10
TROUBLE SHOOTING
FAULT
POSSIBLE CAUSE
POSSIBLE SOLUTION
Spinner not turning
1. Shear bolt on axle sheared /
missing
2. Ground slippery / icy
3. Agitator causing drag in dry
material
Replace shear bolt
Lower tyre pressures
Drill axle and add second drive
shear bolt
Remove agitator when spreading dry
material
Spread pattern too narrow /
wide
1. Optional spread deflector
incorrectly adjusted
2. Speed too slow / fast
Adjust deflector
Adjust forward speed
Spread pattern uneven
1. Incorrect adjustment
2. Spreading disc not level
3. Disc caked in material debris
4. Travel speed in work
excessive
5. Disc or disc vanes worn
excessively
Consult ‘how to adjust spread pattern’
guide in this handbook.
Adjust tow bar height to level
Clean spreading disc
Reduce speed
Replace disc / vanes
Material not flowing from
machine
1. Material too wet
2. Material of inconsistant quality
3. Foreign body in hopper
blocking material aperture
Only use spreader with dry free
flowing material
Store material in a dry store
Buy higher quality material
Fit optional in hopper grid to break
down large lumps
Remove foreign body
Summary of Contents for Wessex Country FS170T
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