Sprayers

Sprayers

crop protection Machinery Sprayers

This my last feature on the John Deere tour.  The sprayer below has a 120 foot span.  It is equipped with nozzle bodies like the one below.  The body supports 5 different nozzle types.  The can be changed by switch from the cab.  I saw this demonstrated at Saale Farm and Grain Plot tour.  On a long boom, this must be a huge time saving.  With all the nozzle variation needed for various crop protectant formulations, this is an important feature.  I am not sure how much automatic shutoff control there is on the sprayers I saw.  John Deere was touting their Exact Apply system which controls each nozzle individually.  I have no idea if they are the only ones with this setup.  

120 foot sprayer

Multi Tip Nozzle Body 

Sprayer Skip

Sprayer Skip

Machinery Sprayers weed control

Not all sprayer mistakes are this easy to see.  This field had several gaps.  If it was custom applied, I would invite them back at their cost.

Sprayer Skip

Sprayer Clean-up

Sprayer Clean-up

Sprayers weeds

As we move into an era when we are using multiple products with multiple modes of action for good weed control, we also need to pay attention to sprayer clean-out.  Iowa State University offers some tips for cleaning your sprayer.  Click on the link.