Unigreen Ventagli manual

09/2006 USE AND MAINTENANCE MANU AL MISTBLO WERS AIRDR OP - MFC ® MOUNTED MISTBLOWERS serie AIRDR OP P- MFC P: V entagli - Minibar - Super Spalliera - R V -GDC Read this manual carefully bef ore use . GB[...]

2 unigreen Summary 1 USING AND KEEPING THE USE AND MAINTENANCE MANU AL ....................... 4 1.1 COMPOSITION OF THE MANUAL ...................................................................................... 4 1.2 GU ARANTEE .......................................................................................................................[...]

unigreen 3 6.4.1 BA TCHING T APS (SEE PICTURE 20) ............................................................................... 21 6.4.2 CALIBRA TED PLA TES CP ................................................................................................. 21 7 HAND LANCES .........................................................................[...]

4 unigreen Thank you f or ha ving chosen UNIGREEN. The product you purchased has been designed and b uilt with the greatest attention to the safety of the oper ator and the en vironment, nev ertheless there are still some residual risks due to the nature of the product used. For this reason w e recommend reading all of this man ual to av oid making[...]

unigreen 5 2 SAFETY REGULA TIONS AND RESIDU AL RISKS In relation to saf ety , the following terms will be used: Dangerous zones: any z one inside and/or near the machine where the presence of a person e xposed constitutes a risk for the saf ety and health of the same person. P erson exposed: any person who has their body or any par t of their body [...]

6 unigreen 2.1 INTENDED USE The spra y er in this series is built f or agricultural use. The materials used are resistant to nor mal chemical products used in agricultural spra ying (or herbicides) at the time of construction. Any other use is not allo wed and the manuf acturer is not responsib le f or an y damage caused by aggressiv e , dense or s[...]

unigreen 7 Ref er to the enclosed handbooks f or the use and maintenance of the pump and pressure regulator and any accessories or motors. b) Please contact the agent in your z one , the nearest author ised w orkshop or UNIGREEN S.p .A. directly f or any repairs the user f eels they aren’t capab le of perf or ming alone. (see point 8.4) c) Due to[...]

8 unigreen 3.2 NOISE LEVEL OF THE MA CHINE Use earmuffs to protect your ears when using the machine, belo w you will find the data on the maximum noise le vels during work. Atomisers with centrifugal fan rotor (Airdrop) A COUSTIC PO WER LEVEL emitted by the machine: 123,8 dBA in 2nd gear A COUSTIC PO WER LEVEL A T THE OPERA T OR’S POSITION emitte[...]

unigreen 9 4.2 PRELIMINAR Y CHECKS When you receiv e the machine , check that it is complete and no par ts are missing. If there are any damaged parts, inform your local reseller or UNIGREEN directly in good time. When the machine is delivered, mak e sure y ou ask: a) that the machine is delivered with all of its parts fitted and that the fitting m[...]

10 unigreen 4.4 TRA CTOR COUPLING The tractor must ha ve 1”3/8 ASAE DIN 9611/A po wer-tak eoff that runs at 550 r pm. It m ust ha v e a 3-point elev ator suitab le f or saf ely suppor ting the weight of the atomiser . Check this by consulting the tab le of allo wed fittings N° 18a (pages 31). W ARNING: make sure there are no persons or things ne[...]

unigreen 11 4.5 CARD AN SHAFT In some models this is supplied on request. The cardan shaft must bear the CE mark. It must alwa ys ha v e its own instructions that must be follo wed scrupulously and it should come with a cov er bearing the mark, integrated in ev ery par t . Y ou should hav e pre viously chec ked the length to a v oid: = if it is too[...]

12 unigreen 4.8 PRESSURE REGULA TOR T o use the pressure regulator , f o llow the instructions in the enclosed handbook scrupulously . The pressure regulator controls all of the most impor tant spraying functions , the thorough kno wledge of its functions makes work easier and more precise. The working pressure and the maximum pressure of the spra [...]

unigreen 13 = adjust maximum pressure v alv e B to the working value (in an y case less than the safe maxim um pressure the system can reach). Pressure regulators with a v olumetric v alve (GCP ELETTRICO) Adjusting the maximum pressure v alv e = put main control A in the dr ain position (“OFF”). = loosen the hand wheel of maximum pressure v alv[...]

14 unigreen 4.10 FILLING THE T ANK The machines for def ensive crop treatments, in consideration of the saf ety of persons, animals and the protection of the environment, m ust only be filled indirectly from open water courses and only b y free-f alling water from the waterworks. The pipe used for filling m ust ne ver come into contact with the liq[...]

unigreen 15 4.12 MIXING The active principle can be mix ed using the rele v ant stirrers bef ore and during the treatment. Correct mixing and stirring is the basis of the correct distribution on the crops. W e recommend some useful accessories such as the premix er f or powders and liquids (see the f ollowing par agraph). The machines in the Airdro[...]

16 unigreen 4.1 3 W ASHING THE A T OMISER After ev er y treatment, thoroughly clean the equipment, w ashing it with water inside and out. Dir ty equipment is v er y dangerous f or people and in par ticular f or children. Discharging the residues of washing in the en vironment without taking precautions is forbidden as this pollutes w ater courses .[...]

unigreen 17 5 BLO WER GROUP All the mistblower s ha ve a high speed fan rotor . Y ou must take great care and beware of the eff ects that this can pro v oke: such as the aspiration and projection of f oreign bodies whic h, although of a small size, can be very dangerous especiall y f or the eyes and face. 5.1 MUL TIPLIER - F AN UNIT The Airdrop ran[...]

