Sundown Audio P-PRO 180 User manual

CENTRIFUGAL SALT SPREADER
Mod. P-PRO
OPERATOR’S MANUAL
Read the Operator’s manual entirely before using the machine

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INDEX
1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................................................................. 3
2 GENERAL INFORMATION .............................................................................................................................................................. 3
2.1 USING THIS MANUAL .......................................................................................................................................................... 3
2.2 INFORMATION ON THE MACHINE ...................................................................................................................................... 4
2.3 NAME PLATE ........................................................................................................................................................................ 4
2.4 CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MACHINE .............................................................................................................................. 4
2.5 IDENTIFICATION OF COMPONENTS .................................................................................................................................. 5
2.6 TECHNICAL DETAIL ............................................................................................................................................................. 5
3 SAFETY INFORMATION .................................................................................................................................................................. 6
3.1 GENERAL ADVICES ............................................................................................................................................................. 6
3.2 CONNECTION OF THE MACHINE TO THE TRACTOR ........................................................................................................ 8
3.3 OPERATION ON THE MACHINE .......................................................................................................................................... 9
3.4 TRANSFER ON THE ROAD ................................................................................................................................................ 10
4 SAFETY SIGNALS ......................................................................................................................................................................... 10
5 ASSEMBLY AND SET-UP ............................................................................................................................................................. 12
5.1 TRACTOR REQUIREMENTS AND 3-POINT HOOK-UP ..................................................................................................... 12
5.2 CONNECTION TO THE 3-POINT HITCH OF THE TRACTOR ............................................................................................ 13
5.3 DRIVELINE INSTALLATION................................................................................................................................................ 14
6 SALT SPREADER USE ................................................................................................................................................................. 15
6.1 RECCOMENDATIONS FOR A CORRECT DISTRIBUTION ................................................................................................ 15
6.2 ADJUSTMENTS .................................................................................................................................................................. 15
6.3 HOW TO ADJUST THE SPREADING VANES .................................................................................................................... 16
6.4 SPREAD PATTERN ............................................................................................................................................................ 16
6.5 HOPPER LOAD ................................................................................................................................................................... 18
6.6 SPREADING WIDHT ADJUSTMENT .................................................................................................................................. 18
6.7 SPREADING CHART AND PROFESSIONAL LIMITER SPREADING ADJUSTMENT ......................................................... 20
7 SPREADING MISTAKES ............................................................................................................................................................... 21
7.1 MISTAKES OF USE ............................................................................................................................................................ 21
7.2 MISTAKES DUE TO SALT .................................................................................................................................................. 21
7.3 MISTAKES DUE TO THE SPREADER ................................................................................................................................ 21
8 MAINTENANCE ............................................................................................................................................................................. 21
8.1 LUBRIFICATION ................................................................................................................................................................. 23
8.2 REPLACMENT OF DISTRIBUTOR VANES......................................................................................................................... 23
8.3 LONG-TERM STORAGE ..................................................................................................................................................... 24
8.4 SPARE PARTS ................................................................................................................................................................... 24
9 WARRANTY ................................................................................................................................................................................... 24
10 PARTS BREAKDOWN ................................................................................................................................................................... 26
10.1 GENERAL VIEW ................................................................................................................................................................. 26
10.2 GEAR BOX – 322.029 ......................................................................................................................................................... 28
10.3 SPREADER DISC WITH DISTRIBUTOR VANES – 610.119 ............................................................................................... 29
10.4 SALT AGITATOR – 620.108 ................................................................................................................................................ 30
10.5 STANDARD LIMITER – 620.122 ........................................................................................................................................ 31
10.6 RIGHT LEVER – 618.026 ................................................................................................................................................... 32
10.7 LEFT LEVER – 618.027 ..................................................................................................................................................... 33
11 OPTIONAL PARTS BREAKDOWN ................................................................................................................................................ 34
11.1 GENERAL VIEW ................................................................................................................................................................. 34
11.2 WHEELS KIT – 613.301 ...................................................................................................................................................... 35
11.3 LIGHTS AND SUPPORTS KIT – 620.187 ............................................................................................................................ 36
11.4 STAINLESS PROGRESSIVE LIMITER KIT – 620.163 ........................................................................................................ 37
11.5 HYDRAULIC OPENING SYSTEM – 619.111 ....................................................................................................................... 38
11.6 SHOVEL SUPPORT KIT – 613.350 ..................................................................................................................................... 39

