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Edited May 15, 2021
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HF has their backpack sprayer on sale. Normal price $30, typically $20 before they phased out coupons. Now you gotta wait for sales to buy at coupon price so... Here it is.
I use mine to spray Bifen to kill mosquitos.
https://www.harborfreight.com/4-g...63092.html
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I guess this is more applicable if you're going to use it repeatedly. If you only need it for 1 or 2 uses, then maybe this will work if you're gentle. Note that the Jacto or Shindaiwa are going to cost you about 5x as much but one time I got covered in chemicals with a leaking shitty version (One that cost about $50 at Sam's, and soaked my clothing after maybe 1 or 2 uses) and woke up with what felt like a really bad flu that lasted a few days. And I was actually just spraying Conserve SC which is supposed to be somewhat organic-ish but not technically organic.
Fiddling with sprayers filled with chemicals sucks. This is one thing where I recommend getting the professional version if you actually need a sprayer for more than a 1 off. Home Depot/Lowes etc don't have truly professional sprayers. Harbor Freight kinda looks like one of the "real" ones but you ain't gonna get much more than you pay for.
Slap yourself in the balls and throw some cash on the table if you really need a sprayer for man work (the first is the one I have but I think I might prefer a 3.5 or 4 gallon to a 5 gallon... I am a big guy and 5 gallons is heavy-ish and slightly cumbersome to buckle on... and spraying isn't my job):
https://www.amazon.com/SP53BPE-Sh...den&sr=1-2
https://www.amazon.com/Jacto-Gall...6MGDE?th
Edit: The Shindaiwa version I have has a lower back pad and straps that go around your waist and your chest. Carrying around more than 3 gallons on your back is going to suck without versions of this. The versions on the Shindaiwa are nice and padded to allow good maneuvering even when you're carrying 5 gallons (about 43 lbs) on your back. Not sure what kinda support and straps the HF version has, but it is a necessary feature.
I'm glad I got it instead of the Harbor Freight one. I love Harbor Freight, but something tells me a sprayer that cheap is going to leak all over me while it's on my back.
Just giving you a hard time.
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I had a powered model which sprayed quite far, but was expensive and had the motor fail just after the warranty period ended so I am interested in trying a manual pump model.
(Thanks in advance.)
Person A: What would you recommend as an alternative to a Ford Fiesta?
Person B: A decked out Landrover
Person A: That seems like an apples to apples comparison
Person B: I thought so
3...2...1....someone replying "buy once, cry once" that does not own either sprayer.
Works great for me only gripe I have is the straps come off the bottom clips
I had a powered model which sprayed quite far, but was expensive and had the motor fail just after the warranty period ended so I am interested in trying a manual pump model.
(Thanks in advance.)
I'd say it's about 3 feet max using the fan spray nozzle
Perspective.... 4.2 out of 5 stars.
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