Articles written by Spray_Guy

Any description of airblast sprayer start-up must, contextually, make assumptions on how it was winterized for long-term storage. This cyclic relationship is why I use a chicken-and-egg title slide when giving this presentation. The inability to describe one process without the other is further complicated ...Read More

Here in Episode 10 of Exploding Sprayer Myths we’ve coaxed @Nozzle_Guy back into the orchard. This is part two of a two-part mini series on airblast calibration. In Episode 9 we talked about air settings and travel speed, and now we’re tackling nozzling and ...Read More

In the home farm’s west field,where the soybeans won’t grow,and the wind blows the soil from deep tillage you know,and no pollinators come, excepting old crowsis the patch of resistant pigweed. And downhill in the boundary, some neighbours say, if you look close enough ...Read More

Adjusting Sprayer Settings Operators are encouraged to adjust airblast sprayer settings to conform to the variability in canopy size, density, spacing, and weather conditions. The efficiency and accuracy of the application is improved through the regular and independent adjustment of travel speed, nozzle output, ...Read More