2.Ensurethatthetankdrainvalveisclosed.
3.Determinetheamountofwaterneededtomix
theamountofchemicalyouneedasprescribed
bythechemicalmanufacturer.
4.Openthetankcoveronthespraytank.
Note:Thetankcoverislocatedinthecenterof
thetopofthetank.Toopenit,turnthefronthalf
ofthecovercounterclockwiseandswingitopen.
Youcanremovethestrainerinsideforcleaning.
Tosealthetank,closethecoverandrotatethe
fronthalfclockwise.
5.Add3/4oftherequiredwatertothespraytank
usingtheanti-siphonllreceptacle.
Important:Alwaysusefreshcleanwaterin
thespraytank.Donotpourconcentrateinto
anemptytank.
6.Starttheengineandsetthepumpswitchtothe
ONposition.
7.Presstheacceleratorpedaltotheoorandset
thethrottlelocktotheONposition.
8.SetthemastersectionswitchtotheOFF
position.
9.TurntheagitationvalvetotheONposition.
10.Addtheproperamountofchemicalconcentrate
tothetankasdirectedbythechemical
manufacturer.
Important:Ifyouareusingawettable
powderwithoutfullagitation,mixthepowder
withasmallamountofwatertoformaslurry
beforeaddingittothetank.
11.Addtheremainingwatertothetank.
OperatingtheSections
Theboom-sectionliftswitchesonthesprayercontrol
panelallowsyoutomovethesectionsbetweenthe
TRANSPORTpositionandtheSPRAYpositionwithout
leavingtheoperator'sseat.Itisrecommendedto
changesectionpositionswhilethemachineisnot
moving.
ChangingtheSectionPosition
1.Stopthesprayeronlevelground.
2.Usetheboom-sectionliftswitchestolowerthe
sections.
Note:Waituntilthesectionsreachthefull,
extendedSPRAYposition.
3.Whenthesectionsneedtoberetracted,stop
thesprayeronlevelground.
4.Usetheboom-sectionliftswitchestoraisethe
sectionsuntiltheyhavemovedcompletelyinto
boom-transportcradleformingthe‘X’transport
positionandthesectioncylindersarefully
retracted.
Important:Topreventdamagetothe
sectionactuatorcylinder,makesurethatthe
actuatorsarefullyretractedbeforetransport.
UsingtheBoom-TransportCradle
Thesprayerisequippedwithaboom-transportcradle
thathasauniquesafetyfeature.Intheeventof
accidentalsectioncontactwithalowoverheadobject
whileintheTRANSPORTposition,youcanpushthe
section(s)outofthetransportcradles.Ifthisoccurs,
thesectionswillcometorestinanearhorizontal
positiontotherearofthevehicle.Whilethesections
willnotbedamagedduetothismovement,they
shouldbeimmediatelyputbackintothetransport
cradle.
Important:Youcandamagethesectionsifyou
transporttheminanypositionotherthanthe
‘X’transportpositionusingtheboom-transport
cradle.
Toputthesectionsbackintothetransportcradle,
lowerthesections(s)totheSPRAYposition,andthen
raisethesection(s)backintotheTRANSPORTposition.
Makesurethatthesectioncylindersarefullyretracted
topreventactuatorroddamage.
Spraying
Important:Toensurethatyoursolutionremains
wellmixed,usetheagitationfeaturewhenever
youhaveasolutioninthetank.Foragitationto
work,youmusthavethepumponandtheengine
runningaboveanidle.Ifyoustopthevehicleand
needagitation,settheparkingbrake,turnthe
pumpon,presstheacceleratorpedaltooor,and
switchthethrottlelocktotheONposition.
Note:Thisprocedureassumesthatthepumpison
fromtheOperatingtheSprayer(page28)procedure.
1.Lowerthesectionsintoposition.
2.Withthemaster-sectionswitchintheOFF
position,setthe3sectionswitchestotheON
position.
3.Drivetothelocationwhereyouwillbespraying.
4.Setthemaster-sectionswitchtotheONposition
tobeginspraying.
Note:TheInfoCentershowsthesectionswith
thesprayon.
Note:Whenthetankisnearlyempty,the
agitationmaycausefoaminginthetank.
Topreventthis,turntheagitationvalveoff.
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