We discuss what sets the European sprayer designs apart, with examples of overall dimensions, engine and wheel sizes, as well as tanks, booms, plumbing features. European sprayers offer similar or greater capacity compared to North American models with lighter weights and innovative designs. […]
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A lot of people are intimidated by sprayer plumbing. One look at the spaghetti bowl of spray mix and hydraulic hoses and valves, and they walk away. It hasn’t helped that much of it is concealed under the frame and all of it is in the same black colour, so figuring it out on your […]
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Some of our biggest struggles in spraying involve the start and end of each spray day. When starting a new field after the sprayer is cleaned, we need to prime the boom. If it’s full of water, that water has to be purged and the question is always for how long and where to do […]
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Not being able to finish a tank due to weather or any other reason happens to just about everyone. Is it OK to simply leave the sprayer as is, and resume spraying later after some agitation? In many cases, the answer is yes. Most pesticide mixtures are stable in short term storage. On resuming spraying, an agitation […]
Dear Sprayer Santa, “I tried to be good this year. It was hard, though. Yes, I know that fast driving causes drift and lots of other problems. But I couldn’t help it – the 375 horses under the hood needed the exercise. I honestly didn’t mean it. I’d have stopped had the air-ride not cushioned […]