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Rosco Maximizer 3B Asphalt Distributor
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Operation
Some residue will remain in the line.
Always wear protective clothing, gloves and a face
shield. Contact with hot asphalt can cause severe
burns.
9. Open the external tank valves.
10. Open the Maximizer Transfer Valve.
Do not open the Transfer Valve
until transfer line is in place. Failure to follow this
procedure could result in serious burns to the
operator from hot asphalt in the lines. The Transfer
Valve must be opened and closed manually.
Contact with hot asphalt can cause
severe burns. Always wear protective clothing,
gloves and a face shield.
11. Turn the Pump Control to REAR Priority. (If the Front
Controller is used, set the Pump Control switch to
FRONT Priority and run the pump in the FORWARD
direction.)
12.
Run the Controller Pump Speed at 50 - 150 RPM.
13. When the transfer is completed, close the valve at
the external supply from tank.
14. Run the pump slowly to clean all the material out of
the system emptying into the external transfer to
tank.
15.
Open the vent valve at the left of the Maximizer 3B
Load Line.
16. When the lines are cleaned out, close the valve on
the external transfer to tank. To release pressure in
the system, open the vent valve (
).
Use extreme caution when removing
the lines. The transfer line may still have some
pressure in it.
17. Remove the loading lines and place in their storage
locations.
Some residue will remain in the line.
Always wear protective clothing, gloves and a face
shield. Contact with hot asphalt can cause severe
burns.
18. Install and secure the Transfer Line and Load Line
caps making sure to use the over-center clamps for
the caps. Then stop the pump.
19. Set the Plus One Controller Mode Selection switch
to Clean-out and follow instructions for Clean-out
Mode earlier in this section.
Transfer Mode
When the Maximizer 3B is used to transfer asphalt
from one tank to another, follow these procedures.
Review these instructions and follow them to insure the
safety of the operator and to maintain a safe working
environment.
Be sure that the material in both
Section 4). If material is not compatible or you
are not sure, do not transfer!
1. Check the temperature of the material in the
external tanks. Be sure that it is hot enough to be
transferred without setting up in the transfer lines
or the pump. If the temperature is marginal or the
material is starting to set up, heat the material
before starting.
Heat material before moving the unit
next to storage tanks. Some asphalt materials emit
flammable vapors that can be ignited by the burner
flame and cause an explosion.
2. Move the Maximizer 3B next to the tanks.
3. Turn the Plus One Controller Master switch ON to
).
4. Set the Plus One Controller Auto/Manual to
MANUAL.
5.
Turn the Spraybar Master switch to OFF.
6. Set the Controller Mode Selection button to
TRANSFER.
) to relieve
pressure. Run the pump in FORWARD at 40 - 50
GPM before removing the Load Line cap.
8. Remove Load Line cap and Transfer Line cap.
Attach loading hoses between the Maximizer 3B
and the external tank. Use the over-center clamps
to secure the couplers. Be sure to connect the
hoses so that material is drawn in through the Load
Line and sent out through the Transfer Line, (
).
Never remove the Load Line cap
unless the pump is turning in the Forward position
and the vent valve is open. Hot asphalt in the Load
Line is under pressure and could spray the operator
if proper procedure is not followed.
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