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Safety, checks and maintenance of the sprayers: see manual 82.471
82493 - ALTO
ALTO 300/400/600/800
82.493-A
To be read attentively
and kept for further reference
Tables of NOZAL nozzles: see manual 82.467
BERJUST 2: see manual 82.389
TLP 7 boom: see manual 82.232
RA boom: see manual 82.354
GC 9 boom: see manual 82.235
XR 12 boom: see manual 82.396
EC 9/12 boom: see manual 82.388
Hopper: see manual 82.413
ENGLISH
82.467
82.389
82232
82.354
82.235
82.396
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© BERTHOUD Agricole 09/2010
82.471
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  • Page 1 ALTO 300/400/600/800 82.493-A ENGLISH © BERTHOUD Agricole 09/2010 To be read attentively and kept for further reference Safety, checks and maintenance of the sprayers: see manual 82.471 82.471 Tables of NOZAL nozzles: see manual 82.467 82.467 BERJUST 2: see manual 82.389 82.389...
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  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    . Sound measurements ----------------------------------------------------- . Dimensions ------------------------------------------------------------------ . Descriptive plate ------------------------------------------------------------ . Table of weights ------------------------------------------------------------- . Position of safety stickers - ALTO 300/400 -------------------------- . Position of safety stickers - ALTO 600/800 -------------------------- - Starting-up the sprayer (see manual No. 82.471) .
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  • Page 5: General And Safety

    GENERAL SAFETY General safety measures. Hitching, unhitching. Maintenance. Adapting the PTO shaft. Meaning of the safety stickers. Acceptable use of the sprayer. Counter indications. Warning. See "Safety, checks, maintenance of the Sprayers": manual No. 82.471. 82493 - ALTO...

  • Page 6: Technical Specifications - Alto 300/400/600/800

    - Spraying: 300/400/600/800 litres high-density - Filling with hydro-injector. polyethylene tank with large fill opening. - 6 metres filler hose with strainer. - Rinsing tank: 40 litres (ALTO 300/400) or 80 litres (ALTO 600/800). - Independent filling hopper. - 15-litre handwash tank.

  • Page 7: Sound Measurements

    - Tractor alone = 99.1 dB (A) - Tractor + sprayer = 99.8 dB (A) Comply with the legislation in force and use ear-protectors if necessary. DIMENSIONS ALTO without boom (in mm): SPRAYERS ALTO 300 1,640 ALTO 400 1,640 1,080 ALTO 600...

  • Page 8: Descriptive Plate

    DESCRIPTIVE PLATE The sprayer's identification plate is located on the chassis (see pages 9 and 10). - The box "Type Berthoud" is made up of letters and figures. - Example: ALT M 06 XR 12 12 = width 12 metres...

  • Page 9: Position Of Safety Stickers - Alto 300/400

    POSITION OF SAFETY STICKERS - ALTO 300/400 417.572 417.597 418.630 CI O ATTENTION ATTENTION VORSICHT 417.465 ATENCION 417.289 417.575 417.579 ZI Bois Baron - 1 rue de l’industrie Pulvérisateurs – Sprayers – Spritzgeräte 69220 BELLEVILLE s/SAÔNE – France Agricole Pulverizadores – Polverizzatorri...

  • Page 10: Position Of Safety Stickers - Alto 600/800

    N° Dossier - N° File Poids/anneau - Ring Weight - Zul. Zugöse - MMA anillo Réceptionné le - Regist.Date Par - By N° Série Berthoud PV - Curb weight - Stutzlast - Tara Type Berthoud Année fabrication - Manufacturing year 417.590...

  • Page 11: Starting-Up The Sprayer

    STARTING-UP SPRAYER Checking power take-off speed. Checking tractor advance speed. Checking engine speed. Checking flow/hectare. Checking tractor wheel circumference. See "Safety, checks, maintenance of the Sprayers": manual No. 82.471. 82493 - ALTO...

  • Page 12: Rinsing The Sprayer Before First Use

    RINSING THE SPRAYER bEFORE FIRST USE Rinse the sprayer completely with clean water, before using phytosanitary products (weed killers, insecticide or other product) in your sprayer for the first time. - Remove the nozzles if they are fitted. - Undo the end plugs on the pipes. - Fill 1/5th of the volume of the tank with water.

