AxleHub
Elite Member
Greetings. I had a list of reasons why I could use a tractor and benefit from it. Obviously a front end loader and really good mowing deck were at the top of the list for my new GC1715. Snow was another big need to deal with next.
And then . . well someday in the future I "might" have a need for ??? 3pt. items. Well I recently bought a 40 gallon tank sprayer (fimco) 3pt unit on a good sale. I figured the boom spraying would be handy between my 2 properties with lawn and someday our one large lot currently with heavy ground growth.
Well . . I was wrong . . its incredibly beneficial for the hand sprayer to be used while on the tractor. Each property has about 350 feet of tree line. And if I clear the undergrowth on the lot . . . Another 650 feet of treeline there.
Being able to drive right along these tree lines and spray weed killer or ground killer has already saved me 12 hours in just the last week of using a backpack sprayer and keeps me further away from the spray. In addition on some locations . . I can spray up to 20 feet on some banks and keeps me from climbing around on poor footing areas . . again also keeping me further away from the spray.
While the boom part might be used once or twice a year at each location . . the hand sprayer may be used every week or so between the properties to do sensitve areas around gardens, house, or treelines. With the included 25 foot hose and powered pump . . the so called "spot sprayer" can cover big areas of clover elimination or weed killing with a better control of spray quantity.
The 3pt unit allows me to have it much easier to maneuver than a trailered unit and carry a quantity compared to 2, 3, or 4 gallons on portable sprayers.
Once again . . I underestimated a benefit the new tractor could provide. Now I might have to consider a used small 3pt. brush hog so once the heavily overgrown lot is cleared . . I can maintain that 1.5 acres a little better also.
And then . . well someday in the future I "might" have a need for ??? 3pt. items. Well I recently bought a 40 gallon tank sprayer (fimco) 3pt unit on a good sale. I figured the boom spraying would be handy between my 2 properties with lawn and someday our one large lot currently with heavy ground growth.
Well . . I was wrong . . its incredibly beneficial for the hand sprayer to be used while on the tractor. Each property has about 350 feet of tree line. And if I clear the undergrowth on the lot . . . Another 650 feet of treeline there.
Being able to drive right along these tree lines and spray weed killer or ground killer has already saved me 12 hours in just the last week of using a backpack sprayer and keeps me further away from the spray. In addition on some locations . . I can spray up to 20 feet on some banks and keeps me from climbing around on poor footing areas . . again also keeping me further away from the spray.
While the boom part might be used once or twice a year at each location . . the hand sprayer may be used every week or so between the properties to do sensitve areas around gardens, house, or treelines. With the included 25 foot hose and powered pump . . the so called "spot sprayer" can cover big areas of clover elimination or weed killing with a better control of spray quantity.
The 3pt unit allows me to have it much easier to maneuver than a trailered unit and carry a quantity compared to 2, 3, or 4 gallons on portable sprayers.
Once again . . I underestimated a benefit the new tractor could provide. Now I might have to consider a used small 3pt. brush hog so once the heavily overgrown lot is cleared . . I can maintain that 1.5 acres a little better also.
