Operation - Agri-Fab 45-0414 Owner's Manual

TIGHTEN FASTENERS
Tighten the nut (H) and then loosen
FIGuRE 11 just enough that the flow control arm
moves freely.
CALIBRATING FLOW CONTROL ARM
Flow control mounting bracket (figure 16 and 17)
a. Set adjustable stop at "OFF" position. Move flow control
arm against adjustable stop.
b. Slide flow control mounting bracket along control tube
until closure plate in bottom of hopper just closes.
c. Snug the nuts just enough to hold flow control mounting
bracket in place.
d. Set adjustable stop at "5". With flow control arm resting
against stop, verify that closure plate is open about half
way.
e. If closure plate is not open about half way, slide flow
control mounting bracket up or down control tube until
closure plate will open about half way at "5" and will
close completely when arm is pushed past adjustable
stop to "OFF" position. Tighten the 5/16" nylock hex
nuts.
FIGuRE 16
FIGuRE 17

OPERATION

HOW TO uSE YOuR SPREADER
SETTING THE FLOW CONTROL
(Refer to figure 16 and 17)
1. Loosen the nylon wing nut, set the adjustable stop to
. Refer to the Application Chart on page 8 and to the
3. Pull the flow control arm from the "OFF" position and
uSING THE PATTERN ADJuSTMENT PLATE
The pattern adjustment plate is used to adjust the flow
of material being spread to the left or right side. The
pattern adjustment plate is the bottom stainless steel plate
underneath the hopper.
The adjustment of the pattern plate is sensitive. It is
recommended that you test your spread pattern in a small
area first.
"OFF"
1. To adjust the flow to be heavier to the left side, tighten
2. To adjust the flow to be heavier to the right side,
"5"
FIGuRE 18
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the desired flow rate setting and retighten the wing nut.
The higher the setting number, the wider the opening
in the bottom of the hopper.
instructions on the fertilizer bag to select the proper
flow rate setting.
rest it against the adjustable stop for the "ON" position.
Push the flow control arm past the stop, toward the
hopper for the "OFF" position.
the thumbscrew so the plate will not pull out as far.
See figure 18.
loosen the thumbscrew so the plate will pull out farther.
See figure 18.
THUMB SCREW