Lit. No. 76616, Rev. 02
32
November 15, 2018
APPLICATION RATES
Application rates are to be selected and adjusted
by the user according to ground conditions and
temperatures. Initial market research suggests an
application rate of approximately 30 gal/acre for use
in de-icing and anti-icing. Application rates in the
charts below are based on manufacturer's numbers.
If your
fl
ow is uncharacteristically slow, see the
Troubleshooting and Maintenance sections.
OPERATING AND CALIBRATION INSTRUCTIONS
Nozzle Selection
Suggested Operating Range 30–40 psi
Boom
Nozzle
†
Width
(ft)
gal/min
@ 30 psi
‡
Total
gal/min
‡
gal/min
@ 40 psi
‡
Total
gal/min
‡
Brown
(std)
8
0.38
3.0
0.42
3.4
Gray
(acc)
8
0.45
3.6
0.50
4.0
White
(std)
8
0.61
4.9
0.67
5.4
Lt Blue
(acc)
8
0.76
6.1
0.84
6.7
Lt Green
(std)
8
1.04
8.3
1.26
10.1
Black
(acc)
8
1.47
11.8
1.68
13.4
Side Nozzle
†
Width
(ft)
gal/min
@ 30 psi
‡
Total
gal/min
‡
gal/min
@ 40 psi
‡
Total
gal/min
‡
Red
(std)
8
0.37
3.0
0.42
3.4
White
(std)
8
0.72
5.8
0.84
6.7
† Application calculations assume boom set @ 18" from ground
‡ Application calculations adjusted with a factor of speci
fi
c gravity
for brine solution of 1.189
Manual Mode
Standard & Deluxe Control
Use the charts below to select the appropriate nozzles
for your route when using the standard control or the
manual mode on the deluxe control. These values are
approximations based on manufacturer's data and
should be replaced with actual tested values whenever
possible.
Suggested Nozzle Con
fi
guration
Desired
Speed (mph)
Center
Nozzles
Boom
Nozzles
Gallons
Per Acre
Gallons Per
Lane Mile
5–7
Brown
Red
25–40
35–60
8–11
White
White
12–20
Green
Red &
White
Application Rate Table
Desired
Application Rate*
Gallons
Per Acre
Gallons Per
Lane Mile
50
22
32
60
26
38
70
31
44
80
35
51
90
39
57
* lb of NaCl active ingredient per acre @ 23.3% solution
