Your trailer is an important piece to getting your spray drone operation up and running. If you're looking to build a trailer, here are some answers to your most common questions.
Trailer length and size
If you have a trailer already, don't rush out to buy a custom built one. This is your year. We recommend using this year to learn and then you can make adjustments and upgrade later.
If you don't have a trailer already, it's very open ended. Here are a few questions you might be asking.
Do I need an enclosed, flat bed, or top deck?
- Any of these work, it really depends on crop, terrain, and amount of drones running. Do you want to load on the ground or trailer? You will need a deck to maintain line of sight, but anything you have, you can work with.
How long of a trailer do I need?
- We recommend at least a twenty-foot trailer, but it really depends. You need at least twelve feet for landing, but you will need to be standing on the ground when landing. You could have a deck with a twenty-foot, so you can stand on the deck while landing.
Mixing system
What is a mixing system?
- A piece of equipment to mix your chemical to the desired concentration for you
Does Agri Spray have a mixing system?
- Agri Spray Drones' mixing system is coming soon!
Do you do a hot mix or a inductor system to mix chemical at the field?
- Are you looking to hot load or mix every tank? If you hot load, you probably need bigger or more tanks.
- Trey (ASD Product Knowledge Specialist) kept 500 gallons of hot load in the inductor and 250 gallons of water on hand.
Do you agitate your hot mix? If so, how?
- Yes, but you also need to watch and make sure it doesn't foam too much. It depends on how you agitate it.
- Product Knowledge Specialist Trey had three.
Pumps and hose reels
What pumps do I need?
- Any pump will really work but it depends on how quick a flow and how much money you're willing to spend.
- Trey: Trey used a Durapump on his trailer.
- Agri Spray uses Flowserve CT6 HF on all of our trucks and one trailer.
What hose reel do I need?
- Go on Amazon. Look at the length and width you need. They range from $50-300.
- Agri Spray uses a 1-inch, 50 foot.
What generators does Agri Spray use?
- We use Westinghouse. It's an affordable option that will last you a year or two.
- We do not recommend Generac Generator or Duel Fuel.
How much water do you carry on board?
- Trey usually kept 250 gallons on board as he was hot loading.
Tank sizes
What tank size do I need?
- How many acres are you looking to accomplish in a day? What rates are you looking to spray at?
- This is all based upon the desired rate and desired acres you want to spray per day.
- 500 gallons tank size at 2 gallons to the acre is 250 acre
Trailer set ups
