Re: [apple-crop] Sprayer Calibration Between Training Styles

2014-06-06 Thread Fleming, William
Nick, as long as you are getting sufficient coverage in both growing systems I would personally find it easier to mix up two different tanks with different quantities of material rather than mess with swapping nozzles. Bill Fleming Montana State University Western Ag Research Center Corvall

Re: [apple-crop] Sprayer Calibration Between Training Styles

2014-06-06 Thread Vincent Philion
Hi! > sprayed at 4mph and every-other-row. Results showed variable coverage on > the row being sprayed and no coverage on the opposite row, I wasn’t suggesting alternate row spraying. > Dr. Andrew Landers, Cornell, discusses the role of travel speed and fan > speed to achieve spray penetration

Re: [apple-crop] Sprayer Calibration Between Training Styles

2014-06-06 Thread Peter Werts
Hi, As travel speeds increase, this may increase turbulence, increasing potential for drift, you also may not like the coverage you get. Sounds like Nick has older plantings and newer high density, so a slower speed may be needed on the older trees. We completed spray coverage analysis with wat

Re: [apple-crop] Sprayer Calibration Between Training Styles

2014-06-06 Thread Vincent Philion
Hi! > adjusted the gear speed so the GPA would match the free standing > block, tractor speed was way too fast ~4 MPH. Why is 4MPH (6,5km/h) too fast? hills? it’s quite common to have forward speeds of 7,3km/h in tall spindle (4,5MPH) Vincent Philion IRDA