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MAINTENANCE
CHECK FOR LOOSE FASTENERS
Beforeeachuse,makeathoroughvisualcheckofthe1.
spreaderforanyboltsandnutswhichmayhave
loosened.Retightenanylooseboltsandnuts.
CHECK FOR WORN OR DAMAGED PARTS
Checkforwornordamagedpartsbeforeeachuse.2.
Repair or replace parts if necessary.
CHECK TIRE INFLATION
Checkiftiresareadequatelyinatedbeforeeachuse.3.
Donotinatetiresbeyondmaximumrecommended
pressure on tire.
CLEANING
Rinseinsideofhopperandexteriorofspreaderand4.
allowtodrybeforestoring.
LUBRICATE(Seegure9)
Removethethreeclipsfromthegearboxand5.
separatethegearboxhousings.
Lightlyapplyautomotivegreaseasneededtothe6.
gears.
Lightlyoilthetopofthegearboxandthevertical7.
spreadershaft.
Re-assemblethegearboxhousingsandsecurethem8.
withtheclips.
Oilthe(idler)wheelandtheaxlebushingsatleast9.
once a year or more often as needed.
STORAGE
Rinseinsideofhopperandexteriorofspreaderand1.
allowtodrybeforestoring.
Storeinaclean,dryarea.2.
FIGURE 10
FIGURE 11
CAUTION: DO NOT inatetiresbeyondthe
maximumrecommendedpressureprinted
on side of tire.
SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS
Iftheaxleandgearassemblyisdisassembled,mark1.
downthepositionsofthepartsastheyareremoved.
Thedrivewheelandlargegearpositions,inrelation
tothesmallgear,determinewhichdirectionthe
impellerwillspin.Besuretoreassemblethemintheir
originalpositions.(Refertopartsexplodedviewon
page18).Makesurethewashers(items18and31
onpage18and19)areinplacewhenassemblingthe
axlecomponents.Addgreasetogears.Seegure10.
OIL
GREASE
CLIP
CLIP
TO ADJUST THE FLOW CONTROL SETTING
Settheowcontroldialtozero.1.
MovethecontrollevertotheOPENposition.2.
Loosenthenutthatfastenstheconduitcliptothe3.
bottomofthespreader.Seegure11.
Spreadtheendsoftheclipuntilthecablecanslide4.
backandforth.Seegure11.
Holdtheconduitclipinalignmentandpullonthe5.
cableuntiltheowplatemovesjustslightly,then
tightenthenutwhileholdingthecableandcableclip
inplace.Seegure11.
MovethecontrollevertotheCLOSEDpositionand6.
verifythattheowplateisclosed.Settheowcontrol
dialat"5".MovetheowcontrollevertotheOPEN
positionandverifythattheowplatehasopenedhalf
way.Ifnot,loosentheconduitclipandrepeatthese
instructions.
CONDUIT CLIP
FLOW PLATE
NOTE:Crossbracenotshownforclarity.