingnut.
Thehigherthesettingnumber,thewidertheopening
inthebottomofthehopper.
2. Refertotheapplicationchartonthispageandtothe
instructionsonthefertilizerbagtoselecttheproperow
rate setting.
3. Pulltheowcontrolarmagainsttheadjustablestopfor
theonpositionandtowardthehopperfortheoffposition.