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Maintenance: Cleaning the Spreader

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After each use, it is crucial to clean and maintain the spreader to extend its lifespan. Fertilizers are highly corrosive and can damage even stainless steel and aluminum. To clean, use a standard garden hose to rinse off all residual fertilizer from the machine. Do not use high-pressure washing, as this can force water into bearings and other delicate components, causing damage.

Goal: Remove corrosive fertilizer residue from the machine.

Tools and materials

  • Garden Hose — Rinsing off fertilizer, Power Spreader (Walk-behind spreader) PowerSpreader used for Cleaning the machine

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clear brown spot where the fertilizer missed. Just because you're done doesn't mean you're done. You still got to clean and maintain that machine. And here's how we do it. This brand new machine, just after one application, is caked in fertilizer. Kitty wanted to make sure that I told you that fertilizer is so corrosive, it can damage even stainless steel and aluminum. Is that all you wanted me to say? All right, so we're going to take care of that by doing some preventive maintenance to extend the longevity of this piece of equipment. To do the general cleanup of this machine requires just two things, a garden hose and WD40. You do not want to use high pressure on a machine like this because of the bearings and other components. You simply rinse it off and you're done with it. Once you've cleaned

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