If u have not used a sprayer before,?
U need to think ahead about what size you should buy, Or build... If some one tells you u need a 100 plus gallon sprayer to spray roundup or 24d on 5 acres, Ill be quick to disagree with them. Unless thats the only reson/thing you will be using it for.
Generally speeking you will only spray 2-3 times per year,.But,.., There are always the little touch up jobs that keep your sprayer busy. Especially,..And probablly, you will be using a roundup mix 2 kill random weed patches.
IF mixing up a few water based batches is too much 4 u ... Maybe dealing with the over flow makes more sence, I dunno.
I have built several sprayers, 4 to be exact, The most popular and widely used is the 35 gallon units.
The most common used spray mix is 15 gallons per acre. Thats, 1 quart of roundup per 15 gallions
Dont plan on running the tank dry,.It wont happen.
Theres always several gallons left in the tank when the pump starts suckin dry.
All that means is that, a 35 gallon tank is good for 2 acres.@ 15 gal per acre, I dont recomend mixing batches that arent going to to be used in the very near future. Its just, common sence.
Ill post pics of my sprayer build so u can see what is {most deserable} for small acarege applications.
The problem with the bigger tank wise sprayer units is,..When you have left over chemical,.You need to deal with it.
My answer has been to use the 15 gal plastic drums to pump out the roundup,.Or the 2 4 d ,.So I can mix up a differeent batch.
That allows me to spray for broad leaf and dander lyon plants on my yard., Or switch back to roundup.
Without worrying about the existing chemical in the sprayer tank,..So If u think going big is the answer? Where are u going to store the large amounts of chemical when u want to change your batch?
It guess it really depends on how much u need to spray before u switch? 100 plus gallons of spray is a cool 6.5 acre batch.
Think about that, before u mix up a batch of chemical thats gona cover 6.5 acres. And u dont have a tank big enough to store the left over batch, Out of a 100 plus gallon tank. If u decide u want to spray 24d. OR vicea versa?..
Iam using my own experinces with my posting, your experiences my differ.
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