Operator's Manual

•Keepchemicalsintheiroriginalpackagesand
storedinasafelocation.
•Properlydisposeofunusedchemicalsand
chemicalcontainersasinstructedbythechemical
manufacturerandyourlocalcodes.
•Chemicalsandfumesaredangerous;neverenter
thetankorplaceyourheadoverorintheopening
ofatank.
•Followalllocal,state,andfederalregulationsfor
spreadingorsprayingchemicals.
PerformingPre-Starting
Checks
Checkthefollowingitemseachtimeyoubeginuse
ofthesprayerfortheday:
•Checktheairpressureinthetires.
Note:Thetiresofthismachinearedifferentthan
cartires;theyrequirelessairpressuretominimize
turfcompactionanddamage.
•Checkalluidlevelsandaddtheappropriate
amountofspecieduids,ifanyarefoundtobe
low.
•Checkthebrakepedaloperation.
•Checktoseethatthelightsareworking.
•Turnthesteeringwheeltotheleftandrightto
checksteeringresponse.
•Withtheengineshutoff,checkforoilleaks,loose
parts,andanyothernoticeablemalfunctions.
Ifanyoftheaboveitemsarenotcorrect,notifyyour
mechanicorcheckwithyoursupervisorbeforetaking
thesprayeroutfortheday.Yoursupervisormaywant
youtocheckotheritemsonadailybasis,soaskwhat
inspectionsyouareresponsibletoperform.
PreparingtheMachine
CheckingtheEngine-OilLevel
Beforeyoustarttheengineandusethemachine,
checktheoillevelintheenginecrankcase;referto
CheckingtheEngineOil(page57).
CheckingtheCoolingSystem
Beforeyoustarttheengineandusethemachine,
checkthecoolingsystem;refertoCheckingthe
CoolantLevel(page70).
CheckingtheHydraulicSystem
Beforeyoustarttheengineandusethemachine,
checkthehydraulicsystem;refertoCheckingthe
HydraulicFluid(page74).
CheckingtheTireAirPressure
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Checkthetireairpressureinthetirestoensure
properlevels.Fillthetiresto138kPa(20psi).
Note:Also,checkthetiresforwearordamage.
CheckingtheBrakes
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Beforestartingthesprayer,lightlypressthebrake
pedal.Ifthepedaltravelsmorethan2.5cm(1inch)
beforeyoufeelresistance,adjustthebrakes;referto
AdjustingtheBrakes(page72).
WARNING
Ifyouoperatethesprayerwithpoorlyadjusted
orwornbrakes,youcouldlosecontrolofthe
sprayer,resultinginseriousinjuryordeath
toyouorbystanders.
Alwayscheckthebrakesbeforeoperatingthe
sprayerandkeepthemproperlyadjustedand
repaired.
AddingFuel
FuelSpecication
Petroleum
fuel
Useunleadedgasolinewithanoctaneratingof87
orhigher((R+M)/2ratingmethod).
Useanunleaded-gasolineblendwithupto10%
ethanol(gasohol)or15%MTBE(methyltertiary
butylether)byvolumeisacceptable.Ethanoland
MTBEarenotthesame.
Ethanol
blended
fuel
Gasolinewith15%ethanol(E15)byvolumeis
notapprovedforuse.Neverusegasolinethat
containsmorethan10%ethanolbyvolume,such
asE15(contains15%ethanol),E20(contains
20%ethanol),orE85(containsupto85%
ethanol).Usingunapprovedgasolinemaycause
performanceproblemsand/orenginedamage
whichmaynotbecoveredunderwarranty.
Important:Forbestresults,useonlyclean,fresh
fuel(lessthan30daysold).
•Donotusegasolinecontainingmethanol.
•Donotstorefueleitherinthefueltankorfuel
containersoverthewinterunlessyouuseafuel
stabilizer.
•Donotaddoiltogasoline.
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