18 unigreen 5. 3 DISTRIBUT OR A CCESSORIES V arious configurations of accessor ies or distr ib utors are fitted to the outlet of the fans . At present these are: 2 F ans , Canop y and Espalier - Double espalier Minibar - R V espalier and GDC - VL Espalier - FXF "Up and Ov er" boom f or espalier . W ARNING: f or all adjustments , alwa ys o[...]

unigreen 19 5.3.3 R V B O O M FO R G D C This boom has lateral diffusers (v ariable and mov eab le) and two top arms with hydraulic or manual adjustment, so the jets can be directed onto the vegetation to be treated. In the bottom par t there are two adjustable , telescopic distributors f or GDC treatment. The height of the structure can be adjuste[...]

20 unigreen 6 SPRA YING W ARNING: the indications to follo w when using chemical products are indicated in paragraph 2.2.1. 6.1 DESCRIPTION OF THE DIFFUSERS The distributor accessories of the AIRDROP range are equipped with variab le diffusers (FIG. 18) that let y ou direct the airflow (and as a consequence the treatment) on the vegetation to treat[...]

unigreen 21 F or instance, ha ving a mistblo wer with f ans and kno wing: - the wo r king length L = 4,0 meters; - the forw ard speed of 5,0 km/h; - the tap le ver in position 2; - the pressure adjusted at 2,0 bars you will ha v e a flow r ate v alue of 7,0 l/min. and consequently of 210 l/ha. Similarly , b y knowing the l/ha v alue to be spra y ed[...]

22 unigreen 7 HAND LANCES When using hand lances bear in mind the f ollowing notes: = Don’t direct the jet of liquid tow ards electr ic pow er lines or zones where there is electrical current, houses or where people might pass. = Don’t point the jet at people or animals. The jet can cause serious injur ies simply due to the mechanical f orce of[...]

unigreen 23 significantly higher speeds, in general g rease is used to lubricate bear ings with a v er tical or inclined axis as it sta ys in the zone f or longer . 8.2.3 MUL TIPLIER LUBRICA TION The multiplier and disengaging bo x es are normally lubr icated in an “oil bath”, in special cases NLGI n.0 grease is used. The viscosity is an essent[...]

24 unigreen 8 .7 DEMOLITION AND DISPOSAL When the spra y er will be put out of ser vice you should w ash it with great care to remov e any residues of chemical product, f ollow the instructions in point 4.13 of the present handbook. A TTENTION: It is necessar y to adopt appropr iate Individual Protection Devices in manipulating w aste. The disposal[...]

unigreen 25 T ABLES FOR CALIBRA TING AIRDROP 2 VENT A GLI (F ANS) AIRDROP CALIBRA TING T ABLES N.B. to calculate the diff erent ranges it is sufficient to multiply the v alue lt/hectare b y the corresponding width indicated in the table and divide it b y the ne w width (see chapter 6.4, page 21). uni gr een s pa Tabe l la er ogazi one in Li t ri /e[...]

26 unigreen Tabe ll a e roga z i one in Li tri/ e t ta ro pe r diff us ori a v ent a gli o + diff usor i super i ori MF C ® sy ste m uni gr een s pa Lt . / ha sp r eading r at e t able - F an dif f us or s + opt ionals T op s ide dif f us or s CP 4916- 47 P O S I Z I O N E L E V E L ever P osi ti o n 12 3 4 Larghez z a di lavor o PRESSIO N E b ar [...]

unigreen 27 T ABLES FOR CALIBRA TING AIRDROP MINIB AR AIRDROP CALIBRA TING T ABLES N.B. to calculate the diff erent ranges it is sufficient to multiply the v alue lt/hectare b y the corresponding width indicated in the table and divide it b y the ne w width (see chapter 6.4, page 21). unigr een s pa T a b e lla e ro g a z io n e in L itri/e tta r o[...]

28 unigreen AIRDROP CALIBRA TING T ABLES N.B. to calculate the diff erent ranges it is sufficient to multiply the v alue lt/hectare b y the corresponding width indicated in the table and divide it b y the ne w width (see chapter 6.4, page 21). T ABLES FOR CALIBRA TING AIRDR OP SUPER SP ALLIERA unigr een s pa T a b e lla e ro g a z io n e in L itr i[...]

unigreen 29 T ABLE 4-5 T ABLES OF DELIVER Y OF NOZZLES FOR HAND LANCES T ABLE OF DELIVER Y IN LITRES / MIN. OF THE CONICAL NOZZLES FOR MITRA SPRA Y GUN note: standard Ø2,5 nozzle DIAMETER NOZZLE Ø 1,0 Ø 1,2 Ø 1,5 Ø 1,8 Ø 2,0 Ø 2,3 Ø 2,5 Ø 3,0 PRESSURE (BAR) JET CAP A CITY ( Lt / min ) 15 cone 2,45 3, 60 4,60 5,9 0 6,90 8, 10 9,20 11,5 dire[...]

30 unigreen T ABLE 7 T ABLE OF PR OGRAMMED MAINTENANCE OPERA TION 8 h 50 h 300 h END OF SEASON Check the le v el and state of the oil 0 Check the accum ulator pressure 0 Check the suction (hoses , pipes , unions) 0 Check and clean the suction 0 and delivery filters Check the pump fixing f eet 0 and screws in general Check the diaphragm and the oil [...]

unigreen 31 T AB.18A ALLO WED FITTINGS 20 05 MO UN T ED AT O MI SER S TYPE O F Pol y ethy l ene Tank MA CHINE TA B . 1 8 a FITTIN G Nomin al c apac ity ( L.) 200 200 300 30 0 400 400 500 500 600 600 F A N S T D Ø 5 0 0 XXXXX G R O U P X P Ø 5 0 0 XXXXX P U M P S " " A P S 5 1 XXXXXX XXXX CO ME T " " A PS 71 X X X X " &quo[...]

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