Tahoe Backpack Garden/Lawn/Weed/Pest Sprayer 4 Gal Gallon


Tahoe Backpack Garden/Lawn/Weed/Pest Sprayer 4 Gal Gallon by tahoe

List Price: $79.99
          Features:
  • Easy to clean.
  • Easy to use high-volume pump for fast pressurizing.
  • Oversized trigger wand with fingertip locking feature for continuous operation.
  • Easy to carry with an anti-fatigue shoulder strap for big jobs and top carry handle for quick jobs.

Tahoe sprayers are compact and versatile, ideally suited for home lawn and garden projects to spray; water, insecticides. herbicides, fertilizers and much more. Semi-transparent polyethylene tank with oversized top make filling and checking chemical level easy. Includes an oversized trigger wand with fingertip locking feature for continuous operation and has an easy to use high-volume pump for fast pressurizing. Read more...

Hudson 60151 Weed'N Bug Eliminator 1 Gallon Sprayer


Hudson 60151 Weed'N Bug Eliminator 1 Gallon Sprayer by Hudson

List Price: $19.99
Price: $14.25
You Save: $5.74 (29%)
          Features:
  • 12-inch poly spray wand
  • Our most economical, light duty sprayer
  • Poly cone nozzle adjusts from fine mist to long distance stream
  • Translucent poly tank with funnel top. Efficient "T" handle pump.

For home, lawn and garden rely on Hudson sprayers to protect against insects, weeds and plant diseases. We also make life easier with sprayers for wood deck maintenance, removing wallpaper, mildew control, and many other applications. Concrete contractors, janitorial and sanitation maintenance workers and pest control operators turn to Hudson Professional division sprayers and accessories. Weed'n Bug Eliminator 1 gallon compression sprayer. Our most economical, light duty sprayer. Translucent poly tank with funnel top. Standard locking on/off switch control valve. 12-inch poly spray wand. Adjustable poly cone nozzle--adjusts from fine mist to long distance stream. T handle pump. 1 year warranty Read more...

Stanley 61804 Professional Backpack Poly 4-Gallon Sprayer


Stanley 61804 Professional Backpack Poly 4-Gallon Sprayer by Stanley

List Price: $59.99
Price: $59.99

           Features:
  • Designed with comfortable shoulder straps
  • Stanley 4-gallon professional backpack poly sprayer
  • Includes poly wand with adjustable poly tip
  • Allows you to choose the left or right side to pump the sprayer

The Stanley Backpack Sprayer features left or right handed pumping. The internal four position valve allows you to spray the exact amount of chemical with out any waste. Included are several nozzles to handle all your spraying needs. A strainer basket is included in the top of the tank to prevent contamination of the liquid with solids.Specifications:Large pump makes pressurizing quick with less pumpingInternal 4 position spray valve for expert pressure control from 15 psi to 60 psiPadded carrying straps for fatigue-free operationEasy operating spray handle with continuous spray feature Multi-use nozzle tips includedPositional pump handle for right or left hand useEquipped with adjustable cone and fan nozzle4 gallon capacity tankDimensions: 16" x 7" x 22 1/2 Read more...

Roundup 5100710 Weed & Grass Killer, 35.2oz. Super Concentrate


Roundup 5100710 Weed & Grass Killer, 35.2oz. Super Concentrate by RoundUp

List Price: $49.99
Price: $44.94
You Save: $5.05 (10%)
          Features:
  • Kills all types of weeds and grasses
  • Best Roundup brand concentrate value
  • Results in 2-4 days
  • Add 2.5 oz. per 1 gallon of water for best results

Roundup Weed & Grass Killer Super Concentrate is the best Roundup Brand Concentrate value because one 35.2 oz bottle can make up to 23 gallons of spray solution and treat up to 6,900 square feet. You can see visible results in 2-4 days. For use in a tank sprayer. Read more...

Weed Spraying Update - 11thOctober 2011
Fylde Borough Council - Oct 11, 2011

Weed spraying was undertaken on Monday of this week in Lytham. We couldn't spray the remainder of the week due to high winds (The contractor has confirmed that they are unable to spray in wind speeds above 10 mph based on MET office weather reports)


Sprayer Selection
HobbyFarms.com - Oct 11, 2011
Sprayer Selection

“A backpack is handy for landscape spraying and getting down through the vegetation to your target—whether it is a weed or a pest—however, a mounted or trailered boom sprayer may be best for controlling weed or insect pests in a field or pasture


Now, before it freezes, clean up ground sprayer
Great Falls Tribune - Oct 09, 2011

This weed acts both as a winter annual and a spring annual, thrives in no-till fields and CRP, and is exceedingly difficult to control. Area producers have likened it to a dandelion on steroids. " "In Teton County: Harvest is over for the most part.


Seven tips to get the most from pre-em herbicides
FarmersWeekly - Oct 11, 2011

communication between driller and sprayer has meant that it has been applied to a susceptible crop, causing severe damage. "Whatever a grower chooses, they must bear in mind that our main arable crops are closely related to the target weed species.


Neil Sperry: Dollar weed survives weedkiller

08.07.11

Q: I have dollar weeds in my yard (low growth and shape of a silver dollar). I tried spraying with an herbicide labeled for him, but he was not good. Where can I contact?

A: You used the right product. The problem in the treatment of weeds in the dollar comes from both the shape and the leaf surface. They act as funnels to guide spray on the leaves, and the sheet of glossy paper speed along the surfaces.

Include a drop of liquid dishwashing detergent with each gallon of spray and apply with a pump sprayer that allows you to broadcast a very fine mist that covers the leaves.

Source: San Antonio Express

Weed Sprayers - Herbicides are Tough - Spray Equipment Blog

by Andrew Greess

Weed control sprayers are the lifeblood of a weed control company.  Proper care and attention are necessary to ensure proper operation, productivity and minimal downtime.  Most companies do a pretty good job maintaining the key components of the system.  

The little parts don't get as much attention, but they also matter.  Here is a photo of what herbicides can do to power sprayer fittings.  The chemical was so corrosive that it literally ate away the steel in this fitting - it looks like a slinky.  Obviously the fitting leaked like crazy.  The same fitting in new condition, is shown on the right side. Small things like this can cost your company money. 

Source: Weed Sprayers - Herbicides are Tough - Spray Equipment Blog