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1 INTRODUCTION
The SALT spreaders are machines used for the distribution of solid, in the field. They can
be used whether with tractors of small/medium power.
It is recommended to carefully read this operator’s manual of use and maintenance and follow the
recommendations to help ensure safe and efficient operation with and on the machine.
This manual has been written, in order to give the customer all the information and safety rules on the
machine, as well as use and maintenance instructions that let to make good use of the potentialities of the
machine.
The manual must always be handy, so as to consult it, in order to check the operational cycle. If it gets lost
or damaged, it will be necessary to ask for a substitutive copy.
In case of some difficulties of interpretation on texts or tables, or if the drawings/sketches are not clear
enough, please get immediately in touch with the manufacturer or dealer of the machine for having all the
clarifications through the experts in the working/maintenance or through the person who wrote the manual.
We are completely available for a real collaboration, in order to improve the understanding of the whole
manual.
2 GENERAL INFORMATION
2.1 USING THIS MANUAL
This manual gives all the information for the use and maintenance of the machine. The good working and its
life depends on the good maintenance and to the attention during the use.
Some pictures in this manual show details or accessories that could be different from those of your
machine, some components could be removed, in order to assure the clearness of the pictures.
Some signal words are put on the machine and the operator shall see to keep them in a perfect visual
condition, replacing them when they are not readable anymore.
The symbol on the left, joined to the words under shown:
DANGER!
ATTENTION!
WARNING!
is used in this manual to draw your attention on the safety and good
work of the machine. Therefore, it is necessary to observe all the
written rules.

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2.2 INFORMATION ON THE MACHINE
The models introduced in this manual have been designed and made exclusively allowing the
distribution of salt. The machine is not indicated for being used in different sectors from the agricultural one.
These machines are usually used during the day. If it is required the nocturnal use or with poor
visibility, it must use the lighting system of the tractor or of the equipment to which the machine is
connected.
A different use, like the above mentioned one is considered improper.
Any arbitrary modification made to this machine relieve the manufacturer from any responsibility for damages
or lesions, also serious, that can be caused to the operators, to third parties or to things.
We recommended to use the original spare parts and accessories. The not original parts, besides to decline
the guarantee, could be dangerous reducing the length and the performances of the machine.
2.3 NAME PLATE
On the frame of every machine, a name plate is fixed showing the model, the number of series and the year
of construction of the machine.
When some spare parts are required, it is always necessary to refer to the type of machine, to the serial
number and to the manufacturing year.
2.4 CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MACHINE
The SALT spreaders series COSMO can rely on a huge range of models adaptable with tractors of any
owner.

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The strength of the welded steel frame, combined with the considerable durability of the stainless steel
hopper, allows to obtain a very high overall quality level in the category to which the distributors of carried
SALT spreader.
The SALT spreader P-PRO model has a distributor completely in stainless steel equipped with a spreader
disc with four adjustable vanes in four different positions, in order to obtain the maximum spreading
precision and uniformity in the distribution.
The feeding of the disc is by gravity through two opening, located on the side of the hopper, inside
of which a mix/agitator is applied, in order to prevent the SALT lumps formation. The side discharge ensures
greater uniformity of spreading as the SALT falling on disk is immediately hit by the vanes without
dispersions and making sure that each pallet receive the same amount of SALT.
A sheet case is placed in front of the disc, in order to prevent the spreading in the front side of the machine.
The dosage of the product takes place by varying the section of the hopper openings by means of a split
lever system so as to allow even spreading to the right or left with respect to the direction of progress.
The SALT spreader is connected through a gear box (1:1) with gears module 17 in order to be resistant,
absorbing possible power stress.
2.5 IDENTIFICATION OF COMPONENTS
A Adjusting lever
B Third hitch point
C Rear shield
D Hitch pin
E PTO shaft hitch
F Hopper
G Steel frame
H Vanes
2.6 TECHNICAL DETAIL
Mod. P-PRO
180
P-PRO
300
CAPACITY 200/441/170 320/705/270

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WEIGHT 54/119 58/128
DIMENSIONS
(W/OUT PTO SHAFT)
950x950x950 1050x1050x1050
SPREADING WIDTH 1-14 m / 3.46 ft
MINIMUM HP 20 CV/HP
3 SAFETY INFORMATION
THE FOLLOWING SAFETY RECCOMENDATIONS ARE TO SAFEGUARD YOUR INCOLUMITY THEREFORE IT IS
NECESSARY TO READ THEM CAREFULLY, MEMORIZING AND ALWAYS APPLYING THEM.
The present warnings in this manual regard exclusively the allowed uses and reasonably
foreseeable.
All below instructions must be integrated by the common sense and by the experience of who works,
indispensable measures to prevent accidents.
The machine must be used by a single operator. It is forbidden the use of the machine to under-ages. All the
listed instructions must be carefully respected.
Possible changes on the machine, not preventively authorized by the manufacturer (by written copy),
exclude his responsibility.
Check the correct functioning of the machine, before every employment.
3.1 GENERAL ADVICES
• Read carefully this manual before proceeding to start, operate, employ or maintenance on the
machine.
• Watch, in addition to the warnings of this manual, all the safety, accident prevention rules and of general
nature.

