Scrounger
Platinum Member
I was looking at spreaders but I'm leaning towards a sprayer now for my weed killing and fertilizer duties. Anyone have any recommendations for a 3PH sprayer that runs off 12volt?
Sprayer 3PH Sprayer for Kubota BX
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mjncad
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I bought a FIMCO lg-55-3pt for my JD 4200. I haven't tried it out yet as I'm finishing up the quick-hitch adapter I'm making for the sprayer.
:: FIMCO Industries :: Manufacturers of Lawn and Garden Sprayers and Agricultural Equipment
Another brand is P-K. P-K Manufacturing Corporation - A Division Of Schropp Industries, Inc. - Index
Their 3-PT sprayers don't appear to be quick-hitch compatible either.
FIMCO seems to offer more for the money than P-K does. My sprayer arrived with a cracked plastic valve body, and FIMCO replaced it without charge and got the part to me quickly. Another plus for FIMCO is that when you call their 1-800 number a real person answers the phone and you don't have to "Press 1 for English!"
I bought mine from Gemplers GEMPLER'S - Official Site - Your Source for Outdoor Work Supplies and they were the lowest cost even with freight than any of the local dealers. Gemplers also answers the phone with a real person and like FIMCO, you do not have to "Press 1..."
I hope this helps you with your sprayer hunting.
:: FIMCO Industries :: Manufacturers of Lawn and Garden Sprayers and Agricultural Equipment
Another brand is P-K. P-K Manufacturing Corporation - A Division Of Schropp Industries, Inc. - Index
Their 3-PT sprayers don't appear to be quick-hitch compatible either.
FIMCO seems to offer more for the money than P-K does. My sprayer arrived with a cracked plastic valve body, and FIMCO replaced it without charge and got the part to me quickly. Another plus for FIMCO is that when you call their 1-800 number a real person answers the phone and you don't have to "Press 1 for English!"
I bought mine from Gemplers GEMPLER'S - Official Site - Your Source for Outdoor Work Supplies and they were the lowest cost even with freight than any of the local dealers. Gemplers also answers the phone with a real person and like FIMCO, you do not have to "Press 1..."
I hope this helps you with your sprayer hunting.
Loogie
Silver Member
I chose to buy an ATV sprayer and mount it to a carry-all. I got the Fimco ATV-25-71 from TSC.
Tractor Supply Company - DELUXE ATV SPRAYER
It's a 25 gal tank, which mean I'll probably have to use two tanks full for the two acres I'll be spraying. The kit comes with everything though - including the pump. The boom is very nice. Everything, with the exception of the directions, is very high quality. It's designed to go on the rear rack of an ATV, but with very minor mods it went right onto my carry-all.
Fimco makes a 60gal 3-point hitch model, but it's $650 and that doesn't include the PTO pump. I think the electric model is all I need.
Tractor Supply Company - DELUXE ATV SPRAYER
It's a 25 gal tank, which mean I'll probably have to use two tanks full for the two acres I'll be spraying. The kit comes with everything though - including the pump. The boom is very nice. Everything, with the exception of the directions, is very high quality. It's designed to go on the rear rack of an ATV, but with very minor mods it went right onto my carry-all.
Fimco makes a 60gal 3-point hitch model, but it's $650 and that doesn't include the PTO pump. I think the electric model is all I need.
Tom_H
Veteran Member
Matt,
I have a carry-all that fits the 3ph and is useful for so many things. Rather than getting a sprayer with a frame and wheels or 3ph frame, I just got one designed to bungee on the back of an ATV and bungee it to the carry-all. Mine is 15 gal & was $89 on sale at Northern Tool, though you could put a bigger one there. This was a lot cheaper, and since the tank and motor without frame are so light, I can store it up in the garage trusses or on top of a shelf unit, etc. out of the way; one on wheels would take up floor space. Carry-all was only about $100, so the total expenditure was no more than a sprayer on wheels and the versatility is much greater this way.
I have a carry-all that fits the 3ph and is useful for so many things. Rather than getting a sprayer with a frame and wheels or 3ph frame, I just got one designed to bungee on the back of an ATV and bungee it to the carry-all. Mine is 15 gal & was $89 on sale at Northern Tool, though you could put a bigger one there. This was a lot cheaper, and since the tank and motor without frame are so light, I can store it up in the garage trusses or on top of a shelf unit, etc. out of the way; one on wheels would take up floor space. Carry-all was only about $100, so the total expenditure was no more than a sprayer on wheels and the versatility is much greater this way.
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Scrounger
Platinum Member
According the local farm store, you need about 40 gallon per acre with most of the fertilizers and weed products. With the 25 gallon and th 15 gallon how many times are you filling up for your lots?
mjncad
Super Member
Scrounger said:
Last year I borrowed a buddy's "Weed Wagon" as we call it. The wagon consists of a nursery style wagon that can be pulled by hand or hitched to a lawn & garden tractor or ATV. A 15 gallon Fimco ATV spot sprayer was installed by my buddy, plus a battery to power the pump. To spray total vegetation killer (e.g. Roundup, Ortho Triox, etc) in the ditch out front (90'+/- x 25'+/-), the perimeter of our 2,700"+/- square foot house and garage out to about 5' to 7' from the foundation, spot spray the driveway and other locations in the yard, and approximately 500'+/- square feet of rock for a corral the HOASS forced me to install to hide my tractor's implements took about 50-gallons of weed killer.
Though I have yet to use the Fimco 55-gallon sprayer, I chose the PTO sprayer for the relatively large tank capacity, 12' of boom, and a handheld spot spraying gun.
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Scrounger
Platinum Member
I'd like the PTO sprayer also, but I'm not seen a single 55 gallon unit that is PTO driven. They all seem to be electric pump.
mjncad
Super Member
Scrounger said:
The FIMCO I have uses a 6-roller pump, which is sold separately...GRRRR. Still Gempler's had the best price on the sprayer and pump, and the shipping from FIMCO was prompt. Gempler's is a middle man dealer for FIMCO.
The P-K 55-gallon unit is PTO roller pump driven too, and you have to buy the pump separately too.
Tom_H
Veteran Member
Scrounger said:
Matt,
I don't do wide area broadcast spraying, only spot spraying with my 15 gal.: Roundup on weeds along the driveway, Weed-B-Gone on patches of clover that get too dense in the lawn. A tank will last me an hour and cover 10,000 ft2., about a quarter acre which matches the stats you cited.