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I added 50' of hose to my wand. I got tired of having to move the garden tractor/sprayer every few feet.

I also have a boom on my sprayer that sprays 10'-12' wide so I can spray weed killer. I didn't like having to get on and off the garden tractor to turn the pump on and off, so I added a trailer wiring plug to the tractor, and just plug the sprayer in like you would plug a trailer wiring harness to your car/truck. I then added a lit rocker switch to my tractor, so I can turn the sprayer on and off from the seat, and know if it's on or off. I also added an in-line fuse to the wiring to the sprayer, and it's come in handy when the pump shorted out internally. If I didn't have the spray boom on the trailer, that wouldn't be necessary, but it sure beats using alligator clamps on the battery terminals to power the pump.

One more thing. You might want to offset the spray tank a bit. That way when you want to drain it, it won't run on the trailer frame.