Operation Determine Vehicle Load Capacity Turning On Display Use the vehicle’s Operator’s Manual to determine vehicle load capacity. The vehicle key must be in the “On” or “Run” position for the display to turn on. CAUTION: Avoid Injury! Overloading the vehicle causes loss of control and causes serious injury or death. When turned on, a splash screen will appear as the software loads. The operation page will appear when loading is complete. The spreader is now ready to operate. • Do not allow the Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) to exceed the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of the vehicle. Navigation Control the spreader using the buttons on the display.
Button functionality is described in the table below and varies by screen. • Remove excess weight before operating vehicle. Note: Optional equipment and attachments that are not standard equipment reduce your cargo box capacity; so they must be included when determining gross vehicle weight. Use Correct Tires and Inflation See specification section of this operators manual for spreader weight CAUTION: Help prevent severe bodily injury or death, failure to observe the recommendations in the vehicle operator’s manual may result in loss of stability and operator control.
See tire descriptions and inflation pressures for load conditions in the specifications section of the vehicles operator’s manual. Spreader Components Spreader Features Electric gate control (Open/Close) Variable speed spinner for spread width control Adjustable spread pattern for various materials Barrier shield Detailed error/diagnostic message 9 LP69910 (12/07/2020) 3 CU FT GATOR FERTILIZER SPREADER Button # Button Functions 1 ON Spinner/ Auger On Press the “ON” button to turn on the spinner. 2 OFF Spinner/ Auger Off Press the “OFF” button to turn off the spinner. 3 OPEN/ ON Gate Open/ Vibe ON Press the “OPEN” button to open the gate /. Press the “ON” button to turn on the vibe.
4 CLOSE/ OFF Gate Close/Vibe OFF Press the “CLOSE” button to close the gate / 5 Down Arrow Press to decrease the speed of the spinner/auger. 6 Up Arrow Press to increase the speed of the spinner/ auger. 7 MENU Menu Button Press to enter the menu. Hopper 3 cu. ft. capacity, high density polypropylene molded hopper Spinner Motor Variable speed 12V DC motor drives a 12in spinner disk to distribute material Gate Motor 12V DC Actuator controls the gate Controller 12V DC motor driver controls the spinner, and motor Display 2.4 in. monochrome OLED with 7 buttons