NorthStar M268180M - Manuals

Page 2 - Hazard Signal Wo rd Definitio ns

Page 3 - Table o f Co ntents; Im po rtan t Sa fety In fo rm ation - O pe ra tio n

Table o f Co ntents 3 Inte nde d Use ................................................................................................................................. 4 Summary of Important S afe ty Informati on ................................................................................5 Durin ...

Page 4 - Intended Use; S PRAYIN G P ES TIC ID ES :; agitator; S PRAYIN G O THER LIQ UIDS :; A ny chemical w ill leave s ome res idual in the tank liner or s prayer

Intended Use 4 The sprayer is intended for us e in s praying agricultural pesticides and other non-fla mmable liquids . S PRAYIN G P ES TIC ID ES : Pes ticides are hazardous chemicals that mus t be handled with caution as directedthroughout this manual and on the pesticide label. Pes ticides are reg...

Page 5 - Summary o f Impo rtant Safety Info rmatio n; WAR NING; Read an d un derst an d; this o wne r’s m anual; co mp letely befo re usin g t h e sp ray er. Read; chemi cal l a bel’s ins tructi ons; befo re h an dlin g t he chemical.; Ge ne ral Che mi cal S afe ty

Summary o f Impo rtant Safety Info rmatio n 5 WAR NING Read an d un derst an d this o wne r’s m anual co mp letely befo re usin g t h e sp ray er. Read each chemi cal l a bel’s ins tructi ons befo re h an dlin g t he chemical. Imp ro p er use o f the sp ra yer o r ha nd ling o f chemica ls co uld re...

Page 6 - Summary o f Impo rtant Safety Info rmatio n (co ntinued); ATV Ve hi cle Handl ing S afe ty; Chemical Acci dent Pr ocedures

Summary o f Impo rtant Safety Info rmatio n (co ntinued) 6 • ALWAYS HOLD THE SPRAY GUN FIRMLY when spraying at higher pressures to prevent gun from whipping. Keep good footing and balance at all times. • EXERCISE EXTRA CAUTION when spraying near areas accessible to children and pets . • CLEAN up spi...

Page 7 - Wa rning Label Lo catio n

Wa rning Label Lo catio n 7 WAR NING READ and UNDERSTAN D the Ow ner’s Manual completely before using this sprayer . Assem bl e, test, and use onl y in accordance wi th the Owner’s M anual i nstructi ons. READ and FOLLOW chemical label instructions. Pesti cides are hazardous chemi cal s. KNOW emerge...

Page 8 - Unpacking; Cl osel y inspe ct all conte nts i n the shi ppi ng carton.; Not e t hat some p art s are shipp ed inside t he t ank.; If you have damage d com pone nts:; Cont act t he freight comp any t hat delivered t he unit and; If you have mi ssi ng compone nts:; Tank Straps

Unpacking 8 Cl osel y inspe ct all conte nts i n the shi ppi ng carton. Not e t hat some p art s are shipp ed inside t he t ank. • If you have damage d com pone nts: Cont act t he freight comp any t hat delivered t he unit and file a cla im. • If you have mi ssi ng compone nts: Cont act Nort hSt ar ...

Page 9 - Assembly; S tep One: At tach gauge; Remove and d iscard t he p lug in t he gau ge p ort .; S tep Two: Att ach gun h os e to s pr ay gun an d pu mp; Inst all hose clamp s on hose.; S tep Three: A ttach gun clips to tank

Assembly 9 S tep One: At tach gauge 1. Remove and d iscard t he p lug in t he gau ge p ort . 2. T hread in p ressure gau ge. Hand t i ght en, t hen t urn 2 full t urns wit h a wrench. S tep Two: Att ach gun h os e to s pr ay gun an d pu mp 1. Inst all hose clamp s on hose. i) Sl ide hose c lamp over...

Page 10 - S tep Fi ve: Att ach h os e guide to tank; Rout e gun hose around sp ray er and t hrough hose guid e.; pri or to pe rformi ng; St ep Six; S tep S ix: At tach s prayer to vehicle; Secur e t he sp ray er t ank t o y our AT V rack wit h t he t wo t ank st rap s.

Assembly (co ntinued) 10 S tep Fi ve: Att ach h os e guide to tank 1. Rout e gun hose around sp ray er and t hrough hose guid e. 2. Att ach hose guid e t o t ank wit h 5/16 x 1/2” bolt . NO TE: If your ve hi cle batte ry wi ll be i nacce ssi ble afte r the spraye r i s attache d, you wi llnee d to p...

