Opinions on weed sprayers handheld stainless or backpack

[Bill G]

I am wondering what weed sprayers folks use regularly and have had good luck with. I am sick of the poorly made plastic China crap I have had the last number of years. In the 1970's and 80's we had tough steel 3-4 gallon handhelds that stood up. You could use all types of chemicals and in the fall use oil/diesel to spray chains. Now all I find is cheap junk. I called a local bug exterminator and asked what they used and she said hands down the B and G handhelds and Flow Zone back pack units. What are others using?

 

[RCBS]

Chapin has industrial quality sprayers still. The blue ones with viton and tank liner are what I like.

 

[ammoaddict]

I bought a Smith Brothers 4 gallon backpack sprayer 10-12 years ago. Never gave a minutes trouble.

 

[Bill G]

I bought a Smith Brothers 4 gallon backpack sprayer 10-12 years ago. Never gave a minutes trouble.

Is it battery or pump

 

[ammoaddict]

Is it battery or pump

Hand pump but it's easy

 

[Sloughfoot]

Got a 4 gallon hand pump backpack that I've used a lot. Name brand, but don't remember who. Stihl maybe. Had it to do over again I'd get a battery backpack with a hip belt. What I have is awkward getting on and flops around when full. Works well though.

 

[ammoaddict]

Got a 4 gallon hand pump backpack that I've used a lot. Name brand, but don't remember who. Stihl maybe. Had it to do over again I'd get a battery backpack with a hip belt. What I have is awkward getting on and flops around when full. Works well though.

The older I get the harder mine is to handle. I have a 25 year old riding mower that I recently got running again. I made some brackets and mounted a 15 gallon electric sprayer on it. That's what I plan to use now. It will work for 90% of my spraying.

 

[Dustin4185]

I am wondering what weed sprayers folks use regularly and have had good luck with. I am sick of the poorly made plastic China crap I have had the last number of years. In the 1970's and 80's we had tough steel 3-4 gallon handhelds that stood up. You could use all types of chemicals and in the fall use oil/diesel to spray chains. Now all I find is cheap junk. I called a local bug exterminator and asked what they used and she said hands down the B and G handhelds and Flow Zone back pack units. What are others using?

We use mostly Solo backpack sprayers for places I can’t get a tractor or UTV. We use them with herbicides for regular weed killing and for larger scale “hack and squirt” or stump treatments after TSI/FSI work. I keep a couple rebuild kits on hand, but usually don’t have issues. The occasional O-ring is usually it. Flow zone isn’t bad, and Ive heard the Stihl sprayers aren’t bad either.

 

[Sloughfoot]

The older I get the harder mine is to handle. I have a 25 year old riding mower that I recently got running again. I made some brackets and mounted a 15 gallon electric sprayer on it. That's what I plan to use now. It will work for 90% of my spraying.

Yeh, I've taken a few tumbles with mine. 90% of my spraying is in wooded areas my lawn tractor can't get to or I'd rig something up too. Most of what I do is tag blackberries here and there.

 

[cus_deluxe]

i really like the birchmeier closed system sprayers, can just swap jugs out instead of having to keep refilling.

 

[Bill G]

i really like the birchmeier closed system sprayers, can just swap jugs out instead of having to keep refilling.

I have not heard of those. I will take a look.