Gearmore RE100 Guide

DOUBLE SPINNER
SPREADER
Operation,
Service & Parts Manual
For Model RE1000
June 2011
Form: RE1000Spreader

TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION DESCRIPTION..................................................PAGE
1 Introduction.............................................................................................1
2 Preparation Checklist ..............................................................................2
3 Important Safety Information ............................................................3 - 5
3.1 Safety Decals....................................................................................................3
3.2 Operational Safety.....................................................................................4 - 5
4 Machine Description ..........................................................................6 - 8
4.1 General Description .................................................................................6 - 7
4.2 Machine Drawings & Diagrams ...................................................................8
5 Assembly Instructions ...................................................................... 9 - 10
5.1 Tractor Connection.........................................................................................9
5.2 Machine Disconnection .................................................................................9
5.3 Diagram of Hydraulic Circuit.....................................................................10
6 Adjustments .....................................................................................11 - 15
6.1 Start Up Checklist .........................................................................................11
6.2 Working Height .............................................................................................11
6.3 Adjustment of Fertilizer Spreading............................................................12
6.4 Hydraulic Opening Group ..........................................................................12
6.5 Vanes & Spreading Discs.............................................................................13
6.6 Spreading Chart.............................................................................................14
6.7 Kinetic Diagram of Motion........................................................................15
6.8 Filling Hopper ...............................................................................................15
7 Operation .........................................................................................16 - 17
7.1 Field Distribution..........................................................................................16
7.2 Spreading Variables.......................................................................................16
7.3 Adjusting Spreading Width..........................................................................17
8 Maintenance & Lubrication ............................................................18 - 19
8.1 Lubrication.....................................................................................................18
8.2 Handling & Storage ......................................................................................18
8.3 Transportation ...............................................................................................19
8.4 Accessories.....................................................................................................19
9 Parts ............................................................................................... 20 - 27
9.1 Central Gearbox....................................................................................20 - 21
9.2 Lateral Gearbox.............................................................................................22
9.3 Hopper............................................................................................................23
9.4 Opening Assembly........................................................................................24
9.5 Frame ......................................................................................................25 - 26
9.6 Spreader Discs...............................................................................................27
10 Limited Warranty...................................................................................28

1. INTRODUCTION
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We would like to thank you for purchasing a Gearmore product and we assure you that you have made a
good choice, as now you have a very high quality machine. Please follow all instructions contained in this
manual for a long and trustworthy machine life.
Know your controls. Read this manual and the manual provided with your
tractor before operating your equipment. Keep this manual handy for ready
reference. Learn how to stop the tractor engine and spreader quickly in case of
an emergency. DO NOT allow adults without proper instructions or children
to operate machinery. Require all operators to read this manual carefully and
become acquainted with all adjustments and operating procedures before
attempting to operate the equipment. Replacement manuals can be obtained from
your selling dealer.
The equipment you have purchased has been carefully engineered and
manufactured to provide dependable and satisfactory use. Like all mechanical
products, it will require cleaning and upkeep. Lubricate the unit as specified.
Please observe all safety information in this manual and safety decals on the
equipment.
For service, your authorized dealer has trained mechanics, genuine service parts, and the necessary tools
and equipment to handle all of your service needs.
Use only genuine service parts. Substitute parts will void the warranty and may not meet standards
required for safe and satisfactory operation. Record the model number and serial number of your
equipment in the warranty page of this manual.
Throughout this manual, the term IMPORTANT is used to indicate that failure to observe procedures can
cause damage to equipment. The terms CAUTION, WARNING and DANGER are used in conjunction
with the Safety-Alert Symbol, (a triangle with an exclamation mark), to indicate the degree of hazard for
items of personal safety.
This Safety-Alert Symbol indicates a hazard and means ATTENTION!
BECOME ALERT! YOUR SAFETY IS INVOLVED!
DANGER Indicates an imminently hazardous situation that, if not avoided, will
result in death or serious injury.
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation that, if not avoided, could
WARNING result in death or serious injury, and includes hazards that are
exposed when guards are removed.
CAUTION Indicates a potentially hazardous situation that, if not avoided, may
result in minor or moderate injury.
IMPORTANT Indicates that failure to observe can cause damage to equipment.
NOTE Indicates helpful information.
It is IMPORTANT to
read this manual
carefully before
operating the
spreader!

