Recent content by c2ranch

I don't have a pressure gauge at the nozzle (well, anywhere in line at the moment!) the gun is the Valley 16“ long range gun, using their 2.0 orifice. The stretch is great now, and a lot of areas that were off limits will be accessible now. On the boom, I'm using 4x Teejet XR11008VS flat...

Ok, so I got the Remco 120psi pump with the same 2.2gpm flow of my existing 60psi pump. (We don't need to blast a lot more chemical per minute, we needed the same amount cast a further distance.) By itself, that got me only about 10' more distance to about 30', so I swapped the nozzle on the...

Not yet, on my list to get a new pump ordered this week. Did some spraying this weekend and double checked my pump, it's 60psi, so 90-100 will be the target new PSI.

Ensuring that I've got the idea down correctly: I'd route the pressure regulator between the pump and any connections except recirculate (e.g. before the sprayer and boom control lines, but after the recirculate line), and use it to adjust pressure for the purpose of using either the boom or the...

Oh, yea - the spray gun! The boom works absolutely great. I was thinking that would be an issue about switching pumps, but I only use the boom about 10% of the time (spraying the driveway and parking area to kill weeds, and the rare spraying newly cut trails to hinder hardwood regrowth). In...

Here's the sprayer I have from Valley: https://www.valleyind.com/product/16-long-range-misting-spray-gun-interchangeable-nozzles/ It comes with 3 nozzles, I'm currently using the 1.5 orifice for 1-2.2 gpm pumps.

... I realize I missed your question - no, the pump does not have a pressure adjustment. It's fixed (the current website says 60psi, but I recall the label on my pump saying 40 or 45, should've taken a picture - at least I'd have the model # of the pump without having to drive back up to the...

It's the LGX25 UTV sprayer. It looks like they've refreshed the design since I bought mine a few years back. Overall, it's been very reliable, especially given that I didn't exactly take care of it well for the first couple of years. There is a bit of a challenge with the mounting bolts that...

Thank you! The accumulator may also be a thing I am missing. When I'm spraying with the nozzle, vs the boom, the pump constantly cycles off and on. I understand that's not good for the pump, and it looks like those are used to prevent that situation, similar to a pressure tank on a well.

I have a smaller, 25 gallon CropCare UTV sprayer. Basically looks like the Fimco and such, but comes in yellow. Trying to get more distance to help to reach further away from where the side by side can reach. I have the Valley spray nozzle that should be able to do 45', but I'm lucky to get 20...

We couldn't do any TSI this weekend, because we needed the "cool mornings" (mornings they were, but cool they were not) to work on the range stand, but here's an interesting comparison between two areas. One, we burned during the growing season, aggressively removed nearly every hardwood tree...

Had a friend able to join me for a task this weekend, so I took Friday off. Unfortunately, when schedules align, the weather doesn't - so we were stuck, two guys aged well to the north end of prime for manual labor digging holes and lifting wood in a heat wave. Took more breaks than I'd like...

I'm not familiar with how those species respond to burning, but in nearly all cases we want to avoid having enough fuel under a tree to reach the canopy, or enough fuel around the base to burn through the outer layer of bark. Moving your fuel loads (cut down trees and brush from TSI) away from...

We have a few invasive problems. The most obvious and common would be the privet and Chinese tallow. That stuff is everywhere, and we try to knock back some of it every time we're out there. Just run around with a tank of herbicide and spray the plants/trees until you run out or get bored. One...

Indeed, it is. Erosion is a major issue across the whole property. With the sandy soil and lots of hills, there's always something popping up. You'll get a good rain and then there'll be a little hole in the middle of a trail. I really liked working with the burn crew, but not being in control...