EarthWay 12-volt ATV Broadcast Spreader, M30 User Manual

Operation and Assembly Manual

for the

®

EarthWay M30 12-volt

ATV Broadcast Spreader

www.EarthWay.com

®

EarthWay

Electric Spreaders

Model M30

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 requi red 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 manual
of the vehicle for rated load capacity. Be sure to take into account the weight of this machine 20 lbs. and the weight of the
material to be placed in the hopper when calculating the total load.

6. Keep hands away from any spinning object.

How to operate safely:

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

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

ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS

1. Attach fram e s to hopper as shown using (4) # 1/4-20 x 1-1/ 2” bol t s wi t h l ock - nut s.

2. Position the rate control assembly to either frame rail based on if the spreader is
mounted to the front or the rear rack. If on front mount the control to the left rail, if on
the rear mount on the right rail.

WARRANTY

EARTHWAY guarantees this product to be free of defect s i n ori gi nal wo r kmanship
and materials for a period of 90 days
develops during this period EARTHWAY will repair or replace this product at no
charge provided the defect is not the result of mishandling or tampering and that this
product is received at the factory with shipping charges prepaid. For quicker service
you may call EARTHWAY at [phone] or write and describe the nature of the
defect and we will send repair parts to you.

Due to the corrosive nature of most fertilizers and ice melters, EARTHWAY PROD­UCTS, INC. makes no warranty or guarantee against corrosion failure on models
with plated steel or painted steel frames. Clean and dry your spreader well after
each use.

Warranty covers parts only, but not labor charges

from sale to the original user. If any defect

.