Earthway 2130 User Manual
2130 HIGH-OUTPUT Broadcast spreader
EarthWay
ASSEMBLY and OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
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HELPFUL HINTS: READ THE DIRECTIONS BEFORE ASSEMBLY
THIS SPREADER COMES PARTIALLY ASSEMBLED, REQUIRING YOU TO INSTALL THE WHEELS, HANDLE ASSEMBLY AND
CONTROL ROD. IT SHOULD TAKE APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES WITH THE USE OF TWO 7/16” WRENCHES AND 1 PAIR
OF PLIERS.
; Clean the impeller plate after each use. Material build up on the impeller blades will cause uneven spreading.
; Your spreader is designed to be pushed at three miles per hour, which is a brisk walking speed. Slower or faster speeds
will change the spread patterns. Wet material will also change the spread pattern and ow rate.
; Clean your spreader thoroughly after each use. Wash between the shut off plate and bottom of the hopper.
; Gears are permanently lubricated at the factory. Do not open the gearbox or dirt may enter.
; When using Rock Salt remove salt from the hopper daily. Rock Salt will reconstitute back into a solid block over night
with humidity. As a preventative measure, spray all metal parts thoroughly (inside the tubing) with WD-40 or a spray
lubricant to prevent corrosion.
1. Open carton and remove the handle assembly, wheels, and spreader from
carton.
2. Turn spreader upside-down on to the hopper.
Frame
Coast Wheel
S
L
Axle Bushing
Lower
Handle
Brace
I
D
E
Cross Brace
2” Cotter Pin
Gearbox &
Axle Assembly
Drive Wheel
3. Ensure that the axle bearings are pushed into the axle
1” Cotter Pin
bushing on both sides as shown. Install drive wheel (both
wheels are interchangeable) to axle using pin hole nearest to
lower handles as shown. Insert 2” cotter pin through wheel and through axle. Bend with pliers to prevent pin from falling
out.
4. Install coast wheel to axle, then using outside pin hole as shown, insert 1” cotter pin through axle (not thru the wheel).
Bend with pliers to prevent pin from falling out.
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5. Install handle shaft to lower handles and pivot & bracket assembly as shown.
Using 2” bolts and locknuts. TIGHTEN BOLTS AND NUTS NOW.
1/4 - 20 Lock-nut
Pivot Bracket
1/4 - 20 x 2” Bolt
6. (This step is only required if you want to change the position of the
handles) NOTE: BEFORE INSTALLING GAUGE AND UPPER
HANDLES TO HANDLE SHAFT, UPPER HANDLES FEATURE
THREE POSITIONS FOR OPERATOR’S COMFORT.
If operator chooses middle or upper positions, use handle spacer in
hole nearest to handle grips.
Insert 2” bolt through upper handle, then through handle spacer through
other upper handle and secure with locknut.
DO NOT TIGHTEN LOCKNUT YET. TIGHTEN THIS NUT LAST.
Now slide the upper handle assembly over the handle shaft (on the
end with the bolt holes closer to the end).
Install gauge & lever using (2) 2”
bolts. Be sure gauge is on left hand
Gauge & Lever
side. Tighten locknuts to gauge rst.
TIGHTEN ALL HARDWARE
NOW.
1/4-20
Locknuts
POSITIONS
LOWER
MIDDLE
UPPER
Handle Shaft
Upper Handles
Handle
Spacer
1/4-20 x 2”
Gauge &
Lever Assembly
Hex Head
Bolt
Control Rod
Tabbed Hole
Lever
Tension Nut
Control Rod
7. Install Control Rod by inserting
attened end of Control Rod into
Lever on Gauge as shown. Turn to lock in place. {Make sure that there is a
plain 1/4-20 Hex Nut threaded about halfway up the threads}
Push lever forward to full OPEN setting. Align and push the Control Rod
through the angle attached to the Pivot Bracket. Now install 1/4-20 regular
nut on to control rod. {One nut on either side of the angled plate}
Next pull pivot & bracket back so that the shut off plate in the hopper is in
the full open position and adjust the Hex Nuts on the Pivot Bracket angle
to secure the angled bracket. Now tighten the nuts against the pivot angled
bracket to prevent change in calibration.
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Pivot
Rod
Pivot
Bracket
Long end
¼-20
Hex Nuts
Control
Rod
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