Operating The Spreader - Toro Spray Master Series Operator's Manual

Operating the Spreader

CAUTION
Chemicals are hazardous and can cause
personal injury.
• Read the chemical manufacturer's
directions on the label before handling
the chemicals; follow all manufacturer
recommendations and precautions.
• Keep chemicals away from your skin.
Should contact occur, wash the affected
area thoroughly with soap and clean water.
• Wear eye protection, gloves, and any other
protective equipment recommended by the
chemical manufacturer.
Use the spreader to disperses free-flowing granular
materials such as grass seed, fertilizer, ice melt, etc.
When you use the spreader, first fill the hopper, then
apply the granular materials to the work site, and
finish by cleaning the spreader.
Important:
When you use your spreader,
thoroughly clean it at the end of the day.
Adjusting the Impeller-Speed
Control
Figure 20
1. Knob (impeller-speed control)
Use the impeller-speed control
hydraulic motor that drives the impeller, adjust the
impeller-motor speed and adjust the broadcast pattern
width, and shut off the impeller motor.
•
Rotate the impeller control knob counterclockwise
to run the impeller motor, increase motor speed
and increase the broadcast pattern.
•
Rotate the impeller control knob clockwise to
decrease motor speed and decrease the broadcast
pattern, or shut off the impeller motor.
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(Figure 20) to start the
Hopper Controls
1. Unlock
2. Lock
3. Hopper-door control
Adjusting the Hopper-Door Control
Important:
Close and lock the hopper-door
control when you are not spreading.
Use the hopper-door control to open and close
granular-substance flow from the hopper.
1. Rotate the handle of the hopper-door control
counterclockwise to unlock the control
21).
2. Open or close the hopper door as follows:
•
Pull the handle to allow granular product to
flow from the hopper to the impeller.
•
Push the handle to shut off the flow of
granular product.
3. Rotate the handle of the hopper-door control
clockwise to lock the control
Adjusting the Deflector Control
Use the deflector control to adjust the broadcast of
granular product from left side of the impeller. The
deflector control is pulled during normal spreader
operation.
1. Rotate the handle of the deflector control
counterclockwise to unlock the control
21).
2. Adjust the broadcast deflector as follows:
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Figure 21
4. Deflector control
5. Diffuser control
(Figure
(Figure 21).
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