Hi Art We've been using the Albuz and spraying systems AI nozzles for several seasons now. We'd been using them for herbicides and for spraying strawberries for years and were quite satisfied. Two years ago we started using them in airblast sprayers. We've found that they are a bit limited there. The droplets are heavy, and we feel that 16' row spacing is about as far as we can go and get uniform overage. Past that, and pattern has not been satisfactory. I'd suggest caution. Use a couple in the top positions on your sprayer, and be sure to use water sensitive paper in your trees to be sure you are happy.
Mo Tougas Tougas Family Farm,LLC Northborough, MA On Apr 2, 2010, at 8:14 PM, Arthur Kelly wrote: > Hi all, > I am considering switching over to air induction nozzles for my orchard > sprayer. What is the experience so far in terms of pressure, gallons per > acre, the effect of row spacing and tree size etc? Does anyone have any > suggestions? > > Art Kelly > Kelly Orchards > Acton, Me -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The 'Apple-Crop' LISTSERV is sponsored by the Virtual Orchard <http://www.virtualorchard.net> and managed by Win Cowgill and Jon Clements <[email protected]>. Apple-Crop is not moderated. Therefore, the statements do not represent "official" opinions and the Virtual Orchard takes no responsibility for the content.
