HINT: If you want to spray one hectare, but a tank load covers two, then simply put in half the amount of chemical
and water in the tank. Similarly if you want to spray half a hectare and a tank load covers two, then quarter the
amount
of
chemical
and
water
in
the
tank,
and
so
on.
For
future
reference
either
your
sprayer
details
in
the
following
calibration
table.
CALIBRATION
CHART
NOTES
(chemical
/
field
etc)
STEP
1
Applicatio
n
Rate
of
Chemical
(litres
or
kilo
per
hectare)
STEP
2
Tank
Volume
(litres)
STEP
3
Forward
Speed
(KPH)
STEP
4
Average
Nozzle
Flow
Rate
(litres
per
minute)
STEP
5
Area
Covered
Per
Tank
(hectares)
STEP
6
Chemical
Per
Tank
Load
(litres
or
kilograms)
STEP
7
Application
Rate
of
Spray
(litres
per
hectare)
EXAMPLE
1
1
60
8
0.95
0.42
0.42
142
EXAMPLE
2
2
100
10
0.7
1.19
2.38
84
EXAMPLE
3
4
100
12
0.5
2
8
50
Select
Tip
Size
Choice
of
Tips
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