[NAFEX] Sprayer cleaning
Thomas Olenio
tolenio at sentex.net
Fri Apr 6 17:30:07 EDT 2007
Hi,
Thanks for the advice. I did do a search and found this useful page;
Cleaning Field Sprayers to Avoid Crop Injury
http://extension.missouri.edu/explore/agguides/crops/g04852.htm
Scrolling to the bottom of the article it appears that cleaning with water
and ammonia, at various ratios, for various chemicals is most common.
I'll dump the dish soap and try ammonia.
Thanks again,
Tom
Table excerpted from above web page:
Herbicide
Recommended cleaning solution
Sensitive crops
2,4-D amine
ammonia + water
all broadleaf crops
2,4-D ester
kerosene or diesel fuel followed by ammonia + water
all broadleaf crops
Accent
ammonia + water
sorghum, sunflower, canola
Action
ammonia or commercial tank cleaner + water
Ally
ammonia + water
soybeans, sunflower, corn, canola, cotton
Amber
ammonia + water
soybeans, sunflower, corn, sorghum, canola, cotton
Assure II
ammonia + water
corn, sorghum, wheat, other grasses
Atrazine
detergent + water
wheat, sunflower, soybeans, cotton
Authority
ammonia or commercial tank cleaner + water
corn, sorghum, cotton, canola
Axiom
commercial tank cleaner + water
Banvel/Clarity/Distinct
ammonia + water
all broadleaf crops
Basagran
ammonia or commercial tank cleaner + water
cotton
Basis Gold
ammonia + water
wheat, sunflower, soybeans, cotton, canola
Basis
ammonia + water
cotton, soybeans, canola
Beacon
ammonia + water
sorghum, sunflower, soybeans, canola, cotton
Bladex
ammonia or commercial tank cleaner + water
soybeans
Blazer/Status
ammonia or commercial tank cleaner + water
corn, sorghum
Buctril+Atrazine
ammonia or commercial tank cleaner + water
wheat, sunflower, soybeans, cotton
Buctril/Moxy/Moxynil
ammonia or commercial tank cleaner + water
cotton
Canopy
ammonia or commercial tank cleaner + water
corn, sorghum, sunflower, sorghum, cotton, canola
Canopy XL
ammonia or commercial tank cleaner + water
corn, sorghum, sunflower, sorghum, cotton, canola
Caparol
ammonia or commercial tank cleaner + water
Celebrity
ammonia or commercial tank cleaner + water
all broadleaf crops, grain sorghum, wheat
Classic
ammonia or commercial tank cleaner + water
corn, sorghum, sunflower, sorghum, cotton, canola
Cobra
ammonia or commercial tank cleaner + water
corn, sorghum
Command
water
corn, sorghum, wheat, oats
Contour
ammonia or commercial tank cleaner + water
soybeans, canola, sorghum, wheat, cotton, sunflower
Cotoran
ammonia or commercial tank cleaner + water
soybeans
Domain
commercial tank cleaner + water
Dual/Dual Magnum
ammonia or commercial tank cleaner + water
Epic
commercial tank cleaner + water
soybeans, wheat, grain sorghum, cotton
Exceed/Spirit
ammonia + water
sorghum, soybeans, wheat, cotton, sunflower
Expert
ammonia + water
sorghum, cotton, canola, sunflower
Finesse
ammonia + water
soybeans, sunflower, corn, sorghum, canola, cotton
FirstRate
ammonia + water
sunflower, sorghum, canola, corn, cotton
Frontier
ammonia or commercial tank cleaner + water
Fusilade/Fusion
ammonia or commercial tank cleaner + water
corn, sorghum, wheat, other grasses
Glean
ammonia + water
soybeans, sunflower, corn, sorghum, canola, cotton
Gramoxone
ammonia or commercial tank cleaner + water
all crops
Harmony Extra
ammonia or commercial tank cleaner + water
canola, corn, soybeans, sorghum, sunflower
Harness/Surpass
ammonia or commercial tank cleaner + water
Hornet
ammonia or commercial tank cleaner + water
soybeans, sunflower, cotton
Karmex
ammonia or commercial tank cleaner + water
Laddok
ammonia or commercial tank cleaner + water
wheat, sunflower, soybeans, cotton
Lasso/Partner/Microtech
ammonia or commercial tank cleaner + water
Liberty
commercial tank cleaner + water
all sensitive crops
Lightning
ammonia or commercial tank cleaner + water
soybeans, sorghum, wheat, cotton, sunflower, canola
Marksman
commercial tank cleaner + water
all broadleaf crops
MSMA/DSMA
ammonia or commercial tank cleaner + water
Northstar
commercial tank cleaner + water
all broadlaf crops, grain sorghum, wheat
Optill
commercial tank cleaner + water
all broadleaf crops
Option II
ammonia or commercial tank cleaner + water
corn, sorghum, wheat, other grasses
Peak
ammonia + water
soybeans, cotton, sunflower, canola
Permit
ammonia + water
soybeans, canola, sunflower
Pinnacle
ammonia + water
sunflower, canola
Poast/Poast Plus/Prestige
ammonia, commercial tank cleaner, or detergent + water
corn, sorghum, wheat, other grasses
Python
ammonia + water
sunflower, sorghum, canola, cotton
Prowl
ammonia or commercial tank cleaner + water
Pursuit Plus
ammonia or commercial tank cleaner + water
sunflower, canola, sorghum, cotton
Pursuit
ammonia or commercial tank cleaner + water
sunflower, canola, sorghum, cotton
Reflex/Flexstar
ammonia or commercial tank cleaner + water
sorghum
Resource
ammonia or commercial tank cleaner + water
Resolve
ammonia + water
sorghum + all broadleaf crops
Roundup Ultra
water
all sensitive crops
Scepter
ammonia or commercial tank cleaner + water
sunflower, canola, corn, cotton
Scorpion III
ammonia or commercial tank cleaner + water
soybeans, sunflower, cotton
Select
ammonia or commercial tank cleaner + water
corn, sorghum, wheat, other grasses
Sencor/Lexone
detergent + water
Shotgun
commercial tank cleaner + water
all broadleaf crops
Squadron
ammonia or commercial tank cleaner + water
sunflower, canola, corn, cotton
Staple
ammonia + water
sorghum, corn, canola, sunflower
Steel
ammonia or commercial tank cleaner + water
sunflower, canola, corn, cotton
Stinger
ammonia + water
sunflower, soybeans, cotton
Touchdown
commercial tank cleaner + water
all sensitive crops
Treflan
ammonia or commercial tank cleaner + water
Tri-Scept
ammonia or commercial tank cleaner + water
sunflower, canola, corn, cotton
Turbo
detergent or commercial tank cleaner + water
cotton
Zorial/Rapid 80
ammonia or commercial tank cleaner + water
corn, wheat
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