FAQ: Why is a Proptec Sprayer an "Eco-Friendly" option?

Everyone's on the green bandwagon these days, but we've been "green" since we started in 1996. Fact is, we kind of take these things for granted, but our customers tell us we should talk about it. Here's just a few reasons why owning a Proptec or Curtec Sprayer makes you a better environmental steward:

1. MORE ACRES PER HOUR MEANS LESS DIESEL PER ACRE.
   • Since one sprayer can do the work of 2-3 competitive machines, you'll not only spend less fuel, labor and depreciation per acre of application, but you'll also gain the advantage of fewer tractors, sprayers and operators on your rolls. Simpler is better!

 

2. BETTER COVERAGE ALSO GIVES BETTER UPTAKE OF PESTICIDES AND FOLIAR FERTILIZERS FOR LESS RUNOFF.
   • Fertilizer and pesticide runoff is a serious problem that we cant afford to stick our heads in the sand about. Foliar fertilizers can be expensive, but you also need less total pounds per acre than with granular application, and lose less to microbial breakdown, adsorption, and fertilizing non-target plants. Because a Proptec doesn't drip, and generally drifts less, you put more material where you need it, and less where you dont! Less pollution, more money in your pocket, and better performance- where's the downside?

 

3. THE MOST ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY SPRAY IS THE ONE YOU NEVER HAD TO MAKE.
   • Controlling disease thoroughly early in the season often means fewer or less costly follow-up sprays later in the season. If you could take 2-3 sprays out of your rotation due to better control early, what would that be worth to you? Ask a Proptec Owner.

 

4. YOU DONT PAY FOR PESTICIDES YOU DONT SPRAY.
   • Because of the superior coverage, reduced drift and drip, many Proptec users are able to reduce their rate of active material per acre compared to what they were previously applying. Besides the obvious money savings and reduction of pesticide in the environment, there is a significant added potential bonus: high-cost organic and zero PHI materials are often much more affordable at lower rates. Always follow labels.

 

5. THE ORIGINAL ORGANIC-FRIENDLY SPRAYER .
   • If you are spraying thick and chunky materials as part of your regimen, a Proptec or Curtec Sprayer is your new best friend. Conventional spray machinery was never made to handle the span of materials on the OMRI listing, so why try? If you can push your slop through a 1/4" ID tube, we can spray it, and NOT CLOG!
   • Watch a video of 13% clay suspension being sprayed by a Proptec Atomizer. It's like pudding!
   • read more about Organic Spraying.

 

6. HIGHER CROP PRODUCTIVITY MEANS LESS ACRES, LESS INPUTS TO GROW THE SAME CROP.
   • If, like many Proptec users, you see increases in packout after swtiching to Proptec, that means that each pound of produce required less tilling, less weeding, less water, less... EVERYTHING! How eco-friendly is that?

 

7. ECO-FRIENDLY CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN:
   • Little things add up: Proptec Atomizers are made from RECYCLED engineering thermoplastic(requiring only 3% of the energy of virgin material), lightweight composite fan blade materials, stainless steel and aluminum to give extreme durability, long life and high performance. Ultra-high efficiency hydraulics use less diesel per cubic foot of air blown than other sprayers. When we use steel, it is powdercoated( a solvent free paint process) using a 3 stage process for extreme life and low impact on the environment. We are confident the that the product we offer you is not only the finest spraying apparatus you can buy, but also a machine you can be proud to own.

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