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HEATED TACK TANK OPERATION
CAUTION: Falcon recommends wearing protective clothing while operating the
asphalt hot patcher or tack tank. The tack tank burner will heat the tack material to
the temperature set by the operator. Never set the controller temperature for an air-
jacketed tack tank above 150 degrees Fahrenheit or an oil-jacketed tack tank above
275 degrees Fahrenheit. Never fill the top cylinder of the tack tank with tack
material.
!!
1. Open the door of the tack fill spout.
2. Fill tack tank with the amount of material that
will be used in a day. IF USING THE SPRAY
SYSTEM, DILUTE TACK MATERIAL BASED
ON MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS
OR SPRAY SYSTEM WILL FAIL.
NOTICE
: The tank is not designed to be a
storage reservoir and must be emptied at the
end of a workday. Fill spout should be clear of
material before heating.
3. Clean off any excess tack material with an environmental-friendly asphalt release agent.
DANGER: NEVER USE A FLAMMABLE MATERIAL TO CLEAN NEAR THE PATCHER.
4. Close tack tank fill spout lid.
5. If tack tank is oil-jacketed, check level of heat transfer oil when equipment is level and add to "fill
line" if low. See page 25 for a list of recommended heat transfer oils.
6. Obtain the proper tack material application temperature by contacting the material
supplier.
Never exceed a temperature above 150 degrees Fahrenheit
.
7. Open electrical enclosure and turn the "TACK" toggle switch up -- to the
ON
position.
8. Set the operating temperature of the tack tank temperature controller (located near the TACK
label) by holding the left scroll button down while pressing the up and down arrow keys until the
desired temperature appears in the display area. Release left scroll button when desired
temperature is set. Listen to ensure that the tack tank burner ignites. If the burner does not
ignite, see pages 32-36 of the manual to troubleshoot the diesel burner. The complete
diesel burner manual is found on pages 74-87 of this manual.
NOTICE: The burner automatically runs until the tack temperature reaches the temperature set by
the operator. When the "set temperature" is reached, the burner shuts off until the temperature
of the tack drops 10 degrees Fahrenheit, at which time, the burner automatically starts.
