Category: Tips with Tom

A home for Tom’s “Spray Tips with Tom” series

  • 7 Tips for Purchasing a New Sprayer – Tips with Tom #1

    7 Tips for Purchasing a New Sprayer – Tips with Tom #1

    What’s the only surefire way to know whether or not the sprayer is applying product at the rate you’ve specified? Can you let the cab monitor set it and forget it? After the Question of the Day, Tom moves on to the very important decision of choosing a new sprayer.

    What’s your goal? Getting more acres sprayed correctly and at the right time.

    Tom offers perspective on seven factors that should play into sprayer selection, but sometimes don’t (new paint and machines that go BING! are very distracting), and how to weigh the pros and cons of each category.

  • Tank Rinse Dilution

    Tank Rinse Dilution

    If you have a limited amount of clean water to rinse your sprayer, this can help you decide how to make the best use of it.  Simple enter two values – the amount of pesticide remaining in your tank sump (including the suction line to the pump and the return line to the tank), and the amount of clean water you want to add.  The units (gal, L) are not important as long as they are the same for both entries.

    The app allows you to calculate the dilution power of up to 5 sequential rinses.