spread with confidence Spreading Chart For Model: 179 Operation Guide Service Manual Parts List Model 179 pictured It's the spread that counts P.O. Box 7 140 Mill Street Urbana, IN 46990 USA 1-800-972-6130 Fax: 260-774-3416 Assembly Instructions For Quick and Easy Assembly - First Read Entire Procedure Then Follow Carefully The Step by Step Instructions Frame Assembly Tools you will need: Medium Sized Screwdriver 7/16" & 3/8" wrenches Hammer Pliers 1. Place hopper [1] on floor upside down as shown Parts you will use: · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · (2) Hitch Plates (1) 1/4 - 20 x 11/2" Bolt (10) 1/4 - 20 x 13/4" Bolt (11) 1/4 - 20 Lock Nut (1) 1/2 - 1 Clevis Pin (1) #8 Cotter Pin (1) Agitator Wire (3) 10 - 24 Lock Nut (1) End Cap (2) 10 - 24 x 13/8" Bolt (1) Felt Washer (1) Cable Clamp (1) .125 x 1 Cotter Pin (4) Nylon Washer (1) 10 - 24 x 13/4" Bolt (2) Nylon Axle Bushing (2) Tow Bar Brace (1) Manual 2.I nstall axle assembly [52] into frame. Note: Drive hole on right side of axle. 3. Set frame onto hopper as shown, inserting spinner shaft into hopper bottom bushing at the same time. Attach frame to hopper using 4 bolts (34), nylon washers (44) which go on inside of hopper and nuts (35). 2 Note the Spyker logo on the front side of hopper. 1 Frame Assembly Tow Bar Assembly 4. Insert 2 bushings (46) onto axle and slide into hole on frame leg. 7. 5 Insert drive wheel (50) onto axle and insert drive pin (45) and secure with cotter pin (53). Position spreader as shown. Attach towbar (17) loosely to cross-bar of frame (16) using 1 bolt [34] & nut [35]. Attach 2 braces (47) as shown using 3 bolts (34) and 3 nuts (35). 8. Tighten tow bar and bracing supports 6. Insert idle wheel (49) onto axle and secure with cotter pin (43) . 3 4 Hitch Assembly Cable Assembly 9. Attach hitch plates (32) to tow bar using 2 bolts (34) and 2 nuts (35) and tighten securely. 11. Attach on/off control cable [48] to control bar with 2 bolts [41] & 2 nuts [39]. Put end cap (40) on lever control bar. 10.I nsert hitch pin (36) into hitch assembly and secure with cotter pin (37). 12.Secure on/off control cable to tow bar with cable clamp (42), using 1 bolt (33) and 1 nut (35). Note goto page 8 for complete adjustment instructions. 5 6 Rate Dial Adjustment 13.Pl ace felt Linkage Adjustment Procedure 1. Set regulator dial to 1. 2. Set lever completely to off position. 3. Attach cable clamp (59) to 4 ground prop with 11/ " bolt and nut and finger tighten. 4. Route cable through clamp, then through swivel and then tighten the cable clamp bolt just enough to allow the cable to slide back and forth easily. 5. Adjust sheath on cable so there is a 1/8" inch of control wire that is visible between the sheath and the edge of the rate gate linkage. 6. Tighten the cable clamp bolt to secure the sheath. 7. Tighten the screw on the cable fastener to anchor the wire, making sure that the rate gate linkage is pushed up against the dial. 8. Trim excess wire behind cable fastener connector when finished (if necessary). washer (27) over spinner shaft. 14.I nsert agitator wire (38) into spinner shaft. Note direction of agitator wire. Dial Setting Information 15. The RATE DIAL has 9 numbers with 10 stops between each number, for accurate control of the spreading rate. Tighten all bolts and you are ready to spread. The dial is set with only a turn. It will automatically lock into the set position. LINE UP THE DIAL NUMBER WITH THE DIAL INDICATOR. 7 8 43 Exploded Pull Behind Hopper View 1 50 & Frame Assembly 33 43 33 42 43 33 33 43 49 38 39 33 33 45 42 34 34 34 43 1 18 33 34 34 16 47 40 34 17 41 46 34 34 42 44 49 49 45 42 34 34 40 34 17 34 34 16 35 46 34 33 32 33 52 37 45 38 39 33 33 18 33 34 47 41 46 34 34 44 49 34 36 35 46 34 33 32 33 52 45 31 34 Secures Drive Pin (44) 9 10 Exploded View Rate Gate Assembly 13 Parts List Item # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 10 11 Part # SS-94-0007 05-94-0068 05-94-0069 05-24-1101 SS-94-0006 05-90-0044 05-94-0078 05-94-0042 05-94-0043 05-94-0045 05-94-0046 05-71-2205 99-10-0205 05-125-0030 05-179-0020 05-179-0010 05-179-0050 05-94-0033 05-90-0014 SS-94-0012-1 05-179-0060 05-94-0034 05-94-0035 SS-90-0002 SS-92-0002 05-98-0094 05-98-0095 05-94-0036 05-90-0013-R 05-97-3013 SS-90-0012 05-90-0016 SS-91-0004 SS-90-0006 99-50-1042 