16-25 Gal Sprayer

[BB_TX]

Has anyone used one of the small 12 volt sprayers that TSC or Northern sells on your ATV or tractor? I don't want it to do area spraying. Just to spray along fence rows and poison ivy down by the creek. Looks like Northern has a Northstar stated as being ready for Roundup for $174. TSC has FIMCO for over $200. Want one small enough to carry on the back of my ATV. My 3 gallon backpack sprayer seems to get heavier every year. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

[thcri]

I have one like the ones from TSC. I actually went to an agriculture place and we made one. The only thing I may want to tell you is to make sure you get the one with the larger pump. I can't remember all the statistics but there is two sizes of the pumps. Make sure you get the larger one.

murph

 

[Bob_Skurka]

Bill, I built my own from TSC and Northern parts, so I can't directly answer your question as mine is sort of a hybrid of stuff. But mine is a 12volt unit, the pumps came from Northern (I have 2 pumps & 2 15 gallon tanks). So far the pumps have been totally reliable. I use mine mostly for spot spraying, I would highly recommend the spray guns over the spray wands for spraying herbicide on ivy. I also plumbed a diverter so I can use a spray boom. But like I said, most of what I do is use the guns. The spray guns will take a beating (one of mine got run over on my asphalt parking lot and is still working!) Assuming no wind or mild winds, the spray guns will shoot an honest 30' stream, maybe a bit more. I have 30' hoses attached and wish I had attached longer hoses, at least 50' or maybe 100' hoses. My hoses are on air reels which I would highly recommend you consider, the air reels cost me about $20 at one of the local box stores and were easy to adapt to fluid use.

What MURPH said about the pumps is important if you want to use the spray guns. You want the larger pump for use with the guns because they have a greater flow rate.

 

[MadReferee]

I have the Fimco 25 gallon spot sprayer that I purchased from Agri-Supply for $139 (part # 32996). Has a 12v pump (1.6 gpm) just like you would find in a motorhome or other camper and goes to 60 psi. Has a spray wand and about 15ft of hose and has an adapter to add a spray boom. I use it all the time with generic roundup. I mounted mine on my carry-all.

 

[OkeeDon]

I bought my son-in-law a 15 gallon sprayer for Christmas, but we haven't used it, yet. I got it from Harbor Freight, after checking the prices at Northern and TSC. They normally sell for $110 but it's on sale now for $90. There is no boom with it, just a wand, but a boom is available. We'll use it primarily to keep weeds controlled under fences. It looks the same as the ones from TSC, uses the same Shurflo pump, etc., has a 15' hose, which is enough from his ATV or my tractor because we can get real close to the fences. We have about 2,900 linear feet of fence line to cover. I would have liked a bigger tank, but we can go back and mix more solution a lot of times for the extra cost of the bigger rigs. I wish I could tell you more about how it holds up, but we won't be using it until April or so.
dobbins sprayer

 

[1bush2hog]

I purchased the 25gal Fimco with wand, from TSC. Caught it on sale and also used $25 online coupon. Net cost was somewhere around $150.

Strapped it to the back rack of my grizzly 660 using tie downs. It comes with a quick disconnect adapter, 15 ft hose, wand and adj. nozzle. I put out 10-12 tanks of herbicide last year and it worked great.

It does make the front end of the atv quite a bit lighter when filled, so be careful if you have any hills, or unloading off of pickup.

 

[soarkrebel]

northern tools

This is the one i bought a little over a year ago. i have been very happy with it and the quality is top notch.

I called them to get it when it was like a $129 and the lady suggested i wait until the next week cause it was going on sale. I ended up paying a $109 bucks.
I have always had good dealings with northern tools.

And as far as performance the only problem i have had is making sure all connections are tight. the thing will shoot a stream 20' .

just make sure you rinse it well after use and put some RV anti freeze in it in the winter.

 

[MF1455v]

I've got one from TSC. It a 15 gal spot sprayer. The wife and son bought it for me for Fathers Day going on 3 yrs ago. Not sure how much they payed for it. It works great. It takes me less than a hour to spray fence rows at my home (3 acres) and other place (8.5 acres) 1 mile away. That includes clean up.

 

[BB_TX]

Thanks to everyone. Sounds like everyone is satisfied with all the brands. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif Just a matter of finding the best deal I guess.