Farm King 1600, Operator And Parts Manual

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Storage - Section D
Sprayer Winterization
Proper winterization is an important step in extending the life of your sprayer investment and
preparing it for operation next season. The following steps are a guideline to assist in the
winterization of your sprayer.
1. Essential to optimum winterization is to thoroughly clean and rinse the interior of the tank
and flush out the plumbing. This process can be completed with the aid of a tank-cleaning
compound available from most farm and spray equipment centers. Fill with an adequate
amount of cleaning solution to allow for circulation through the rinse balls while maintaining
the solution level above the bulkhead fitting in the sump of the tank. This cleaning will remove
any residual chemical left in the system.
2. The success of the winterization process is dependent upon the amount of water removed
from the system. Excessive water left in the system will dilute the antifreeze solution and
reduce its effectiveness.
a. Open all valves to the rinse ball, agitation and the booms.
b. Drain out any remaining solution from the main tank.
c. Drain out any remaining water from the clean water rinse tank.
d. Remove in-line strainer bowls and dump out water; reinstall the strainers.
e. Remove the plug from the bottom of the pump, drain and reinstall the plug.
f. Raise the booms and at the bottom end of the plumbing of each boom section,
remove a diaphragm check valve to drain the boom. Replace the diaphragm check
valve.
3. Begin the process of protecting the plumbing with the addition of RV antifreeze.
a. Close all of the valves in the system, including the solution tank valve located between
the tank and the pump.
b. Add a minimum of 10 gallons of RV antifreeze to the rinse tank.
c. Open the rinse tank valve to let the antifreeze solution flow from the rinse tank to the
pump. Make sure that the pump is charged with solution. The line out of the top of the
pump should fill with antifreeze.
d. Start the solution pump. A minimum of 20 - 30 pounds of pressure is required to
adequately circulate the antifreeze through the system.
CAUTION
During the winterization process, maintain a minimum
amount of solution in the plumbing system. Running the
pump dry may cause severe damage to the pump seals.
DANGER
All chemical contaminated rinse material must be
collected and disposed of according to product label
instructions and in accordance with all local, provincial/
state and federal laws.
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