Written by Charlotte Cunningham
A new online tool from Certis, designed to help operators set up slug pellet applicators to accurately apply specific pellet products, is now available to growers online. Charlotte Cunningham reports. Developed by pellet manufacturer Certis, in partnership with SCS Spreader and Sprayer Testing, the Calibration Wizard is a unique app that compliments manufacturers’ instruction manuals and takes the labour out of calibrating. SCS director Rob Foxall says: “There’s never been anything specific to a range of pellet products applied through different applicators, so producing the online tool is a big step in the right direction for the industry.” The Calibration Wizard is based on data created from spread pattern, flow and application rate analysis of seven of the most common applicators applying each of Certis’ eight slug pellet products. The inputs operators can enter into the tool are pellet product, applicator type, spread width and target application rate. In response, it recommends disc speed and feed rotor settings, where applicable, plus aperture settings and appropriate forward speed. Settings for optimising spread pattern are also provided in PDF form, along with expected bait point density upon application. Armed with this information, operators can quickly and easily set up an applicator to…
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