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Micron Sprayers HERBIFLEX-4 Instruction Manual

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HERBIFLEX-4
Instruction Manual
Bromyard Industrial Estate, Bromyard,
Herefordshire, HR7 4HS, UK
Tel: + 44 (0) 1885 482397
Fax: + 44 (0) 1885 483043
E-mail: micron@micron.co.uk
URL: http://www.micron.co.uk

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  • Page 1 HERBIFLEX-4 Instruction Manual Bromyard Industrial Estate, Bromyard, Herefordshire, HR7 4HS, UK Tel: + 44 (0) 1885 482397 Fax: + 44 (0) 1885 483043 E-mail: micron@micron.co.uk URL: http://www.micron.co.uk...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    HERBIFLEX-4 DESCRIPTION Place of Issue: Bromyard, England The HERBIFLEX-4 is a hand-held, shrouded, spinning disc, Controlled Droplet Ap- plication (CDA) sprayer. It is powered by four torch (D-cell/R20) batteries, with one Name of authorised representative: G. S. Povey set of good quality batteries giving over 30 hours spraying time. It is designed to ap-...

  • Page 3: Safety

    OPTIONAL EXTRAS (not shown) The HERBIFLEX-4 can be used to apply bands of herbicides around buildings, fence PART NO. DESCRIPTION lines, borders and pathways as well as for treatment between crop rows. The weight 5074A ATOMISER CONE HOUSING, B120 (C/W 2X 5027) of the machine ready to spray, with the Micropak 5 litre backpack, is 7 kg.

  • Page 4: Operator Protection

    OPERATOR PROTECTION PARTS DIAGRAM - HERBIFLEX-4 AND MICROPAK 5 LITRE BACK- Always wear the protective clothing items listed on the product label for mixing and filling. The minimum protective clothing required for spraying with the HERBI- FLEX-4 is: ♦ rubber gloves and boots ♦...

  • Page 5: Before Spraying For The First Time

    HERBIFLEX-4 (BASIC) PARTS LIST PART DESCRIPTION 4256 SPRING, 5/16" OD X 1-1/8" 4309/110 TUBE, 5MM ID X 8MM OD - 1.10M, PVC CLEAR 4447 SPRING HOLDING PIN 4460 LABEL, BATTERY ON/OFF 4629/107 WIRE, 0.5MM FLAT TWIN - 1.07M 4646 SCREW, NO. 6 X 3/8" S/T POZI FLANGE/HEAD AB...
  • Page 6 PART DESCRIPTION PART DESCRIPTION The head of the HERBIFLEX-4 can 5477 CABLE TIE also be turned sideways in order to 3374 /40 TUBE, (NYLON) 3/16" O.D. 5478 'O' RING (BS 108) 3456 SCREW, NO.

  • Page 7: Mixing, Filling And Calibration

    - flow rate too high - fit feed nozzle with lower flow rate and reduce walking speed accordingly. With the HERBIFLEX-4 herbicides are usually applied in around 20 litres total spray volume per hectare. The exception is glyphosate which can be applied at volumes as low as 10 litres per hectare.
  • Page 8 200 litres of water per hectare with a knapsack sprayer, use 2 litres of product made up to 20 litres for application with the HERBIFLEX-4, i.e. a spray mix Before storing the HERBIFLEX-4 for long periods disassemble the sprayer by re- moving the four screws in the battery case and clean all electrical contacts with a wire concentration of 10%.
  • Page 9 Never use leaking equipment. Take care to avoid spillage when filling or lifting the TO REFIT THE ATOMISER DISC tank. When refitting the atomiser disc it is important to ensure that it is correctly located in the atomiser cone housing and motor housing to avoid damage. atomiser motor disc...
  • Page 10 Flow rate (ml/min) = 6 x total spray volume (l/ha) x walking speed (m/s) x band width (m) To help calibrate the HERBIFLEX-4 a calculator disc is provided with the sprayer. This is used as below: 2. It is essential to clean the sprayer and 1.

  • Page 11: To Start Spraying

    The actual flow rate should be checked holding the HERBIFLEX-4 in the spraying position (see 'TO START SPRAYING'). Remove the feed nozzle from the atomiser cone housing...