Illinois Administrative Code
Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Part 215 - ANHYDROUS AMMONIA, LOW PRESSURE NITROGEN SOLUTIONS, EQUIPMENT, CONTAINERS, AND STORAGE FACILITIES
Subpart A - ANHYDROUS AMMONIA, EQUIPMENT, CONTAINERS, AND STORAGE FACILITIES
Section 215.120 - Equipment for the Application of Anhydrous Ammonia
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) All nurse tank valves shall be closed, the liquid transfer hose shall be bled, and no liquid transfer hose shall be joined between any nurse tank unit and any tool bar during transport upon a public right-of-way.
b) The following requirements apply when liquid transfer hoses are permanently attached to nurse tank units or tool bars:
c) When nurse tanks are utilized to supply an application device, some means of break-away protection shall be provided, including, but not limited to, the following:
d) The manufacturer of a tool bar refrigeration unit shall provide with each unit documentation of recommended operation and maintenance procedures for any refrigeration unit manufactured after July 1, 2016.
e) Hose and hose connections located on the low-pressure side of flow control, or pressure-reducing valves on devices discharging to atmospheric pressure, shall be designed for the maximum low-side working pressure. EVA hoses for tool bars shall be inspected for leaks and documented prior to each application season. The hoses shall not exceed the service life specified by the tubing manufacturer and shall comply with the properly rated operating pressure specified by the equipment manufacturer.
f) Any application device designed to tow two nurse tanks with a total static capacity greater than 4000 gallons shall employ the following:
g) The hose length from the towed implement mechanically secure point to the break-away coupler on the towing implement shall have sufficient length to allow break-away couplers to articulate freely but prevent the hose from contact with the nurse tank tongue. This shall be achieved without securing the hose mechanically through the use of chains, elastomeric straps, wire ties or other means, by December 31, 2020. New technologies and methods that allow for mechanical hose securement that do not affect the coupler functionality will be accepted, but may later be denied for observed "non-performance".