Note:Calibratethesprayerbeforeyoustartthe
sprayapplication;refertoSprayerNozzleApplication
Rate(page37).
1.Pressthespray-pumpswitchonthecontrol
consoletotheOFFposition.
2.Adjustthesprayer-pressurewiththethrottle
valveaccordingtothesprayernozzleapplication
rate;refertoAdjustingtheSprayerPressure
(page37).
3.Drivethemachinetothejobsite.
4.Asneeded,settheleft,center,andrightboom
sprayer-controlvalvestotheONposition.
5.Drivethemachineandsteponthespray-pump
footswitchtoturnonthespraypump;referto
Spray-PumpFootSwitch(page16).
Important:Keepyourhandsonthetraction
controllevers;usethespray-pumpfoot
switch.Usethespray-pumpswitchon
thecontrolconsoleformixingthetank(s),
transferringuidbetweentanks,and
sprayingwiththehandwand.
Note:Stepoffthespray-pumpfootswitchto
shutoffspraypump.
6.Whenyounishspraying,movetheboom
sprayer-controlvalvesareintheOFFposition.
Note:Ifyouneedtocontinuetomixthesprayer
tankcontents,openthethrottlevalve,anduse
thespray-pumpswitchonthecontrolconsole.
SprayingTips
•Donotoverlaptheeffectivesprayareathatyou
havepreviouslysprayed(Figure46).
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Figure46
1.Overlaparea2.Effectivesprayarea
•Watchforpluggedsprayernozzles.
•Movetheboomsprayer-controlvalvestotheOFF
positiontostopthesprayowbeforestoppingthe
motionofthemachine.Oncestopped,leavethe
motion-controlleverinNEUTRALandleavethe
sprayer-pumpswitchintheONposition.
•Youobtainbetterresultsifthemachineismoving
whenspraycontrolsareturnedON.
•Ensureadequatepumppressureforproperspray
distributionbypushthetank-agitationlevertothe
OFFposition.
•Watchforchangesintheapplicationrate.
Changesintheapplicationrateindicatethatyour
groundspeedhaschangedbeyondtheoperating
rangeofthenozzlesorthereisaproblemwiththe
sprayersystem.
Note:Whenthetankisnearlyempty,thetank
agitationmaycausefoamingofthechemicalsolution
inthetank.Inthiscase,throttlevalvetotheOFF
position.Alternatively,ifananti-foamingagent
compatiblewiththeexistingchemical—addthe
anti-foamingagentaccordingtothemanufacturer’s
instructions.
SprayingwiththeSprayWand
WARNING
Thespraywandtrapsliquidsunder
highpressure,evenwhenengineisoff.
High-pressurespraydischargecouldcause
seriousinjuryordeath.
•Keepclearofthenozzleanddonotdirect
thesprayorstreamfromthewandat
people,pets,ornon-workareaproperty.
•Donotdirectthesprayatornear
electrical-powercomponentsorsource.
•Donotrepairthespraywand,hoses,seals,
nozzle,orotherwandcomponents;always
replacethem.
•Donotattachthehosesorother
componentstothenozzleattheendofthe
spraywand.
•Donotattempttodisconnectthespray
wandfromthemachinewhilethesprayer
systemispressurized.
•Donotusethespraywandiftriggerlockis
damagedormissing.
•Rotatethespray-wandlocktotheOFF
positionwhenjobiscomplete.
1.Movethemachinetoalevelsurface,move
motion-controllevertotheNEUTRALposition,
andengageparkingbrake.
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