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<blockquote data-quote="Chuckie" data-source="post: 1838246" data-attributes="member: 637"><p>[USER=28532]@BFE[/USER] I looked up the lifting capacity for the 3020 and they don't list it anywhere. One man said he believed it to be 3500 but may be as low as 3000lbs. 200 gallons Say you put straight Round up in that at 11.32 lbs a gallon. Water weighs 8.33 So 11.32 lbs X 200 gallons would be 2264 lbs. But mixing it with water will be much less. I cannot find a weight on the sprayer itself. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Right around my house, there is a 12 acre pasture and a 12 acre hay field. </p><p>2 miles down the road is another field of 18 acres of hay field.</p><p>3 miles from my house there is a 76 acre field that is in about 18 acres of pasture. That 76 acres will begin to expand to cover cattle more each year. But until we need it, the rest will stay in crops. </p><p></p><p>The next farm is about 22 miles away, and all together, and there is about 100 acres. The thing to think about, is each year that comes along, From there is another 47 acres that is in crops right now, but could be in the future for cattle too. Then 5 miles from that, is a 23 acre farm. </p><p></p><p>All of this land is subject to change for the use of it as the cattle grow, we take in more land . I have to think about where we will be in the next few years. </p><p>The land is very odd shaped as many areas to back into. After spraying that one field this fall and it cost right at $300, I want to make sure that I am not over spraying or circling. I want to put it where I need it, and turn off a boom when I get to the side where I only need half of a spread. We did a pre-emerge and Round up this fall to get rid of wild rye. It reseeds and I think comes up by the root also. </p><p></p><p>Possibly spraying the hay fields twice a year until we get them in line. The pastures, once a year. </p><p>Then we do have a trailer to load up a tractor and a flat bed to haul it across the county to spray. I hope that we will mix it per farm and not transport that chemical weight behind the tractor on the trailer. Going up those ramps with that much chemical can be tough.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chuckie, post: 1838246, member: 637"] [USER=28532]@BFE[/USER] I looked up the lifting capacity for the 3020 and they don't list it anywhere. One man said he believed it to be 3500 but may be as low as 3000lbs. 200 gallons Say you put straight Round up in that at 11.32 lbs a gallon. Water weighs 8.33 So 11.32 lbs X 200 gallons would be 2264 lbs. But mixing it with water will be much less. I cannot find a weight on the sprayer itself. Right around my house, there is a 12 acre pasture and a 12 acre hay field. 2 miles down the road is another field of 18 acres of hay field. 3 miles from my house there is a 76 acre field that is in about 18 acres of pasture. That 76 acres will begin to expand to cover cattle more each year. But until we need it, the rest will stay in crops. The next farm is about 22 miles away, and all together, and there is about 100 acres. The thing to think about, is each year that comes along, From there is another 47 acres that is in crops right now, but could be in the future for cattle too. Then 5 miles from that, is a 23 acre farm. All of this land is subject to change for the use of it as the cattle grow, we take in more land . I have to think about where we will be in the next few years. The land is very odd shaped as many areas to back into. After spraying that one field this fall and it cost right at $300, I want to make sure that I am not over spraying or circling. I want to put it where I need it, and turn off a boom when I get to the side where I only need half of a spread. We did a pre-emerge and Round up this fall to get rid of wild rye. It reseeds and I think comes up by the root also. Possibly spraying the hay fields twice a year until we get them in line. The pastures, once a year. Then we do have a trailer to load up a tractor and a flat bed to haul it across the county to spray. I hope that we will mix it per farm and not transport that chemical weight behind the tractor on the trailer. Going up those ramps with that much chemical can be tough. [/QUOTE]
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