OWNER’S MANUAL Bin Level Automatic Control Grain Spreaders Models 918 & 936 PNEG-1137 Date: 08-10-07 PNEG-1137
Bin Level SAFETY GUIDELINES This manual contains information that is important for you, the owner/operator, to know and understand. This information relates to protecting personal safety and preventing equipment problems. It is the responsibility of the owner/operator to inform anyone operating or working in the area of this equipment of these safety guidlines.To help you recognize this information, we use the symbols that are defined below. Please read the manual and pay attention to these sections.
Bin Level 1. Disconnect all power before servicing or adjusting. Have bin properly grounded. NOTE: With power on, the unit will start unexpectedly if the mercury switch is activated by jerking, shaking or jarring. 2. Do not enter a bin without proper eye protection while the unit is operating. 3. Do not attempt to service or adjust the unit from a ladder unless the ladder is secured to another piece of equipment or to the bin. The grain spreader can swing and will not support a ladder.
Bin Level Installation and Operation INSTALLATION Figure 1: 918 and 936 Bin Level - Hanger Hooks and Chains Double chains are attached to the hopper in three places. One chain from each of the three attachment points is hooked into a hanger hook to form a “V”. This is necessary to keep the spreader from swinging around the fillhole each time the spreader is started. The Bin Level hanging height can change the spreading pattern.
Installation and Operation BIN LEVEL GRAIN SPREADER PARTS DRAWING FOR MODELS 918 & 936 6 Bin Level
Bin Level Parts List Bin Level Grain Spreader Parts List 918 Ref . No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 24 25 26 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 Part No. Ref . Number Required Description No. 301A0102 2 Handle Nut 1 2 301A0108 1 Ring - Outside Pan 301A0110 1 Gate - Slide 3 301A0111 1 Pan - Spreader, 18" O.D. 4 301A0122 1 Wheel - Rubber Drive, 2-3/4" 5 301B0202 1 Shield - Pow er Cord 6 301B0208 2 Counter Balance Wt.
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Bin Level TROUBLE SHOOTING PROBLEM CORRECTION Grain is high on one side of bin. (a) Spreader is not hung level. (b) Spreader not stopping & starting properly during filling. See Figure 2. (c) Spreader running continuously. Grain is high at the center of bin. (a) Slide Gate open too far. (b) Spreader stopping too long, letting too much grain through slide gate. See Figure 4. (c) Outside ring set too low. See Figure 3. Grain is low at the center of bin. Grain forms “doughnut” a few feet from bin wall.
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Bin Level The GSI Group, Inc. Warranty THE GSI GROUP, INC. (“GSI”) WARRANTS ALL PRODUCTS WHICH IT MANUFACTURES TO BE FREE OF DEFECTS IN MATERIAL AND WORKMANSHIP UNDER NORMAL USAGE AND CONDITIONS FOR A PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS AFTER RETAIL SALE TO THE ORIGINAL END USER. THE PURCHASER’S SOLE REMEDY AND GSI’S ONLY OBLIGATION SHALL BE TO REPAIR OR REPLACE, AT GSI’S OPTION AND EXPENSE, PRODUCTS THAT, IN GSI’S SOLE JUDGMENT, CONTAIN A MATERIAL DEFECT DUE TO MATERIALS OR WORKMANSHIP.
This Equipment shall be installed in accordance with the current installation codes and applicable regulations which should be carefully followed in all cases. Authorities having jurisdiction should be consulted before installation occurs. For more information, contact the DMC Distribution Center closest to you. Illiana Distribution Center 1004 E. Illinois St.
