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- Page 1 OPERATING AND SERVICE MANUAL 400 JAH 150 East Sharon Street Le Center, MN 56057 Office: 507-252-3033 Email: s ales@vsinnovation.com...
- Page 3 THIS EQUIPMENT Introduction Thank you for purchasing your new hydroseeder from VSI, our company greatly appreciates your business! This manual outlines the basic operating procedures of your hydroseeder. These machines have been designed to be user friendly. All of the motor maintenance intervals and engine specifications can be found in your engine manual.
- Page 4 VSI manual and warranty registration form. Warrantied parts must be sent back to VSI within 30 days in order for us to process your warranty claim. Replacement parts will be invoiced and will not be marked as paid until...
- Page 5 Lifting and Moving Hydroseeder The 400 JAH units are equipped with fully enclosed fork pockets for safe and confident loading and unloading of the machine. NEVER attempt to lift or move the machine from the front while loaded - damage WILL occur to the frame. You may pick up while machine...
- Page 6 Filling The Machine The first step in mixing a batch of hydroseed is filling the machine with water. Your machine comes standard with a garden hose fill connection that is located at the top of the tank. Thread the yellow female camlock connection to your garden hose and connect it to the black male connection point.
- Page 7 Mixing a Load of Hydroseed We recommend running a granular paper mulch in our hydroseeders for the best performance. Wood mulch is NOT recommended and could damage the pump and clog the system. Once your tank is ¾ full, start the engine. Make sure your agitation and tank valves are completely open (See picture LEFT) Mixing instructions are also labeled on each tank near the lid (See picture RIGHT) When the engine has warmed to operating temperature, increase the throttle until the...
- Page 8 Applying the Hydroseed Connect as many hoses to your machine as you need, dragging them out as you connect each section. Finally, connect the gun to the hose. Make sure the gun valve is closed before opening the hose valve on the hydroseeder. Keep the engine running at maximum rpm to provide the best performance at the gun.
- Page 9 Cleaning the Hydroseeder The final step in hydroseeding is cleaning the unit. Fill the tank with 25-50% of its capacity with water. You may find it beneficial to wash any remaining hydroseed off of the inside of the tank. Start the pump and let the system agitate. This will clean the mulch out of the agitation lines.
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Page 10: Machine Specifications
Mix Time 400 JAH 4,000-4,800 160-200lbs 20-28lbs 4 Scoops Gallons Square Feet Minutes * 1-2 Punch is the VSI brand of fertilizer and tackifier mix. One scoop per 100 gallons. Machine Specifications Model Engine Pump Weight Weight Hose (Dry) (Loaded) - Page 12 Voigt Smith Innovation 150 East Sharon Street Le Center, MN 56057 Email: s ales@vsinnovation.com Office: 507-252-3033...
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