At farm shows across North America recently, we kept hearing one complaint over and over: rising fuel prices. And it seems no relief is in sight.
According to the AAA Fuel Gauge Report, the national average price for diesel fuel is $4.087/gallon (as of 3/7/12). Even more staggering, that same national average has not dropped in 40 straight days.
This isn't good news for farmers who use a pull-type sprayer. Pull-type owners use twice as much diesel fuel dragging their sprayer with a tractor. The added fuel being burned comes from the weight of the pull-type sprayer being pulled and the overall high horsepower, heavy tractor necessary to pull the sprayer itself.
The same additional diesel fuel costs can be said for hydrostatic sprayer owners too. Compared to an Apache sprayer, hydrostatic sprayer weigh anywhere from an additional 3,000 to 9,000 lbs. A heavier sprayer needs more fuel to burn with so much added weight of wheel motors, pumps and hoses.
The same additional diesel fuel costs can be said for hydrostatic sprayer owners too. Compared to an Apache sprayer, hydrostatic sprayer weigh anywhere from an additional 3,000 to 9,000 lbs. A heavier sprayer needs more fuel to burn with so much added weight of wheel motors, pumps and hoses.
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