Hardi ES 50 Operator's Manual

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4 HARDI ® GAS ENGINE ESTATE SPRAYER OPERATOR’S MANUAL1.0 INTRODUCTIONWe congratulate you for choosing a HARDI ® plant protection product.The reliability and efficiency of this product depends on your care. Thefirst step is to carefully read and pay attention to this operator’smanual. It contains essential information for the efficient use and longlife of this quality product.This manual covers the HARDI® Estate Sprayers equipped with Briggs& Stratton or Honda gas engines directly coupled to HARDI® 500 or600 diaphragm pumps. These sprayers include the ES 50, ES 80, SM50 and SM 80 models.The heart of your sprayer is the diaphragm pump. The design issimple, resulting in low maintenance requirements and guaranteedpump life. The bearings and crankshaft are grease lubricated and aretherefore protected from spray solution if any diaphragm fails in ser-vice. A drain hole is located in the base of the crank case to facilitatethe draining of any foreign matter. The pump is self-priming and can berun dry without damage.The ES 50 and ES 80 sprayers are equipped with the ET manualcontrol which features: on/off control for boom and handgun, pressureadjustment, pump bypass agitation, remote pressure safety valve anda 2-1/2” pressure gauge.The SM 50 and SM 80 sprayers are equipped with the M600 Brassmanual control which features: on/off control for handgun/(optionalboom), pressure adjustment, pump bypass agitation, integral pressuresafety valve and a 2-1/2” pressure gauge.The tanks, made of impact proof and chemical resistant polyethylene,have a purposeful design with rounded contours which allows forefficient cleaning and draining. They are designed with a large deepsump so that they can be completely emptied even when the sprayer isused on slopes. A drain plug is provided in the sump to assist cleaningof the tank. The tanks are equipped with a top suction filter which canbe inspected and cleaned without emptying the tank.Also covered in this manual are the 6’ FD and 14’ HD booms whichfeature fore and aft breakaways. The 6’ FD boom folds vertically andthe 14’ HD boom folds horizontally forward. Both booms feature ISOflat fan nozzles with 20” spacing.