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Chemical delivery system:
Wormwood sage being treated and controlled with Wet Blade:
Controlling and eliminating thistle near Sioux Falls with Wet Blade
Targeting and controlling Bull Thistle near Brookings South Dakota with Wet Blade. Notice how windy it is during the video, you simply can't spray when it was as windy as it was on this day. Wet Blade allows you to mow and treat despite heavy winds or rain!
Johnson grass in Texas. A perfect example of where a plant growth regulator can reduce your mowing cycles from 12 to 14 times a year to 4 to 6 times per year. Think of the fuel and labor savings you'd save with a Wet Blade system!
A fantastic seminar hosted by Doug Reid of Diamond Mowers. Here he highlights the technical aspects of the Wet Blade and how the delivery system works. A must see for equipment purchasers and those curious about how the delivery system works.
Wet Blade brings mowing and herbicide application together -
creating one environmentally friendly, easy-to-use solution. The
Wet Blade looks like a regular slope mower, but looks can
sometimes be deceiving.
Wet Blade cuts brush up to 4 inches in diameter - and applies
herbicide to the cut portion of the stem at the same time. It's
a completely integrated roadside vegetation management system.
And it really works.
Wet Blades unique design allows herbicide to stay on the bottom
of the blade using centrifugal force to run the chemical underneath
the blade as it spins.
The chemical stays on the bottom of the blade until it touches
the very top of the stubble. Then herbicide is then "brushed"
onto the end with a wiping motion.
The plant sucks the herbicide down into the root system before
scabbing over. The plant dies and will not re-sprout.
Wet Blade Features
Inside the cab, the operator has a easy-to-use, touch-screen console
to control the flow.
An integrated radar device automatically decreases or increases
the flow of the chemical, based on the forward speed of the tractor.
The herbicide is pumped by a roller pump that pushes the chemical
down the hose or tube to the cutter head.
The herbicide is introduced to the blades through small holes at the center of the cutting head.
The chemical travels outward onto the blades due to centrifugal
force. The unique part of this is that the herbicide stays on
the bottom of the blade and does not drop off.
This is accomplished by a small tab which acts like an airplane
wing except in reverse.
This tab causes lift or a suction effect onto the bottom of the
blade that keeps the chemical in place until it is wiped onto
the cut stubble of the brush.
The potential for cost savings with the Wet Blade system is nearly unlimited.
Your cost per acre with the Wet Blade system can be reduced significantly. Labor costs, fuel costs and equipment costs are reduced overall. With a proper growth regulator the Wet Blade system can offer control over re-growth, meaning you will mow less per season, saving you even more money on labor and fuel. Once these factors are realized you'll understand how revolutionary the Wet Blade system truly is.
3 Flo Thru cells = six hours of potential labor saved.
To mix your own chemicals on site and to dispose of the chemical drums, clean up the mixing area etc, it will cost you at least 6 hours of labor or more. That doesn't include time spent figuring out which chemical solution is going to work for your needs, then ordering and the chemicals, storing, labeling, and triple rinsing the chemical tanks. It's a very labor intensive process and with the Wet Blade system, all of those hassles can be eliminated.
With the Flo Thru cells your tanks will arrive pre-mixed, labeled and custom blended for your very own vegetation management needs, also saving you money on Just In Time Inventory! Even if only labor savings are considered, it is obvious just how cost effective introducing the Wet Blade into your IRVM program can be.
