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FIGURE 27
APPLICATION TIPS
1. Tohelppreventcompactingandcloggingwhenusing
granularmaterial,avoidunnecessarytowingwhile
hopperislled.
2. Reducetheowsettingforspeedsslowerthan
3M.P.H.andincreasethesettingforhigherspeeds.
3. Toavoidmissesorstriping,overlapthepreviouspass
slightly.Spreadwidthisapproximately40".
4. Foreasiestapplication,rstapplymaterialacross
bothendsofthearea.Twoorthreepassesoneach
endaresufficient.Thenapplymaterialbackandforth
asshown.Usetheendareasforturningaround,
shuttingoffthespreaderasyouentertheendareas
andturningthespreaderonagainasyourleavethe
endareasforyournextpass.Seegure28.
5. Iflawnisoddshaped,spreadaborderaroundthe
edgesandthenspreadbetweentheborder.
6. Becarefulwhenspreadingaroundornamentalplants
becauseweedcontrolchemicalscandamagethese
plants.
PLASTIC
KNOB
FLOW RATE
SETTING (6)
0
1
2
4
6
FLOW CONTROL ARM
ON
OPERATION
HOW TO USE YOUR SPIKER/SPREADER
1. Refertotheinstructionlabelonthematerialpackage
andtotheinstructiondecalonyourspreadertohelp
determinetheproperspreadersettingandapplication
rate.AlsoseetheSettingChartonthispagefor
ageneralrangeofsettingsforcommonlyused
materials.
2. Loosentheknobandadjusttheowcontrolgaugeto
therecommendedsetting.Retightentheknob.See
gure27.
3. Determinetheapproximatesquarefootageofthearea
tobecoveredandestimatetheamountoffertilizeror
seedrequired.
4. Movethespiker/spreadertotheareawhere
applicationistobegin.
5. Makingsuretheowcontrolarmisinthe"OFF"
position,llthehopper,breakingupanylumps.
6. Lowertheaeratorspikestotheoperatingposition.
7. Startthespreaderinmotionandthenpulltheow
controlarmforwardtothe"ON"positionasyoutravel
acrossyourlawn.Therecommendedtowingspeedis
3m.p.h.
8. Donotmakesharpturnswithspikesintheground.
9. Raiseaeratorspikestotransportpositionwhen
crossingoverconcreteorotherhardsurfaces.
10.Donotaerateifthegroundisextremelyhardordry.
Ifgroundistoodry,sprinkleorwaterforonetotwo
hourspriortouse.
11. Donotaerateifthegroundistoowet(muddy).
IMPORTANT:Alwaysmoveowcontrolarmto"OFF"
positiontopreventexcessivereleaseoffertilizerwhen
stopping,turningorllingthespreader.
FIGURE 28
MAINTENANCE
1. Checknutsandboltsfortightnessbeforeeachuse.
2. Alwaysemptyhopperaftereachuse,storingleftover
materialinit'soriginalbag.
3. Washanddrythoroughlyaftereachuse.
4. Applyalightcoatofoilonexposedmetalpartstohelp
preventrust.
5. Atleastonceayear,applyafewdropsofoiltowheels
andtoplasticbearingsinspikedisks,atendsof
aeratorshaftandatendsofhoppershaft.
6. Cleanandoildrivechainonceayear.
Spike points are sharp. Exercise caution
whenworkingwithhandsnearspikedisks.
Flow Rate Setting
MATERIAL TYPE At 3 M.P.H.
SETTING CHART
Fertilizer Granular/Pelleted 0-1 / 0-2
GrassSeed Fine/Coarse 5-6 / 7-8
3M.P.H.isequivalenttotraveling100feetin23seconds.