Page 11 - S tep S even : Connect power cor ds to ve hicle battery; ALW AYS fo llo w t h e safet y in st ruct io n s an d step s list ed belo w i; . Pre pa ra to ry s afe ty; ALW AYS use ey e prot ect io n; . Iden ti fy s praye r’s; t o geth er to t h e sp ray er.

Assembly (co ntinued) 11 S tep S even : Connect power cor ds to ve hicle battery WAR NING Batt eries are hazardo us because th ey con tain caust ic acid, can emit exp lo siv egases, an d can cause elect ric sh ock . Ca u tion m u st b e exercised wh en m aking con n ectio n s to a ba ttery to a vo i...

Page 14 - tep Eight: Check an d tes t complete d as s embly.; Che ck an d tes t com ple te d asse m bly; Te st wi th wate r; Te s t the sys tem fo r leaks wi th wa te r:; Th e sp ra yer sho u ld b e OFF wh en yo u fill th e ta n k.

Assembly (co ntinued) 14 S tep Eight: Check an d tes t complete d as s embly. WAR NING Che ck an d tes t com ple te d asse m bly Serio us in jury co uld result fro m ch emical leak s if sp ray er is imp ro perlyassembled o r th e design of t he sp ray er is mo dified. Fo llo w th e st ep s belo w to...

Page 15 - Machine Co mpo nents; B a tte ry Cl am ps .

Machine Co mpo nents 15 1 .) B a tte ry Cl am ps . Use th e batt ery clamp s t o con n ect t h e batt ery p o wer co rd t o th e batt ery . 2 .) B a tte ry Po we r Co rd. Th e batt ery p o wer co rd con nect s th e v eh icle batt ery to th e remote swit ch . T h is co rd remain s co nn ect ed t o th...

Page 16 - Operatio n – Impo rtant Safety Info rmatio n; General C hemical S afet y:

Operatio n – Impo rtant Safety Info rmatio n 16 No w th at yo u h av e co mp let ed an d t est ed y o ur assembly , th ere is so me impo rt ant safety an d h ealt hin format io n y o u n eed to k no w wit h regard t o h an dlin g an d sp ray in g ch emicals, as well as v eh icleh an dlin g wit h th ...

Page 17 - Operatio n – Impo rtant Safety Info rmatio n (co ntinued); Chemical A pplication S afet y:

Operatio n – Impo rtant Safety Info rmatio n (co ntinued) 17 Chemical A pplication S afet y: WAR NING Caut io n must be used wh en sp ray in g ch emicals to av o id un safe ex po sure t oh uman s an d th e en v iron ment . Heed t he warn in gs belo w an d fo llo w all in struct io n s carefully . Be...

Page 18 - ATV Vehicle Han dling S afety:; Le ss sta ble; Chemical acci dent pr oce dures :; Al l re qui re an im me dia te

Operatio n – Impo rtant Safety Info rmatio n (co ntinued) 18 ATV Vehicle Han dling S afety: WAR NING Serio us in jury can o ccur if t h e AT V o n wh ich t h e sp ray er is mo unt ed isdriv en un safely . • Dri ve r a ge . Yo u must be 1 6 y ears o f age o r o lder to op erat e t h e AT V wit h t h ...

Page 19 - CALL

Operatio n – Impo rtant Safety Info rmatio n (co ntinued) 19 c) Clot h in g – remo v e cont amin at ed clot h in g immediat ely . Disp o se o f h eav ily cont amin at ed cloth in g p er th e in struct io n s o n th e ch emicallabel fo r safe chemical/co nt ain er dispo sal. 2 . Seek medical adv ice ...

Page 20 - Operatio n – Preparing the Spraye r fo r Each Use; Impo rtant safe ty rule s:; ta n k mu st b e em p ty

Operatio n – Preparing the Spraye r fo r Each Use 20 If t h e sp ray er h as been used p rev io usly , it must be prep ared BEFORE EACH SUB SEQUENT USE. WAR NING Read in st ruct ion s belo w carefully fo r in sp ect in g an d prep arin g t he sp ray er. Damaged o r clo gged equip men t co uld result...

Page 21 - Operatio n – Using the Sprayer; S tep One: As s ess win d con ditions an d clear work area.; . As sess win d s pee d; Visib le in d ica tio n o f wind sp eed; . Clea r wo rk a rea

Operatio n – Using the Sprayer 21 S tep One: As s ess win d con ditions an d clear work area. Befo re y o u decide t o sp ray, yo u must det ermine wh eth er win d co n dit io n s are suit able. Yo u mustalso rest rict access to th e wo rk area to en sure t h e safet y o f by st an ders. WAR NING Do...