  • Page 13: Valves Of Options

    VALVES OF OPTIONS With one option on the equipment: - Put the handle of the main valve (V2) in position (figure 7, page 19). With several options: - Put the handle of the main valve (V2) in position (figure 7, page 19). - Put the valve (1) in position or the valve (2) in position (see figure 1) according to the selected...
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  • Page 15: Choice Of Nozzles And Tables Of Flow Rates

    CHOICE OF NOZZLES TAbLES OF FLOW RATES See "NOZAL nozzles" Manual No. 82.467 USING THE SPRAYER CONSTANT PRESSURE VERSION ALTO 300/400/600/800 berjust 2 monitor option, see manual No. 82.389 82493 - ALTO...

  • Page 16: Filling

    FILLING - Close the drain valves. According to the cases: ▪ Put the valve (V1) (figure 3) to opened position ▪ Put the valve (V4) (figure 4) to closed position OPERATION WITHOUT FILLER HOSE - Remove the lid on the top of the tank. - Fill through the filler hole of the main tank USING THE FILLER HOSE - For this system to work properly, it is necessary to have some water into the main tank to prime the pump...
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  • Page 18: Spraying

    SPRAYING POWER TAKE-OFF SPEED - With the power take-off connected (following filling), increase its speed to 540 rpm by bringing the needle of the rev counter opposite the mark (R) (see manual No. 82.471). ADjUSTING THE VOLUME/HECTARE In order to program your volume/hectare - You need to know, for the gear chosen, the forward speed in km/h, at 540 rpm at the power take-off (see manual No.
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  • Page 20: Rinsing The Equipment

    RINSING THE EQUIPMENT RINSING THE SPRAYING CIRCUIT WITH THE RINSING TANK - Sprayer off. - Disengage the power take-off. - Supply shutters (1) in position (figure 9). ▪ Handle of the main valve (V2) in position (figure 9). ▪ Handle of the valve (V1) in position (figure 10).
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  • Page 23 CHOICE OF NOZZLES TAbLES OF FLOW RATES See "NOZAL nozzles" manual No. 82.467 USING THE SPRAYER D.P.M. VERSION ALTO 600/800 berjust 2 monitor option, see manual No. 82.389 82493 - ALTO...

  • Page 24: Adjustment Of The Compensated Return

    ADjUSTMENT OF THE COMPENSATED RETURN DEVICE WITH MANUAL CONTROL DEVICE WITH ELECTRIC CONTROL - The "ALTO" distribution unit is composed of - The "ALTO" distribution unit is composed of motorised shutters (1) (figure 11) for each boom section. These shutoff valves (1) (figure 12) for each boom section. "3-way"...
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  • Page 26: Filling

    FILLING ALTO 600/800 (figure 14): ▪ Put the valve (V1) to closed position ▪ Put the valve (V4) to closed position USING THE FILLER HOSE - For this system to work properly, it is necessary to have some water into the main tank to prime the pump before starting it.
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  • Page 28: Spraying

    SPRAYING - Make sure that the drain valve (V4) is closed, see the beginning of chapter "Filling", page 26 (and figure 14 page 27). POWER TAKE-OFF SPEED - With the power take-off connected (following filling), increase its speed to 540 rpm by bringing the needle of the rev counter opposite the mark (R) (see manual No.
  • Page 29 D.P.Elec 82493 - ALTO...

  • Page 30: Rinsing The Equipment

    RINSING THE EQUIPMENT RINSING THE SPRAYING CIRCUIT WITH THE RINSING TANK - Sprayer off. - Disengage the power take-off. Manual control version: ▪ Set the manual regulating valve (V) at position 12, or use the switch (1) (figure 27) to increase the pressure, thereby closing the electric regulating valve.
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  • Page 33: Other Sprayer Functions

    OTHER SPRAYER FUNCTIONS 82493 - ALTO...

