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time to study your operator ’ s manual and learn about proper safe operation . Actions such as loading different kinds of material together ( such as AC on top of CRS ) can spell tragedy . Sorry , didn ’ t mean to scare you , it ’ s the exception not the rule . The great thing about today ’ s distributor trucks is that they do the work for you . If you are doing an overlay and specs call for . 05 gallons per square yard , that ’ s what you get . If tomorrow your job is to chip seal and you have to increase to . 5 gallons per square yard , no problem . Just set up the machine and go . If after some wear in , you find that you

“ One tip given to me years ago is to spray the rear of the unit with biodegradable cooking oil through a pump sprayer .”

For More Information On This Advertiser Please Visit www . CallAPE . com / e-inquiry need to re-calibrate your unit , a 30 minute operation can insure that you are back into spec . This not only keeps the DOT supervisor happy , but keeps your bookkeeper happy as well , because if you are off even one tenth of a gallon per square yard , well , have you seen the price of liquid asphalt ? As you can imagine , in dealing with liquid asphalt ( not to mention fire ), maintenance of the unit is of the utmost importance . The most obvious of course is cleanup after your day of spraying . This needs to be done immediately after your day is done , as to not give the asphalt time to set . This is extremely important if you are using more
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