Glasdon TURBOCAST 800 Installation and operation manual

TURBOCAST 800 ™
Operating & Maintenance Manual
ENGLISH (UK) VERSION
APRIL 2022 - ISSUE 5
ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS
Towable Grit/Salt Spreader
This manual must be read before operating the machine
Glasdon U.K. Limited
Preston New Road
BLACKPOOL
Lancashire
FY4 4UL
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
e-mail: [email protected]
www.glasdon.com

Operating & Maintenance Manual
CONTENTS PAGE
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Thank you for purchasing a Glasdon Turbocast 800 Towable Grit/Salt Spreader.
This manual contains important information for the operation and future care of your product.
SECTION 1
SECTION 2
SECTION 3
SECTION 4
SECTION 5
SECTION 6
SECTION 7
INTRODUCTION
Important Information
General Description
Speed Restrictions
Towing: The Legal Requirements
BEFORE USE
Important Information
Fitting the Tow Bar
Information
USING THE MACHINE
A Step-by-Step Guide to Broadcast Spreading
Guide to Drop Spreading
SPREAD TABLES
Broadcast Spread
Drop Spread
CONTROLS
Spread Adjustment
Speed Adjustment
Jockey Wheel
Spread Limiters
TROUBLESHOOTING
MAINTENANCE
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1 Introduction
The Turbocast 800 Towable Grit/Salt Spreader has a capacity of 200 litres (250 kg) and can
either broadcast or drop spread grit/salt. The rate of spread can be adjusted over a range
of speeds between 5-20mph. A variance in particle size and moisture content of the gritting
material will be tolerated because the spreader can spread white and brown rock salt either
wet or dry. However, certain materials such as pure salt and kiln-dried sand are too ne to
spread effectively.
The Turbocast 800 is supplied with either a ball hitch or a pin hitch as standard.
Hitch height range accommodated is 290 to 690mm.
! IMPORTANT INFORMATION !
ROUTINE MAINTENANCE
Routine cleaning and maintenance of the Turbocast 800 Grit/Salt Spreader is
essential to ensure its optimum performance and to prevent unnecessary damage.
Do NOT leave any grit/salt in the hopper, even when the Turbocast 800 is covered
or being stored internally. Being hygroscopic, salt will absorb moisture and then set
hard like 'concrete'.
Salt in solution with water is incredibly corrosive and will attack metalwork and
seize bearings. It is therefore very important to empty the hopper after each use
and closely follow the maintenance instructions contained in this manual.
ANNUAL SERVICING
An annual or end of season service is essential to ensure the optimum performance
of the Turbocast 800. We appreciate that some of our customers may not have a
facility to undertake such work and we therefore offer an Annual Service Scheme
for all existing and new customers across the UK. Please contact us by email on
[email protected] or by telephone on 01253 600410 for more
information.
GENERAL USAGE
The Turbocast 800 is not designed for gritting extensive areas of public roads and
highways.
TOWING SPEEDS
The maximum towing speeds (page 3) for the Turbocast 800, when spreading and
not spreading, must be strictly adhered to at all times.
LOADING OF GRIT/SALT
Care must be taken when loading the hopper. It is recommended that
bagged or loose grit/salt is shovelled into the hopper. Drop loading must be
avoided as this may cause serious damage to the hopper and spreading mechanism.
POTHOLES AND SPEED HUMPS
If the area being gritted has potholes or speed humps, caution must be exercised
and driving speeds kept to a maximum of 5mph.
TOWING VEHICLE
A competent person must approve the suitability of the towing vehicle being used,
which must take account of the recommended towing height for the Turbocast 800.
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Speed Restrictions
The tyres and machine have been designed to operate at between 5mph - 20mph.
NOTE: 1. Spread rates are calculated at 5 to 20mph (8-32kph) for optimum performance.
2. The maximum towing speed (including not spreading) = 20mph (32kph).
As the vehicle incorporates neither suspension nor brakes - the maximum towing speed for
the machine when spreading is 20mph and all spread rates have been calculated up to this
maximum speed.
Towing: The Legal Requirements on the Public Highway
The machine has been designed to conform to the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use)
Regulations 1986 relating to trailers and gritting trailers for use on the public highway. In the
case of light trailers, weighing less than 3500kg maximum laden weight, there is no specied
relationship in UK law between the weight of the towing vehicle and the weight of the trailer.
The machine incorporates lights which conform to the Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations
1989 as amended, and so make it legal for use on the public highway. It should be noted that
gritting trailers are exempt from certain regulations set out in the Road Vehicles (Construction
and Use) Regulations 1986.
Furthermore there is a European Directive 2007/46/EC, enforced in the UK by the Vehicle
Certication Agency (VCA). This Directive is a legal requirement that all vehicles used on the
road conform to a set of standardised design criteria - where vehicles such as trailers must be
Type Approved to demonstrate that they are t for safe use on the highway. Turbocast 800
has been issued a European Community Whole Vehicle Type Approval (ECWVTA).
M1 Category Vehicles
For M1 category vehicles (i.e. Motor vehicles used for the carriage of passengers and
comprising not more than eight seats in addition to the driver's seat) the maximum permissible
trailer weight is quoted by the vehicle manufacturer. Alternatively, the vehicle manufacturer
may provide a maximum gross train weight (train weight = the laden weight of the trailer plus
the laden weight of the towing vehicle). If this is exceeded it is possible that the Courts or
Insurance Companies may take the view that it constitutes a danger.
Light Goods Vehicles
The maximum laden weight of a trailer that may be towed by a light goods vehicle depends
on both the stated gross train weight of the towing vehicle and the vehicle manufacturer's
recommended maximum permissible trailer weight. Neither the maximum permissible trailer
weight or the maximum gross train weight (i.e. The laden weight of the trailer plus the laden
weight of the towing vehicle) should be exceeded. It is possible that the stated gross train
weight is less than the sum of the stated maximum permissible laden weight of the towing
vehicle and the stated maximum permissible laden trailer weight. In this case the towing
vehicle and the trailer must be loaded so that each does not exceed its individual maximum
limit and the sum of both does not exceed the maximum gross train weight.
Breakaway or Safety Cable
There are no service brakes on the machine so a safety cable has been tted so that in the
unlikely event of an accidental de-coupling the machine is retained to the towing vehicle.
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1 Introduction

