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Using the Spreader
Spreading Charts
Note:
The cam setting tables for granular material and the grass seed are provided with permission from the
Brinly-Hardy Company; reference the Brinly-Hardy Company website for more information.
Use these charts as an approximate guideline only. Other factors, such as weather conditions, spreader
operation, and the condition of material affects spreader performance.
Cam Settings for Pellet and Granular Material Application
Type
Fine Pellets
Mixed Fine Pellets
Small Pellets
Nitrogen Pellets Medium Size
Medium Pellets and Granules
Large Heavy Pellets
Use the chart below for reference only. When spraying and spreading at the same time, set the spread pattern
to twice the width of the spray; this will help avoid striping and streaking. For example, standard spray width =
2.7 m (9 ft) and spread width = 5.4 m (18 ft).
Cam Settings for Grass Seed Application
Type
Blue Grass or Red
0.23 kg (0.5 lb)
Top
0.45 kg (1 lb)
Park, Merion,
2.27 kg (.5 lb)
Delta, or Kentucky
0.45 kg (1 lb)
Bluegrass
Hulled Bermuda
1.36 kg (3 lb)
1.81 kg (4 lb)
kg per 93 m
2
(lb per 1,000 ft
0.5 (1)
0.9 (2)
1.4 (3)
0.9 (2)
1.8 (4)
2.7 (6)
0.9 (2)
1.8 (4)
2.7 (6)
0.5 (1)
0.9 (2)
1.4 (3)
0.9 (2)
1.8 (4)
2.7 (6)
0.9 (2)
1.8 (4)
2.7 (6)
Bag Weight
Coverage - m
93 (1,000)
93 (1,000)
0.9 kg (2 lb)
93 (1,000)
93 (1,000)
93 (1,000)
0.9 kg (2 lb)
93 (1,000)
0.9 kg (2 lb)
93 (1,000)
93 (1,000)
93 (1,000)
2
)
Cam Setting — One Pass
3.6
4.0
4.2
3.7
4.7
5.2
3
4.2
4.5
3.5
4.2
4.7
3.5
4.2
5.2
3.8
4.9
5.9
2
(ft
2
)
Cam Setting –
Full Rate
1.25
2.0
2.5
2.5
3.0
3.5
2.75
3.0
3.25
30
Cam Setting — Two Passes
3.1
3.5
3.7
3.2
4.1
4.5
2.2
3.7
4
3
3.7
4
3
3.8
4.5
3.3
4.1
4.9
Cam Setting –
Spreader Width
Half Rate
2.25
2.5
2.75
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
6
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