Sprayer Will this sprayer do the job?

[andrewj]

I am looking at the county line (TSC new store brand) 25 gallon electric sprayer, with wand and boom for around 250 dollars.

It has a breakaway boom in the back...

My needs are to spray down the rows in a small apple orchard and a couple of small vineyards. (apple orchards area total of 4 acres, vineyards are 2)

I have been using mowing and a 2 gallon hand pump sprayer...(I know that sounds rediculous, but i've made do with wht I had)

But while "making do" I admit I could not keep up with the weeds with refilling the 2 gallon...so Im thinking bigger is better, but 35-55 gallons are out of my price range.

Do you guys think I'm going to be dissappointed with ath 25 gallon model?

 

[MMagis]

Seeing how you’d being going from a 2 gallon backpack to a 25 gallon electric w/boom, I can’t imagine how you’d be disappointed. I will offer a possible cheaper solution. I bought a 25 gallon sprayer off of Ebay, new. I think it was $135 with free shipping. Then I bought a broadcast nozzle from Northern Tool for another $20. I can spray a path 10-15 feet wide (depending on height of nozzle) with no boom to worry about. I really don’t know how the quality stacks up to the TSC sprayer, but I’ve had no complaints so far.

 

[Altex]

Don't have experience with that one. But, I'm sure something like that is a great improvement for your case.

I too have used my 2 gal sprayer for hours at a time. The straps kills my shoulders, so I end up carrying it with one arm and spraying with the other. Refilling, refilling, and refilling

I think it be very cost effective for you. You'd get the job done quicker and time is money. And ease of use. I need to look into this also, but I don't have as much to spray as you.

 

[Thumper & Buttercup]

I've got the same type of sprayer, made by FEMCO, but I have the boomless sprayers, this unit will do 30' spray pattern, the nice part about the boomless is you can run right by a treeline and get the spray 15' into the treeline.

We use ours for Tempo for bug control, roundup, I use liquid fertilizer with it also. I hope this helps.