Broadcast Hooded Sprayers

Broadcast Hooded Sprayers
The Ideal Solution for Spray Drift andJanuary
Coverage.
6, 2013
Patent Pending
2/28/2014
Gen II Broadcast Hood Benefits
• More versatile with different nozzles
• Better spray placement
• More timely application
• Environmental friendly
• Added crop safety
• More spray days
• Limits spray drift
• Better coverage
• Cost effective
Redball® Gen II Broadcast Hood
Gen I vs. Gen II
Feature
Gen II
20"
20"
Hood Height
15"
19"
21"
24"
Wind Curtains
Commercially available PVC
Custom blend designed for
chemical & UV resistance*
Spray Nozzles
Single nozzle body
Triple nozzle bodies
Rubber boot
High impact poly wind caps
with curtains
Hood Depth
End Caps
Gen I
Gen I
Hood Width
*Custom blend curtains available spring 2014
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Redball® Gen II Broadcast Spray-Hood
Spray Drift & Coverage Testing
North Platte, Nebraska | September 2013
Published in the 2014 Journal of Agricultural Engineering volume one.
Application Notes
• The application zone was a soybean field at
V2-V3
• Each treatment was repeated twice
• Solution: Roundup Powermax at 1 qt/A + AMS
5% v/v, Rhodamine dye 0.25% v/v
• Average wind speed was 8 mph
• Travel speed was 8 – 9 mph
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Field Layout
Wind
105 (m)
344.5'
90 (m)
295'
75 (m)
246'
60 (m)
197'
45 (m)
147.6'
32 (m)
104.8'
16 (m)
52.4'
8 (m)
26.2'
4 (m)
13.1'
600'
0
Weather Station
Open Boom
Hooded Boom
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Downwind Deposition XR Tips
50
*160
47
45
40
Deposition (rfu)
35
30
25
XR Open
XR Hooded
20
15
14
10
5
5
5
1
0
0
4
8
16
4
5
4
2
2
0
0
0
32
45
60
6
2
0
75
90
105
Distance Downwind (m)
Please note deposition recorded at zero represents trace values less than one.
Downwind Deposition AIXR Tips
50
45
41
40
Deposition (rfu)
35
30
25
23
AIXR Open
20
AIXR Hooded
15
10
6
5
5
3
2
0
0
4
8
0
16
1
32
1
2
0
0
0
45
60
75
1
2
90
1
0
105
Distance Downwind (m)
Please note deposition recorded at zero represents trace values less than one.
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Downwind Deposition TTI Tips
50
45
40
Deposition (rfu)
35
35
30
25
TTI Open
20
TTI Hooded
15
10
5
8
7
8
7
5
0
0
4
8
5
8
0
16
0 0
0
32
45
1
60
75
1
2
90
3
0
105
Distance Downwind (m)
Please note deposition recorded at zero represents trace values less than one.
2013 Spray Drift & Coverage Testing Summary
• Spray Drift
o According to this study approximately on average 90% drift reduction,
in the first 4 meters downwind when comparing XR, TTI and AIXR
spray tips used in conjunction with Redball® Gen II Broadcast SprayHoods versus an open boom
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Coverage in Swath
70
68
60
53
% of Coverage
50
48
40
Open
Hooded
33
30
27
25
20
10
0
XR
AIXR
TTI
*Spray coverage was measured using water sensitive cards.
2013 Spray Drift & Coverage Testing Summary
• Spray Coverage
o According to this test, when comparing XR, TTI and AIXR spray tips
you can have more consistent coverage when used in conjunction
with Redball® Gen II Broadcast Spray-Hoods versus an open boom
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WF Broadcast Hooded Sprayer Models
SPK645 | Self-Propelled Broadcast Hooded Retrofit Kit
642 | Three-Point Hitch Broadcast Hooded Sprayer
645 | Tractor-Mounted Broadcast Hooded Sprayer
SP645 | Self-Propelled Broadcast Hooded Sprayer
“Put a Hood on Drift.”
Better performance. Less drift.
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