Multible Nozzle Lets You Change Spray Rate From The Tractor Seat

Multible Nozzle Lets You Change Spray Rate From The Tractor Seat SPRAYING Accessories 24-5-18 You can change spray nozzles û and therefore the application rate û right from your tractor seat with this new remote control multiple nozzle. The "Combo-Rate" nozzle was introduced at the recent Western Farm Progress Show in Regina, Sask., but is not yet on the market. Multiple nozzle bodies mount in-line at each nozzle location. Air-controlled shut-off valves turn the nozzles on or off from the cab. In the future a sprayer rate controller will be used to automatically switch nozzle tips to give you the rate you need to match your speed. "The reason you want to change nozzles is that some chemicals call for different rates at different speeds so you either have to change nozzle size or stay at a set speed," says W.H. Wilger, Wilger Industries Ltd., Saskatoon, Sask. "The alternative is to adjust the pressure, but to double the application rate you have to quadruple the pressure and most nozzles won't perform at too high or low a pressure." Wilger says he hopes to have the system on the market by this winter or next spring. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Wilger Industries Ltd., Group Box 280, RR 4, Saskatoon, Sask., Canada S7K 3J7 (ph 306 242-4121; fax 4122; E-mail: wilgerind@ sk.sympatico.ca; Website: www.wilger.net)

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