withasmallamountofwatertoformaslurry
beforeaddingittothetank.
12.Addtheremainingwatertothetank.
Note:Forbetteragitation,decreasethe
applicationratesetting.
Important:Afterllingthetankfortherst
time,checkthetankstrapsforanyplay.
Tightenasnecessary.
InspectingtheTankStraps
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Check
thetankstraps.
Important:Overtighteningthetankstrap
fastenerscanresultindeforminganddamaging
thetankandstraps.
Important:Wheneverpossible,donotuse
reclaimedwater(graywater)inthespraytank.
1.Fillthemaintankwithwater.
2.Checktoseeifthereisanymovementbetween
thetankstrapsandthetank(Figure21).
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Figure21
1.Reartankstrap4.Forwardtankstrap
2.Bolt
5.Frontofthemachine
3.Flangedlocknut
3.Ifthetankstrapstloosetothetank,tightenthe
angedlocknutsandboltsatthetopofstraps
untilthestrapsareushwiththesurfaceofthe
tank(Figure21).
Note:Donotovertightenthetankstrap
hardware.
CalibratingtheSprayerFlow
Beforeusingthesprayerforthersttime,ifyou
changethenozzles,orasneeded,calibratethe
sprayerow.
Operatorsuppliedequipment:Astopwatch
capableofmeasuring±1/10secondandacontainer
graduatedin50ml(1oz)increments.
PreparingtheMachine
Important:Wheneverpossible,donotuse
reclaimedwater(graywater)inthespraytank.
1.Fillthespraytankwithcleanwater.
Note:Ensurethatthereisenoughwaterinthe
tanktocompletethecalibration.
2.Settheparkingbrakeandturntheengineon.
3.SetthepumpswitchtotheONposition,andturn
ontheagitation.
4.Pressdownontheacceleratorpedaluntilyou
reachthemaximumenginespeed,andtoggle
thethrottlelockswitchtotheONposition.
PerformingaCatchTest
1.Setall3sectionswitchesandthemaster-section
switchtotheONposition.
2.Turnthesupervisor(rate-lockout)switchtothe
UNLOCKposition.
3.Preparetoperformacatchtestusingthe
graduatedcontainer.
4.Startat2.75bar(40psi)andusethe
application-rateswitchtoadjustthespray
pressuresothatthecatchtestyieldsthe
amountslistedinthetablebelow.
Note:Repeatthetest3timesandusethe
average.
NozzleColor
Milliliters
collectedin15
seconds
Ouncescollected
in15seconds
Yellow1896.4
Red37812.8
Brown47316.0
Gray
56719.2
White
757
25.6
Blue94632.0
Green
1,41948.0
5.Oncethecatchtesthasyieldedtheamounts
listedinthetableabove,setthesupervisorrate
lockoutswitchtotheLOCKposition.
6.Turnoffthemaster-sectionswitch.
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