Airblast nozzle bodies

Excepting air shear and centrifugal style nozzles, most airblast sprayers employ nozzle bodies distributed evenly along the booms. Nozzle
Rinsing Airblast Sprayers

Why Rinse? Airblast sprayers are not rinsed as frequently or as diligently as field sprayers. This is primarily because
Airblast Spraying in Poor Conditions

For many airblast operators, the spring of 2019 has been very difficult. The frequency and duration of rain events
Calibrating a Plot Sprayer for Airblast Crops

The calibration of handheld plot sprayers is an important part of agricultural research, and this article already covers all

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Pesticide drift and Communication

Spray_Guy Boom Sprayers, Drift, Drift, Speciality Sprayers

When it comes to information about mitigating pesticide drift, it’s plentiful and easily accessed. I have an archive of >30 articles written by Ontario Ministry of Agriculture staff spanning 1999 to present day. Many are on this website. In fact, there’s so much good ...Read More

What’s with dew? – Tips #9

Spray_Guy Boom Sprayers, Coverage, Coverage, Nozzles & Droplets, Nozzles & Droplets, Speciality Sprayers, Tips with Tom

When warm air is cooled, it loses some of its moisture-holding capabilities. This change often occurs at night, when plants (and other objects) cool. Once the temperature of the surface of the leaves, for example, drops below the dewpoint, it causes water to condense, ...Read More

Airblast nozzle bodies

Spray_Guy Featured Article, Nozzles & Droplets, Speciality Sprayers

Excepting air shear and centrifugal style nozzles, most airblast sprayers employ nozzle bodies distributed evenly along the booms. Nozzle caps compress the nozzle against the body to force the spray mix through the nozzle orifice. Nozzle bodies are not all created equal. Double Outlet ...Read More

Rinsing Airblast Sprayers

Spray_Guy Cleaning & Maintenance, Featured Article, Speciality Sprayers

Why Rinse? Airblast sprayers are not rinsed as frequently or as diligently as field sprayers. This is primarily because they are not used to spray herbicides, so residue carry-over doesn’t incur an immediately obvious penalty. The typical operator rinses prior to long-term storage or ...Read More

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