2. PREPARATION CHECK LIST
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THIS CHECKLIST TO REMAIN IN OWNER’S MANUAL
ITIS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURES LISTED
BELOW BEFORE OPERATING THE SPREADER
Preparation Check List
 1. Implement is completely assembled.
2. Inspect for damage and loose or missing parts
 3. All decals in place and readable.
 4. All fittings and drive components are secure.
 5. Overall condition good.
 6. Check hopper for any foreign objects.
 7. Operator has been instructed on the safe and proper use of the implement.
8. Lubrication - See Lubrication & Maintenance Section
The purpose of this manual is to assist you in operating and maintaining your spreader for years of service.
Read it carefully. The information and instructions in this manual have been compiled from extensive
field experience and engineering data. Some information may be general in nature due to unknown and
varying operating conditions. However, through experience and these instructions, you should be able to
develop procedures suitable to your particular situation.
The illustrations and data used in this manual were current at the time of printing, but because we
maintain an ongoing program of product improvement, we reserve the right to make improvements in
design or changes in specifications without incurring any obligation to install them on units previously
sold. Because of the possibility that some photographs in this manual were taken of prototype models,
production models may vary in some detail.
All information, illustrations and specifications in this manual are based on
the latest information available at the time of publication. The right is
reserved to make changes at any time without notice.
RETAIL CUSTOMER'S WARRANTY RESPONSIBILITY
It is the Retail Customer and/or Operator's responsibility to read the Operator's Manual, to operate,
lubricate, maintain and store the product in accordance with all instructions and safety procedures. Failure
of the operator to read the Operator's Manual is a misuse of this equipment. It is the Retail Customer
and/or Operator's responsibility to inspect the product and to have any part(s) repaired or replaced when
continued operation would cause damage or excessive wear to other parts or cause a safety hazard. It is the
Retail Customer's responsibility to deliver the product to the authorized dealer from whom he purchased
it, for service or replacement of defective parts which are covered by warranty. Repairs to be submitted
for warranty consideration must be made within thirty (30) days of failure. It is the Retail Customer's
responsibility for any cost incurred by the dealer for traveling to or hauling of the product for the purpose
of performing a warranty obligation or inspection.

3. SAFETY INFORMATION
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3.1 SAFETY DECALS
ATTENTION!
Be sure that the safety labels are readable. Clean them using a cloth,
water and soap. Replace the damaged labels placing them in the right
position, as subsequently described.
The safety signs on the machine supply the most important indications; their observance helps your
safeness.
1. ATTENTION! Before any
intervention on the machine, 2. ATTENTION! - DANGER
switch off the tractor motor, Risk of entangling and dragging.
remove the start up key, set the Do not put hands or stay near
parking brake and carefully the moving parts.
read the operator's manual.
3. ATTENTION! To ensure the 4. ATTENTION! - DANGER
machine proper operation, the Risk of crushing due to the
tractor power take-off shall turn tractor motion. Do not stand
counter-clockwise at 540 RPM. behind the tractor.
5. ATTENTION! - DANGER
Risk of material and/or objects 6. ATTENTION! - DANGER
projection due to fertilizer of shearing. Do not approach
spreading. Keep yourself at a limbs to the pendulum when
safe distance of at least 30 ft. the machine is running.
from the machine.
7. ATTENTION! Mandatory use of protection gloves and shoes.
Placement of safety decals on machine:

