EarthWay M21 Series Operation And Assembly Manual - Warning

EarthWay

®

Electric Spreaders

Model M21 Series

Always wear protective clothing, eye wear, and dust mask to prevent contact with chemicals and other 

materials being applied with this machine.

Remove any material in the hopper before lifting or detaching this machine from the vehicle.

Care must be taken when lifting this machine so as not to cause personal injury or equipment damage. 

Never attempt to install this machine to the vehicle alone. Recruit the help of someone to assist when 

attaching and detaching this machine from the vehicle.

Refer to the material packaging or the Material Safety Data Sheet for precautionary measures required when 

handling materials to be applied.

Before attaching this machine, consideration must be given to the load capacity of the vehicle. Refer to 

the owner’s manual of the vehicle for rated load capacity. Be sure to take into account the weight of this 

machine is 20lbs. and the weight of the material to be placed in the hopper when calculating the total load.

WARNING

KEEP HANDS AWAY FROM ANY SPINNING OBJECT, SHUT-OFF PLATE, SHUT-OFF MECHANISM LINKAGE, AND 

THE INSIDE OF THE HOPPER,  EXTREME INJURY CAN OCCUR.

HOW TO OPERATE SAFELY:

 Read, understand, and follow all product label information provided on the material being applied.

 An adjustable solid stop is provided that allows the operator to adjust to the desired opening position on 

the rate setting control prior to operation of the vehicle. This allows repeatability to the stop without the 

need to look at the control while operating the vehicle.

 Establish the correct rate and then lock the stop in that position using the thumb wing nut on the setting 

control. 

MOUNTING INSTRUCTIONS:

Position the M21 on the vehicle so that the center of the impeller is positioned forward of the edge of the 

vehicle, this will allow a full 180 degree spread pattern.  

Shown below is correct position of the clearance needed when mounting to achieve a full 180 degree spread.

Connect only the black wire (ground) to the 

negative (-) post on the battery.  Connect the other 

wire to the positive (+) post on the battery.       

Forward Mount  Point

Vehicle