Brandt SB4000, Operator'S Manual

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4.2.1 Regulating Hydraulic Flow to the Ace Sprayer Pump ................... 58
4.2.2 Regulating Hydraulic Flow to the Hypro Sprayer Pump ............... 60
4.3 Installing the In-Cab Control ............................................................... 64
4.3.1 Installing the Sprayer Control Monitor .......................................... 64
4.3.2 Installing the Boom Control Joystick ............................................. 64
4.4 Water Transfer Operation .................................................................... 64
4.4.1 Bottom Filling the Tank with a Nurse Tank Pump ......................... 65
4.4.2 Filling the Main Tank with the Sprayer Pump ................................ 65
4.5 Setting the Spray Rate ......................................................................... 66
4.6 Nozzle Check - Flow Rate and Pattern Uniformity ............................. 67
4.7 Sprayer Calibration .............................................................................. 69
4.8 Adjusting for the Effect of Solution Density on Nozzle Flow ............. 71
4.9 Nozzle Delivery Rates .......................................................................... 72
4.9.1 Nozzle Delivery Rates - Imp. Gallons per Acre ............................. 73
4.9.2 Nozzle Delivery Rates - US Gallons per Acre .............................. 74
4.9.3 Nozzle Delivery Rates - Litres per Hectare ................................... 75
4.10 Setting the Nozzle Height and Angle ................................................... 76
4.10.1 Setting the Nozzle Height ............................................................. 76
4.10.2 Setting the Nozzle Angle .............................................................. 77
4.11 Adjusting for Nozzle Spacing Other Than 20” .................................... 78
4.11.1 Nozzle Tip Size Selection............................................................. 78
4.11.2 Ground Speed Adjustment ........................................................... 79
Section 5: Service and Maintenance .................................................................80
5.1 Service Safety Precautions .................................................................. 80
5.2 Fluids and Lubricants .......................................................................... 80
5.2.1 Lubrication ................................................................................. 80
5.3 Routine Maintenance ........................................................................... 81
5.3.1 Check or Clean Daily ................................................................. 81
5.3.2 Check or Tighten Daily .............................................................. 81
5.3.3 Lubricate Weekly ........................................................................ 81
5.3.4 Check and Lubricate Annually ................................................... 81
5.3.5 Change Bi-annually..................................................................... 81
5.3.6 Grease Zerk Locations ............................................................... 82
5.4 General Tank Cleaning ......................................................................... 85
5.4.1 Tank Cleaning with Ammonia..................................................... 85
5.4.2 Changing Chemicals ................................................................... 86
5.5 Nozzle Cleaning ................................................................................... 86
5.6 Line Strainer Cleaning .......................................................................... 87
5.7 Wind Cone & Wind Screen Cleaning .................................................. 87
5.8 Changing the Hydraulic Block Filter .................................................... 87
5.9 Draining the Plumbing .......................................................................... 88
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