section 3: Preparing for use
ALWAYS READ BEFORE USING
THE STEM MASTER
Personal Protective
Equipment (PPE)
The minimum PPE
recommended for use is:
•
Coveralls
•
Face shield
•
Suitable protective gloves
•
Wellington boots.
Always refer to the herbicide
product label for the
recommended PPE.
connecting the needle
•
Select the appropriate needle
•
Fit the needle guard to the
needle and secure it by
tightening the grub screw on
the guard
•
Smear a light coating of
silicone grease on the end of
the needle (where the o ring
is located)
•
Loosen the three grub screws
on the needle adaptor
•
Insert the needle into the
adaptor, so that the hole
in the needle is facing
downwards when the Stem
Master is held upright
•
Secure the needle by equally
tightening the three grub
screws on the needle adaptor.
Filling the bottle with
herbicide
•
Hold the Stem Master upside
down and unscrew the bottle
in a clockwise direction. Place
the Stem Master in a safe
location
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