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6 - Maintenance
Service and Maintenance Intervals
General Info
National or regional laws may require periodic inspection of the sprayers in use. See the following section for more details.
The user may carry out the subsequent periodic service and maintenance work. Contact your HARDI dealer if in doubt. If
this work completed correctly, the sprayer will run efficiently and it will prolong its lifetime.
When mentioning a number of hours in this chapter, this means hours of spraying, unless otherwise explained. Read the
operation hours in the controller in the tractor (see the instruction book for the controller).
Periodic Inspection
According to EU Directive 2009/128/EC regarding sustainable use of pesticides, all countries in the European Union are
obliged to inspect sprayers used for plant protection. This mandatory inspection also includes your HARDI sprayer.
The object of the inspection is to ensure a safe and uniform distribution of spray liquid on the plants, as well as minimizing
leaks into the environment. The inspection on your sprayer may involve testing the condition of the pump, PTO, tanks, liquid
system, measuring components, spray boom, nozzles, agitation of spray liquid, filters, pipes and hoses.
An authorized person, who is neither the owner nor the operator of the sprayer, carries out the inspection and testing.
Approved for future use, is a sprayer with a positive result, a certificate or test sticker. With a negative result, rectify the faults
to get the approval.
Check your national rules and guidelines for requirements included in this inspection as well as the interval between
inspections. For more information on how to approach this inspection, please contact your local HARDI dealer.
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