SS-96-0003 05-91-0008 05-94-0021 05-90-0015 05-24-1105 99-50-1081 05-94-0064 05-90-0065 05-94-0028 05-179-0040 05-98-0017-1 05-95-0016 05-96-0021 05.179.0032 05.90.0039 05.92.0004 Quantity 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 10 11 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 4 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 Description HOPPER BOTTOM BEARING (NYLON) RATE GATE DIAL MOUNT RATE GATE LINKAGE-POLISHED DIAL PLASTIC CABLE FASTENER/FITTING PINE TREE CLIP RATE GATE DIFFUSER GUIDE DIFFUSER ACCUWAY ADJUSTMENT SCREW ACCUWAY ADJUSTMENT NUT Price 50 7 3 Plastic Hopper 5 8 8 2 47 6 4 6 15 9 14 37 26 1 14 14 14 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 21 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 49 50 51 52 53 22 42 45 26 20 25 Gear Box 27 28 42 44 53 24 30 23 29 18 19 29 28 HOPPER BOTTOM PLATE 1/4-20 X 1/2 HH CAP SCREW S.S./ HOPPER BOTTOM PLATE HOPPER FRAME STAINLESS STEEL TOW BAR STAINLESS STEEL AXLE BEVEL GEAR- METAL COTTER PIN 3/16" X 1 3/4" ZP / BEVEL GEAR SPINNER SPINNER SHAFT PINION GEAR-METAL GEAR SUPPORT/PLASTIC YOKE .125 X 7/8" ROLL PIN PLAIN / SPINNER SHAFT FELT WASHER GEAR BOX RETAINER CLIP SS SMALL GEAR BOX RETAINER CLIP SS LARGE GEAR BOX HOUSING COLLAR 5/8" BORE 1 1/8" / AXLE HITCH PLATE S.S. 1/4 X 20 X 1/1/2 S.S. BOLT / CABLE CLAMP BOLT 1/4 20X1-3/4" / HOPPER / HITCH PLATES / BRACES / TOW BAR 1/4-20 HEX NYLON INSERT, LOCK / HOPPER / HITCH PLATES / BRACES / TOW BAR / CABLE CLAMP CLEVIS PIN / HITCH HAIRPIN HITCH PIN AGITATOR WIRE LOCK NUT / CONTROL LEVER END CAP BOLT 10-24 X 1 3/8 / CONTROL LEVER CONTROL CABLE CLAMP COTTER PIN .125 X 1" / IDLE WHEEL / PINION GEAR WASHER, NYLON / HOPPER CLEVIS PIN / DRIVE WHEEL AXLE FLANGE BUSHING / NYLON TOW BAR BRACE ON/OFF CONTROL CABLE 12" DRIVE WHEEL SCREEN 14" AXLE / SPINNER ASSEMBLY HAIR PIN / DRIVE WHEEL WASHER / IDLE WHEEL Spinner Assembly 51 52 45 11 12 Read Before Using SPEED - ACCURACY - FREEDOM FROM STRIPES AND STREAKS are yours - when you use this Spreader. The spread width ranges from 8 ft. to 12 ft. wide, depending on the volume/density, particle size of the material and the rate of travel. The spread thins or feathers at the outer edges, eliminating sharp, "Edge of spread" lines which cause stripes and streaks. Extra coverage can be given under trees and other heavy feeding areas without showing "edge of spread" lines. Gaps and double overlaps are less likely. Small errors in travel are forgiven and do not show. WARNING: When spreading products containing herbicides, exercise extreme caution with respect to careless spreading and to wind-drift. CONTACT OF SOME PRODUCTS ON SOME PLANTS CAN BE FATAL. Read Before Using Rotary Agitator Use the rotary agitator only if needed. Free-flowing, lump-free materials will not require the agitator. The rotary agitator is easily installed or removed. Note the clockwise rotation & sweep. Place felt washer around spinner shaft before inserting agitator. OIL BEARINGS AND ALL MOVING PARTS Make certain the spreader is running freely! Now You are Ready to Put Material in the Hopper · Make certain the rate gate is in closed position. · As insurance against spill damage and spill loss, put material in the hopper with the spreader on a walk, driveway, paper, plastic, etc. · The spreader will be easier to use if you only half-fill the hopper. Later on you can fill the hopper if you so choose. If a dial setting is not found, use the size and weight comparison table found on page 18. Determine a dial setting on the low side. If the setting proves to be too low, cover the area more than one time. A higher setting can be used when a proven dial setting is established. REMEMBER - Published dial settings can be approximate only. The operation of the spreader, the condition of the material (damp or dry or over-pulverized) and weather conditions, are all contributing factors. For these reasons, it's often a good idea to spread the area 2 times at one-half rate - in cross directions (SEE INFORMATION ON ONE-HALF RATE DIAL SETTINGS ON REFERENCE CHART ON PAGE 18. SPREADING AT ONE-HALF RATE DIAL SETTINGS IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED UNDER DAMP & HUMID CONDITIONS. BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE OPERATION OF THE SPREADER BEFORE YOU PUT MATERIAL IN THE HOPPER. Practice