PermaGreen Triumph Spreader Sprayer - Manual (Page 26)

• Make the edging pass keeping the right side of the granular
spread pattern inside the edge of the sidewalk, ornamental
beds, etc.
•
When it is necessary to stop the machine, simultaneously re-
lease the Throttle Lever and pull the Hopper Lever to the rear to
stop the flow of granular material.
• After making the trim pass, stop and push the Deflector Lever
and the Third-hole Lever forward to return the Deflector to the
up position and the Third-hole Adjustment Plate to the broadcast
setting.
• Change gears if desired. NOTE: Return the Rate Adjustment
Knob to the pre-calibrated rate for the gear selected.
•
Referring to FIGURE 11, fill the center of the lawn by making
parallel passes.
•
Turn on 7-foot centers. NOTE: The edge of the spread pat-
tern of most granular materials will fall between the wheel
marks of a preceding pass.
•
The first pass should overlap back to the centerline of your
wheel tracks of one of the edging passes.
• As you enter the fertilized area at the end of the pass shut
off the hopper as you make a 180-degree turn.
•
Quickly open the hopper as you come out of the turn head-
ing back in the opposite direction with the fertilizer overlap-
ping to the center of your last pass.
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Repeat this process throughout the rest of the lawn.
Method 2. Make an edging pass as in the previous section. Then
reset the spreader to broadcast and fill in the center making de-
scending spiral passes around the periphery ending in the center.
This method helps compensate for an unbalanced pattern distribu-
tion because the right side pattern always overlaps the left side
pattern.
Either method may be used simultaneously with the spray features
on the machine. When trim-spraying the edging pass use the ap-
propriate trim nozzle for the gear selected and spray as needed.
When Broadcast-spraying the center area use the appropriate
Broadcast nozzle for the gear selected and spray as need
Spreader Calibration
Adjustment of the spreader establishes the correct spread pattern.
The center discharge hole establishes the center of the pattern.
The right-hand discharge hole (as viewed from the Operator posi-
tion) establishes the spread pattern on the left-hand side. The left-
hand discharge hole establishes the spread pattern on the right-
hand side. Calibration establishes the correct application rate and
balances the spreader pattern.
Verify that the spreader discharge holes are closed.
If the spreader discharge holes are not completely closed, adjust
the length of the control cable running from the controls on the left
handlebar down the handle to the outer hopper control plate by
loosening and repositioning the locknuts.
If you did not purchase a calibration kit with your Triumph, obtain
the following materials:
•
Eleven collection pans, 3 to 4 inches (8 to 10 centimeters) high
and about 1 foot (0.3 meter) square (i.e., aluminum roasting
pans)
•
A clear graduated tube, 1/2-inch (13 millimeter) internal diame-
ter, 3 to 4 inches (8 to 10 centimeters) tall (to act as a graduated
cylinder for measuring the collected fertilizer pellets) Use a thin-
tipped permanent marker to mark the tube at quarter-inch (6
millimeter) increments all the way up the tube.
• Clear, graduated one quart (one liter) measuring cup
•
Stop watch or wristwatch.
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This owner’s manual, and a pencil to record your collection
amounts.
Example Calibration procedure. IMPORTANT: The actual set-
tings for the fertilizer you are using will be different.
Establish the spreader Rate adjustment and calibration adjustment
for a fertilizer to be applied at the rate of 3 pounds / 1,000 ft
2 (1.36
Kg / 93 m 2 ).
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Place the spreader operating lever in the CLOSED position.
•
Align the front edge of the left-hand Hopper Lever at the number
16 on the Rate Scale. Position the Rate Adjustment Knob
against the Hopper Lever.
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Close and open the Hopper several times.
• Open the Hopper and using the Calibration Gage (Figure 12)
provided with the machine as shown in Figure 13, verify that the
center hole opening is 16. Readjust Rate Adjuster Knob position
if necessary.
•
Adjust Third-hole setting.
• Without changing the Rate Adjustment Knob setting, open
the Third-hole and insert the Calibration Gage, orientated as
shown in Figure 13, in the Third-hole.
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FIGURE 13A, Spread distribution
FIGURE 13 Spreader Setting
FIGURE 11, Spreader Passes
Spread Pattern
Spray Pattern
FIGURE 12, Calibration Gauge