Sprayer problem.

[Chae1]

Just curious, you didn't have trice by fmc through your sprayer this year? It seems to coat everything inside the lines etc and terrible to clean out.

I do contract spraying. Just put on what farmer gives me and follow spray recs.

 

[David.]

AllClear doesn't clean much out, only neutralises ALS residues?

 

[Brisel]

AllClear doesn't clean much out, only neutralises ALS residues?

It does more than that. I’ve soaked blocked nozzles in neat All Clear Extra and it did the job better than the T&E Cleaner

 

[Classichay]

All clear isn’t a tank cleaner, it just shuts down als the best tank cleaner is probably glyphosate really, I’d be tempted to just purge the lines and take out any inline boom filters and nozzles and just sectionally flush the booms a few times. Probably say it’s your adjuvant causing the stringy nonsense.

 

[Chae1]

Right, finally got back to it today. Emptied chemical in tank into ibc. Flushed 600l of water through boom ends and nozzle holders. Took all nozzles off and blew out with airline till clear. Ran another 200l clean water through nozzles. Sucked chemical back out of ibc with filter on end of pipe. Went back and finished spraying with no further issues.

I'm annoyed the filters didn't pick up hardly any of gunk. Ive a suction filter and inline filters for each section. These were spotless. Small amount in suction filter. Perhaps individual filters before nozzles would help but I detest these.

Guess lesson learnt is to completely empty tank and flush clean water through spray lines and nozzles everytime I'm finished with glyphosate. Always do it with fungicides, trace elements.

 

[Zebbedee]

Hyplochloride acid ( probably spelt wrong) as they use in the dairy is what we used after a dirty mix which left sprayer coated inside tank and lines etc. Picture In tank after cleaning now use the same stuff for filters and nozzles just soak in a bucket

 

[Chae1]

Hyplochloride acid ( probably spelt wrong) as they use in the dairy is what we used after a dirty mix which left sprayer coated inside tank and lines etc. Picture In tank after cleaning now use the same stuff for filters and nozzles just soak in a bucket View attachment 906214

How do you apply it?

It's done a fantastic job.

 

[Zebbedee]

How do you apply it?

It's done a fantastic job.

20 ltrs in tank and agitate then I actually power washed tank out but it lifted it all off no bother was quite impressed so I think we will do ours more regular now allclear etc just neutralises.

 

[Chae1]

20 ltrs in tank and agitate then I actually power washed tank out but it lifted it all off no bother was quite impressed so I think we will do ours more regular now allclear etc just neutralises.

Was there a lot on it? Seems to be mainly pendimethlin and trace elements that goes hard on edge of mine. Despite putting clean water through it every night when finished.

 

[Zebbedee]

Mine was minging as we had a bad mix, but best will in the world inside of tank will be dirty with dried on chemical like a tide mark so especially with a stainless tank it’s nIce to have it sparkling inside

 

[2wheels]

How do you apply it?

It's done a fantastic job.

It's deosan red label, that is what I used most of the time to wash out.

 

[2wheels]

I was once told to use dishwasher tablet s after an extremely bad mix which went solid .

 

[oakleaf]

I was once told to use dishwasher tablet s after an extremely bad mix which went solid .

One would hardly be sufficient for a trailed sprayer of 3000 litres plus would it?

 

[2wheels]

One would hardly be sufficient for a trailed sprayer of 3000 litres plus would it?

there is an s on the end of tablet though the spacing is a bit wild i can't remember if i used tablets or powder but it did work.

 

[oakleaf]

there is an s on the end of tablet though the spacing is a bit wild i can't remember if i used tablets or powder but it did work.

So how many do you reckon l should chuck in to my 3200 litre sprayer?

 

[2wheels]

So how many do you reckon l should chuck in to my 3200 litre sprayer?

as many as you like.it's a long time since i had to do it and i think it was powder i used. a case of trial and error.

 

[Brisel]

I guess you’d look at your dishwasher water use in the handbook and use that for a dilution rate. That includes the rinse cycle.

 

[oakleaf]

Think l will stick to the hypochlorite.
Always worked well for me, so far anyway.

 

[ollie989898]

Ahhh hypochlorite, the dairyman's favourite. You are adding this stuff to the tank neat? Best wear goggles and gloves! I was always told it attacks the welds in stainless steel?

Liquid fert was always said to be the best tank cleaner.

 

[oakleaf]

Hadnt heard that but my sprayer has a plastic tank so no stainless welds to worry about.