Tom Wolf (Nozzle_Guy) | Sprayers 101

Pro Tips for Pre-Harvest and Desiccation Sprays

Tom Wolf (Nozzle_Guy) October 8, 2019

A version of this article was originally written by @nozzle_guy as a guest blog for Farm At Hand, and is reproduced with permission. One of the smartest decisions a grower could make is to consider a late-season harvest-aid application. With the cool, dry start ...Read More

If I had a Million Dollars

Tom Wolf (Nozzle_Guy) October 2, 2019

If I had a Million Dollars Sung to the Tune of “If I had a Million Dollars” by The Barenaked Ladies If I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars) Well, I’d buy you a farm (I would buy ...Read More

ExactApply: How to add “Section Flow %” Module to Run Screen

Tom Wolf (Nozzle_Guy) May 6, 2019

The John Deere ExactApply system has a pulsing feature, more commonly known as “Pulse Width Modulation” (PWM). From the operator’s perspective, it’s important to know the Duty Cycle that the system is operating at. The Duty Cycle (DC) is the percentage of time that ...Read More

The Capstan EVO: PWM for the masses

Tom Wolf (Nozzle_Guy) March 25, 2019

Capstan Ag brought Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) to spraying in the mid 1990s. Over the past 20 years, it has become commonplace on Case sprayers as AIM Command and AIM Command Pro, and as an aftermarket product, called Sharpshooter or PinPoint, on any brand ...Read More

The Challenges of Spraying by Drone

Tom Wolf (Nozzle_Guy) February 18, 2019

Spray application by drone is here. It’s common practice in South East Asia, with a very significant proportion of ag areas now treated that way. Estimates from South Korea, for example, suggest about 30% of their ag area being sprayed by drone. It’s in ...Read More

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