Backpack Sprayer

[MudHog]

Any recommendations?

[jtdumallard]

Solo because all parts are replacable all the way down to the smallest o-ring.

[jtdumallard]

WWW.forestry-suppliers.com
We've got them plus several other brands.

[SLIM]

I would go with solo. They are priced good an you can get parts. We use them on a daily basis at work and get good service out of em. One other note is if you do a lot of spraying its worth it to have two; one for pesticide, fungicide, miteicide and the other strictly for herbicide. I have seen an entire peach oarchard killed before just because someone was trying to save $90 on a sprayer. When they sprayed their trees there was still herbicide in it.

[MudHog]

What is the difference in the ones that have a rounder tank than the one that have a square shaped tank?

[3spop]

Make sure it doesn't leak. I used one once. I added blue marker dye. It leaked. Down my back. Down the crack of my booty. My wife told me I looked like an overgrown smurf.

[cockandlock25]

Make sure it doesn't leak. I used one once. I added blue marker dye. It leaked. Down my back. Down the crack of my booty. My wife told me I looked like an overgrown smurf.

I can relate to that.

[MudHog]

Seems the squarer model has everything mounted on top the tank. Like the bottom would be all sealed tank. The rounder model seems to have everything mounted to the bottom which could leak. I can't see a good picture of the square tank model to really see how all the stuff on top the tank is.

[RNAIL]

I picked one of these up at Sam's yesterday. And you can afford to get two. 4 gal. $44.00 each.

http://www.samsclub.com/sams/shop/produ ... tId=122934

[eSJay]

I picked one of these up at Sam's yesterday. And you can afford to get two. 4 gal. $44.00 each.

http://www.samsclub.com/sams/shop/produ ... tId=122934

Read the reviews on the stanley.....not good. sounds like you'lll need to buy 2 so you'll have one for back up when the first one craps out.

[RNAIL]

If you are going to use one everyday, I agree buy the best you can afford. For occassional use around my place for weed control and what not I think it will be okay.
But here is another comment on the expensive too:

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4 out of 5
good product if u are a little mech. enclined, 07/13/2009
By: bmilescrx Read All My Reviews

as the person that rated this product before me said it will most likely break on you after the 3 or 4th use, they are correct, but i have used 250.00 professional versions that do the same thing. these sprayers all have a common problem in the design, YOU MUST flush out with fresh water after every use... and you must glue the rubber plunger onto the plastic piston. I have had to do this to the $250.00 i have owned and to this same 50.00 model that i own. all you need is some allen wrenches a screw driver and RTV silicone grey preferably(just my preference) Pop off the bottom cover, remove the allen bolts that attach the piston to the pump handle, pull the piston and plunger out. put a liberal amount of silicone on the piston and plunger, (be careful not to get the silicone on the outside of the piston). let it dry for a hour or two, reassemble and your sprayer , and it should be good to go for a few years as long as you dont leave chemicle in the tank/ pump assembly.
But if you dont believe me go ahead and buy the 250.00 model and regret it later for wasting 200.00 . We use these all the time for work and part for part are interchangable with the more expensive models, the only difference is in the viton seals. but as long as you rinse after every use you should have no problems. Best of luck

[deltadukman]

i bought a stihl a little while back and love it...only thing is, i cannot make the nozzle get all the wat to a straight stream...i can get close, but not perfect. The tip goes to leaking before i can get it completely straight.

[jcthorne]

Don't buy stihl and this is coming from a person who likes stihl and uses a lot of their equipment.

The stihl sg20's will not last and buying replacement parts are so costly that it's not worth repairing them.

I made the mistake of buying a dozen or so sg20's over the last couple of years and all have since failed. The stihl manufactureres rep. brought me 5 new ones a couple of months ago to try to make it somewhat right, but they are very aware of the problems going on with there backpacks. He says, it has to do with a manufacturing defect from their brazil plant, and it's being corrected but i have no confidence in their quality.

I would definately go with solo simply for the ease of getting replacement parts. There are two different types (shape) that are being discussed above...one has a piston pump and the other has a diaphram pump. Stay away from the homeowners model that they make as well.....

[MudHog]

Which pump is what shape on the solo?

[MudHog]

This is what I mean by shapes. The 428 is the cheapest, but see where everything is mounted on top (less likely to leak) than on the bottom like the 425?













Read the website more and answered my question. The 428 is a piston pump design. Is the piston design any lesser of a design? I'm seeing a piston to diaphragm conversion kit on the Parts site.