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• The manual must always be handy , so as to consult it, in order to check working cycle and safety
information. In case of loss or damage, it will be necessary to ask for a substitutive copy.
ATTENTION!
Any work of maintenance, regulation and
cleaning must be done with the machine on
the ground (in stable conditions), turning off the
tractor engine and
removing the key.
• Read carefully the safety signal words applied on the machine and follow the instructions. In case of wear
and tear or insufficient readability of the safety signal words, clean them up or replace them, placing the
signal words in the right position, as shown in paragraph 4.
ATTENTION! WARNING!
The operator, during the period of use, maintenance, repair,
handling or storing of the machine, must wear accident-
prevention shoes and safety gloves. Moreover, if it is
necessary he must wear suitable hearing protections such
as earmuffs or earplugs, dust masks and protective glasses
• Keep the machine cleaned up from foreign bodies (detritus, tools, miscellaneous), as they could
damage the operations or the operator. Generally the SALT are rather corrosive. For this reason, it is
important that any particle of the SALT stay in the machine for a long period of time. Clean
the hopper and the distributor after each use of the machine.
DANGER!
It is forbidden to climb or to transport somebody
when the machine is in motion. Do not let inside
the hopper for any reason

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• If during cleaning operations it is used air or water with pressure, it is necessary to wear glasses and
safety masks keeping away possible persons or animals from the machine.
• Before connecting the machine to the tractor or to other self-moving means check that this is in
good conditions and that brakes work correctly, especially if you work on sloping grounds.
• Switch off the machine from tractor only on a compact and level ground (with empty hopper),
checking that the machine is stable.
WARNING!
During transport operations, stocking and employment of the SALT, the
operators must follow all the label indications and particularly to the content
of the written risks and the precaution suggestions
THE MANUFACTURER DOES NOT ANSWER TO POSSIBLE DAMAGES CAUSED BY AN IMPROPER AND
UNFORESEEN USE OF THE MACHINE
THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE IN CASE
OF:
IMPROPER USE OF THE MACHINE, USE BY NOT TRAINED STAFF, SERIOUS DEFICIENCIES IN THE FORESEEN
MAINTENANCE, CHANGES OR NOT ALLOWED INTERVENTIONS, USE OF NOT ORIGINAL OR SPECIFIC SPARE
PARTS, TOTAL OR PARTIAL INOBSERVANCE OF THE INSTRUCTIONS, INOBSERVANCE OF THE COMMON
SAFETY RULES DURING WORK, UNUSUAL CASES.
3.2 CONNECTION OF THE MACHINE TO THE TRACTOR
• The third hitch point of the tractor and the SALT spreader must coincide or must be adapted.
• Make sure that the PTO shaft is engaged in right way after every linkage operation of the machine and that
it does not come uncoupled when the machine is lowered in order to fill the hopped up.
ATTENTION! DANGER!
Check that the protections of the PTO shaft are
complete and in good conditions.
• In case of breaking or deterioration of the PTO shaft protections, please replace them immediately.

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• When the machine is not linked to the power unit, the PTO shaft must be placed on the appropriate
support.
• The presence of the machine can influence the manoeuvrability of the tractor, in particular during transport.
ATTENTION!
Do not come, for any reason, between the tractor
and the SALT spreader when the engine is
running and the power take-off is on.
3.3 OPERATION ON THE MACHINE
• Make a check of the machine before switching it on. Start to work only if the machine is in perfect
conditions.
• Before using the machine, please be sure that all the safety devices are correctly placed and in good state;
in case of breakdowns or damages to the protections, please replace them immediately.
ATTENTION!
During work, please be sure that for a radius of
50 meters there are not any person or animals.
When you work in proximity of roads or public
places, it is ABSOLUTELY OBLIGATORY to keep
away persons and to increase the precautions.
ATTENTION!
Anybody who comes up to the machine in a
danger area, therefore he becomes “AN
EXPOSED PERSON”. The operator must prevent
anybody to come into the danger area and to
work with the maximum caution. If somebody
comes up, please stop immediately the tractor
engine.

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3.4 TRANSFER ON THE ROAD
ATTENTION!
Please follow scrupulously the Highway code in force in the Country of use.
During transport on public roads, it is obligatory to empty the hopper.
• Remember that during moving on public roads, special attention must be done, besides to possible and
special regulations noted on the registration book of the tractor, choosing an appropriate speed especially
when the street is crowded, winding or sloping.
• If the spreader hides with its shape the back signalling lights of the tractor, it is necessary to put a lights bar
and/or some back signalling signs.
• During the moving on the road, please clean tyres or the working mechanism, in order to avoid dirty the
feather edge with earth or other material.
ATTENTION!
During the moving on the road, the warning flasher, yellow or orange,
assembled on the tractor must always be in function also during the day.
ATTENTION!
During transport with raised machine, please always check that the control
lever of the rear lifter is locked, in order to avoid the accidental lowering of
the machine.
4 SAFETY SIGNALS
ATTENTION!
Be sure that the safety labels are readable. Clean them up using a cloth,
water and soap. Replace the damaged labels placing them in the right
position, as subsequently described.