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

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Key takeaways
  • Know your goal: maximize acres sprayed correctly and on time.
  • Verify actual application rate; it's the only surefire way to confirm settings.
  • Do not blindly trust the cab monitor; check calibration and manual measurements.
  • Focus on seven practical selection factors, not new paint or flashy bells and whistles.

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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.

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Tom, Jason and. (2015). 7 Tips for Purchasing a New Sprayer – Tips with Tom #1. Sprayers 101. https://sprayers101.com/new-sprayer/ (Accessed on April 23, 2026 at 06:35)

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