Cima PLUS - AGITATION; OPERATING PROCEDURES; PRELIMINARY OPERATIONS TO TREATMENT

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9 AGITATION 9
The hydraulic and the pneumatic circuits mounted inside the tank, allow to realize a double agitation
system: with the pump water and with the fan air, at the same time. The pneumatic circuit can be
excluded, when the products used have a quite strong foaming effect, by closing the piston cock,
mounted over the tank. When that cock is opened again, check that the air outlet holes aren’t
obstructed.
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It is advised however to also use always the pneumatic agitator, adding to the mixture,
if necessary, a antifoam product.
Before starting the treatment it is essential to agitate the mixture in the tank, re-
circulating it completely for as long as it takes to make it homogeneous.
The piston cock mounted over the tank have to be open. This operation is of main
importance, in order to get a uniform distribution of the active principle on the whole
vegetative surface to be treated.
Should the activity need to be interrupted during a treatment with the sprayer, keep the agitator activated
until the treatment is resumed. Should this be stopped and deferred to a later stage, the mixture that
has remained in the tank must be agitated again properly.
THE MIXTURE AGITATION HAS TO BE CARRIED OUT WITH THE POWER TAKEOFF RUNNING
AT A RATE OF AT LEAST 500 r.p.m..
10 OPERATING PROCEDURES 10
Before using the atomizer fill the circuit-washer tank (if provided) and the hand-washer
tank with clean water.
10.1 - PRELIMINARY OPERATIONS TO TREATMENT
• The operator must:
a. Ascertain that the condition of the crops, the progress of the disease or the need for its prevention
actually justify the treatment to be applied.
b. Be aware of the meteorological conditions forecast for all the time necessary for carrying out the
treatment.
c. If possible, avoid carrying out the spraying in strong wind conditions or when one detects that the
sprayed mixture disperses away from the target crop (drifting). It is advisable to suspend the
treatment when the wind speed exceeds 3 m/s (10 km/hour). Should it be imperative to operate
anyway, the following suggestions are made:
• reduce the distance of the target from the spraying points, even if detrimental to the quality of
the spraying
• increase the dimension of the droplets, suitably adjusting the machine.