"Boomless" Sprayer Has New-Style Nozzle

"Boomless" Sprayer Has New-Style Nozzle SPRAYING New Sprayers 21-4-31 A new "boomless" sprayer equipped with a revolutionary nozzle promises to eliminate problems with spray drift and broken booms, says Superior Outdoor Power Center, Superior, Neb., which offers a kit designed to mount a 25-gal. tank and two of the nozzles on back of any ATV. "Boom Buster" nozzles are made by Evergreen Products, Inc., Millen, Ga. and have been used for years to kill weeds on golf courses, railroad right of ways, highway ditches, etc. However, their use in agriculture is new, says Superior spokesman Arlen Mickelsen. "The nozzles are designed so that the drops get larger the farther the spray goes out. The result is very little drift. The problem with conventional nozzles is that the farther the spray goes out, the more fine the spray becomes and the more prone it is to drift. "Boomless nozzles work great for spraying in pastures where there are a lot of trees. Chemical companies are banking on the future of boomless nozzles. Dow Chemical is using our boomless nozzle ATV kit to test experimental chemicals in several Midwest states. The company has predicted that up to 80 percent of farmers will use this nozzle to spot spray weeds in the future. Business is booming for our ATV kits. We buy the nozzles from the manufacturer and make our own mounting brackets. We buy the tanks from a New Zealand company. They have baffles inside them to keep the liquid from shifting sideways on hills which could cause an ATV to roll over. The nozzles mount on a steel bracket that can be moved up or down by loosening two clamps. "Each nozzle covers 15 ft., and we mount two nozzles in opposite directions to cover a 30-ft. spray pattern. The angle of the nozzles can be adjusted with a pliers and crescent wrench. Application rate is about 10 gallons per acre. The nozzles can be shut off independently for spraying fence lines, along creek banks, etc., and they can also be added to each end of an existing spray boom to add 30 ft. to its effective length." The nozzles sell for $90 apiece. Mounting hardware and tanks are extra. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Superior Outdoor Power Center, 320 N. Commercial St., Superior, Neb. 68978 (ph 800 333-5161 or 402 879-4785).

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