10/3/2016 7:10 AM
This aftermarket upgrade is not inexpensive for sure. It's a bit like restoring an old car, tractor, or yes, even a Steve Austin - the Six Million Dollar Man!! "We have the technology - we can make him better than he ever was before!"
That's why I say that if your sprayer has less than 2500 hours or so, it might be good to consider the upgrade. If you're at a point where you need to invest in a new sprayer, you'll have some options to add various levels of technology all the way up to being able to permanently load maps in the controller for greens, tees, fairways and other specific areas with sub-inch accuracy. The technology is getting better all the time as you'll see at the GIS in Orlando next February. It's not going to come cheap and it's certainly not for everyone, but it is available and making spraying quite sophisticated with a genuine return on the investment.
Also, 250 psi is NOT going to unclog that valve! It's a heavy-duty spring-loaded valve that takes a pressure spike of 250 psi to let flow go back into the tank. Once you're in the situation that you are in with the hose plugged solid, you're better off replacing the entire hose, and while you have it apart to clean out the spring-loaded valve and lubricate it after you get the rust off it. It's still going to take a huge pressure spike to open it, but you'll have the satisfaction that it's prepared for that if it ever happens.
Good luck!
Jeff