Great Plains TSF1290 Operator Manual - Manual (Page 48)

44 TSF1080, TSF1090, TSF1280 & TSF1290 Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.
500-641M 05/10/2012
Adding Water to Main Tank
When filling the sprayer tank, use a check valve or anti-siphon
device to prevent the solution in the tank from infiltrating into
the fresh water source and contaminating it.
Never add chemicals to an empty tank.
Add chemicals at the field. See page 46.
Note: Tank Straps
The tank straps that wrap around the sprayer tank
may become loose after the first few hours of oper-
ation. This occurs when the tank settles in the sad-
dle. Polyethylene tanks are especially susceptible
to this. Retighten the tank straps to secure the tank.
Refer to Figure 33, Figure 34, page 38 and Figure 28 on
page 40.
The main tank fills from the bottom of the tank and uses
a standard 2 inch Cam-Lock coupler
, located under
the walkboard, to connect to the freshwater hose. The
sprayer must be hitched to the tractor for this operation.
The tank lid is vented and does not need to be opened
for any tank operations.
To fill the tank:
1. Check that the hand wash tank is full.
2. Check that all shutoff and cleanout valves are in their
“normal” positions for field operations. Set all boom
switches to OFF.
Main Fill Using Sprayer’s Pump
The sprayer’s own hydraulic or PTO pump is a centrifugal
type, and may be run with downstream valves closed. It
may require priming if the water level at the source has
no pressure and is below the sprayer.
3. Close the ball valve at the main tank inlet.
4. Set panel valve to OFF.
5. Set panel valve to MAIN TANK.
6. Set inductor valve to TANK FILL.
7. Connect the supply hose to the quick-fill Cam-Lock
coupler
.
8. Turn on the water.
9. Open the quick-fill ball valve .
10. Start the sprayer pump.
11. Stop filling by first stopping the pump, then closing
the inlet valve .
Figure 33
Main Tank Fill Inlet
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31
20
Note: Use of the sprayer’s own pump to fill the tank is
possible only when the optional inductor is
installed. Tank Fill relies on valves and plumbing
supplied with the inductor.
Figure 34
Main Tank Fill with Sprayer Pump
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3
2
1
20
31
1
2
4
20
31
31