Pesticide sprayer calibration calculations Spreadsheet Calculator Developed by:

For Liquid Products on Large Acreage Scott A. Senseman and Dave Chalmers
Total area to apply (A) 0.2 Texas A&M University
Department of Soil and Crop Sciences
Sprayer output College Station, TX 77843-2474
Spray volume (gal/A) 15 Email: s-senseman@tamu.edu
Speed (mph) 3 Version: 2.2 Created June 15, 2010
Nozzle spacing or spray swath (in.) 20
Sprayer output/nozzle (GPM) 0.15 Click here for directio
ml/nozzle to catch in 15 sec 143.37

Formulation and rate

Chemical rate (lbs active ingredient/A) 0.3
Formulation (lbs active ingredient/gal) 3
Formulated product rate
Gallons/A 0.10
Quarts/A 0.40
Pints/A 0.80
Total formulated product needed
Gallons (gal) 0.02
Quarts (qt) 0.08
Pints (pt) 0.16
Liters (L) 0.08
Milliliters (mL) 75.70

Preparation of spray tank

Spray volume (gal/A) 15
Tank size (gal) 4
Acres applied per tank (A) 0.27
Amount of formulated product to add to tank
Gallons (gal) 0.03
Quarts (qt) 0.11
Pints (pt) 0.21
Ounces (ou) 3.41
Liters (L) 0.10
Milliliters (mL) 100.93
Volume of surfactant to add per tank
Percentage 0.0375
Millilliters (mL) 5.68
Ounces (ou) 0.19
Tablespoons (tbsp) 0.38
Teaspoons (tsp) 1.15
Total number of tanks needed to cover ar 0.75
Pesticide sprayer calibration calculations
For Liquid Products on Small areas for Turf Click here for directions
Length (ft) 10
Width (ft) 33.33
Total area to apply
ft2 333.3
Acres (A) 0.01

Sprayer output
Spray volume (gal/1000 ft2) 1
Spray volume (gal/A) 43.56
Speed (mph) 3
Nozzle spacing or spray swath (in.) 36
Sprayer output/nozzle (GPM) 0.79
ml/nozzle to catch in 15 sec 749.43

Formulation and rate

Chemical rate (lbs active ingredient/A) 0.75
Formulation (lbs active ingredient/gal) 1.5
Formulated product rate
Gallons/A 0.50
Quarts/A 2.00
Pints/A 4.00
Ounces/A 64.00
Gallons/1000 ft2 0.01
Quarts/1000 ft2 0.05
Pints/1000 ft2 0.09
Ounces/1000 ft2 1.47
Total formulated product needed
Gallons (gal) 0.00
Quarts (qt) 0.02
Pints (pt) 0.03
Ounces (ou) 0.49
Tablespoons (tbsp) 0.98
Teaspoons (tsp) 2.94
Liters (L) 0.01
Milliliters (mL) 14.48

Preparation of spray tank

Spray volume
gallons/Acre 43.56
gallons/1000 ft2 1.00
Tank size (gal) 0.111
Acres applied per tank (A) 0.00
Square feet applied per tank (ft2) 111.00
Amount of formulated product to add to tank
Gallons (gal) 0.00
Quarts (qt) 0.01
Pints (pt) 0.01
 Ounces (ou) 0.16
Tablespoons (tbsp) 0.33
Teaspoons (tsp) 0.98
Liters (L) 0.00
Milliliters (mL) 4.82
Volume of surfactant to add per tank
Percentage (v/v) 0.5
Millilliters (mL) 2.10
Ounces (ou) 0.07
Tablespoons (tbsp) 0.14
Teaspoons (tsp) 0.43
Total number of tanks needed to cover ar 3.00
Pesticide sprayer calibration calculations
For Dry Products on Large Acreage Click here for directions
Total area to apply (A) 5.5

Sprayer output
Spray volume (gal/A) 10
Speed (mph) 4
Nozzle spacing or spray swath (in.) 20
Sprayer output/nozzle (GPM) 0.13
ml/nozzle to catch in 15 sec 127.44

Formulation and rate

Chemical rate (lbs active ingredient/A) 0.2
Formulation (% active ingredient/100) 0.75
Formulated product rate
Pounds/A (lbs/A) 0.27
Ounces/A (ou/A) 4.27
Grams (g/A) 120.96
Total formulated product needed
Pounds (lbs) 1.47
Ounces (weight) 23.47
Kilograms (kg) 0.67
Grams (g) 665.27

Preparation of spray tank

Spray volume (gal/A) 10
Tank size (gal) 250
Acres applied per tank (A) 25.00
Amount of formulated product to add to tank
Pounds (lbs) 6.67
Ounces (weight) 106.67
Kilograms (kg) 3.03
Grams (g) 3030.30
Volume of surfactant to add per tank
Percentage 0.25
Millilliters (mL) 2365.63
Ounces (ou) 79.99
Tablespoons (tbsp) 159.98
Teaspoons (tsp) 479.94
Total number of tanks needed to cover ar 0.22
Pesticide sprayer calibration calculations
For Dry Products on Small areas for Turf Click here for directions
Length 120
Width 35
Total area to apply
ft2 4200
Acres (A) 0.10

Sprayer output
Spray volume
gal/1000 ft2 0.459
gal/A 19.99
Speed (mph) 3
Nozzle spacing or spray swath (in.) 20
Sprayer output/nozzle (GPM) 0.20
ml/nozzle to catch in 15 sec 191.10

Formulation and rate

Chemical rate (lbs active ingredient/A) 0.75
Formulation (% of active ingredient/100) 0.75
Formulated product rate
Pounds/A (lbs/A) 1.00
Ounces/A (ou/A) 16.00
Grams (g/A) 453.59
Pounds/1000 ft2 0.00
Ounces/1000 ft2 0.02
Grams/1000 ft2 0.37
Total formulated product needed
Pounds (lbs) 0.10
Ounces (weight) 1.54
Kilograms (kg) 0.04
Grams (g) 43.73

Preparation of spray tank

Spray volume (gal/1000 ft2) 0.46
Spray volume (gal/A) 19.99
Tank size (gal) 0.33
Acres applied per tank (A) 0.02
Square feet applied per tank (ft2) 718.95
Amount of formulated product to add to tank
Pounds (lbs) 0.02
Ounces (weight) 0.26
Kilograms (kg) 0.01
Grams (g) 7.50
Volume of surfactant to add per tank
Percentage 1
Millilliters (mL) 12.49
Ounces (ou) 0.42
Tablespoons (tbsp) 0.84
Teaspoons (tsp) 2.53
Total number of tanks needed to cover are 5.84
Pressure Calculations
PSI 1 30 Click here for direction
GPM 1 0.11
GPM 2 0.13
PSI 2 32.61

PSI 1 30
GPA 1 15
GPA 2 20
PSI 2 34.64
Speed calibration
Distance traveled (ft) 100 Click here for directions
Speed (mph) 3
Speed (ft/sec) 4.40
Time needed to travel (sec 22.73