3 - Description
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Cleaning Needs
The schematics outlines specific situations of cleaning and their need of an AutoWash program.
Summary Cleaning Results
The schematic outlines the results of completed AutoWash programs and soak wash procedure.
*depending on nozzle size.
Spray Situation
Interrupted Spray Job Planned Stop Slight Chemical Change Conflicting Chemicals
Situation Stop spraying due to wind, rain,
heat etc.
Same pesticide and crop next
day.
In pesticide or crop.
Compatible pesticide-crop.
Dangerous pesticide crop
combination.
Pesticide Usage Same pesticide morning and
evening.
Same pesticide morning and
evening.
Different pesticide. Incompatible pesticides.
Crop Sprayed Same crop. Same crop. Similar crops. Different crops.
Examples of Spraying E.g. pesticide brand X morning
and evening.
E.g. pesticide brand X morning
and evening.
E.g. fungicide in wheat
followed by insecticide in
barley.
E.g. herbicide in wheat then
spray in sugar beet.
Results to Crop
Interrupted Spray Job Planned Stop Slight Chemical Change Conflicting Chemicals
No Cleaning No crop damage. Boom might
drip. Sedimentation.
No crop damage. Boom might
drip. Sedimentation.
Little crop damage. Severe crop damage.
BoomFlush Safe Depends on chemicals. Little crop damage. Severe crop damage.
FastFlush Not possible. MainTank not
empty.
Safe Depends on chemicals. Crop damage.
MultiRinse Not possible. MainTank not
empty.
Safe but overkill. Safe Probably OK except when
chemical binding occurs.
Soak Wash (FastFlush &
MultiRinse)
Not possible. MainTank not
empty.
Safe but overkill. Safe but overkill. Safe
BoomFlush FastFlush MultiRinse Soak Wash TurboFiller Wash
Liquid system rinsed Partially Completely Completely Completely No
Boom lines rinsed Yes Yes Yes Yes No
MainTank rinsed No Yes Yes Yes No
TurboFiller rinsed No No No No Yes
AutoWash rinse action steps 1 1 or 2 6
Residual concentration Less than 20% Less than 55% Less than 2%
Total amount - Rinse water used 100 litres 75 litres 450 litres 480 to 990 litres Unspecified, from
FastFiller or RinseTank
Approximate time consumed* 3 Min. 5 Min. 25 Min. 2 x 25+ Min. Manual operation
Approximate distance 500 metres (9 km/h) 800 metres (9 km/h) 800 (9 km/h) + 1700
metres (4.5 km/h)
Driver action From cabin From cabin From cabin From cabin + Add
neutral agent at fill
station
TurboFiller valves