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Spreader Gear

We Provide Repair Services for Motor Controllers

Air Flo Sand / Salt Spreaders

Do Not Open!

Many of you are do-it-yourself types. Some of you are mechanics; when something breaks your first instinct is to look under the hood. Some of you are technicans, confident users of soldering irons and Fluke meters; when you hear something rattling around inside, all you want are replacement parts so that you can install them and get back on the road.

Resist the Urge!

No matter how badly you might want to, please do not open up your controller. There are a number of very good reasons why you're better off not looking under the hood:

  • These units control hundreds of amps of DC straight from your truck's electrical system.

  • The process of removing the lid and gaining access to the electronics involved several steps, some of them are not obvious. We go to great lengths to make sure that these units can stand up to the vibrations your truck will generate, and if you miss just one of them during disassembly you will tear the unit apart when you try to open it up.

  • If you have a service or warranty agreement with your dealer, opening up your controller will probably invalidate that agreement. Nobody likes trying to guess what somebody else might have broken in their efforts to self-service.

  • As handy as you are, you are not a factory-certified technician. We have seen many examples of well-meaning customers who are competent but nevertheless strip screws and break components, which makes our job harder.

There is one more reason not to open your unit -- if we receive a unit for repair, and we have reason to believe it has been opened, we will automatically add a $50 charge for tampering.

If we were originally going to charge you for a standard repair plus return shipping, the final charge will be for a standard repair, plus tampering, plus return shipping.

If we were originally going to charge you for a total rebuild plus return shipping, the final charge will be for a total rebuild, plus tampering, plus return shipping.

If you originally asked for a standard repair but did extensive damage to your unit while or after opening it, we may decide that the job is actually a total rebuild, in which case the final charge will be for a total rebuild, plus tampering, plus return shipping.

We will take many pictures to document why we think the unit has been opened, and we will give you the opportunity to refute our findings. If you ultimately decide you want your unit back with no repair services performed, the final charge will be for a Customer Direct, Unit Evaluation plus return shipping.

Please refer to Explanation of Inspection and Repair Services in order to see the offial listing of all possible charges which may apply to the repair of your unit.