The Official Farming Thread...

[Steve]

what else besides brake cleaner and bee spray can I use to get rid of yellow jacket nest
I usually use gas and a lighter but it is on my porch

It's hard to kill them bastards. I usually just have a liquid wasp spray can in each hand and attack after dark.

 

[dall]

It's hard to kill them bastards. I usually just have a liquid wasp spray can in each hand and attack after dark.

I have one more can of the foaming bee spray never had to use that *s-word before

 

[Sagebrush33]

It's hard to kill them bastards

@dall yup it is.
Years back 2 buddies and I were on a roof job. Front of the house had a small dormer over the entry and the yellow jackets had nested inside. We couldn't work near the area. All 3 of us got stung before we even knew they were there. The next day we were prepared for battle. We brought a roofer torch and an LP tank. I stood on the scaffold with the torch while another guy banged on the dormer roof. I kept frying them as they flew out of the eve. They just kept coming and coming. Musta been hundreds.

 

[Hedgerow]

I have one more can of the foaming bee spray never had to use that *s-word before

Let em have it...


After dark...


No survivors...

 

[legdelimber]

Hit the yellow jackets about an hour or so before first sign of morning twilight.
Seems to be when they're least likely to move around.
I've gone to dose 'em a couple hours after sundown and had them fly onto my flashlight.
I always use a dim flashlight for working on them now.

 

[Steve]

I have one more can of the foaming bee spray never had to use that *s-word before

Definitely want the liquid. And keep it coming.

 

[Hedgerow]

Definitely want the liquid. And keep it coming.

And if that don’t work...

Break out the weed eater....

 

[Sagebrush33]

And if that don’t work...

Break out the weed eater....

The mental image I just had.

 

[Mastermind]

And if that don’t work...

Break out the weed eater....

And video it !!!!

 

[amberg]

The Gator earning it's keep today doing broadleaf and grass control in the wheat Dove fields today with the new GPS system. Can hold it at 3 mph easy on the flat land.

 

[Mastermind]

The Gator earning it's keep today doing broadleaf and grass control in the wheat Dove fields today with the new GPS system. Can hold it at 3 mph easy on the flat land. View attachment 302076 View attachment 302075 View attachment 302074 View attachment 302071

Sweet setup right there Charlie.

 

[amberg]

Sweet setup right there Charlie.

Thanks Boss man, works good with the pressure at 21 lbs. @ 16 gallons /acre. = 1.0 qts. roundup. and 3 qts. 24d. Amine/acre. At 3 mph.

 

[Mastermind]

Thanks Boss man, works good with the pressure at 21 lbs. @ 16 gallons /acre. = 1.0 qts. roundup. and 3 qts. 24d. Amine/acre.

What sprayer is that? I have a 55 gallon sprayer, but it just sprays off the center. No booms. I needed to rig up a boom on it.

 

[amberg]

What sprayer is that? I have a 55 gallon sprayer, but it just sprays off the center. No booms. I needed to rig up a boom on it.

Mr. Randy. this is a small tank that I rigged up for the Gator. The booms do 15.5 feet. The tank is to small to do many acres. I will be upgrading the tank next year to a bigger one, but the new 28 foot booms cost way more than the sprayer! Plus You have to watch your amps. ( With this gator no more than 12 amp draw on the alternator. )

 

[JimBear]

The Gator earning it's keep today doing broadleaf and grass control in the wheat Dove fields today with the new GPS system. Can hold it at 3 mph easy on the flat land. View attachment 302076 View attachment 302075 View attachment 302074 View attachment 302071

I have a 25 gallon sprayer, that just has a 3’ boom but will cover around a 30’swath. A single center tip & adjustable angle tips on both ends, all three can be turned off/on individually. I mostly just spray thistles, terraces & fence lines with it.

https://www.fimcoindustries.com/spr...imco-25-gallon-atv-sprayer-3-nozzle-boomless/

 

[amberg]

What sprayer is that? I have a 55 gallon sprayer, but it just sprays off the center. No booms. I needed to rig up a boom on it.

Mr. Randy, (@cropcaresprayers.com.)

 

[amberg]

I have a 25 gallon sprayer, that just has a 3’ boom but will cover around a 30’swath. A single center tip & adjustable angle tips on both ends, all three can be turned off/on individually. I mostly just spray thistles, terraces & fence lines with it.

https://www.fimcoindustries.com/spr...imco-25-gallon-atv-sprayer-3-nozzle-boomless/

Yes, each boom or center boom. Or each nozzle. Or center boom?

 

[JimBear]

Yes, each boom or center boom. Or each nozzle. Or center boom?

Yes, just twist a cap to turn them on/off, use them in any on/off configuration. there is a switch to turn the boom off so you can just use the wand. It works great to just use just one side for fences & terrace backs. I’m on my second year with it. I use ratchet straps to hold it in the back of the Gator.

 

[JimBear]

Here is a pic of the boom shutoff & pressure adjustment lever.








Here’s a pic of the on/off caps on the nozzles & the end nozzles swivel 360*, the center nozzle is not adjustable but can be shut off independently.

 

[Hedgerow]

Seems keeping Kyle on feed an extra month made a difference.. I’ve not seen that much marbling in a filet in a while.

My favorite cut of the beefer.. tenderloin.. I always have them pulled whole and cut them myself.

Beef.....


It’s whats for dinner....