walking with the spreader, opening and closing the rate gate at the appropriate times. Travel at a constant speed and operate the spreader lever position. Remember: Open the rate gate after the spreader is in motion at operating speed (about 3 mph., or at a brisk walking pace). Close the rate gate while spreader is still at operational speed. Now You are Ready to Spread · Spread header strips at the ends of the area OPPOSITE the direction of spreading. This will provide a "turn-around" area, an area to realign the spreader for the return spread. · Example is for 6 ft. wide spread: Make the first spreading pass at one-half the spread width from the edge of the spreading area or in this case approximately 3 feet or one big step. · Additional spreading passes will be at the full spread width or approximately 6 feet apart. · TAKE A SIGHTING AT THE FAR END. Keep Header your eye on the sighting as you spread. You will not need to wonder where you are or where you have been. Continue until spreading is completed. · Left over fertilizer can be spread under trees and other high feeding areas without showing "edge of spread" lines. NOTE: With the rotary agitator installed, the rate gate closed (not spreading) and with material in the hopper, the spreader will push harder than normal. (This is because the agitator is stirring the material and it has no place to go.) Header 3' 6' 6' 13 14 Read Before Using RECOMMENDATION: When not spreading and the spreader is being pushed some distance, tip the spreader so only the idle wheel is on the ground. Read Before Using Accuway - What It Does Accuway Spread Pattern Equalizer Balances the spread pattern - Bulls Eye - Dead to the Center of the Spreader. All products. All spreading conditions. Skewing is eliminated. Does not change the spread width. CAUTION: Never, never, never use the Accuway to split the product flow from the hopper to the spreading spinner. Cleaning the Spreader is Part of the Spreading Job. IMMEDIATELY AFTER USE - CLEAN AND OIL THE SPREADER · Method #1 - Wipe spreader thoroughly with an oily cloth. Oil all bearings and bearing areas. · Method #2 - Wash, rinse, and dry the spreader. Note: Drying takes time. (Moisture trapped in bearing areas is slow to go.) Immediately after drying - oil all bearings and moving parts. Make certain all operations are thorough. Note: Good "Dry Cleaning" is preferable to poor "Wet Cleaning". VARIABLES in product, weather, spreading equipment, spreader operator, etc., and combinations of variable elements produce VARIABLES in the spread pattern. · VARIABLES include product size, weight, shape, surface finish, hygroscopic or non hygroscopic composition, condition of product (exposure to humidity, temperature, etc.) · VARIABLES include spreading rate (light, medium, heavy). · VARIABLES include size, shape, design of spreading spinner. · VARIABLES include product dispensing on spreading spinner. · VARIABLES include condition of the spreader end the spreading spinner (product build up on the casting vanes, etc.) · VARIABLES include operator habits, fast or slow walking, tilting spreader forward or backward or operating spreader in a level attitude. · It is virtually impossible to have rust and corrosion on a clean, dry, oiled surface. · Again - just before using - oil all bearings and moving parts. · In storage, ideally the spreader should be hung by the handle. In any case, do not pile weight on the spreader, as excess weight over a period of time can distort the tires. "Accuway" Use Instructions. BALANCING THE SPREAD - A COMPLICATED PROBLEM WITH A SIMPLE SOLUTION HERE'S THE PROBLEM - IT'S THE VARIABLES It's the VARIABLES. Each variable has it's own spread pattern characteristics. It's the VARIABLES. They're transposed and mirrored in the Spread pattern. TRAVEL SPEED, HUMIDITY AND CONDITION OF PRODUCT ARE MAJOR FACTORS IN BALANCING THE SPREAD "To Every Action There Is Always An Opposed and Equal Reaction" (Newton's law of motion - Sir Isaac Newton, 1642-1727.) Accuway - How It Works A turn of the spread pattern shifter dial factors the variables. Shifts the product placement on the spreading spinner. This in turn balances the spread pattern heavier to right or heavier to left as required. Adjustment is very sensitive. (Note the very fine threads on the Equalizer adjustment st ...