Killing brush and weeds the easy way !!

[Ford tractor]

We have a 30 gal sprayer. The tank is too small! Pretty much I think it would be too small at 50 gal too. I have to mix up 3-4 tanks to do the yard and 5-6 to do the fields close to the house. (foot plots). PITA.


Maybe you have a smaller area to do? If not, the tank will shrink from great to tiny in no time!:laughing:

 

[jwicker]

I use the 16 gal Northern Tool boomless broadcast/spot sprayer.

By the way - It is on sale right now if you are in the market:
Item# 268110 Was $170 - on sale for $140

I strap it to the back on wifey's 4 wheeler for permethrin (tick killer) and glyphosate.

I added some quick connects to the power cable from Radio Shack (like these: 2-Position Male Interlocking Connector - RadioShack.com)
Just pull the sprayer off and unplug the power cable.
Works well.

I'll likely convert it to a pull behind this summer as she starts riding the 4 wheeler more. Right now, I just leave the sprayer strapped to the rear rack.

It def. saves a lot of time over pump sprayers.
I wish I had gotten the larger (25 gal i think) one but I was afraid it would add too much weight to the wheeler on hills.

So far, so good tho.

jw

 

[smstonypoint]

Have any of you ever sprayed Remedy along the fencelines? It is the RoundUp opposite for killing off trees yet leaving the grass unharmed. I use it on small poplars and willows, works great. The leaves just shrivel up and the tree dies off.

The active ingredient in Remedy is triclopyr. I have used Crossbow, which contains 2-4,d and triclopyr (at a lower concentration than Remedy). Crossbow is pricey -- I think I paid $160+ for the last 2.5 gallon jug i bought. I have been thinking about switching to Garlon, a herbicide with a higher triclopyr concentration that Crossbow. So, what are you paying for Remedy?

Steve

 

[Jay4200]

I bought a 15 gallon spray electric spray rig from Harbor Freight for $99.00 and a Chicago Electric jump start power pack from HF for $39 with a coupon and today the Mrs. and I put both in the pack of our pick up filled with weed, grass and brush killer and drove the farm...along fence lines , around trees, along the edges of the road and wherever we saw that invasive privet.....

Now that was great ....it took about 2 hrs. for what used to be a 2 day job with our little pump up sprayers..If you have much land at all..this would be worth you looking into...

Ah, the 'ole Eco-Assault Vehicle trick... One of my personal favorites. Load it up with Tri-Ox next time .

JayC

 

[Grateful11]

NorthernTool has their 10 gallon sprayer on sale for $60. My brother just bought one, I haven't seen it yet but he said it looks nice. He hasn't had decent weather to try it yet. we have 15 gallon Fimco we bought last year for $90 that we stick in the bed on the golf cart with knobby tires, goes anywhere we need it to. Sure as heck beats a pump up sprayer.

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