Page 22 - Fi ll the spraye r usi ng the fol l owing ste ps:; relat ed t o Gen eral

Operatio n - Using the Sprayer (co ntinued) 22 S tep Two: Fill the s prayer. WAR NING ALW AYS wear p erson al p rot ect iv e equip ment as direct ed o n th ech emical label wh en h an dlin g p est icides. Lo n g p ant s an d sleev es, ch emical resistant glov es, an d ey e p rot ect ion arest ron gl...

Page 23 - Add ch emical t o th e t an k t h ro ugh t h e fill cap .

Operatio n - Using the Sprayer (co ntinued) 23 C HEM I CAL ), * 7 . Che ck drain ca p Be fo re filling tan k, ensu re dra in ca p is se cu rely tigh tene d. 8 . Fill tank Add pes ti ci de to tank th roug h fill ca p: a) Co n firm t he chemical/wat er dilut ion rat io s sp ecified o n th e ch emical ...

Page 24 - relat ed t o Ch emical

Operatio n - Using the Sprayer (co ntinued) 24 0 1 54 2 Priming valve lever Priming hose 0 15 4 2 Priming valve S tep Three: O perate the s pr ayer. WAR NING ALW AYS wear p erson al p rot ect iv e equip ment as direct ed o n th ech emical label wh en sp ray in g. Lo n g p ant s an d sleev es, ch emi...

Page 25 - . Ope rate s pray; Prope r O pe rati on of the S pray Gun

Operatio n - Using the Sprayer (co ntinued) 25 6 . Ope rate s pray g un (as nee de dfo r a ppli ca tion ) Prope r O pe rati on of the S pray Gun Co n e an d St ream sp ray pattern in st ruct ion s 1 . P ull th e ch ok e back . Squeeze t h e t rigger t o begin spray in g. 2 . Th e spray p att ern is ...

Page 26 - Disco n n ect po wer to th e spray er.

Operatio n - Using the Sprayer (co ntinued) 26 0154 2 Priming valve Pressure adjustment knob 7 . Adjus t pressu re a n d ag itati on a snee de d -Ro ta te the press ure a dju stment kn o b until the s praye r is runnin g at the desi re d press ure . -O pen primin g val ve to ci rcula te fl o w ba ck...

Page 27 - S tep Four : Clean s prayer an d decon taminate after us e.; If the re is ex ces s pe sti ci de le ft in the tank , drain the tan k:

Operatio n - Using the Sprayer (co ntinued) 27 S tep Four : Clean s prayer an d decon taminate after us e. W h en don e usin g th e sp ray er, it is impo rt ant t o clean t h e sp ray er an d decon taminat e yo urself. Don ot st ore th e sp ray er wit h ch emicals in th e t an k, as it is un safe an...

Page 28 - Sto rage; CAU TION; Th e spray er will be damaged if it freezes.; Pre pari ng for storage :; P o ur 1 gallon of RV ant ifreeze into th e t ank .; . S pray briefly; Re movi ng from storage :; . Flush wi th wa ter; Disp o se of t h e ant ifreeze an d flush wat er p rop erly .

Sto rage 28 P rep are t h e sp ray er for en d-o f-seaso n st orage by runn in g RV ant ifreeze t hro ugh t he sy st em. Th is will k eep int ern al part s lubricat ed, p rot ect again st co rro sion , an d k eep t he un it from freezin g. CAU TION Th e spray er will be damaged if it freezes. P rot ...

Page 29 - Tro ubleshoo ting; Be fore atte mpti ng to se rvi ce the spraye r; . Em pty an d flush; NOTE: Never try to u nclo g th e sp ra yer n o zzle by b lo win g th rou gh it.; se rvicing; PROBL EM

Tro ubleshoo ting 29 WAR NING Befo re tro ublesh o ot in g o r att empt in g t o serv ice, read th e fo llo win g safet y rules toav o id accident al exp o sure t o ch emical an d also risk of electric sho ck . No te: A reserve, clea n co n ta in er cap ab le o f ho ld ing a t lea st 1 6 ga llo n s ...

Page 31 - Any Que stions, Comme nts, Proble ms or Parts Orde rs

Explo ded View – 268180 – Rev. M 31 Item Part# Description Q ty Item Part# Description Q ty 1 35119 3/8” Galaxy Spray Gun 1 19 82057 10-24 x 1/4” Phillips Head Screw 2 2 30746 Small Hose Clamp 9 20 52035 Gun Clip 1 3 30290 3/8” Braided PVC Gun Hose 420” 21 82014 5/16-18 x 1/2” Bolt 1 4 35118 Liquid ...