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We roll our tanks upward on location from coils of
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inner wall tank in 12 to 90 foot diameters and up to
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LANCASTER - Fanners
and custom applicators can
save pesticide dollars this
year if they take tune now to
inspect their spray equip
ment for operating ef
ficiency.
As elementary as it
sounds, the key to
economical and efficient
pesticide use is to apply
ratenals only at the rate
needed. No farmers violate
this intentionally, but
defective spray equipment
may apply more or less
pesticide than needed.
For example, applying too
little herbicide usually leads
to poor weed control and
yield reductions. On the
other hand, applymg too
much herbicide may in
crease potential for crop
injury, m addition to wasting
herbicide dollars.
Roller and centrifugal
pumps are most commonly
used with herbicide
sprayers, but both have
advantages and drawbacks.
Roller pumps produce
moderate flow rates at high
pressures, are fairly easy to
maintain, and they will
operate efficiently at tractor
PTO speeds. However, the
rollers of the pump can wear
and must be replaced after
continuous use.
Abrasive materials like
wettable powders and
limestone can cause ex
tensive wear and should be
avoided in roller, gear, in
dustrial vane or other
rotary-type pumps.
Abrasive materials can be
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used safely in centrifugal
pumps, as well as in
diaphram or squeeze hose
pumps. Centrifugal pumps
also deliver high volumes of
liquid at relatively low
pressures
Centrifugal pumps require
a high speed power source,
however, and usually will
not operate efficiently at
tractor PTO speeds.
Some type of speed-up
mechanism, such as belts
and pulleys or gears, is
needed to mcrease PTO
speed and pump speed.
Constant agitation in the
spray tank is essential to
insure an evenly mixed
herbicide.
Without sufficient
agitation herbicides can
settle to the bottom of the
tank causing uneven ap
plication; the spray mixture
coming from the top of the
tank will not contain enough
herbicide to control weeds,
while the bottom part of the
tank will contain a higher
concentration of herbicide
that may cause crop injury.
Thorough, yet moderate,
agitation is needed to mix
herbicides properly. Ex
cessive agitation when tank
mixing, however, may cause
one of the chemicals to settle
m the spray tank.
Proper agitation m the
spray tank insures even
herbicide application con
tinuity.
A faulty pressure
regulator may cause in
consistent weed control in
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the same way insufficient
agitation does.
By increasing or
decreasing pressure, volume
of herbicide applied will be
increased or decreased. A
pressure regulator is
essential for maintaining
consistent delivery of the
spray mixture.
Growers can choose from
three types of nozzle tips, all
of which deliver various
spray patterns: flat spray,
cone spray and flood spray
nozzles.
There are two basic types
of flat spray nozzles: flat fan
and even spray.
The first is designed for
broadcast applications and
may have an “F”
designation. The spray of the
adjacent flat fan nozzles
must overlap for even
distribution.
An “E’’ designation ap
plies to even spray nozzles
designed for ban' spraying.
It delivers an e i il amount
of herbicide acr the spray
pattern.
Both types of :Ijs work
best at a press above 20
psi. Pressure a! eve 40 psi
should be avoidt 1 to reduce
spray drift.
Cone spray nozzles are
usually designed to operate
at higher pressures than flat
spray nozzles to produce fine
spray droplets.
There are two general
classes of cone nozzles:
hollow cone and solid cone,
both of which have large
orifices to reduce cloggmg.
The solid cone nozzle mainly
-ially known
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Nozzle tips are probably
the most neglected and
abused component of the
sprayer. Yet, they are the
most critical factor con
cerning even distribution of
herbicides on foliage or on
soil surface.
Nozzle tips wear when
used heavily. The orifice in
the nozzle tips will become
larger, delivering more
herbicide than needed.
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operates at extremely high
pressures and is best suited
for insecticide applications.
Operating efficiently at a
pressure range of 30 to 50 psi,
the hollow cone nozzle
delivers a small volume of
spray well suited to post
emergence applications.
The swirl chamber - a
popular type of hollow cone
nozzle - can operate at
pressures below that of flat
spray nozzles and still
deliver an even coverage of
pesticide.
For broadcast ap
plications of preplant in
corporated and
preemergence herbicides, a
small volume of liquid is
sufficient to give adequate
coverage of the soil and good
weed control results.
Therefore, flat fan and swirl
chamber nozzles are usually
preferred.
Flood type nozzles are
useful for high volume
coverage at low pressures;
capacity is measured at 10
psi. These nozzles deliver a
spray of large droplets in
relation to flat spray and
cone nozzles. This is an
advantage where spray drift
could be a problem.
The flood type nozzle’s
spray pattern must overlap
the adjacent nozzle’s pattern
by 50 percent for even
herbicide distribution.
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