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Operation
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Figure3
1.Casterpinlockingmechanism
SpreaderSystem
SpreaderCalibration/Layout
TheSpreaderMotorControldeterminesthespeed
oftheimpellerinthefrontonthemachine.Your
machineiscapableofvaryingitsspreadpatternfrom
3–25feetwiththiscontrol.Beinghydraulically
driven,thespreadpatternisindependentofthe
groundspeed.
Thehoppercontrolcableopensandclosesthedoor
insidethebaseofthehopper.Themaximumsizeof
theopeningwillbedeterminedbytherateadjustment
ontheHopperRateDial.Thiswillsetyourrategate
linkagebartolimitandstoptheratethedoorcan
open.
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Figure4
1.Hopper
2.Diffuser
TheDiffuseradjustmentallowstheusertoadjustthe
intensityofthespreadpattern.Asmallpullshifts
theproductplacementontheimpellereithertothe
edgeoftheimpellerorthemiddleoftheimpeller.
Thisinturnshiftsthespreadpatternheaviertothe
left(placingproducttotheedgeoftheimpeller)or
heaviertotheright(placingproducttothemiddle
oftheimpeller).
Yourmachineisequippedwitha120lb.Spyker
modelspreader.Thehydraulicspreadermotorwith
thespreadermotorcontrolhastheabilitytovary
spreadwidthsfrom3to25feet.Thisdependson
volume/density,particlesizeandrateoftravel,and
weatherconditions.Thepatterncanbeincreasedor
decreasedwhilespreadingdependingonneeds.A
typicalpatternistooverlapfertilizerpatternbackto
thetiretracksandthespraypatternboomtoboom.
Thisfeathersmaterialattheouteredges,eliminating
sharp“edgetospread”lineswhichcausestripesand
streaks.
Determineadialsettingonthelowside.Ifsetting
istoolow,covertheareamorethanonetime.A
highersettingcanbeusedwhenaprovendialsetting
isestablished.Travelataconstantspeed.
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Figure5
1.Dial
2.Diffuser
Remember-Publisheddialsettingsareapproximate
only.Openthehopperdoorafterthespreaderis
turnedonatoperatingspeed.
*Spray/SpreadCalibrationDecalChartsareavailable
fromthepartsdepartment.
AeratorOperations
Overview
TheZ-Plugcancover100,000squarefeetperhour
andproduceupto31/2inchcores.Thefulloating
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