Check the proposed towing vehicle is suitable for towing the Turbocast 800.
• Is the towing vehicle tted with either a pin hitch or ball hitch attachment?
Pin Hitch Attachment Ball Hitch Attachment
• Check the hitch point on the towing vehicle is rated to carry a minimum load of 420kg.
• Check the towing vehicle has a towing capacity greater than the maximum laden weight
of the Turbocast 800, 420kg.
420
If any of these conditions are not met, the towing vehicle will be
unsuitable for towing the Turbocast 800!
PLEASE FIND AN ALTERNATIVE VEHICLE.
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Measure the height of the hitch
point on the towing vehicle (to the
centre of the ball or midpoint of
the usable part of the pin). Use the
Hitch Height Table (see Table 1)
overleaf to determine which xing
position to set the tow bar in.
Example - If the towing vehicle is
tted with a ball hitch whose height
measures 400mm (16”) from the
ground, this falls within the height
range 370-450mm. In this instance
the tow bar should be tted into
position 2.
Fig. 1
2 Before Use - Fitting the Tow Bar
2 Before Use - Important Information

Position
1*
Position
2
Position
3
Position
4
Position
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Fitting Location
Suitable Hitch Height
Range of Towing Vehicle
(mm)
290-370 370-450 450-530 530-610 610-690
*with Tow Bar mounted upside down.
If the hitch is not at the correct height for the towing vehicle, do not t the Turbocast 800 at
an angle (see Fig. 2). This will impair the proper performance of the product. Instead, the hitch
height will need to be adjusted so that the top of the hopper sits as parallel as possible to the
ground (see Fig. 3). The top of the hopper should be as level with the ground as possible for
optimal performance. In the rst instance, measure the height of the hitch point on the towing
vehicle and determine which position to t the tow bar in to using Table 1.
Fig. 2
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2 Before Use - Fitting the Tow Bar
Hitch Height Table
Fig. 3
Table 1

2 Before Use - Fitting the Tow Bar
Fig. 4
Before tting rst determine which position
you intend to mount the tow bar in. Check
the correct tting position by referring to Table
1. The tow bar is supplied separately to the
chassis and must be tted prior to use. Before
attempting tting it will be necessary to rest
the machine on the rear stand (see Fig. 4).
Place the 4 x M10 xing bolts through the 4
xing holes in the tow bar and through the
matching xing holes in the chassis mounting
plate (see Fig. 5). Place the M10 nuts on the
back and tighten using 2 x 17mm spanners or
socket set.
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Wheels & Tyres
With reference to the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 relating to
trailers and gritting trailers for use on the public highway, the Turbocast 800 is restricted to a
maximum towing speed of 20mph on public highways.
Check that the tyres are the correct pressure before every use.
Tyre Specication
Jockey Wheel
The Turbocast 800 is equipped with an adjustable jockey wheel enabling the machine to free
stand with the hopper and hitch horizontal.
Lights
Road-legal lighting is attached to the back of the machine as standard. Please ensure the
electrical supply from the towing vehicle is connected to the spreader using the cable and
plugs supplied.
2 Before Use - Information
Size Model Max load Max speed Pressure
5.00 - 10 4PR STARCO S-252 355kg 130kph (80mph) 51psi (3.5 Bar)
Fig. 5

