EarthWay M80 Operation And Assembly Manual - page 2
EarthWay
Electric Spreaders
Models M80
1. Always wear protective clothing, eyewear, and dust mask to prevent contact with chemicals and other materials being
applied with this machine.
2. Remove any material in the hopper before lifting or detaching this machine from the vehicle.
3. 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.
4. Refer to the material packaging or the Material Safety Data Sheet for precautionary measures required when handling
materials to be applied.
5. Before attaching this machine, consideration must be given to the load capacity of the vehicle. Refer to the owner’s man-
ual of the vehicle for rated load capacity. Be sure to take into account the weight of this machine
30lbs
. and the weight of
the material to be placed in the hopper when calculating the total load.
K
EEP
HANDS
AWAY
FROM
ANY
SPINNING
OBJECT
,
SHUT
-
OFF
PLATE
,
SOLENOID
LINKAGE
,
AND
THE
INSIDE
OF
THE
HOPPER
,
EXTREME
INJURY
CAN
OCCUR
.
H
OW
TO
OPERATE
SAFELY
:
1. Read, understand, and follow all product label information provided on the material being applied.
2. 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.
3. Establish the correct rate and then lock the stop in that position
using the thumb wing nut on the setting control.
M
OUNTING
I
NSTRUCTIONS
:
Position the M80 on the vehicle so that the vertical center frame brace
is positioned at the edge of the vehicle, this will allow a full 180 de-
gree spread pattern.
Shown in photo is a cross-bed mounting frame.
See page 4 for mount description.
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