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Sprayer Calibration

1.8K views 5 replies 2 participants last post by  Kenny_Login  
#1 ·
Hi there,

I was hoping someone would help me out with my maths and sprayer calibration. I spend more time than I care to admit, trying to figure out the calibration of my Chapin backpack battery sprayer. Eventually, I marked out 250 sq ft, and timed how long it took to spray, and how much it sprayed in the equivalent time. It took almost exactly a minute to spray 250 sq ft (I was walking at my normal pace). And in that minute, the backpack, with the standard fan tip sprayed out 48oz.

So, by my calculations, it'll take 4 minutes to spray 1000sq ft (4 x 250 sq ft). And in that time it'll spray out 1.5 gallons (192 oz).

I have 3 areas I want to blanket spray with Tenacity at the 2oz/acre rate, to attack some Poa Annua. They are 1300 sq ft, 825 sq ft and 1100 sq ft.

So, here's my calculations for the carrier (water):

Area 1: 1300 sq ft = 250 oz
Area 2: 825 sq ft = 154 oz
Area 3: 1100 sq ft = 211 oz

Then I was going to use @g-man to calculate the tenacity:

https://thelawnforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=921

Area 1: 1300 sq ft = 0.358 tsp (1.765 ml)
Area 2: 825 sq ft = 0.227 tsp (1.119 ml)
Area 3: 1100 sq ft = 0.303 tsp (1.494 ml)

Would anyone be able to cast another set of eyes to verify how far off the mark I am?

Cheers!
 
#3 ·
The 1100 sq feet is a fenced-in back yard with a pool, so I may not be able to get a consistent walking pace back there either. I marked out the 250 sq foot on the road outside my house and tested there. I can extend it probably too 500sq feet. It's 10 X 25ft right now. I'll extend it to 10 X 50ft and try again.
 
#4 ·
OK, so I'm back again. This time I marked out 500sq feet and repeated the test with my new TeeJet nozzles!. This time, I covered the the 500sq feet in ~2 minutes.

Spraying into a measuring jug, in those 2 minutes, I got ~60oz. The TeeJet nozzles seem to have made a bit of a difference to the amount of water sprayed.

So by my maths, that would make 1000 sq ft in about 4 minutes, at almost a gallon per 1000sq ft. Does that sound a bit better @g-man?

So that would make the calculations for the carrier (water) a bit difference:

Area 1: 1300 sq ft = 166 oz
Area 2: 825 sq ft = 102 oz
Area 3: 1100 sq ft = 140 oz

The tenacity rate wouldn't change, as that's based off the plot size, correct?
 
#6 ·
Right, the amount of water has changed, but the sq footage hasn't. So my tenacity calculations based on your spreadsheet and the size(s) of my 3 areas would remain the same at the 2 oz/acre rate.

Which were/are:

Area 1: 1300 sq ft = 0.358 tsp (1.765 ml)
Area 2: 825 sq ft = 0.227 tsp (1.119 ml)
Area 3: 1100 sq ft = 0.303 tsp (1.494 ml)

Thanks!