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3 Using the Machine - A Step-by-Step Guide
Fig. 6
STEP 1. The drive mechanism is housed under
the drive cover ap on the near-side (red
sticker on the outside) (see Fig. 6). Disengage
the switch by icking the handle out towards
you. Check that the two clutches (the parts
with the teeth) have disengaged from one
another, although this is hidden one clutch
should spin freely without touching the other.
The outer clutch is spring loaded and so
should spring out when disengaged. If it does
not, this is normal, simply use your hand to
rmly pull on the outer clutch assembly until it
springs away from the inner clutch. Close the
drive mechanism cover.
Fig. 7
STEP 2. Wheel the machine so that the ball
hitch point on the Turbocast 800 rests over the
ball hitch of the towing vehicle (see Fig. 7). A
set of instructions is attached to the front of
the hopper (see above) and operatives are
advised to follow this sequence for every use.
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STEP BY STEP GUIDE.
The Turbocast 800 includes a series of on-product instructions to help guide the
operator through using the product.
The guide listed here follows the same sequence. The numbers (e.g. )next to each
STEP in the guide here correlate with the number system as used on the on-machine
graphics. E.g. STEPS 2-5 relate to ‘Hitching the Machine’ - which is explained in
graphic 1 on the machine.
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3 Using the Machine - A Step-by-Step Guide
STEP 3. First, place the security cable over
the ball on the towing vehicle, then lift the
security release lever on the ball hitch point
and press the nose of the machine down
rmly onto the ball hitch. It will be necessary
to rotate the jockey wheel handle to raise
the jockey wheel (to lower the nose of the
machine) to give sufcient ground clearance
to lock the hitch onto the ball. Release the
security release lever on the ball hitch point
and once it has been pushed down onto the
ball it should make an audible ‘click’ once
secured. Check that it cannot be pulled off
the ball by pulling up rmly on the hitch point
handle (without touching the release lever).
STEP 4. Raise the jockey wheel as far is it will
go to give at least 50mm ground clearance
(see Fig. 9). If necessary, unclamp the jockey
wheel attachment, move it higher up and re-
clamp in position so that sufcient clearance
is afforded. To unclamp the jockey wheel, turn
the locking handle anti-clockwise until the
clamp is sufciently loose to allow the jockey
wheel attachment to slide up.
Fig. 8 Fig. 9
Fig. 10 Fig. 11
STEP 5. Plug one end of the electrical
connection cable supplied with the unit into
the socket on the front of the machine. If a
7 Pin electrical socket has been tted to the
towing hitch of the towing vehicle, connect
the opposite plug from the connection cable
into the socket on the towing vehicle (see Fig.
10). Wind the slack from the cable around the
draw bar along its length to minismise the risk
of damage to the cable.
STEP 6. Set the spread adjustment wheel to
the Min. Output setting. Twist the handle
clockwise until reasonably tight. Do not
overtighten.
50mm
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1 2
UNLOCK

Min.
Set the desired spread rate by
turning the Adjustment Wheel
to the desired position.
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1
Max.
Max.
C
B
A
Min.
3 Using the Machine - A Step-by-Step Guide
STEP 7. Load the hopper with grit salt.
DO NOT SHOCK LOAD THE GRITTER! Open
bags inside the hopper or shovel in loose
grit. Spread the loose grit salt around in the
hopper to level it out.
STEP 8. Set the spread adjustment wheel
to the required position for the desired
output. Clockwise motion for minimum and
anticlockwise for maximum spread, turn until
tight (refer to Table 2 on Pg. 11).
Fig. 12 Fig. 13
ZONE ‘C’ ZONE ‘A’
ZONE ‘B’
STEP 9. Locate the rubber drive wheel which
drives the spinner plate at the rear of the
machine. Set this to give the desired spread
output given the speed you will tow the
vehicle at when up to speed. If it is not set
in the corect position you will need to move
the position of the drive wheel (see Fig. 14).
Choose the correct position based on the
output required (refer to Table 2).
STEP 10. The drive wheel is locked in position
via a pair of M8 bolts, one is tted in a slot in
the drive wheel shaft which keeps the drive
wheel aligned while another is located into
one of the three speed setting holes in the
drive wheel shaft (see Fig. 15). To set the drive
wheel into a different position, loosen the
xing tted into one of the setting holes using
a 12mm spanner or socket until the screw is
clear of the drive wheel shaft. The drive wheel
can then be slid along the shaft in to another
setting position. You may nd it useful to
loosen the xing which is in the alignment slot
in the drive wheel shaft rst to make moving
the wheel a little easier. Once the xing is
aligned with the desired setting hole in the
drive wheel shaft, re-apply the M8 through
bolt and tighten the nut until the bolt sits into
the setting hole.
Fig. 14 Fig. 15
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3
The 3 setting positions are speed-specic.
Setting 1 - 15 to 20mph
Setting 2 - 10 to 15mph
Setting 3 - 5 to 10mph