Hardi Navigator 550M

2 HARDI
®
NAVIGATOR 550M, 800M, 1000M CENTRIFUGAL OPERATOR'S MANUAL
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.0 SAFETY INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.1 Follow Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.2 Operating the Sprayer Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.3 Handling Chemical Products Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.4 Local Poison Information Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.0 HOOKING UP THE SPRAYER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.1 Clevis Hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.2 Wheel Spacing and Ground Clearance . . . . . . . . . 12
3.3 Hydraulic Driven Centrifugal Pump . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3.4 P.T.O. Shaft Operator Safety (P.T.O. Driven Pumps Only) 15
3.5 Installation Of P.T.O. Shaft (P.T.O. Driven Pumps Only) .16
3.6 Hydraulic Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.7 Control Box For ESC Control Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4.0 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4.1 Operating the Boom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4.2 Filling The Main Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4.3 Filling The Flush Tanks (If fi tted) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4.4 Manifold Sprayer Plumbing Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . 20
4.5 Manifold System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
4.6 Manifold Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.7 Operation of Centrifugal Bypass Kit (Early models only) 23
4.8 Adjustment Of the ESC Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
4.9 Adjustment of Constant Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4.10 Agitation Adjustment (Agitation Nozzles Only) . . . . 26
4.11 Adding Chemicals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
4.12 Use of Flush Tank and Rinse Nozzles (optional) . . 32
4.13 Operation Of The Tank Drain Valve . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
4.14 Nozzle Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
4.15 Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
5.0 MAINTENANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
5.1 Cleaning The Sprayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
5.2 Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
5.3 Recommended Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
5.4 Wheel Nuts and Bearings Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . 45