Orchard Sprayer

[kycontrols]

I have a small hobby orchard consisting of about 100 trees. 75 of them are apples and the remainder are pears, plums, necatrines and peaches. Most of the trees were planted about 5 years ago and are about 8 to 10 feet tall.

Next spring I am looking at purchasing an air assist sprayer. Being in Kentucky, not to many places have them sitting around to look at. I am considering a trailer type sprayer at this point since my land is fairly flat and I could get a larger tank than if I went with a 3-pt unit. Thinking about 150 gallons due to budgetary reasons and equipment size.

I was wonder if any body has experience with rittenhouse and jacto sprayers.

Thanks

 

[Robert_in_NY]

I have a small hobby orchard consisting of about 100 trees. 75 of them are apples and the remainder are pears, plums, necatrines and peaches. Most of the trees were planted about 5 years ago and are about 8 to 10 feet tall.

Next spring I am looking at purchasing an air assist sprayer. Being in Kentucky, not to many places have them sitting around to look at. I am considering a trailer type sprayer at this point since my land is fairly flat and I could get a larger tank than if I went with a 3-pt unit. Thinking about 150 gallons due to budgetary reasons and equipment size.

I was wonder if any body has experience with rittenhouse and jacto sprayers.

Thanks

Jacto is a faily new entry in this area and they have a lot of nice features for a low price. Their 150 gallon model is one of the best sellers for small farms here.