Spray System Components With Option
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- Skid-mounted or permanent truck or trailer installation
- Water tank: typically 300–750 gal; 1,000-gal requires CDL
- Chemical mixing systems: tank-mix system with mechanical agitation (chemicals added manually to the large water tank) or chemical injection system with 2 to 3 separate chemical tanks (chemicals mixed with water after passing from tank)
- Water pump: roller, piston, centrifugal and diaphragm pumps are used
- Water pump motor: 5.5–11 HP; Honda is popular
- Injection pumps: at least 20 to 40 GPM; elect
- Hose reel: 200 to 300 ft.; ½ in. to ¾ in.; electric rewind recommended
- Spray gun or spray wand attached to hose
- Truck-mounted spray heads; one side; generally either 2 to 4 bumper-mounted nozzles or a raised, nutating head with multi-direction spray sections
- Console: holds controllers, switches, GPS, computer
- Controller: sets application rate
- Flow meter: records herbicide application data
- GPS: maps spray location
- Software