Meridian 112BST User manual

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112 BST SEED TENDER
BULK SEED TENDER
OPERATOR’S MANUAL
®

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PRODUCT WARRANTY
R E G I S T R A T I O N F O R M
WARRANTY REGISTRATION
This form must be lled out by the dealer and signed by both the dealer and the customer at the time
of delivery. Please mail or fax the completed form for validation of the equipment registration.
Customer’s Name______________________________________________________
Address ______________________________________________________________
City, State, Postal Code____ _____________________, _______, ___________
Phone Number (_______) _______- ___________
PRODUCT INFORMATION
Seed Tender Model # ___________ #rebmuNlaireS _______________________
I have thoroughly instructed the buyer on the above-described equipment, including review of the Operator’s
Manual content, equipment care, adjustments, operational use, safety procedures, and applicable warranty
policy.
Dealer/Company Name____________________________________
City, State, Postal Code _________________________, ________________, ______________
Dealer’s Signature___________________________________________ Date ____/____/______
The above equipment and Operator’s Manual have been received by me, and I have been thoroughly instructed as
to care, adjustments, safe operation, and applicable warranty policy.
Owner’s Signature_____________________________________ Date ____/____/_______
2902 Expansion Blvd. Storm Lake, Iowa 50588 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail]
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PRODUCT WARRANTY
R E G I S T R A T I O N F O R M
DEALER INSPECTION REPORT
____Wheel nuts/bolts must be tightened to proper torque on all wheels
____Wiring harness plug must be in working condition and t into tow vehicle’s receptacle
____Make sure breakaway cable and pin is supplied with trailer
____Make sure battery is fully charged and in good working order
____Make sure license plate light is operating
____Verify that tow vehicle is large enough to safely tow the trailer
____If equipped, check gasoline engine fuel level
____If equipped, check gasoline engine oil level
____If equipped, start gasoline engine
____Inspect brake and lighting wiring harness connection
____Check air pressure in tires
____Make sure electric brakes are in working condition
____Make sure all guards/shields are installed correctly
____Make sure all safety signs are installed and ledgible
____Reectors and lights must be clean and working
____Review safety and operating instructions with owner
____Make sure safety chains are properly attached and are in good working condition
____Inspect customer’s hitch for 2 -5/16” ball
____Make sure hitch-to-tongue bolts are tight
____Make sure owner is instructed to check wheel bolt/nut torque at
5, 10, 25, and 50 miles; then check annually
____Verify receipt of all options ordered
____Make sure turn signal lights are operating
____Make sure brake lights are operating

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CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN
LICENSING INFORMATION
DEALER :
___________________________Business
___________________________Contact
___________________________Address
___________________________City, State, Zip
SOLD TO :
___________________________Business
___________________________Contact
___________________________Address
________________________ City, State, Zip
TENDER MODEL #_________________________________________________________
TENDER WEIGHT__________________________________________________________
TENDER SERIAL #__________________________________________________________
(One serial number is issued on complete tender packages. Those trailers do not receive a serial number.)
TRAILER MODEL #:_________________________________
TRAILER SERIAL #________________________________________ TRAILER WEIGHT :_________________
80196 1,004#
Tender 112BST Wagon
Tender 112BST-T (trailer included) 80197 1,830#
Tender 225 R ST Wagon 80131 1733#
Ten der 225 RST -BH 80601 3375#
Tender 225RST -GN 80602 4097 #
Tender 225RST -BWT -BH 80603 3577#
Tender 225RST -BWT -GN 80604 4299#
Tender 240RT6 80249 2,545#
Tender 240RT6 -BWT -BH 802 53 4,475#
Tender 240RT6 -BH 802 50 4,174#
Tender 240RT8 802 51 2,604#
Tender 240RT8-BWT -BH 80248 4,534#
Tender 240RT8 -GN 8025 5 4,232#
Tender 240 RT8 -BW T -GN 80243 4,491#
Tender 375RT6 Wagon 80381 3,094#
Tender 375RT6 -BH 80324 5,636#
Tender 375RT6-BWT -BH 80337 5,942#
Tender 375RT6 -GN 80338 6637#
Tender 375RT8 80382 3476#
Tender 37 5RT8 Wagon 80376 3106#
Tender 375RT8 –BH 80326 5760#
Tender 375RT8 -GN 80327 6441#
Tender 375RT8 -BWT -BH 80339 5990#
Tender 375RT8 -GN 80340 6672#
240 –Rear Facing (BH trailer included) 80121 3720#
240 –Fr ont Facing (BH trailer included) 80136 3720#
Tender 375 (no trailer) 80349 4207#
Tender 375 -BH 80345 6071#
Tender 375 -GN 80346 6721#
Tender 375 -BWT -BH 80347 6079#
Tender 375BWT -GN 80348 6729#
Tender 375RT8 -BWT (trailer included) 80377 5,913#
Tender 375RT8 -T (trailer included) 80379 5,607#
Tender T itan 2SE -T (trailer included) 80201 2,254#
Tender Titan 2SE -BWT 80616 2302#
Tender T itan 2-T (11 ’ 1 0” discharge) 80134 1820#
Tender Titan 2 -T (15 ’ 6” discharge) 80135 1868#
Tender T4SE Wagon 80401 2,803#
Tender T4SE -T (trailer included) 80402 4,431#
Ten der T4SE -BWT (trailer included) 80403 4,833#
Tender T4SE -T -GN 80609 4893 #
Tender 4SE -T -GN -BWT 80608 5235 #
Tender 400 -6SLD 80352 3375 #
Tender 400BH -6SLD 80353 5040 #
Tender 400GN -6SLD 80354 5690 #
Tender 400 -8SLD 80355 3530#
2902 E xpansion Blvd .
S torm Lake , IA 50588
PH# 712 -732 -1780
FAX# [phone]
Date: ____/____/_______
Tender400BH -8SLD 80356 5195#
Tender 400GN -8SLD 80357 5845 #
Tender 405GN-8SLD BASE 40297 4554#
Tender 405GN-8SLD TRIPLE AXLE 80191 6247#
Tender 405BN-8SLD TRIPLE AXLE 80192 5679 #
Tender 405GN-8SLD TANDEM AXLE 80193 6243#
Tender 405BN-8SLD TANDEM AXLE 80194 5715 #
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
SERIAL NUMBER LOCATION
Please provide the serial number of your Meridian
112BST Seed Tender and engine when ordering
parts or requesting service or other information.
The serial number plates are located where
indicated. Please record the numbers in the space
provided below for easy reference.
Seed Tender
Engine
Model Number: 112BST
Serial Number: ____________________________
Engine Serial Number: ______________________