  • Page 34: Incorporation Hopper - Alto 300/400/600/800

    INCORPORATION HOPPER - ALTO 300/400/600/800 - This permits introduction, during water filling of the sprayer, of powders or liquid treatment products. This equipment gives an excellent mixing of the product with the water and makes spraying operations easier. OPERATION (figure 31) - Connect the hopper's piping (6) to the valve (1) located on the sprayer.
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  • Page 36: Height Of The Boom

    RINSING TANK - A 40-litre (ALTO 300/400) or 80-litre (ALTO 600/800) clear water tank (1) (figure 36), independent of the main tank, permits the rinsing of this one. - It is ESSENTIAL for the rinsing tank to be filled with clean water, through the lid (2), without any pressure.
  • Page 37 ALTO 300/400 ALTO 600/800 ALTO 300/400 ALTO 600/800 82493 - ALTO...

  • Page 38: Rinsing Cans

    - Actuate the handle (2) to clean the can. RINSING THE MAIN TANK (OPTIONAL) - 1 rinsing ball (ALTO 300/400) or 2 rinsing balls (ALTO 600/800) installed inside the tank, ensures this function (figure 38). Note: Put the valve (1) (figure 39) in position (refer to the various rinsing phases, pages 20 and 30).
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  • Page 41: Maintenance Of The Sprayer

    MAINTENANCE OF THE SPRAYER See "Safety, checks, maintenance of the Sprayers": manual No. 82.471 82493 - ALTO...

  • Page 42: Practical Recommendations For The Servicing Of Your Sprayer

    - To change the nozzles once per year or when their flow rate is 10 to 15% greater than their initial flow rate. To do this, use the FLOW TEST - BERTHOUD reference 765.241, or the FLOW RATE GAUGE - BERTHOUD reference 778.887.

  • Page 43: Last Filling Operation

    - Deoxidize the contacts on the power plugs (BERTHOUD reference 765.065 the KF F2 aerosol). - Clean the outside of the machine. Paint the mechanical parts exposed (BERTHOUD reference 769.077 for the blue paint aerosol or 778.890 for the green paint aerosol).

  • Page 44: Protection Against Oxidising Agents

    PROTECTION AGAINST OXIDISING AGENTS - Before treatment using liquid fertilisers it is advisable to protect the equipment and boom with diesel oil in order to prevent rusting or oxidation of paint work. - After service, the equipment can be cleaned down with a high-pressure jet to remove all traces of dust and diesel oil.

  • Page 45: Lubrication And Greasing

    - Oil capacity for a bP 105/20 pump = 0.50 litre. We recommend SAE 30 oil 2-litre can, bERTHOUD reference 769.286 - Grease all the points equipped with a grease nipple (universal joint, hubs, etc.) Grease MObILUX EP2 or ELF EPEXA 2 - Important recommendations: - It is preferable to carry out drainage when the sprayer has just been in operation. The oil is more fluid...
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  • Page 47: Maintenance Diagram

    MAINTENANCE DIAGRAM SPRAYING CIRCUIT 82493 - ALTO...
  • Page 48 SPRAYING CIRCUIT OF AN ALTO EQUIPMENT DESIGNATION OF SPRAYING CIRCUIT REPERES of page 49 1 - Handwash tank (15 litres capacity). 2 - Rinsing tank (40 or 80 litres capacity). 3 - Main tank (300, 400, 600 or 800 litres capacity). 4 - Filler hose with strainer (optional).
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  • Page 50: Remember Your Parameters

    REMEMbER YOUR PARAMETERS Fill-in the boxes below so that you can remember the values programmed, the brand of nozzles, and their colours. NOZZLE 1 nozzle: NOZZLE 2 nozzle: NOZZLE 3 nozzle: NOZZLE 4 nozzle: NOZZLE 5 nozzle: NOTE: At the start of each treatment season, check the real flow-rates of your nozzles. Wheel circumference: Number of pulses: 82493 - ALTO...

  • Page 51: Notes On The Treatments Carried Out During The Season

    NOTE ON THE TREATMENTS CARRIED OUT DURING THE SEASON Date Field Treatment Product Dose Volume l/ha Nozzle Pressure Speed km/h 82493 - ALTO...
  • Page 52 Because of our policy of constant product improvement, we reserve the right to modify product specifications or design without prior notice. BERTHOUD agricole Z.I. de bois baron - 1, rue de l’Industrie 69220 bELLEVILLE S/SAÔNE - FRANCE Tel.: +33 4 06 50 50 - Fax: +33 4 74 06 50 77 Internet: www.berthoud.com - E-mail: berthoud-agricole@berthoud.com 82493 - ALTO...

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