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

 

 

 

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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

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Meyer 7200 manual Meyer Industrial Spreader Trouble Shooting, Symptom Problem Solution Augers

7200 specifications

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