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CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION .......................................................... 11
1.1 Congratulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1.2 Operator Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1.3 Owner/Operator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2. SAFETY.................................................................12
2.1 General Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.2 Equipment Safety Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.3 Safety Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.4 Safety Signs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.5 Preparation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.6 Operating Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.7 Maintenance Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.8 Lock-Out or Tag-Out Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.9 Storage Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.10 Transport Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.11 Refuelling Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.12 Battery Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.13 Sign-Off Form. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3. SAFETY SIGN LOCATIONS ................................................. 17
3.1 General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.2 How to Install Safety Signs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.3 Decal Locatioins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4. SPECIFICATIONS .........................................................20
4.1 OverallSpecications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
4.2 BoltSpecications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
4.2.1 Bolt Torque Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
4.2.2 Grade Markings Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
5. MACHINE COMPONENTS AND CONTROLS ................................... 21
5.1 Component Nomenclature and Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
5.2 Engine and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
5.3 Engine Warning Decals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
6. PRE-OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS ........................................... 24
6.1 Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
6.2 Machine Break-In Period. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
6.2.1 Before Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
6.2.2 Inspections for 1/2, 5, and 10 Hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
6.3 Daily Pre-Operation Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
7. TOWING ................................................................26
7.1 Transport Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
7.2 Connecting the Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
8. OPERATION ............................................................. 28
8.1 Operating Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
8.2 Opening and Closing Bin Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
8.3 Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
8.3.1 Loading (Filling Seed Tender). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
8.3.2 Unloading Seed Tender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
8.3.3 Unplugging Auger Tube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

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9. STORAGE ...............................................................35
9.1 Storage Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
9.2 General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
9.3 Placing in Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
9.4 Removing from Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
10. MAINTENANCE .........................................................36
10.1 Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
10.1.1 General Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
10.1.2 Lock-Out or Tag-Out Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
10.2 Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
10.2.1 Wheel Bearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
10.2.2 Auger Tube Pivot Shaft. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
10.2.3 Seed Bin Cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
10.3 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
10.3.1 Battery Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
10.3.2 Battery Replacement and Maintenance Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
10.3.3 Battery Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
10.4 Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
10.4.1 Refuelling Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
10.4.2 Approved Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
10.4.3 Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
10.4.4 Change Engine and Reduction Case Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
10.4.5 Clean Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
10.4.6 Engine Circuit Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
10.5 Engine Actuator Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
10.5.1 Actuator Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
10.5.2 Actuator Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
10.6 Unplugging Auger Delivery Tube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
10.7 Auger Drive Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
10.7.1 Drive Belt Tension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
10.7.2 Drive Belt Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
10.8 Engine Speed Setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
10.9 Trailer Break-Away System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
10.9.1 Testing the Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
10.9.2 Changing Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
10.9.3 Replacing Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
10.10 Wheel Bolt Torque Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
10.11 Axle Bolts and Frame Hold-Down Bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
10.12 Service Record Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
10.13 Service Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
10.13.1 Daily (8 Hours) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
10.13.2 Weekly (50 Hours) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
10.13.3 Annually (400 Hours). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
10.14 Axle Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
10.14.1 First 200 Miles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
10.14.2 3,000 Miles or 3 Months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
10.14.3 6,000 Miles or 6 Months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
10.14.4 12,000 Miles or 12 Months. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
10.15 Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
10.16 Welding Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

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11. OEM LITERATURE ....................................................... 49
11.1 Honda®Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
11.2 Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
12. TROUBLESHOOTING .................................................... 50
12.1 Troubleshooting Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
13. WARRANTY ............................................................ 51
13.1 Warranty Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
14. PARTS ................................................................. 52
14.1 112BST Seed Tender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
14.2 112BST Seed Tender Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
14.3 112BST Upper Auger Tube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
14.4 112BST Lower Auger Tube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
14.5 112BST Three Tier Spout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
14.6 112BST Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59