Sometimes, it happens that you own a land that is not exactly even. If you’re living in the countryside, this one is especially common. Acres of hilly areas are particularly hard to spray and maintain. It is not just with personal lands, either. Public places like golf courses are naturally hilly and uneven so maintenance of the lawn and the greens against pests and weeds are usually a problem. Thankfully, with the invention of ATV sprayers, this particular problem isn’t as prevalent or as headache-inducing as before.
ATV sprayers are sprayers that are designed to be carried by an all-terrain vehicle (hence their name). ATV sprayers usually include a full-capacity tank, a sprayer consisting usually of nozzles over an extended boom (for wide spraying coverage), and several attachments to the ATV. Some sprayers also include a spray gun aside from the boom.
Calibrating The Sprayers
Since ATV sprayers are different from the usual sprayers, here are some things to consider before you spray your whole lawn using it:
Nozzle tips. When using an ATV boom sprayer, you might want to consider using flat-fan nozzle or flood-jet nozzle tips. Flat-fan nozzles produce spray droplets of uniform size, with lower volumes. Flood-jet nozzle tips, on the other hand, produce a wide spray composed of coarse droplets.
Pressure gage. An ATV sprayer generates and maintains pressure. Some of the ATV sprayers have adjustable pressure and you should check them out before you start off with the spraying.
Spray nozzle and boom height arrangement. Check that the boom’s height is correct and does not sag to the ground. Likewise, for full efficiency, make sure that the spray nozzles are adjusted properly so they’ll be able to cover as much ground as possible.
Ground speed. A reasonable speed when spraying is about two to four miles per hour. Make sure you don’t go to fast or you’ll not be able to distribute the spray properly, or too slow that you’ll just waste spray.