North Star MTBSL - Manual (Page 3)

Table of Contents
3
Intended Use ................................................................................................................................. 4
Summary of Important S afety Information................................................................................5
During Assembly
During Use
• General Chemical Safety
• Chemical Application Safety
• Towing Safety
•
Chemical Accident Procedu res
Warning Label Locations..............................................................................................................7
Component Inventory
Unpacking .....................................................................................................................................8
Unpacking the Manual Bag............................................................................................................. 9
Assembly
Step One: Attach the tongue to the cart base ........................................................................................ 10
Step Two: Attach the hitch mount to the tongue ................................................................................... 10
Step Three: Attach the cart base to the sprayer...................................................................................... 10
Step Four: Attach wheels to cart base ................................................................................................. 11
Step Five: Attach boom supports and boom bracket to cart base............................................................... 11
Step Six: Attach boom arms to boom bracket ....................................................................................... 12
Step Seven: Attach gun hose to spray gun and pump ............................................................................. 13
Step Eight: Attach hose guide to tank ................................................................................................. 13
Step Nine: Attach gun clips to tank .................................................................................................... 13
Step Ten: Attach drain cap to tank ..................................................................................................... 13
Step Eleven: Install boom valve to pump ............................................................................................ 14
Step Twelve: Connect boom valve to boom nozzles .............................................................................. 14
Step Thirteen: Attach sprayer to vehicle.............................................................................................. 15
Step Fourteen: Connect remote switch to vehicle battery ........................................................................ 15
Step Fifteen: Check and test completed assembly ................................................................................. 17
Machine Components ..................................................................................................................18
Operation
Important Safety Information - O pe ration ................................................................................19
• General Chemical Safety
• Chemical Application Safety
• Towing Safety
• Chemical Accident Procedures
Preparing the S prayer for Each Use........................................................................................23
Using the S prayer
Step One: Assess wind conditions and clear work area...................................................................... 24
Step Two: Fill the sprayer ........................................................................................................... 25
Step Three: Operat e the sprayer.................................................................................................... 27
Step Four: Clean sprayer and decontaminate aft er use....................................................................... 30
S torage ..........................................................................................................................................31
Preparing for storage
Removing from storage
Troubleshooting...........................................................................................................................32
S pecifications................................................................................................................................33
Parts Breakdown – Exploded View............................................................................................34
Appendix A: Broadcast S pray Calibration Tables...................................................................35