The rear spinners have been designed and tested to provide the best spread pattern for most liquids and semi solid manure. However, the pattern will vary for each specific condition. The factors that contribute most to differing patterns will be moisture content and the amount and length of bedding material. For most typical conditions, the spread pattern should be uniform and about 15 ft. wide. When this is the case, plan your spreading patterns so you do not have to travel over pre- viously spread manure which will be slippery, resulting in poor traction. Traction on wet grass is also poor. When the resulting pattern may require that you over- lap during spreading, use precautions on slopes and hills where you could experience a loss of traction by traveling over ground with previously spread manure.
NOTE: Further control of the application rate is possible by the relationship of tractor engine speed to ground speed (transmission gear selection). For optimum, trou-
When the spreader is empty, idle the tractor and stop the PTO. Close the flow control rear gate.
WARNING: NEVER OPERATE PTO ABOVE ITS NORMAL 540 or 1000 RPM RATING. TRAC-
TOR’S PTO MUST MATCH IMPLEMENT PTO.
NOTE: Failure to idle the tractor before disengaging the PTO will cause roller chain
NOTE: Maximum life of the PTO shaft universal joints will result if you stop the PTO while making turns at the end of the field.
CAUTION: DO NOT EXCEED THE MAXIMUM 80 TURNING ANGLE ON THE CONSTANT VELOC-
ITY PTO DRIVELINE. EXCEEDING THE TURNING ANGLE WILL DAMAGE THE CONSTANT VELOCITY “CENTER HOUSING” AND WILL EXERT EXCES- SIVE PRESSURES ON THE PTO INPUT CENTER SHAFT AND RELATED BEARINGS.
SHEAR SPROCKET INSTRUCTIONS
The Meyer Spreader you have received has been equipped with a shear sprocket design on the main au- ger drive sprockets. The augers are being driven by two allen head grade 8 bolts. The design is such that if the bolts are sheared another set of holes to install new shear bolts will always be accessible without turning over the machine.
DANGER: AT NO TIME SHOULD INSTALLATION BE DONE WITH ANYONE ON THE TRACTOR. SHUT THE TRACTOR OFF, REMOVE THE KEY AND DISCONNECT THE DRIVE LINE BEFORE DOING ANY SERVICE ON THIS MACHINE. SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH MAY OCCUR IF SAFETY IS NOT FOLLOWED.
The plate sprocket is set up with the initial drive bolts be- ing 9/16” diameter (Prior to serial # SI088865/8720287), 5/8” diameter (Serial # SI088865/8720287 and later). Install the new bolts in the proper way as to drive off of THE HEAD of the bolt, not on the nut.
Part # | Description |
| Cap Bolt |
| Cap Bolt |
| Cap Bolt |
140B35 Shear Sprocket As- | |
| sembly Complete |
Model 8720/8865 |
