Hardi ALPHA 2000, Instruction Book

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ALPHA
1500 hours service
Valve clearance
Check/adjust valve clearance according to instructions
in the engine manual.
2000 hours service (or every 2 years)
Coolant
Change the engine coolant fluid according to instruc-
tions in the engine manual.
NOTE! Set the cab heating on max. heating when drain-
ing, flushing and filling the coolant.
Always change every 2000 hours or every 2 years -
whichever comes first.
General maintenance with flexible intervals
The intervals between following maintenance will vary
depending on the conditions under which the machine is
operated.
Charge of battery
To obtain a long life of the battery and ensure that the
sprayer always is ready for use, the battery should be
recharged regularly. Charge the battery every 2nd
month during winter storage, and every 3rd month dur-
ing season.
WARNING! Before, during and after the charge
process, highly flammable and explosive hy-
drogen gases can be generated. If these gases
are lighted, the battery can explode and cause severe
personal injury by the explosion and battery acid! Fol-
low instructions closely.
Safety precautions:
1. Service and maintenance jobs at batteries must al-
ways be carried out at good, ventilated areas, to pre-
vent concentration of explosive gases.
2. Always wear rubber gloves and goggles when work-
ing with batteries.
3. Do not smoke or use open fire nearby batteries.
Avoid sparks by short-cuts or when connecting/dis-
connecting battery terminals.
4. In case of getting battery acid in contact with eyes
and skin, rinse immediately with clean water. Seek
medical advice, if necessary.
5. Do not charge defective or frozen batteries.
6. Read instruction for battery charger before connect-
ing it to the battery.
Connecting of charger:
1. Stop engine and switch off battery isolator switch.
2. Clean battery and loosen cell caps to allow gases to
evaporate. (Not maintenance free batteries).
3. Check electrolyte level. Fill with demineralized water
till level reaches 10 mm above cells, if levels are low.
4. Connect battery charger terminal clips to battery ter-
minals - Note!: Battery charger must be switched
off and disconnected from power socket. Make
sure that + terminal is for +, and - terminal is for -.
Positive is often red and negative is often black.
5. Check that battery charger is set for 12 V DC. Con-
nect to power socket and switch on charger.
6. Do not overcharge maintenance free batteries.
Charge with few Amps and stop when battery is fully
charged.
Disconnecting of charger.
1. Switch off charger at power source and disconnect
plug.
2. Ventilate around the battery to make possible gases
disappear, and fit cell caps.
3. Disconnect charger terminal clips from battery termi-
nals.
Repair of polyester tank
Minor damages on the main tank can be repaired with
polyester tissue and a special glue. Contact your HARDI
dealer.
Repair of aluminium boom
Welding on aluminium is a specialist job and requires
special welding equipment. Contact your dealer.
Chassis
The chassis is made of High Tensile Steel. Never weld
on the frame. Use only bolts or rivets if fitting additional
equipment. If any doubt contact your HARDI dealer.
Adjustment of head lamps
Adjust the head lamps the following way:
1. Position the sprayer facing a wall or screen with a
distance between wall and head lamps of 2 metres.
2. Mark a point on the wall or screen by sighting down
the hood centre line.
3. Draw a vertical line 1 through the point.
4. Measure the head lamp height, and draw a horizontal
line 2 through the vertical line 1 at head lamp height 4 .
5. Measure the distance between centre of RH and LH
head lamp. Mark two points 3 on the horizontal line
with head lamp distance, placed with equal dis-
tance from the vertical line
1 .
6. Switch on the main beam, and cover
off LH head lamp.
7. Adjust RH head lamp so the
point 3 is in the centre of
the beam.
8. Cover RH head
lamp and re-
peat point 7
on LH head
lamp.
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