Selecting the Right Sprayer Boom Height – Tips with Tom #5

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Key takeaways
  • Nozzle fan angle matters, but choose a boom height that creates the best overlap pattern.
  • High clearance booms set too high increase drift risk and can negate nozzle design benefits.
  • Low drift nozzles need 100 percent overlap to perform as intended.
  • Match nozzle spacing to boom height to ensure correct overlap and spray coverage.

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What’s the right choice for nozzle fan angle? 80 degrees or 110 degrees? This question leads us to boom height. How do we select the right boom height?

Nozzle fan angle does play a role, but so does the type of sprayer you run and, more importantly, the height that creates the best overlap pattern. In this Spray Tips, Tom Wolf explains the drift risks and realities of boom height settings on high clearance sprayers, why high-set booms can negate the benefits of certain nozzle designs and why low-drift nozzles need 100% overlap. Then, it’s off to the white board to illustrate the relationship between nozzle spacing and ideal boom height.

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Jason and Tom

With more than 45 years of experience in agricultural spraying, Tom Wolf and Jason Deveau have researched and presented internationally on many aspects of safe, effective and efficient applications.

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Tom, Jason and. (2015). Selecting the Right Sprayer Boom Height – Tips with Tom #5. Sprayers 101. https://sprayers101.com/boom-height-video-tips5/ (Accessed on April 19, 2026 at 22:02)
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