Recirculating booms – introduction to the concept

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Techniques to improve spray productivity

In almost all agronomic practices, timing is key. There are certain, and often small, windows of opportunity for getting
Larry the Low-Drift Nozzle

(Sung to the tune of “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer”) You know Flat Fan and Flood Jet and Pulse
Exploding Sprayer Myths (ep.11)

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How airblast spray droplets behave, or misbehave

Spray_Guy Coverage, Drift, General Concepts, Nozzles & Droplets, Nozzles and Droplets, Speciality Sprayers

Some pesticide labels require or prohibit certain droplet sizes to reduce the potential for drift. But, even when labels are silent about size restrictions, operators should be aware of the potential for droplet size to affect coverage. In the case of airblast, droplets should ...Read More

Recirculating booms – introduction to the concept

Nozzle_Guy Boom Sprayers, Cleaning & Maintenance, Cleaning & Maintenance, Featured Article, Pumps and Plumbing, Speciality Sprayers, Spray Basics

A lot of people are intimidated by sprayer plumbing. One look at the spaghetti bowl of spray mix and hydraulic hoses and valves, and they walk away. It hasn’t helped that much of it is concealed under the frame and all of it is ...Read More

Techniques to improve spray productivity

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In almost all agronomic practices, timing is key. There are certain, and often small, windows of opportunity for getting a task done without losing yield potential or product quality. Weed specialists talk about early weed removal, pathologists talk about symptom monitoring, and entomologists remind ...Read More

Larry the Low-Drift Nozzle

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(Sung to the tune of “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer”) You know Flat Fan and Flood Jet and Pulse Width and Wilger,Hypro and Greenleaf and TeeJet and Lechler.But do you recallThe most famous nozzle of all? Larry the low-drift nozzle Had a very “big-drop” ...Read More

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