Sprayer Sprayer mod

[cwarrix]

Farmwithjunk, I have been using the tire track method you mentioned with decent results up until now. I usually spray real early in the morning when the grass is still wet from the dew. Helps the chemicals stick better and the tire tracks really show up. I always reckoned my sprayer had a little drift and that if I was pretty close to the last row it would all pretty much work out. But I'm working on an idea for a hood or skirt to reduce or hopefully eliminate drifting. That will help me to not kill my wife's flowers, but it will also require me to be a little more precise since there is no drifting to blend the rows together.

I'm probably thinking way too much about it, and sometimes I enjoy a small project like this just to keep me busy until warmer weather gets here. Maybe I'll just go with the dye in the tank idea for the first application and see how it works. I'll make sure I wear my old tie-dye shirt for that one /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Thanks for the input!

 

[cwarrix]

Thanks for the info JoeR. I was curious how long the color would last on a lawn. My neighbors will probably wonder why I painted my lawn purple /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif Oh well, they already know I'm crazy, so they probably won't even think twice about it /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[Farmwithjunk]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Farmwithjunk, I have been using the tire track method you mentioned with decent results up until now. I usually spray real early in the morning when the grass is still wet from the dew. Helps the chemicals stick better and the tire tracks really show up. I always reckoned my sprayer had a little drift and that if I was pretty close to the last row it would all pretty much work out. But I'm working on an idea for a hood or skirt to reduce or hopefully eliminate drifting. That will help me to not kill my wife's flowers, but it will also require me to be a little more precise since there is no drifting to blend the rows together.

I'm probably thinking way too much about it, and sometimes I enjoy a small project like this just to keep me busy until warmer weather gets here. Maybe I'll just go with the dye in the tank idea for the first application and see how it works. I'll make sure I wear my old tie-dye shirt for that one /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Thanks for the input! )</font>

I've done the same thing, only in reverse. When I spray close to the wifes flower beds, I cover them with plastic for a few minutes to shield the flowers. I give it a few extra minutes to let all the "drift" settle. A neighbor that does commercial lawn care has a sprayer with a hood on it. He claims it works great EXCEPT it's mighty difficult to see when a spray tip clogs up and quits spraying.