You are confusing handheld spot sprying solutions with a field rate.
Do _not_ mix up the stuff you have been told for 30 acres!!!! That fella is not right.
You want to spray a pint, maybe a quart, of 4 lb (about 40%) generic glyphosate per acre.
You want to apply about 10-15 gallond of liquid per acre. Glyphosate actally works better with less water per acre, 10 gallons, than other types of spray, which often work better at 20 gallons per acre.
All this will depend upon the sprayer you get - more pressure means smaller droplets of water - which is often good for other sprays, but bad for glyphosate - you want medium or large droplets. So 20 lbs of pressure should be enough.
Different tips have different rates, so you gotta test your sprayer & see how much it sprays out. You can adjust slighlty by changing your driving gear - speed.
I have a little 110 gallon 3pt sprayer, it's set up to cover 8-9 acres. I have a 300 gallon sprayer, that one is set up to cover about 24 acres. If you check the math, they are both set up about the same.
So, I'd put 300 gallons of water in the sprayer, and 25 lbs of AMS (you ARE using this or a liquid equivilant aren't you???? It's a special nitrogen product that helps soften the water as well as help the glyphosate work better on the plant, it's needed more in harder water, important to add).
Then I'd add 2 or 3 2.5 gallong jugs of glyphosate, and let it all aggitate for a few minutes.
Then I'd spray that on 24 acres or so.
There is NO WAY you should be appying the amount of water or glyphosate your buddy at the store is saying. He's got some lawn-sprayer rate that is not apporpriate for your broadcast uses. Don't do that!
You need to start with the sprayer you get, and see how much spray it applies per acre. Spray some water out & figure it out. If it doesn't spray around 10-15 gallons of water per acre, then adjust your speed, or the pressure, or change the tips to a smaller or larger tip so you get in that 10-15 gallon oer acre range.
And you want to apply up to a quart per acre it really fry the weeds you are dealing with. And you want to add some AMS before you put the glyphosate in the tank - it keeps the glyphosate from binding up with hard water, as well as flushing the weeds a tad.
Some gemneric glyphosates - most really - have a sticky already in them; a few do not. If you get one without then you need to add some type of oil or soap which either helps open up the weed leaves, ro helps the spray stick to the weed for longer so it has time to soak in. Glyphosate typically likes the soap type moreso....
There is no way you should be applying 43 gallons of spray per acre. That is very wrong with glyphosate. Also I'd think 7.5 gallons of glyphosate would be plenty, you'd do ok with 5 gallons and some AMS in most conditions.
No wonder farmers are looked down upon for using GMO & modern technologies, when this bad a misinformation is being spread around by a fella that should know better! He's going about this all wrong. For applying to 30 acres, you find out what your sprayer does, and then do the math from that side - a pint or 2 per acre. His dealership licence for pesticides should be pulled!
We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]
Today's Featured Article - Restoration Story: Fordson Major - by Anthony West. George bought his Fordson Major from a an implement sale about 18 years ago for £200.00 (UK). There is no known history regarding its origins or what service it had done, but the following work was undertaken alone to bring it up to show standard. From the engine number, it was found that this Major was produced late 1946. It was almost complete but had various parts that would definitely need replacing.
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
1964 I-H 140 tractor with cultivators and sidedresser. Starts and runs good. Asking 2650. CALL RON AT 502-319-1952
[More Ads]
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy
TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.
