- Good spray quality is essential but many factors make it challenging.
- Manufacturers bold a pressure because that pressure gives the nozzle's nominal flow rate, not because you must spray at that pressure.
- Don't fixate on the bolded number; choose ideal pressure through nozzle pressure range evolution and applicator judgment.
- Calibrate your sprayer before going to the field to ensure accurate application.
- Use the pressure gauge as your speedometer: adjust speed and pressure to maximize spray quality.
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Good spray quality is essential in application, but all of the factors involved can make getting there quite a challenge. In reviewing magazines, you may see that publishers will bold a certain pressure (like 40 psi). They do this not because that is the pressure the nozzle must experience, but because that is the pressure at which the nozzle produces its nominal flow rate.
So if you don’t have to spray at that bolded/highlighted number, how do you decide on your ideal pressure?
Tom Wolf talks about the evolution of pressure ranges in nozzles and walks us through an applicator’s decision-making process. After following the tips in the video, calibrating your sprayer and driving out to the field, you should be able to maximize spray quality by simply using your pressure gauge as the speedometer.
