Toro 41593 - Spraying; Turf Care Precautions While Operating in Stationary Modes; Spraying Tips; Unclogging a Nozzle

OperatingtheBoomTransportCradle
Thesprayerisequippedwithaboomtransportcradlethat
hasauniquesafetyfeature.Intheeventofaccidentalboom
contactwithalowoverheadobjectwhileinthetransport
position,theboom(s)canbepushedoutofthetransport
cradles.Ifthisoccurs,theboomswillcometorestina
nearhorizontalpositiontotherearofthevehicle.While
theboomswillnotbedamagedduetothismovement,they
shouldbeimmediatelyputbackintothetransportcradle.
Important:Theboomscanbedamagedbytransporting
theminanypositionotherthanthe“X”transport
positionusingtheboomtransportcradle.
Toputtheboomsbackintothetransportcradle,lowerthe
boom(s)tothesprayposition,andthenraisetheboom(s)
backintothetransportposition.Makesuretheboom
cylindersarefullyretractedtopreventactuatorroddamage
duringstorage.
Spraying
Important:Inordertoensurethatyoursolution
remainswellmixed,usetheagitationfeaturewhenever
youhavesolutioninthetank.Foragitationtowork,
thepumpmustbeonandtheenginemustberunning
aboveanidle.
Note:Thisprocedureassumesthatthepumpison;referto
FillingtheSprayTank(page28).
1.SetthemasterboomswitchtotheOffposition.
2.Adjustthethrottletothedesiredpositiontosprayat.
3.Drivetothelocationwhereyouwillbespraying.
4.Lowertheboomsintoposition.
5.Settheindividualsectionswitches,asneeded,tothe
Onpositions.
6.Usetheapplicationrateswitchtoachievethedesired
pressureasindicatedinthenozzleselectionguide
providedwiththesprayer.
7.Driveatthedesiredspeedandthensetthemaster
boomswitchtotheOnpositiontobeginspraying.
Note:Whenthetankisnearlyempty,theagitation
maycausefoaminginthetank.Inthiscase,turnthe
agitationswitchoff.Alternatively,youcanusean
anti-foamingagentinthetank.
8.Whennishedspraying,setthemasterboomswitch
totheOffpositiontoturnoffallbooms,thensetthe
pumpswitchtotheOffposition.
Note:Returntheboomstothetransportpositionand
drivethesprayertothecleaningarea.
Important:Alwaysraisetheboomsuntilthey
havemovedcompletelyintoboomtransportcradle
formingthe“X”transportpositionandtheboom
cylindersarefullyretractedwheneveryoumove
thesprayerfromonesprayingareatoanotheror
movetoastorageorcleaningarea.
TurfCarePrecautionswhile
OperatinginStationaryModes
Important:Undersomeconditions,heatfromthe
engine,radiator,andmufercanpotentiallydamage
grasswhenoperatingthesprayerinastationarymode.
Stationarymodesincludetankagitation,handspraying
withaspraygun,orusingawalkingboom.
Usethefollowingprecautions:
•Avoidstationarysprayingwhenconditionsareveryhot
and/ordry,asturfcanbemorestressedduringthese
periods.
•Avoidparkingontheturfwhilestationaryspraying.Park
onacartpathwheneverpossible.
•Minimizetheamountoftimethemachineisleft
runningoveranyparticularareaofturf.Bothtimeand
temperatureaffecthowmuchthegrassmaybedamaged.
•Settheenginespeedaslowaspossibletoachievethe
desiredpressureandow .Thiswillminimizetheheat
generatedandtheairvelocityfromthecoolingfan.
•Allowheattoescapeupwardfromtheengine
compartmentbyraisingtheseatassembliesduring
stationaryoperationratherthanbeingforcedoutunder
thevehicle.
SprayingTips
•Donotoverlapareasthatyouhavepreviouslysprayed.
•Watchforpluggednozzles.Replaceallwornordamaged
nozzles.
•Usethemasterboomswitchtostopthesprayowbefore
stoppingthesprayer.Oncestopped,usetheneutral
enginespeedcontroltoholdtheenginespeeduptokeep
theagitationrunning.
•Youwillobtainbetterresultsifthesprayerismoving
whenyouturntheboomson.
UncloggingaNozzle
Ifanozzlebecomescloggedwhileyouarespraying,youcan
cleanitusingahandspraybottleofwateroratoothbrush.
1.Stopthesprayeronalevelsurface,stoptheengine,
andsettheparkingbrake.
2.SetthemasterboomswitchtotheOffpositionand
thensetthepumpswitchtotheOffposition.
3.Removethecloggednozzleandcleanitusingaspray
bottleofwateroratoothbrush.
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