[Market-farming] Backpack sprayers

Two Onion Farm farmer at twoonionfarm.com
Thu Mar 27 14:04:35 EDT 2008


We have used a Solo backpack sprayer with diaphragm pump for several 
years for spraying Dipel DF (Bt) and it has worked very well.  We 
occasionally need to clean the filtering screen in the nozzle and 
have replaced a washer or two but otherwise no problems.  Parts are 
very easy and quick to obtain from Gemplers in our region (southern 
WI).  My main complaint is that the pumping is pretty tiring.  We 
spray about once a week, mid June through mid September, 2-4 hours 
each session, and 2-4 hours of pumping is hard on my elbow.  This 
year we have invested in a Shurflo electric sprayer but we have not 
had any experience using it yet.

Chris

Chris & Juli McGuire
Two Onion Farm
www.twoonionfarm.com
19638 Cottage Inn Road
Belmont, WI 53510
(608) 762-5335
farmer at twoonionfarm.com



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