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lakegastonla
09-23-2000, 09:03 AM
What types of equipment do you guys use to spray lawns with? Any info is appreciated.

John DiMartino
09-23-2000, 09:14 AM
i bought a small sprayer from nothern about 8 yrs ago,its good for little lawns and such,I also built a homemade unit that is attached to my Cushman truckster,it is big and for the golfcourse.It is 21ft wide folded and 42 ft wide open,its powered by a 5hp briggs/hypro centrifical pump.it can put out 70 psi at 100GPM.I have it hooked to a 150 gallon tank from nothern also.I havent done many lawns,mostly my own and the golf course.

cutntrim
09-23-2000, 11:29 AM
Shindaiwa backpack sprayers for now. Truck mounted tank next year. Backpacks are sufficient for lawns with few weeds and are more environmentally responsible but a tank is a heck of alot quicker for most situations.

NeilG
09-23-2000, 03:50 PM
I presently use a Udor pump with a 200 gal. tank for the lawns. However, while getting it ready for the fall, I noticed that it was clogging up, Found large amounts of metal shavings, (not a good sign). Will replace it this week with a Hypro D30, with a 5.5 Honda running things. Backpacks are great for spot treating weeds, but for applying pre-emerge products it really needs to be sprayed.

KirbysLawn
09-23-2000, 08:29 PM
Main sprayer is 200 gallon sprayer with tree gun and deep root injector. Also use 2 backpack sprayers, 1 Solo and 1 SP3, the SP3 at Northern is MUCH BETTER than the Solo!

Ray

sunrise
09-24-2000, 04:46 PM
Main sprayer is a Lesco 200 gal with a 5.5 Honda motor
with tree and shrub gun and 3 1-4 gal sprayers

RMc Lawn
09-24-2000, 07:49 PM
I have a 300 gallon sprayer from Westheffer Co. It has a Hypro D30 pump. Good price great sprayer. also have 15 gallon sprayer that I mount on a grasshopper for acerages.

jaclawn
09-24-2000, 08:11 PM
I use a Perma Green Supreme 3 gallon tank mounted to my walk behind spreader. I selsctivly apply herbicide to weedy areas of my lawns while appilying granular fertilizer. I can cover over 25,000sf with the 3 gallons of mixture.