Meyer 7200 manual Meyer Industrial Spreader “Trouble Shooting”

MEYER INDUSTRIAL SPREADER “TROUBLE SHOOTING”

	SYMPTOM	PROBLEM	SOLUTION
AUGERS	Augers shake or chatter	Stiff roller chains - dry	Lubricate roller chains
		Loose roller chains	Tighten roller chains
		Worn sprockets/chain	Replace sprockets/chains
		Dry auger trough	Load auger trough w/manure
	Augers wobble/lift up &	Worn auger shaft bushings	Replace auger shaft
	down	Worn auger hold down nylon	bushings
		bearings	Replace auger hold down
			nylon bearings
FLOW	Will not lift	No hydraulic supply	Supply hydraulic power
CONTROL		Froze tight w/build-up	Thaw frozen build-up
	Will not close/seal	Lodged foreign object/dirty	Remove foreign object/clean
GATE
	Sticks/binds	Dirty/dry slide guides	Clean/lubricate slide guides
		Worn slide guides	Replace slide guides
		Worn out slide guide polyslick	Replace slide guide polyslick
GEAR	Clunking sounds	Gears/bearings wearing	Replace gears/bearings
BOXES		Low oil or fluid gear grease	Fill with #80-#90 wt. Gear
			lube oil or fluid gear grease
	Excessive oil use	Worn out oil seals	Replace oil seals
		Dry manure & twine wrapping	Clean & remove build-up at
			seal areas
	Gear damage	High speed/full load start-up	Slow start-up, fill with oil
		Worn out gears	Replace gears
MATERIAL	Dirty/build-up	Too slow spinner RPM’s	Operate spreader at recom-
GUIDES			mended RPM’s
PTO SHAFT	Whips/shakes	Over extended or bent PTO	Adjust tractor drawbar length
			- See Page 8
	Vibrates up & down	Spreader center shaft bent	Replace center shaft
	Worn Universal Joints	Lack of lubrication/used	Lubricate joints daily replace
			joint
ROLLER	Excessive chain wear	Lack of lubrication	Lubricate/align/tighten
CHAINS AND		Out of alignment/loose
	Roller chain breakage	Loose roller chain	Tighten roller chains
SPROCKETS
		Worn sprockets	Replace sprockets
	Sprocket teeth tipped over	Worn roller chain	Replace roller chain
		Bad roller bearings	Replace bearings
SPINNERS	Spinners turn hard/squeak	Bad lower spinner bearings	Replace lower spinner
PADDLES/			bearings
	Shake at high RPM’s	Spinner bent/out of balance	Straighten/balance/replace
TEETH
	(excessive vibration)		spinner
	Excessive paddle damage	Wobbled out lower spinner	Replace or reweld lower
		shaft	spinner shaft
		Too slow spinner RPM’s	Operate spreader at recom-
		Lodging of manure	mended RPM’s
			Adjust material guides
			Straighten/replace paddles
		Spreading foreign objects	Avoid loading foreign objects

Model 7200 -53-