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3. SAFETY INFORMATION (continued)
3.2 OPERATIONAL SAFETY
Guards and safety shields are for your protection. DO NOT operate equipment unless they
are in place.
ALWAYS engage tractor PTO at engine idle.
Disengage tractor PTO and shift into neutral before attempting to start engine.
Read and observe all safety decals on the tractor and spreader.
NEVER allow anyone, other than the operator, within 25' of machine while in operation.
DO NOT stop or start suddenly when going uphill or downhill. Avoid operation on steep
slopes.
Be alert for holes in terrain and other hidden hazards. ALWAYS drive slowly over rough
ground.
Reduce speed on slopes and in sharp turns to prevent tipping or loss of control. Be careful
when changing directions on slopes.
Take all possible precautions when leaving tractor unattended: Disengage PTO, lower
spreader, shift into neutral, set parking brake, stop engine and remove key from ignition.
Front tractor weights or front tire ballast should be used to enhance front-end stability on
small tractors.

Risk of being entangled due to rotary driveshaft connecting
the tractor - machine.
Compression and crushing (being entangled) due to contact
with the stirrer rotating inside the hopper.
Compression and crushing due to presence of motion
distribution chains and pinions.
Any reset operation must be carried out with the tractor engine
off, power take-off disconnected, parking brake on, and start-up
key removed from the panel.
Cuts and abrasions due to contact and handling of blades, discs,
distributors and driving elements during reset operations.
Use shear-proof gloves.
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3. SAFETY INFORMATION (continued)
3.2 OPERATIONAL SAFETY (continued)
ATTENTION!
Any maintenance, adjustment and cleaning operation must be carried out with the machine lowered to
the ground (in stable conditions), the tractor engine off, power take-off disconnected, parking brake on,
and start-up key removed from the panel.
Machine start-up and stop controls are those of the pulling tractor; the machine is not equipped with
controls.
While removing solid parts of fertilizer, the machine must be disconnected from the tractor. For this
operation, use the specific tools.
In case of failure or improper operation, the operator must immediately stop the machine, check the
problem and adopt any necessary measure.
HAZARDS, PREVENTION AND PROTECTION MEASURES

4. MACHINE DESCRIPTION
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4.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The fertilizer spreader with centrifugal distribution is a machine
for agriculture that spreads in the field solid mineral fertilizer in
granular and powder form. It is pulled by and coupled to the tractor
by three points.
The fertilizer spreader consists of:
●A bearing chassis
●One hopper designed to contain the product to be spread
●Distribution components, driving and adjustment components
In the front side, the machine is equipped with a coupling
structure with three coupling points to the tractor.
The hopper in metal sheet has a truncated conical shape.
The fertilizer contained in the hopper goes through the dispenser
and, due to gravity, falls on the distributor - spreader system.
The dispenser is equipped with hydraulic controls to
open and close.
The amplitude of the dispenser opening is manually, adjusted
with a lever whose position is fixed on a knob.
The distributor - spreader system consists of two horizontal
discs with rotational motion; on their upper surface is a series
of straight radial fins designed to distribute the product by means
of centrifugal force.

4. MACHINE DESCRIPTION (continued)
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4.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION (continued)
Each spreading disc is connected to the machine driving
motion by a support pin with fixing knob to be tightened
by hand accurately.
The disassembly of the discs, operation necessary to allow
thorough cleaning of the hopper, should be carried out by
reversing the assembly sequence or by unscrewing the
fixing knob and removing the discs.
Safety devices are provided to avoid any contact with live parts in
motion and to prevent any projection of material outside the working
area, in detail:
●The agitator into the hopper is protected by a grid
The protection grid is fixed to the frame by means of 4 cotter pins. The disassembly is necessary just for
the replacement of the agitator or for the cleaning of the internal part of the hopper.
●The driving system is protected by fixed protections
●The distribution rotary discs are protected by a
fixed shaped bar
●In the front (tractor side) a fixed protection
prevents any projection of material outside
the working area

4. MACHINE DESCRIPTION (continued)
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4.2 MACHINE DRAWINGS & DIAGRAMS
1. Hopper
2. Chassis and coupling points to the tractor
3. Opening and distribution unit
4. Rotary spreading discs and blades
5. Opening grid (of the agitator into the hopper)
6. Fixed rear protection (of spreading discs)
7. Fixed front protection (protection towards the tractor driver)