Agri-Fab 45-0288 User manual

• Safety

• Assembly

• Operation

• Maintenance

• Parts

CAUTION:

ReadRulesfor

SafeOperation

andInstructions

Carefully

PRINTEDINU.S.A.

175 LB. POLY PRO

DROP SPREADER

OWNERS

MANUAL

Model No.

45-02882

FORMNO.40944rev.(06/13/13)

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CARTON CONTENTS

1. HopperAssembly

2. FlowControlGauge

3. HopperBrace

4. FlowControlArm

5. FlowControlRod

6. TongueBraces(2)

7. Tongue

8. HitchBracket

RULES FOR SAFE OPERATIONS

• Readthisowner'smanualbeforeattemptingtoassemble

oroperatethespreader.

• Read the towing vehicle owner's manual and know

howto operate the tractorbeforeusingthe spreader

attachment.

• Donotallowanyonetorideonorsitonspreader.

• Neverallowchildrentooperatethetractororspreader

attachment.

• Donotallowadultstooperatethetractororspreader

withoutproperinstructions.

• Readthechemicallabelforinstructionsand

 cautionsforhandlingandapplyingchemicals.

• Weareyeandhandprotectionwhenhandlingandusing

lawnchemicals.

Anypowerequipmentcancauseinjuryifoperatedimproperlyoriftheuserdoesnotunderstandhowtooperatetheequipment.

Exercisecautionatalltimes,whenusingpowerequipment.

• Alwaysbeginwiththetransmissioninrst(low)gearand

graduallyincreasespeedasconditionspermit.Maximum

towingspeed-6M.P.H.

• Donotdrivetooclosetoacreekorditchandbealert

forholesandotherhazardswhichcouldcauseyouto

loosecontrolofthetractorandspreader.

• Beforeoperatingthevehicleonanygrade(hill)referto

thesafetyrulesinthevehicleowner'smanualconcerning

safeoperationonslopes.Stay off steep slopes!

• Follow maintenance and lubrication instructions as

outlinedinthismanual.

Lookforthissymboltopointoutimportantsafetyprecautions.Itmeans–Attention!!

Become alert!! Yoursafetyisinvolved.

24542

63850

24660

23014

24531

24532

47712

SHOWN FULL SIZE

NOT SHOWN FULL SIZE

A B C D

HARDWARE CHART

REF. QTY. PART NO. DESCRIPTION

A 1 43001 HexBolt,3/8"x1"

B 1 1509-90 HexBolt,1/4"x1-1/4"

C 2 43012 HexBolt,1/4"x3/4"

D 10 43866 HexBolt,1/4"x5/8"

E 1 44950 CarriageBolt,1/4"x3/4"

F 4 43088 FlatWasher,1/4"

G 3 1543-69 NylonWasher

REF. QTY. PART NO. DESCRIPTION

H 16 47189 NylockNut,1/4"

I 1 HA21362 NylockNut,3/8"

J 1 47623 HitchPin

K 1 43343 HairCotterPin,1/8"

L 1 43849 PlasticKnob

M 1 43848 PlasticGrip

N 2 47711 Ferrule

TOOLS REQUIRED FOR ASSEMBLY

(2)7/16"Wrenches

(2)9/16"Wrenches

FIGURE 3

ASSEMBLY

NYLON

WASHER

1/4" NYLOCK

NUTS

1/4" FLAT

WASHER

1/4" x 1-1/4"

HEX BOLT

PLASTIC

GRIP

FERRULE

FLOW

CONTROL

ROD

FLOW

CONTROL

ARM

HOPPER

BRACE

1/2"

FIGURE 2

3. Assembletheplasticgripontotheendoftheowcontrol

armasshowningure2.

4. Inserttheowcontrolarmthroughtheslotinthehopper

brace.Placeanylonwasheroneachsideofthearm

andattachittothebrace'sweldedbracketusinga1/4"

x1-1/4"hexbolt,a1/4"atwasherandtwo1/4"nylock

nutsasshowningure2.Tightentherstnylocknut

untilthereisnoticeableresistancewhenmovingtheow

controlarm,thentightenthesecondnylocknut.

5. Placetheowcontrolrodthroughtheholeattheend

oftheowcontrolarm.Assemblethetwoferrulesonto

thethreadedendsoftherodsothatapproximately1/2"

oftherodextendsthroughtheferrules.Seegure2.

1/4" HEX NUT

1/4" x 5/8"

HEX BOLT

TONGUE

FIGURE 1

1. Removethehardwarepackandallindividualpartsfrom

thecartonandlayoutasshownonpage2and3.

2. Assemblethetonguetothehopperasshowningure

1usingtwo1/4"x5/8"hexboltsand1/4"nylocknuts.

Do not tighten yet.

