Toro Multi Pro WM - Spraying Techniques and Post-Use Cleaning Processes

“X”transportpositionusingtheboomtransport
cradle.
Toputtheboomsbackintothetransportcradle,lower
theboom(s)tothespraypositionandthenraisethe
boom(s)backintothetransportposition.Makesure
thattheboomcylindersarefullyretractedtoprevent
damagingtheactuatorrod.
Spraying
UsingtheSprayer
Important:Inordertoensurethatyoursolution
remainswellmixed,usetheagitationfeature
wheneveryouhavesolutioninthetank.For
agitationtowork,youmustengagethePTOand
theenginemustberunningaboveanidle.Ifyou
stopthevehicleandneedtheagitationon,place
theshiftleverintheNEUTRALposition,engage
theparkingbrake,engagethePTO,engagethe
clutch,andsetthehandthrottle,ifequipped.
Note:ThisprocedureassumesthatthePTO
isengaged(HD-seriesmodelswithamanual
transmission)andtheboomsectionvalvecalibration
hasbeencompleted.
1.Lowertheboomsintoposition.
2.FortheHDX-Automodel,setthesprayer-mode
switchasfollowing:
•WhenusingthesprayerintheMANUAL
MODEpresstheswitchtotheright;referto
Sprayer-ModeSwitch(HDX-AutoModel)
(page42).
•WhenusingthesprayerintheAUTOMATIC
MODEpresstheswitchtotheleft.
3.Setthemaster-boomswitchtotheOFFposition.
4.Settheindividualboomswitches,asneeded,to
theONpositions.
5.Drivetothelocationwhereyouplantospray.
6.NavigatetotheApplicationRatescreenon
theInfoCenterandsetthedesiredrateby
performingthefollowingsteps:
A.Ensurethattheswitchforthepumpisinthe
ONposition.
B.ForHD-seriesmodelswithamanual
transmission,selectthedesiredgearrange.
C.Begindrivingatyourtargetgroundspeed.
D.ForHD-seriesmodelswithamanual
transmissionorwithaautomatic
transmissionusedinthemanualmode,
verifythatthemonitordisplaysthecorrect
applicationrate.Ifneeded,adjustthe
application-rateswitchuntilthemonitor
displaysthedesiredapplicationrate.
Note:ForHD-seriesmodelswitha
automatictransmissionthatareoperated
intheautomaticmode,thecomputer
automaticallyadjuststhesprayerpressure
tomaintaintheapplicationrate.
E.Returntothelocationwhereyouare
spraying.
7.Setthemaster-boomswitchtotheONposition
andbeginspraying.
Note:Whenthetankisnearlyempty,the
agitationmaycausefoaminginthetank.
Topreventthis,turntheagitationvalveoff.
Alternatively,youcanuseananti-foamingagent
inthetank.
8.Whennishedspraying,setthemaster-boom
switchtotheOFFpositiontoturnoffall
boom-segmentswitches,anddisengagethe
PTOlever(HD-seriesmodelswithamanual
transmission).
TurfCarePrecautionswhile
OperatinginStationary
Modes
Important:Undersomeconditions,heatfrom
theengine,radiator,andmufercanpotentially
damagegrasswhenoperatingthesprayerina
stationarymode.Stationarymodesincludetank
agitation,handsprayingwithaspraygun,or
usingawalkingboom.
Usethefollowingprecautions:
•Avoidstationarysprayingwhenconditionsare
veryhotand/ordry,asturfcanbemorestressed
duringtheseperiods.
•Avoidparkingontheturfwhilestationaryspraying.
Parkonacartpathwheneverpossible.
•Minimizetheamountoftimethatyouleavethe
machinerunningoveranyparticularareaofturf.
Theextentofdamagetothegrassdependson
bothtimeandtemperature.
•Settheenginespeedaslowaspossibleto
achievethedesiredpressureandow.This
minimizestheheatgeneratedandtheairvelocity
fromthecoolingfan.
•Allowtheheattoescapeupwardfromtheengine
compartmentbyraisingtheseatassembliesduring
stationaryoperationratherthanbeingforcedout
underthevehicle.
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