Orchard Air Blast Sprayer

HillStreet · May 16, 2019

I am looking for a 3PH airblast sprayer for my orchard. Most have a 100 gallon tank which is preferred size. Can somebody recommend a sales site for new and used sprayers? Thanks.

Jstpssng · May 17, 2019

Rears Orchard Sprayers - Rears Sprayers - Spraying

The link will take you to a site for a company down in Massachusetts

which has a wide variety of orchard and grower supplies along with reasonable prices.

OESCO, Inc.

Deere Dude · May 17, 2019

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HillStreet · May 17, 2019

Thanks jstpssng. Do you have an orchard, do any spraying?

Jstpssng · May 17, 2019

I have worked in a few of the orchards downstate in my younger days, and just gave up pruning a small orchard which I spent 14 years bringing back into shape. I do have a few trees planted for my own use. They are too young to produce but I need to start a spray program as they are already showing scab on the trunks. Most of what I have are so-called “antique apples”, although I am planting a honeycrisp this weekend.

I am thinking about planting an acre of dwarf trees for a little retirement income.

HillStreet · May 17, 2019

Jstpssng said:
I have worked in a few of the orchards downstate in my younger days, and just gave up pruning a small orchard which I spent 14 years bringing back into shape. I do have a few trees planted for my own use. They are too young to produce but I need to start a spray program as they are already showing scab on the trunks. Most of what I have are so-called “antique apples”, although I am planting a honeycrisp this weekend.

I am thinking about planting an acre of dwarf trees for a little retirement income.

I bought this land to build a house and it was 8 acres of an old orchard that has not been worked for 15 years. And of course, it is a lot of brands that are no longer popular so I replanted 70 trees of 9 varieties, including honey crisp. I also pruned 30 of the legacy trees just to get it started. They are coming along, as are the 300 blueberry bushes. It is good for me and my wife in retirement to keep us busy. Haven’t made a nickel yet in our fourth year but we will in a couple of years. I am a licensed sprayer now. And, I knew nothing about apples before this.