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  • From: Jerrydana5@aol.com
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  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] backpackk sprayers
  • Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2010 14:05:12 EDT

Jim--my question about a backpack sprayer is how much pressure does it get? I have a trombone sprayer, but with not handles (got off of e-bay) so you just pump on the pipe and it works well, but I'm worn out at the end of 22 trees.  Plus it's real work to get it up about 15 feet, which is the tallest of my trees.  On You tube, I saw an ad for a Hudson trombone sprayer with handles, and it looked wonderful.  Lots of power with not too much effort.  I was hoping that with a backpack sprayer, I could pump it up and spray 2 or 3 trees without pumping again.  Am I idealistic?  Thanks.  Jerry in southern Indiana
 
In a message dated 4/2/2010 11:41:35 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, ErdmanJ@uwstout.edu writes:
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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