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WARNING
Danger caused by accidental con-
tact with
crop protection products / chemical!
Wear you personal protective clothing
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when preparing the solution,
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when cleaning / replacing spray nozzles dur-
ing spraying operation,
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during all work for cleaning the crop protection
sprayer after spraying operation
When wearing the required protective clothing
you should always follow the information of
the manufacturer, the product information, the
instructions for use, the safety data sheet or the
operating instructions for the crop protection
product to be used.
Please use e.g.:
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chemicals resistant gloves
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a chemicals resistant overall
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waterproof shoes
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face protection
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respirator
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safety goggles
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skin protection agent, etc.
Wear protective gloves
¾
before you start to process crop protection
agents,
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before starting work on the contaminated crop
protection sprayer or
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before cleaning the crop protection sprayer.
Wash the protective cloves with clear water
from the fresh water tank,
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immediately after any contact with crop pro-
tection products.
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before taking off the protective gloves.
8.1 Preparing for spraying
Basic prerequisite for the proper applica-
tion of crop protection products is the
proper function of the crop protection
sprayer.
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Have the crop protection sprayer regularly
tested on a test stand. Rectify apparent faults
immediately.
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Use all specified filters.
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Clean the filters at regular intervals. Trouble
free operation of the crop protection sprayer
is only ensured with optimal filtration of the
solution. Appropriate filtering considerably
influences the treatment success of the crop
protection measure.
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Pay attention to the permissible filter combina -
tions or mesh sizes.
The mesh sizes of pressure filters and nozzle
filters must always be smaller than the nozzle
opening of the nozzles used.
The standard pressure filter element used in
the pressure filter has a mesh size of 0.18 mm
with 80 meshes/inch.
This pressure filter element is adequate for a
nozzle size from '02'.
The pressure filter element with 100 meshes/
inch is required for nozzle sizes '015' and '01'
(optional equipment).
Please remember that the use of pressure
filter elements with 100 meshes/inch
will have the effect that with some crop pro -
tection products active components may be
filtered out.
If in doubt, contact the crop protection product
manufacturer.
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Generally clean the crop protection sprayer
before changing to another crop protection
agent.
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Flush nozzle lines and nozzles
- with each nozzle change,
- before installing different nozzles,
- before turning the three-fold nozzle head
to a different nozzle.
→ See also chapter 9.1 "Cleaning"