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GENERAL APPLICATION:

Equipment and Carrier:

• Apply only with hand-directed equipment like a pneumatic sprayer.
• Use sprayers with Viton seals and fittings to prevent diesel affecting rubber seals.
• Diesel may affect rubber seals in some sprayers; hence, compatibility with Viton seals is recommended.

Spray Equipment Guidelines

• Operate spray equipment at low pressures (up to 200 kPa) to avoid splashing.
• Ensure all stems on multi-stemmed varieties are treated.
• Delay treatment until regrowth on bulldozed or ploughed land emerges to a height of at least 1 meter.
• Do not treat species that lose leaves (e.g., sweet briar) or become dormant (e.g., Australian blackthorn or camphor laurel) during winter.
• Thoroughly wet species with old, rough bark compared to smooth-barked species.

Application Methods:

1. Basal Bark Application:

   • Dilute the indicated volume of QUAKE with diesel up to a total volume of 60 L.
   • Liberally spray the bark around the stem from ground level to 30 cm high, wetting thoroughly to the point of runoff.
   • For QUAKE Thinline basal bark application, reduce the application band to 5 cm high with a proportionally increased concentration (one part Quake diluted with 9 parts diesel) for specific woody weed species.

2. Cut Stump Method:

   • Cut stems less than 15 cm above ground level.
   • Immediately apply Quake diesel mixture liberally to the freshly cut stump, spraying the cut surface and sides of the stem.

Cleaning Spray Equipment:

1. Rinse Water Disposal:

   • Discharge rinse water onto a designated disposal area.
   • If unavailable, discharge onto unused land away from desirable plants and watercourses.

2. Cleaning Process:

   • After spraying, use a degreaser (e.g., Caltex Kwik-D-Grease) to remove diesel traces.
   • Rinse tank and spray through nozzles thoroughly with water to remove degreaser.
   • Quarter-fill the tank with clean water.
   • Add alkali detergent (e.g., liquid SURF, OMO, DRIVE at 500 mL/100 L of water or equivalent powder at 500 g/100L of water).
   • Do not use chlorine-based cleaners.
   • Shake water around the sprayer, spray the solution through nozzles to clean lines and nozzles.
   • Rinse well with clean water to remove detergent.

3. Cleaning Brushes and Container:

   • Clean brushes and container by spraying liberally with degreaser.
   • Hose off thoroughly with water.
   • Repeat using detergents as specified above.

Note: Do not use this equipment for any other purpose.