3/8" NYLOCK NUT

1/4" x 5/8"

HEX BOLT

3/8" x 1"

HEX BOLT

1/4" FLAT WASHER

(ONE ONLY)

HOPPER

BRACE

HITCH

BRACKET

1/4" NYLOCK

NUT

6. Attachthehopperbracetothehopperusingtwo1/4"x

5/8"hexbolts,one1/4"atwasherandtwo1/4"nylock

nuts.Do not tighten yet.Seegure3.

7. Place the end of the hitch bracket (two holes) down

throughtheslotinthetongue.Attachthehopperbrace

to the top of the tongue and the hitch bracket to the

bottomusingone3/8"x1"hexboltand3/8"nylocknut.

Tighten all boltsassembledsofar.Seegure3.

8. Assembleoneendofatonguebracetothesideofthe

tongueusingtwo1/4"x5/8"hexboltsand1/4"nylock

nuts.Do not tighten yet.Seegure4.

9. Assemble the other end of the tongue brace to the

triangularplateontheendofthespreader.Usea1/4"

x5/8"hexboltand1/4"nylocknutinthefrontholeof

theplate.Usea1/4"x3/4"hexbolt,1/4"atwasherand

1/4"nylocknutintherearhole,withtheboltandwasher

assembledontheinsideofthehopperasshowningure

4.Do not tighten yet.

10.Repeatsteps8and9toattachthesecondtonguebrace

totheotherendofthespreaderandthentightenall

loosebolts.

1/4" NYLOCK

NUT

BRACKET

FERRULE

FLOW CONTROL ROD

FIGURE 5

11.With 1/2" of the control rod extending through both

ferrules,insertthemintothebracketsthatareriveted

totheowplates.Assemble1/4"nylocknutsontothe

ferrules, making them only nger tight at this time.

Seegure5.

1/4" x 5/8"

HEX BOLT

1/4" FLAT WASHER

(One per side)

1/4" NYLOCK NUT

TONGUE

BRACE

1/4" x 3/4"

HEX BOLT

1/4"

NYLOCK

NUT

1/4" x 5/8"

HEX BOLT

FIGURE 4

12.Assembletheowcontrolgaugetothehopperbrace

usingthe1/4"x3/4"carriagebolt,anylonwasherand

theplasticknob.Seegure6.

13.Installthehitchpinandthe1/8"haircotterpininthe

spreaderhitchbracketandtongue.Seegure6.

PLASTIC

KNOB

NYLON

WASHER

1/4" x 3/4"

CARRIAGE BOLT

FLOW

CONTROL

GAUGE

1/8" HAIR

COTTER PIN

3/8" HITCH PIN

FIGURE 6

14.Adjustforcorrectopeningofhopperowplates:

a. Settheowcontrolgaugeatthehighestsetting.

b. Movetheowcontrolarmbackagainstthegauge.

c. Adjustbothferrulessothattheslotsinthebottomof

thehopperarecompletelyopenandtheowplates

arealignedwiththeedgesoftheslotsatbothends

ofthehopper.

d. Movetheowcontrolarmtotheoffposition.

e. Settheowcontrolgaugeatthe"0"setting.

f. Movetheowcontrolarmbackagainstthegauge

andcheckiftheslotsinthebottomofthehopperare

nowcoveredbytheowplates.Ifneeded,repeatthe

adjustinginstructions.

g. Tightenthenutsonbothferrulesandthenloosen

thenuts1/4turn.

15.Checkforpropertensiononthehopperowplates:

a. Movetheowcontrolgaugetothehighestsetting.

b. Movetheowcontrolarmtoamiddlesetting.

c. Pressdirectlyagainsttheowplatesatthebottom

ofthehopper.Itshouldrequireconsiderableeffort

tomovetheowplates.

d. Iftheymovetooeasily,tightenthenutsontheow

controlarmtoincreasetheresistance.

FIGURE 7

APPLICATION TIPS

1. Tohelppreventcloggingwhenusinggranularmaterial,

avoidtowingthespreaderwiththeowplateclosed.

Aclosed owplate could causethe rotating agitator

toworkthematerialintopowder,compactingitatthe

bottomofthehopper.

2. Reducetheowsettingforspeedsslowerthan

 3M.P.H.Increaseitforspeedshigherthan3M.P.H.

3. Toavoidmissesorstriping,overlapthepreviouswheel

tracksbyapproximately4"-5".Thespreadwidthofthe

spreaderisapproximately40".

4. Foreasiestapplication,rstapplymaterialacrossboth

endsofthearea.Twoorthreepassesoneachendare

sufcient.Thenapplymaterialbackandforthasshown.

Usetheendareasforturningaround,shuttingoffthe

spreaderasyouentertheendareasandturningthe

spreaderonagainasyourleavetheendareasforyour

nextpass.Seegure8.

