Toro 41179 - Operating the Sprayer; Filling the Fresh Water Tank

•Varythesprayerspeedduringoperation.Avoidfast
startsandquickstops.
•RefertotheMaintenancesectionforanyspecial
lowhourchecks.
AdjustingtheBoomstoLevel
Forthefollowingsectiontoapply,youmustobtain
andinstallaboomkitandnozzles.Contactyour
AuthorizedToroDistributorforinformationonthe
availableboomkitsandaccessories.Afteryouinstall
yourboomsandnozzlesandbeforeusingthesprayer
forthersttime,adjusttheboombypassvalvessothat
thepressureandapplicationrateremainsthesamefor
allboomswhenyouturnoneormoreboomsoff.Refer
toAdjustingtheBoomBypassValves.
Thefollowingprocedurecanbeusedtoadjustthe
hardstopsonthecenterboomtokeeptheleftandright
boomsatlevel.
1.Attheoperator’sposition,turntheignitionkeyto
Ontoenergizethesystem.
2.Movetheboomsintopositionsothattheyarelevel
withtheground.
3.Removethekeyandexittheoperator’sposition.
4.Atthehinge,adjustthepositionofthebumpersso
theboomcannotmovepastlevelwiththeground.
Takecaretomakesurethebumperislevel.
5.Tightentheboltandnuttolockthebumpersinto
theadjustedposition.Torquethefastenersto
135-165ft-lbs(183-223N-m).
Note:Thebumpermayexperiencesomecompression
overtime.Iftheboomsdropbelowlevel,usethis
proceduretoreadjustthebumperpositionneeded.
OperatingtheSprayer
TooperatetheMulti-ProSprayerrstllthespraytank,
thenapplythesolutiontotheworkarea,andnally
cleanthetank.Itisimportantthatyoucompleteall
threeofthesestepsinsuccessiontoavoiddamagingthe
sprayer.Forexample,donotmixandaddchemicalsin
thespraytankatnightandthensprayinthemorning.
Thiswouldleadtoseparationofthechemicalsand
possibledamagetothesprayercomponents.
Chemicalsarehazardousandcancause
personalinjury.
•Readthedirectionsonthechemicallabels
beforehandlingthechemicalsandfollow
allmanufacturerrecommendationsand
precautions.
•Keepchemicalsawayfromyourskin.
Shouldcontactoccur,washtheaffectedarea
thoroughlywithsoapandcleanwater.
•Weargogglesandanyotherprotective
equipmentrecommendedbythechemical
manufacturer.
TheMulti-ProSprayerhasbeenspecicallydesignedto
havehighdurabilityinordertogiveitthelongsprayer
lifeyouneed.Differentmaterialshavebeenchosenfor
specicreasonsatdifferentlocationsonyoursprayerto
meetthisgoal.Unfortunatelythereisnosinglematerial
whichisperfectforallforeseeableapplications.
Somechemicalsaremoreaggressivethanothers
andeachchemicalinteractsdifferentlywithvarious
materials.Someconsistencies(e.g.wettablepowders,
charcoal)aremoreabrasiveandleadtohigherthan
normalwearrates.Ifachemicalisavailableina
formulationthatwouldprovideincreasedlifetothe
sprayer,usethisalternativeformulation.
Asalways,remembertocleanyoursprayerthoroughly
afterallapplications.Thiswilldothemosttoensure
yoursprayerhasalongandtroublefreelife.
FillingtheFreshWaterTank
Alwaysllthefreshwatertankwithcleanwaterbefore
handlingormixinganychemicals.
Thefreshwatertankislocatedatthefront,leftside
ofthechemicaltank(Figure23).Itsuppliesasource
offreshwaterforyoutowashchemicalsoffofyour
skin,eyes,orothersurfacesinthecaseofaccidental
exposure.
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