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  • From: "V. Michael Bove Jr." <vmb@teakettlefarm.com>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] backpackk sprayers
  • Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2010 12:00:35 -0400

I used a hand-held sprayer for years, then I had too many trees and went to a 4-gallon Solo backpack, but wearing that over a Tyvek bunnysuit in 90 degree weather got to be too much for me, so I bought a Fimco powered trailer sprayer that I can pull with my lawn tractor and is big enough that I can do all the trees without refilling. On sale at Tractor Supply it was only about twice the price of the Solo.

Michael Bove
Teakettle Farm, Z6 (MA/RI border, orchard currently a huge pond with mallards swimming in it)

On Apr 2, 2010, at 11:22 AM, Erdman, James wrote:

I feel differently about my Solo backpack sprayer. I used a hand held sprayer for years, until it rusted out, and then discovered that the local Fleet Farm had the Solo sprayers at a great price (sadly, they only had them for one season). I like the Solo a lot. It is easy to pump up, while walking around, and I don't spill when I fill it so I don't worry about getting wet from the sprayer on my back. It's one of those tools that I wish I had gotten decades ago.

Jim, in Menomonie WI

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From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org on behalf of loneroc
Sent: Thu 4/1/2010 5:40 AM
To: North American Fruit Explorers
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] backpackk sprayers


Hi Jerry,

I have about the same number of trees. I use a Solo 3-gallon backpack sprayer. Solo was recently bought out by another company whose name escapes me but Solo is still on the box. I got mine from a wholesale nursery supply company. I saw it at The Home Depot recently. It is fairly heavy--I'm a big guy. It's kind of a pain to hoist the thing onto your back. My biggest problem is that you always have to suit up--the pack always gets wet from filling it--if you get a little poison dust on the pack you have to spray it off. If you overflow or splatter a bit when filling you have to spray it off and again you're dripping wet. I now generally use a three gallon hand sprayer that allows me to just use gloves--a lot of my sprays are non- or not very toxic and it's just more comfortable to use. If your land is rough the backpack sprayer might be the way to go. If not, get a large cannister type and buy a long extension for the nozzle--I hav e a 4 foot brass one that lets me aim the spray well. Then carry the thing in your hand, set it down when you can, and spray away.

Steve H.

----- Original Message -----
From: Jerrydana5@aol.com
To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2010 7:47 PM
Subject: [NAFEX] backpackk sprayers


Does anybody have any recommendations for backpack sprayers for fruit trees? How durable are they? How usable? I have about 25 trees. Jerry in southern Indiana


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