Operator's Manual

•GrossVehicleWeight(GVW)hasamajorimpactonyour
abilitytostopand/orturn.Heavyloadsandattachments
makeavehiclehardertostoporturn.Theheavierthe
load,thelongerittakestostop.
•Turfandpavementareslickwhentheyarewet.Itcan
take2to4timesaslongtostoponwetsurfacesason
drysurfaces.Ifyoudrivethroughstandingwaterdeep
enoughtogetthebrakeswet,theywillnotworkwelluntil
theyaredry.Afterdrivingthroughwater,youshouldtest
thebrakestomakesuretheyworkproperly.Iftheydo
not,driveslowlywhileputtinglightpressureonthebrake
pedal.Thiswilldrythebrakesout.
OperatingonHillsandRoughTerrain
Operatingthevehicleonahillmaycausetippingorrolling
ofthevehicle,ortheenginemaystallandyoucouldlose
headwayonthehill.Thiscouldresultinpersonalinjury.
•Donotacceleratequicklyorslamonthebrakeswhen
backingdownahill,especiallywithaload.
•Neverdriveacrossasteephill;alwaysdrivestraightupor
downorgoaroundthehill.
•Iftheenginestallsoryoubegintoloseheadwaywhile
climbingahill,graduallyapplythebrakesandslowlyback
straightdownthehill.
•Turningwhiletravelingupordownhillscanbe
dangerous.Ifyouhavetoturnwhileonahill,doitslowly
andcautiously.Nevermakesharporfastturns.
•Heavyloadsaffectstability.Reducetheweightoftheload
andyourspeedwhenoperatingonhills.
•Avoidstoppingonhills,especiallywithaload.Stopping
whilegoingdownahillwilltakelongerthanstopping
onlevelground.Ifthesprayermustbestopped,avoid
suddenspeedchanges,whichmayinitiatetippingor
rollingofthesprayer.Donotslamonthebrakes
whenrollingbackward,asthismaycausethesprayerto
overturn.
•Reducespeedandloadwhenoperatingonroughterrain,
unevenground,andnearcurbs,holes,andothersudden
changesinterrain.Loadsmayshift,causingthesprayer
tobecomeunstable.
Loading
TheweightofthecargocanchangetheWorkmancenterof
gravityandhandling.Toavoidlossofcontrolandpersonal
injury,followtheseguidelines:
•Reducetheweightoftheloadwhenoperatingonhills
androughterraintoavoidtippingoroverturningofthe
vehicle.
•Liquidloadscanshift.Thisshiftinghappensmostoften
whileturning,goingupordownhills,suddenlychanging
speeds,orwhiledrivingoverroughsurfaces.Shifting
loadscancausethevehicletotipover.
•Whenoperatingwithaheavyload,reduceyourspeedand
allowforsufcientbrakingdistance.Donotsuddenly
applythebrakes.Useextracautiononslopes.
•Beawarethatheavyloadsincreaseyourstoppingdistance
andreduceyourabilitytoturnquicklywithouttipping
over.
Maintenance
•Onlypermitqualiedandauthorizedpersonnelto
maintain,repair,adjust,orinspectthevehicle.
•Beforeservicingormakingadjustmentstothemachine,
stoptheengine,settheparkingbrake,andremovethekey
fromtheignitiontopreventsomeonefromaccidentally
startingtheengine.
•Emptythetankbeforetiltingorremovingsprayerfrom
vehicleandbeforestorage.
•Neverworkunderasprayerwithoutusingtanksupport
proprod.
•Makesureallhydrauliclineconnectorsaretight,andall
hydraulichosesandlinesareingoodconditionbefore
applyingpressuretothesystem.
•Keepbodyandhandsawayfrompinholeleaksthatcan
ejecthydraulicuidunderhighpressure.Usepaperor
cardboard,nothands,tosearchforleaks.
DANGER
Hydraulicuidescapingunderpressurecan
havesufcientforcetopenetrateskinanddo
seriousdamage.
Ifuidisinjectedintotheskinitmustbe
surgicallyremovedwithinafewhoursbya
doctorfamiliarwiththisformofinjuryor
gangrenemayresult.
•Beforedisconnectingorperforminganyworkonthe
hydraulicsystem,allpressureinsystemmustberelieved
bystoppingengine,cyclingdumpvalvefromraiseto
lowerand/orloweringthetankandattachments.Ifthe
tankmustbeintheraisedposition,secureitwiththe
safetysupport.
•Tomakesureentiremachineisingoodcondition,keep
allnuts,boltsandscrewsproperlytightened.
•Toreducepotentialrehazard,keeptheengineareafree
ofexcessivegrease,grass,leavesandaccumulationofdirt.
•Iftheenginemustberunningtoperformamaintenance
adjustment,keephands,feet,clothing,andanypartsof
thebodyawayfromtheengineandanymovingparts.
Keepeveryoneaway.
•Donotoverspeedenginebychanginggovernorsettings.
Maximumenginespeedis3650rpm.Toassuresafetyand
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