[AT] O.T. ATV spot sprayers

[Dan Folske]

It really depends on exactly what you will be using it for.

I have one $99 special from Tractor Supply. It does a great job for spot 
spraying small spots and spraying Roundup or ground sterilant around 
buildings. The biggist complaint I have about it is the fill lid. It has a 
hole in the center with a lanyard through it so you won't loose it but it 
lets the chemical slop out. This unit has a 15 gallon tank and I can remove 
it with a full tank if I need to. This unit has a 1.2 gpm pump

I supervise our county weed board spray crews. We have one unit with twin 10 
gallon tanks. that is a nice feature if you need to apply two different 
chemicals separately. It is also nice with the same chemical in both tanks 
and using liquid from both tanks because it limits the sloshing or wave 
action which can seriously affect balance and stability. This unit 
originally had a three section boom which would cover 12 feet. This was 
great for spraying insecticide on lawns for mosquito control and herbicides 
for lawn weed control or spraying spots in crop. Most of our spraying is in 
road ditches and pastures, often with brush present and many varying heights 
of grasses and other plants. The boom system was very poor for that purpose 
because it was never at the right height. We have recently replace the booms 
with "boombuster" boomless nozzles which spray about 15 feet to either side 
and do not have the problems with vaying heights of target plants. You do 
have to be more concerned about drift in windy conditions.

We have another unit with a 25 gallon tank which came with boomless nozzles. 
It was priced about $385 with a 4.3 gpm pump and a 15 foot handline. The 
single 25 gallon tank is nicer to fill than the twin tanks but definitely 
presents a greater stability problem. It has a large fill opening like my 15 
gallon tank but the cover has a oneway valve in it to allow air into the 
tanks while preventing spills.

Some commercial sprayers in the area have units with 30 gallon tanks and 
hose reels with 50 or even 100 feet of hose and also have boomless nozzles. 
For about $900 dollars these sprayers also feature brass valves and 
stainless steel pistol grip hand wands instead of plastic.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Holcombe" <Dlholcombe at una.edu>
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Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2005 12:05 PM
Subject: [AT] O.T. ATV spot sprayers


> Been a while since I posted anything.
>
> Anybody got any pointers on what to look for when purchasing
> a Spot sprayer to go on my ATV?
>
>
> David Holcombe in extreme NW AL
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