We abandoned our backpack sprayer and reverted back to a two-gallon hand held tank. The backpack
was just too awkward to climb a ladder with, for our dwarf fruit trees. The pump handle on the side
of the unit was also not convenient.

Sherwin D.

TQ wrote:

I'm in the market for one, having outgrown my one-gallon
pump-spray-pumpsomemore applicators. Problem is, there are too many
choices, so I would like to hear your opinions about 3-4 gallon backpak
sprayers. The sprayer will be used to apply fungicide, pesticide, and
foliar feedings to a 500 ft² veg garden, foundation landscape plantings, and
a few dwarf fruit trees.

Piston or diaphram pump?
Best PSI?
Brass for wand and/or nozzle or will poly suffice?
Lumbar support and strap comfort?
Durability?
Leaks?
Solo, Field King, Gilmore, SP Systems, or Hudson?

TIA

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