5. Iflawnisoddshaped,spreadaborderaroundtheedges

andthenspreadbetweentheborder.

NOTE:  Be careful when using the spreader around

ornamental plants because weed control chemicals can

damagetheseplants.

MAINTENANCE

1. Alwaysemptyspreaderaftereachuse,storingleftover

materialinit'soriginalbag.

2. Washthespreaderanddrythoroughlyaftereachuse.

3. Applyafewdropsofoiltoallmovingparts.

4. Checkallnutsandboltsfortightnessbeforeeachuse.

5. Keeptiresinatedto12-14lbs.

FIGURE 8

PLASTIC

KNOB

FLOW RATE

SETTING (2)

FLOW CONTROL ARM

OPERATION

HOW TO USE YOUR SPREADER

1. Refertotheinstructionlabelonthematerialpackage

andtotheinstructiondecalonyourspreadertohelp

determinetheproperspreadersettingandapplication

rate. Also see the Setting Chart on this page which

containssafe,beginningsettingsforfertilizer.

2. Loosen the plastic knob and adjust the ow control

gaugetotherecommendedsetting.Retightentheknob.

Seegure7.

3. Determinetheapproximatesquarefootageofthearea

tobecoveredandestimatetheamountoffertilizeror

seedrequired.

4. Movethespreadertotheareawhereapplicationisto

begin.

5. Makingsuretheowcontrolarmisinthe"OFF"position,

llthehopper,breakingupanylumps.

6. Start the spreader in motion and then pull the ow

controlarmforwardtothe"ON"positionasyoutravel

acrossyourlawn.Therecommendedtowingspeedis

3m.p.h.

IMPORTANT:Alwaysplaceowcontrolarminthe"OFF"

positiontopreventexcessfertilizerfrombeingreleasedwhen

llingthespreaderandwhenstoppingorturning.

SETTING CHART

MATERIAL TYPE FLOW SETTING

AT 3 M.P.H.

Fertilizer Granular/Pellet 0-1/0-2

GrassSeed Fine/Coarse 0-2/2-5

SETTINGS ARE FOR A SPEED OF 3 MPH.

3M.P.H.isequivalenttotraveling100feetin23seconds.

CAUTION: Donotover-applyfertilizer.

Avoidturfdamagebystartingatalowow

settinguntilyoudeterminebestsetting.

REPAIR PARTS FOR 175 LB. DROP SPREADER MODEL 45-02882

REF.

NO.

PART

NO.

QTY. DESCRIPTION

1 47451 1 Hopper

2 24536 1 HopperCenterPlate(Small)

3 24535 1 HopperCenterPlate(Large)

4 43088 4 Washer,1/4"

5 43866 10 Bolt,Hex1/4-20x5/8"

6 48373 6 PopRivet

7 47615 2 Bearing,Flange

8 47484 1 Bearing,HexFlange

9 24538 1 Bracket,FeedPlate(RH)

10 24539 1 Bracket,FeedPlate(LH)

11 47711 2 Ferrule

12 728-3001 10 PopRivet

13 47459 1 Skirt,48"

14 47508 1 Retainer,Skirt

15 24537 2 FlowPlate

16 43009 12 Washer

17 47259 4 AgitatorBlade

18 47476 16 Screw,#8-32x3/8"Lg.

19 24540 2 Axle

20 48665 2 Spacer,Tube1"ODx1.65"Lg.

21 47458 2 Spacer,1.25"ODx.330"Lg.

22 24534 2 Plate,Bearing

23 40939 2 Wheel

REF.

NO.

PART

NO.

QTY. DESCRIPTION

24 46867 2 ClevisPin,1/4"x1-3/4"

25 47189 16 NylockNut,1/4-20Thd.

26 47712 1 Rod,FlowControl

27 24660 1 Arm,FlowControl

28 24542 1 Gauge,FlowControl

29 63850 1 BraceAssembly,Hopper

30 24532 2 Brace,Tongue

31 23014 1 HitchBracket

32 24531 1 Tongue

33 43012 2 Bolt,Hex1/4-20x3/4"

34 44950 1 Bolt,Carriage1/4-20x3/4"Lg.

35 1543-69 3 Washer,Nylon

36 43849 1 Knob,Plastic1/4-20Thd.

37 43848 1 Grip,Plastic

38 43001 1 Bolt,Hex3/8-16x1"Lg.

39 HA21362 1 Nut,HexLock3/8-16Thd.

40 1509-90 1 Bolt,Hex1/4-20x1-1/4"Lg.

41 47623 1 HitchPin,3/8"

42 43343 1 HairCotterPin,1/8"

43 736-0142 2 Washer1/4"x5/8"

44 43055 2 HairCotterPin,3/32"

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