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Today's agriculture is unrealistic without automated processes. You can independently fight weeds and pests in the country, however, for irrigation of large volumes, this method is absolutely not applicable. One of the devices that any summer resident needs to have is a sprayer.
There are a huge number of different modifications of such tools, any of which helps to solve very specific problems, and with basic knowledge and ingenuity, the sprayer can be made with your own hands.
Where is used
A sprayer is considered a spray bottle. This device, by means of a jet stream, supplies compressed air under a certain pressure and distributes small parts of an aqueous solution over a huge area.
The considered equipment is consumed not only by agricultural workers. Due to them, the football field is irrigated, and in certain situations - wide lawns.
Varieties
Current sprayers differ in many ways:
- By air supply method.
- By tank volume.
- By the amount of water spray.
- By the bonding technique.
- By the type of liquid spread.
- By appointment.
By mounting method
A tractor mounted sprayer assumes a special mechanism used by this agricultural machine to solve the problems facing the manufacturer. Sprayers for a mini tractor are installed on a car in the same way.
A sprayer of this type has a non-capacious liquid tank and a boom of 12-18 meters, the tank can hold 1000 liters.
A fan mounted sprayer is suitable for agricultural companies, while a home farmer is able to choose a more economical option.
Among the advantages are:
- excellent maneuver;
- compatibility with Russian agricultural vehicles;
- full automation.
By type of liquid distribution
Sprayers are divided into boom nozzles, in which irrigation occurs due to the hydrostatic pressure created in the system. A fan can be attached for a garden sprayer where the liquid is atomized by internal pressure and air blast.
The fan sprayer can be dusty and tunnel. Its selection should be carried out according to the planting scheme and plant height.
By appointment
Boom sprayers are intended to be used for processing a particular type of crops. To buy this equipment is advised to those agricultural enterprises that focus on growing healthy food.
Such sprayers are used for their intended purpose in some specific cases and can be of great use to small farms.
Mounted sprayer design
A tractor-mounted sprayer is considered to be a steel welded frame on which a specialized-size tank is installed, equipped with the necessary working components.
The device includes:
- Apparatus (pump).
- Container for water.
- Sprayer with built-in nozzles.
- Refueling device.
- Special valves for safety.
How to make yourself
For those farmers who have been in the field of agriculture for a long time, the purchase of quality equipment is considered paramount. Therefore, it is worth taking a serious approach to the choice of equipment, which will help reduce the cost and time for processing and irrigating field crops.
The manufactured model will help the summer resident to fulfill the tasks that were set before the seasonal sowing. It is also recommended to use in work previously purchased parts, which can be taken at any special outlet, and to assemble the device as a constructor for children.
A manufactured sprayer will be much more economical than a finished one. You can also achieve the most economical by finding the use of available materials at hand, components that will be removed from equipment.
Required:
- The place for the solution is a metal container or a plastic barrel.
- Round PVC tubes, profile, other metal parts for frame preparation.
- Steel corners with different sections.
- Sprayers.
- 12V electric pump.
A self-made device can help irrigate a huge crop area. In the industrial sphere and in large industries that supply goods not only within Russia, but also abroad, it is best to use the more expensive option.
How to choose the right one
An ordinary gardener in his own dacha can independently choose - to cultivate the land with his own hands or with a special apparatus. But large-scale agricultural enterprises should consider buying quality equipment.
The same should be applied in deciding the correctness of assembling a homemade sprayer model. It will be profitable and efficiently done only for a farmer with a small sowing area, and large companies are advised to look at an overview of the best sprayers.
Review of the best trailed sprayers
The sprayer "Amazon" is characterized by a boom width of up to 24 meters with a tank volume of up to 3200 liters. They are also equipped with tanks of several types. We can say that the Amazone sprayer is entry-level, but it demonstrates itself perfectly in the work. You can find Amazon with hydraulic and mechanical controls.
The Zarya sprayer is a boom sprayer. This sprayer is an acceptable solution for the treatment of fields. It is best to purchase for small private farms, gardens.
The MTZ trailed sprayer has a working width of the boom of 12-15 meters. The tank is 300-800 liters. Pump type - diaphragm piston. It is also recommended to buy for gardeners, as it has a good price category.
Gwarta sprayer is equipped with a complex of equipment that provides increased productivity, reliability, ease of use, and also makes its use environmentally friendly. The sprayer was manufactured taking into account every modern requirement used for this type of equipment.
"Remkom" sprayer is mainly intended for the treatment of field crops with special chemicals, as well as for the introduction of liquid and other mineral fertilizers by spraying the surface.It is made as a single-axle semitrailer, which is connected to a tractor of a traction class of at least 1.4.
The John Deere Trailed Sprayer is a robust, well balanced, double-arm suspension for robust continuous use, both in the field and on the move. The design helps to transfer enormous weight to the tractor.
The mounted sprayer "Gaspardo" has a galvanized coating. Main and auxiliary tanks are made of high-strength polyethylene on a Gaspardo sprayer.
All procedures are necessary in order to protect crops, gardens from pests and weeds. The same procedure helps to maximize the effectiveness of the fertilization required for the normal development of the crop.
Sprayers and other equipment are the most important helpers in growing and irrigating crops. Of course, you can cope on your own, but it is quite difficult and there is a huge risk of missing out on the entire harvest.