Calibrating your sprayer – Ag Spray Equipment TR300E User Manual
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CALIBRATING YOUR SPRAYER
HAMILTON NOZZLE 654201
CALIBRATING YOUR SPRAYER
To determine pressure & GPA with a boomless nozzle use this calibration for it is different than a boom calibration:
EXAMPLE:
Refer to Chart
OPERATING DATA OF 180* NOZZLES
SPRAYERS ARE SUPPLIED w/ #10
Orfice
GPM
Swath
GALLON PER ACRE
Number PSI
180*
180*
3 MPH
4 MPH
5 MPH
8 MPH
10 MPH
30
1.7
44'
6.4
4.8
3.8
2.4
1.9
#5
40
2.0
46'
7.2
5.4
4.3
2.7
2.2
50
2.2
48'
7.6
5.7
4.5
2.9
2.3
60
2.4
50'
7.9
5.9
4.8
3.0
2.4
30
3.7
50'
12.2
9.2
7.3
4.6
3.7
#10
40
4.2
50'
13.9
10.4
8.3
5.2
4.2
50
4.6
52'
14.6
10.9
8.8
5.5
4.4
60
5.0
52'
15.8
11.9
9.5
5.9
4.8
30
5.1
54'
15.6
11.6
9.3
5.8
4.7
#20
40
5.9
54'
18.0
13.5
10.8
6.8
5.4
50
6.7
56'
19.7
14.8
11.8
7.4
5.9
60
7.1
58'
20.2
15.1
12.1
7.6
6.1
GPM
=
Gallons Per Minute
GPA
=
Gallons Per Acre
MPH
=
Miles Per Hour
PSI
=
Pressure Per Square Inch
GPA =
495 x GPM
MPH x Swath in feet
495 (constant) x 4.2gpm
4mph x 50ft swath
=
2079
200
=
10.395 GPA