Bestway Field-Pro IV 1200 User manual

BES WAY, INC.
2021 Iowa Street
iawatha, Kansas 66434 USA
Phone [phone] • FAX [phone]
Call Toll Free 1-877-390-4480
www.bestway-inc.com
DOM-BW015 Revision F
OPERA OR’S MANUAL
Effective: May 2013
Last Edit: May 2013
1200

GENERAL INFORMA ION
Congratulations on your purchase of a BESTWAY sprayer. We at Bestway wish to thank you
for your patronage and appreciate your confidence in BESTWAY equipment. Your BESTWAY
Field-Pro IV sprayer has been carefully designed and ruggedly built to provide many years of
dependable service in return for your investment.
This manual has been prepared to assist you in the operation and maintenance of your Field-
Pro IV sprayer and to provide the necessary part numbers to keep it in near original condition.
Sprayer Serial Number ___________________________
Optional Foamer Serial Number___________________________
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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A3
Serial Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A3
Definitions of Safety and
Service Statements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A4
Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A6
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A8
Safety Sign Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A10
Safety Sign Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A12
Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B1
Chemical Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B1
Equipment Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B3
Lighting and Marking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B4
During Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B4
Following Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B4
Highway and Transport Operations . . . . . . B5
Remember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B5
Initial Preparation And Setup . . . . . . . . . . . C1
Tractor Preparation And Hookup . . . . . . . . C1
Initial Preparation Of The Sprayer . . . . . . . C5
Controller Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C7
Raven Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C8
Hydraulic Boom Manifold. . . . . . . . . . . . . C14
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D1
Filling The Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D1
Adding and Mixing Chemicals . . . . . . . . D2
Boom Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D4
Extending The Boom Wings. . . . . . . . . . D5
Retracting The Boom Wings . . . . . . . . . D6
Sprayer Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D7
Foam Marker Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . D9
Controlling Drift. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D9
Types Of Drift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D10
Factors Affecting Drift. . . . . . . . . . . . . . D10
Managing Drift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D11
Spray Nozzle Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D12
Spray Tip Turret . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D12
Rinsing The Sprayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D14
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E1
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E1
Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E2
Grease Fittings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E2
Wheel Bearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E2
Line Strainer Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . E4
Sprayer Nozzle Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . E4
Spray Tip Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E4
Tip Replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E5
Boom Breakaway Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . E6
Inner Section Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . E6
Outer Section Adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . E7
Variable Ride Boom Suspension . . . . . . . . E8
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E10
Wheel Bearing Replacement . . . . . . . . . . E10
Tread Width Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E11
Preparation For Storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . E13
roubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1
Field-Pro IV Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1
Parts Listing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G1
1,200 Gallon Field-Pro IV Frame and
Tank Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G1
Base Plumbing details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G7
Pro 60 Boom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G9
Pro 80 Boom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G15
Hydraulic Schematic for Pro 60 Boom . . . G21
Hydraulic Schematic for Pro 80 Boom . . . G23
Pro 60 Boom Plumbing Schematic . . . . . G25
Pro 80 Boom Plumbing Schematic . . . . . . G27
Wheel / Hub Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G29
Inductor it. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G30
Inductor Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G31
Foam Guidance System,
Model 6 or 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G33
9303C-HM1C-BU Pump it. . . . . . . . . . . G35
9306C-HM5C-BU Pump it. . . . . . . . . . . G36
Rinse System Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . G37
Deluxe Plumbing Plate W/ 4-Valve
Stack Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G39
Deluxe Plumbing Plate W/ 3-Valve
Stack Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G41
Electrical Wiring Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H1
Field Pro IV 1200 Base Wiring Details . . . H1
Field Pro IV Light WIring Detail . . . . . . . . . H3
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ABLE OF CON EN S

IN RODUC ION
Serial Number
The serial number provides important information about your BESTWAY sprayer and may be
required to obtain the correct replacement part(s).
The serial number plate for the sprayer is located on the right side of the mainframe near the
front. It is suggested that the serial number also be recorded in the space provided in the front of
this manual. Always provide the serial number and model numbers when ordering parts from your
BESTWAY dealer or anytime correspondence is made with Bestway, Inc.
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Frame Serial Number

Definitions of Safety and Service Statements
TAKE NOTE! TH S SAFETY ALERT SYMBOL FOUND THROUGHOUT
TH S MANUAL S USED TO CALL YOUR ATTENT ON TO NSTRUC-
T ONS NVOLV NG YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF
OTHERS. FA LURE TO FOLLOW THESE NSTRUCT ONS CAN
RESULT N NJURY OR DEATH.
TH S SYMBOL MEANS
- ATTENT ON!
- BECOME ALERT!
- YOUR SAFETY S NVOLVED!
If you have questions not answered in this manual, require additional copies or the manual is
damaged, please contact your dealer or Bestway, Inc., 2021 Iowa Street, iawatha, KS 66434.
TELEP ONE: [phone], FAX: [phone]
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