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Buffalo, New York

I cant see spending $600+ for Stihl sr420 sprayer.....so does anyone have one of these and if so, how do you like it?

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4/12/2010 12:47:26 PM

43.841677 , -79.086692

I got my sr420 last year in Buffalo for $469.00 @ Admar. Still lots of $$$$ but man it works great!

Chris

4/12/2010 2:35:50 PM

canal winchester ohio

I bought a 4 gallon backpack sprayer from Harbor freight for $28 dollars & duct taped the wand to my leafblower. Looks very redneck, but works great.

4/12/2010 3:10:58 PM

Mastic Beach, New York

love my stihl blower..and in the fall i clean the yard of leave's too

4/12/2010 5:13:50 PM

Ohio

Im with Huff on this one, and even though I payed alot more for a Echo leaf blower with gravity feed tank, it would have been ALOT cheaper to have bought a leaf blower for about a 100 bucks and then attach a pump sprayer to it.
For less then about 120 bucks(or maybe even cheaper) you can have a really good functional sprayer that works better then my Echo does,, even though it will look a little red neck like Huff said.

4/12/2010 9:25:33 PM

Buffalo, New York

i dont get it......taped the wand to your leaf blower?

4/13/2010 3:13:08 AM

Cameron,ontario Team Lunatic

We have an echo blower/mister & we love it. A 5 year warranty is nice as well.

Jane & Phil

4/13/2010 7:15:46 AM

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Jeremy, you can use duct tape or you can use zip ties. Basically what your doing is laying the wand portion of a backpack sprayer on top of the "shute" of a gas powered leaf blower so the nozzle is about a 1/4" past the end of it. The sprayer shoots the liquid into the air coming out of the leaf blower & it's a mist blower.
And Brooks I bought a new gas powered leaf blower from Home Depot for $68 dollars so I have a total of $96 invested in it.
I'm not knocking the Stihl or echo blowers they are real cool & I would love to have one. This is just a option for folks who don't have that kind of cash.

4/13/2010 8:05:30 AM

Dalton Ma.

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4/13/2010 8:41:08 AM

Eastern Pennsylvania

I totally understand wanting to save money but I have several compression sprayers and not one of them could possibly come close to the volume of mist output from my Stihl 420, no matter how you rig it up to a blower. The Stihl has a 3/8 or 1/2 inch hose feeding from the tank, vs. a pinhole sized nozzle on any compression sprayer. Plus you'd have to stop often and pump real good otherwise your coverage will be all uneven. Like I said I don't mean to knock innovation but there's a reason why the Stihls normally cost $500 or so. If I'm wrong, somebody get a video on You Tube so we can see how good the home made ones work!

4/13/2010 12:59:59 PM

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That's a easy fix, take the nozzle completely off leaving just the 3/8 hose exposed. Attach a shut off valve to the hose & zip tie that to the end of the blower & you'll get the same output.

4/13/2010 1:18:26 PM

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And with the shut off valve you can shut the flow off while you pump back up & start again.

4/13/2010 1:19:45 PM

canal winchester ohio

Here's where I got the idea a few years back.
http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=40409
http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=40414

4/13/2010 1:26:59 PM

Western PA

Very interesting. I have never seen a gas powered sprayer like the stihl operate in person. Can some one explain the advantages over a ordinary pump sprayer.
Lee

4/13/2010 3:46:50 PM

Arden, NC

Time in field as I understand it...perhaps better coverage...less soil compaction due to walking in and around the plants...perhaps more efficient use of chemicals. I dunno haven't tried it yet but this is what I think would be the advantages.

4/13/2010 4:15:05 PM

canal winchester ohio

I just want to follow up on one thing. I'm not knocking anyone who has the mist blowers. I love'em & if I still had the ability I would do a backflip for one. But they are expensive & I'm just trying to help those out who may not have the funds to buy one.
Now if any Stihl or Echo dealers are reading this I would be more than happy to pimp your product for you..LOL

4/13/2010 5:00:40 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

HP, great links...as I was reading this thread, I remembered those pic's of Doc from several years ago!!! Peace, Wayne

4/13/2010 11:58:03 PM

Ohio

Last season, I made my own mister, back pack sprayer and a hand held blower. I'm not knocking it either, worked good, alot better than just the pump sprayer. I made the investment for this season, monies always an issue, but I couldn't pass up the deal from TurfEagle. I bought my Hudson 2 months ago, it was $40 cheaper then ($259). Compared to my home made one, glad I made the investment. Better coverage, less hassle because it's all contained in one unit. Just my opinion.

4/14/2010 5:18:01 AM

Eastern Pennsylvania

Doc's pics were just what I thought of too. I'm sure everyone knows you're not downing the backpack blowers! I just wanted to understand it and I can see now. Hell I'd have made my own too if I wasn't an idiot with machines and stuff.

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