On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 00:51:47 -0500, sherwindu
wrote:



Rogerx wrote:

Okay, this thread seems to be getting off the subject of Back Pack,
Sooooo, I'll add my 2 cents worth.

First there is no need for a person to be on a ladder, with a 40 lb
back pack, uneven ground, spraying a fruit tree. I have 21 dwarf
trees (8 peach, 8 apple and 6 pear). I spray them easily in 30
minutes (without leaving the ground). I have a 15gal electric, tank
sprayer on a 4 wheeler. The 4 wheeler is not the key, the key is the
"Wand".

Yes, but unless you have that super powerful electric sprayer, I doubt
you can get up enough pressure to travel up 6 or more feet to get a
decent spraying pressure.

Okay, first off a $10 hand sprayer has a wond of 2 to 3 feet--just not
much difference. Secondly, it depends on how you want to spray. I
spray with minimum effective preasure to keep from knocking the small
fruit off. All I know is, I have a PTO pump on my tractor that
genertes up to 300 psi, and I never use it on my trees, I use it for
weed control in my pastures.


I have a 6ft wand(you can buy them in verious lengths) the spray tip
is 90 degrees to the wand. If you are 6', and another 2 ft reach and
the wand length, that is 14'(plenty for most jobs). With the 90
degree tip simply spray the tops of the leaves, turn the wand over in
your hand and spray the bottom .

As for foliar feeding, a gardenhose feeder would be much better, I
think.

have a good one, I will Rogerx

Sounds like it may work, but first of all it is probably an expensive
piece of gear. Secondly, where do you store it? My shed is full of
mowers, edgers, garden carts, etc. In any case, I'm curious enough
to look into this. Do you have a web address of name of the
manufacturer?

I have two of the 15gal sprayers. One I gave $115. for.(not including
the wand extension. Both are powered by any 12 volt battery. I
mounted it first on the back of an old riding lawn mower, before I got
my 4 wheeler.(ran it off the lawnmower battery). This one has a 1.8gpm
pump @ 80psi. The second one I gave $79. for it has a 1.0gpm pump and
the psi is not given.(this one is a little "weak kneed"). I use it
mostly for speical purposes, like spraying my roses, strawberries &
etc.

The pump mfg on the first is Shurllo, and on the other Delivan. I
bought both the sprayers at a regional farm supply store
called"Atwoods" and both sprayers carried their logo. The wand was
$21. I think, and I put he 90 degree offset on then, don't remember
the price maybe 5 bucks or so.

I hope this helps you, it works great for me.
Have a good day: Roger
Sherwin D.



On Sat, 27 Aug 2005 22:06:05 -0400, "TQ" ToweringQs AT adelphia.net
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