Boomless spray nozzles?

[tom4018]

Anybody ever used a sprayer with the Boomjet or Fieldjet nozzles on them?

Good or bad?

 

[Herefordcross]

I did try one and they're overrated in my opinion. Threw whole setup in the trash.

 

[LibertyIIE]

I use a cluster jet to spray weeds. Works good but requires very low wind velocity. Works especially good if you have a lot of trees to dodge as you spray. In some parts of our county they are restricted because of drift anywhere cotton grows.

 

[Auburn_Ag]

They are great for spraying fence rows with Hedge bush. The one we use does a 40 foot span. And you don’t have to worry about getting to close to object and hanging a boom. However it has to be little to no wind, but if its that windy you wouldn’t want to spay anyway. Good Luck

 

[perda04]

I hung one of the 17 gpm model on the back of a 800 gallon water trailer. My pasture is not level. I would likely break the ends off a boom often. With little or no wind, I like it.

 

[dun]

I hung one of the 17 gpm model on the back of a 800 gallon water trailer. My pasture is not level. I would likely break the ends off a boom often. With little or no wind, I like it.

I kind of doubt if many fields are anymore "not level" then the majority of the ones in the Ozarks. I use a 17' boom sprayer with no problems. The booms are 32 inches above the ground, if I hit something they just fold back.

dun

 

[dcara]

I have a boomless boomjet cluster nozzel. Only used it once so far since I got it used a few months a ago. Covers about a 32ft swath but I'm not real satisfied with the uniforimity of its pattern. The application rate vary's at least 2.5 to 1 over the swath width. I plan to make some adjustments when I get some time, and figure out a way to make the adjustments. Wind, drift, and uniformity of application is more of an issue with the boomless spray systems than with boom types.

Below is a link to a comparitive study the Foestry service did on on 3 boomless nozzels (the Boomjet, Radiarc, and Boombuster).

http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/ja/ja_miller001.pdf