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| by Hbound201 |
| Hbound201 |
I'm using an ATV sprayer I bought from tractor supply years ago and it did OK but the lack of spray distance is a problem. My pond has a lot of stumps and snags in it coupled with the lily pads and it is difficult to get a large section at a time.
I'm looking at some orchard high pressure sprayers but I was curious if others have tried and found one they preferred. I'm always skeptical of the "reaches 40 feet horizontal" as that was down hill with a tailwind likely. Some of the high pressure sprayers are 200-400 dollars and I'm fine with this as the cost savings alone are easy to cover considering the cost of paying someone to come in and do this with the large size of the pond.
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| by Hbound201 |
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If you have a lot of lily pads, you might be wise to spray only a portion of them at a time. Too many decaying all at once could deplete oxygen. I'm doing them in strips but I have so many my current one only does 15-20 feet on a good day and that's just not enough on a lake that's over 1,000 feet wide and the lily pads are in some places up to 40-60 feet from the shore.
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| by FireIsHot |
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Consider Hudson spray guns. They range in price from $100 to over $200, and are bullet proof. I've run multiple herbicides and insecticides through mine, and it still works like it did when I got it years ago. Many sprayers aren't happy with copper based chemicals, and corrode if not cleaned immediately after every usage. Hudson's don't care. Pencil stream to near fog.
You can look at them at Amazon. Just search HD Hudson.
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| by FishinRod |
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Scott, it's a 38500 heavy duty gun, and it's rated at 800 psi. Al, If Hbound sends you an 800 psi pump, do you think you can just go ahead and spray his lily pads all of the way from Texas? 
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| by FireIsHot |
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How far will that gun spray. Not talking the reach of the hose but the gun itself? I've got a broadcast spot sprayer from tractor supply and with a light breeze I'm in the 10-15' range and closer to 10 but even under good conditions I might get 20 feet. I've seen some advertise 35' horizontal, I realize that's under perfect conditions but if I can consistently get low to mid 20s that's a big difference for me. With the 5.5 gpm pump it will easily reach over 30'. That will do just fine. If I can get close to consistent 30' spray I'll be thrilled. Good deal. Be sure and have a pump that handles 5 gpm or more.
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