Feature
Do it yourself
Piping
PVC?
Steel-braided high pressure hose
Motor
Try and burn
Pump
Try and seize
High-pressure industrial pump
Nozzles
Try and clog
High flow
Minimum water pressure needed to function
70 PSI?
1 PSI
Amount of release agent applied varies with water pressure
Probably
No
Dilutes release agent
Probably in bursts
Homogenously
Covers complete truck bed
Probably unevenly
Completely
Sprays truck apron
Probably not
Yes
Prevents drivers from double-dipping
Clogs up
Sensitive to wind
Most probably, even with wind skirt
Very little
Damage caused if truck drives thru with the box up
Probably severe
Minimal or none (ask us how)
Trailer mount and portable
Maybe
Amount of space taken
Probably large goal posts
Little (arch)
Assembly
Multitude of parts
None
Installed by vendor
Do your own
Included
Appearance
Home made
Heavy duty
Expandable
Patent pending
Perhaps
Being taken down and replaced
Eventually
Who knows
<$11,900
Optional features
Remote control touch screen
Automatically lowers concentration to match product in each silo (for instance, top, base, conventional and polymer)
Very unlikely
Automatic winter blow-down
Reports
Most likely not
Sprays hoods or cabs
Most likely
Extremely unlikely
Sprays aggregate trucks
Allows less release agent for tandems than for semis
'Runway lights' guides truck at the right speed; ask the driver to “follow the rabbit”
Detects and warns if a tarped truck drives under the sprayer.
