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How to select a nozzle for spot spraying with SpraySpotter.app
Choose the right nozzle for optical and autonomous spot spraying using SpraySpotter.app, covering spray pattern, tip angle, height and spray quality.
4 October 2026
How to select a nozzle for broad acre field spraying with sprayspotter.app
Choose the right nozzle for pressure-regulated, PWM and three-tier boom sprayers with SpraySpotter.app, using rate, spray quality, pressure and duty cycle.
4 October 2026
ARAG CFLD-XC40 v Agrotop SF40 - Spot the difference.
Both are narrow-angle, low-drift spot nozzles. This comparison explains why measured target-zone distribution—not fan angle alone—is central to the nozzle decision.
29 September 2026
ExactApply Auto Select (Non‑PWM vs PWM) for 80–100 L/ha
Non-PWM vs PWM Auto Select on John Deere ExactApply, and why I think fixed pulsing often does the job at typical broadacre rates of 80 to 100 L/ha.
19 March 2026
Absolutely the Easiest Spot-Spray App on the Planet!
Meet Spray-Spotter, my fast web app for farmers who need a spot-spray nozzle answer in the paddock. No downloads, just the right nozzle in seconds.
12 October 2025
Planning ahead for summer spot-spraying with 2,4-D labels
Which 2,4-D labels are approved for optical spot spraying (OSST), and how to pick compliant CFLD-XC40 spot-spray nozzle sizes before summer arrives.
28 September 2025
Maximise Your Spray Runs with Smarter Nozzles for Single Spot Spraying Operations
Stretch every tank further on your legacy WEED-IT. ARAG CFLD-XC40 tapered spot-spray nozzles put more chemical on the weed and less on bare ground.
25 September 2025
PWFM Tapered Fan vs Even Fan Nozzles: Rometron WEED-IT Robot Swarm Sprayers Analysis
Tapered fan on PWM vs a half-size even fan at full flow on a WEED-IT Quadro robot sprayer. Which puts more spray on the weed in single-spot work?
17 September 2025
ARAG Flowtron and Carbon Bee Integration: Revolutionising Spot Spraying
ARAG Flowtron and Carbon Bee control the duty cycle of each nozzle, fixing under-dosing and over-dosing when switching between side safety and single spot.
24 June 2025
The THREE rates you need to know about for Single Spot spraying
Single-spot spraying brings three different rates per hectare into play: spray width, target zone and overlapping. Here's what each one means for you.
21 June 2025
WEED-IT, just when you thought you were off the hook - Part 11.
A vintage WEED-IT owner asked if two nozzles firing together means double the rate. We updated our app to answer him properly, and the answer is yes.
7 March 2025
CASE Dealers installing CARBON BEE, please listen up about the danger of using standard 110° nozzles with incorrect settings - Part 10.
Case dealers installing Carbon BEE: the spray width in the configuration must match the nozzles left on the boom. Why standard 110° nozzles need care.
5 March 2025
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