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  • From: "Erdman, James" <ErdmanJ@uwstout.edu>
  • To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] backpackk sprayers
  • Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2010 10:22:37 -0500

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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