Berthoud ALTO 300, Manual

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82493 - ALTO
- When filling the tank for the last time, add only the amount of water and chemical necessary to spray the
remaining area.
LAST FILLING OPERATION
- It is important to rinse the outside of the spray as well as the tractor. This cleaning operation should be repeated
during the day between applications of different products.
PROCEDURE
- Remove the filters.
- Fill the tank to 20 % full with water and add detergent (
ALL CLEAR reference 771.053, 1-litre can or 778.886,
5-litre can).
- Operate the sprayer for a short period.
- Rock the sprayer by moving the tractor forward and backward with a view to agitation water into the tank.
- Leave mixture to act for 12 - 24 hours.
- Start the agitation and move the tractor forward and backward several times, then drain using the drain valve.
- Put some clean water in tank.
- Unscrew a nozzle (remove insert and plug) at the end of each boom element.
- Rinse with clean water.
- Remove all nozzles and filters, and clean them.
- Reassemble.
- See chapter "Servicing the boom".
- The sprayer should be wintered in a clean condition (see above) .
- Rinse the circuit completely (with a cleaning product).
- Drain the tank.
- Rinse with clear water.
- Completely drain the liquid circuit, making sure that the pump is not operated too long without water (2 minutes
maximum).
- Protect against the frost, using sufficient antifreeze into the tank (glycol or coolant).
- Start the pump slowly.
- Operate all the valves so as to protect the pump, valves, control valve, filters and pipes.
- Start spraying so as to supply antifreeze onto the boom. When the antifreeze reaches the nozzles, stop the
spraying and disengage the power take-off.
- Grease all mechanical parts that can be rust.
- Deoxidize the contacts on the power plugs (BERTHOUD reference 765.065 the KF F2 aerosol).
- Clean the outside of the machine. Paint the mechanical parts exposed (BERTHOUD reference 769.077 for
the blue paint aerosol or 778.890 for the green paint aerosol).
- Garage the machine out of the sunlight and protected against inclement weather and on flat, load-bearing
ground.
MAINTENANCE AFTER OPERATION
WINTER STORAGE