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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.
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