Brian662
5 year old buck +
I bought a new Frost Inc sprayer and felt I would give a semi-thorough review since there doesn't seem to be much info out there on them amd I don't think their website does a great job illustrating the product.
A few things that drew me to their product; they are locally built in NW WI, a co-worker has the ATV model and likes it, pump agitation, and friendly customer service.
Let me start off by saying, the base unit was ~$1,300 but with a few add-ons I paid $1,660. They delivered (!!!) the unit to my house because one of their employees drives a ways to work and kind of goes through this area. Pretty incredible as to pick the unit up at their facility was a 4 hour round trip ride or $200 for shipping - solid perk.
Installation wasn't very challenging but the directions left something to be desired, no big deal.
Here is the whole setup. I paid extra for a longer hose reel ($250ish) and for "check valves" ($7 per) to go on the nozzles for individual nozzle shut off in the middle three nozzles (each wing has it's own isolation valves, but the center nozzles do not). Hose reel and individual shut offs pictured below, twist the red cap to shut off the individual nozzle.
I wasn't sure how I'd like the boom mount to my UTV, because I'm used to one that goes over the top of an upright tailgate. However, this seems to be working fine and a huge bonus is it moves the tanks up further on the rig, centering the weight closer to the middle of the UTV frame. The result is my UTV handles WAY better with a full tank rather than having 400# directly over the back wheels. Huge plus and its really only about 10" further forward than my last sprayer (John Deere).
Initially after setting up, had the remote control sending unit fail, so I had to re-initialize the remotes. Not a big deal but led to 15 minutes of frustration. Haven't had that problem since.
Here is a pic of the pump and manifold. Three way selector valve allows for pump agitation, boom, or spray wand. Well built but the valve isn't supported by any anchors so it is a little flimsy when turning the valve. You can also see the in-line filter which is very accessible and easy to clean.
Frost Inc uses Hypro nozzles on their boom. I'm used to Tee-Jet and have additional nozzles for those, so I was a little apprehensive of the Hypro but so far so good.
Ok, so the best part of this sprayer is the tank.
They've done something that other manufacturers should take notice of. Inside the tank is a filling filter basket (not pictured), but the tank is molded such that it captures virtually 99.99% of the tank contents from the pump inlet hose. There is a molded bottom and then in the center where the hose inlet is, there is another even lower bottom. I've gone through three tanks and everytime when I'm empty the only liquid left is in this secondary bottom. I'm not sure how well you can see it in the picture but it's a beautiful thing.
I was concerned about the tank not having a drain hole, but after experiencing this setup, it doesn't need one. The tank can be drained by disconnecting the line to the boom and using the pump to push leftover spray mix into jugs or buckets. Works slick.
My wife and I used the spray wand last night for some weeds around the home site and the reel worked fine, the wand was easily adjustable as well.
After minimal use, I'd rate this sprayer a 9/10 with the only real down side being it is slightly spendy compared to others. At this point I can't even think of any modifications that are needed. Solid product.
A few things that drew me to their product; they are locally built in NW WI, a co-worker has the ATV model and likes it, pump agitation, and friendly customer service.
Let me start off by saying, the base unit was ~$1,300 but with a few add-ons I paid $1,660. They delivered (!!!) the unit to my house because one of their employees drives a ways to work and kind of goes through this area. Pretty incredible as to pick the unit up at their facility was a 4 hour round trip ride or $200 for shipping - solid perk.
Installation wasn't very challenging but the directions left something to be desired, no big deal.
Here is the whole setup. I paid extra for a longer hose reel ($250ish) and for "check valves" ($7 per) to go on the nozzles for individual nozzle shut off in the middle three nozzles (each wing has it's own isolation valves, but the center nozzles do not). Hose reel and individual shut offs pictured below, twist the red cap to shut off the individual nozzle.
I wasn't sure how I'd like the boom mount to my UTV, because I'm used to one that goes over the top of an upright tailgate. However, this seems to be working fine and a huge bonus is it moves the tanks up further on the rig, centering the weight closer to the middle of the UTV frame. The result is my UTV handles WAY better with a full tank rather than having 400# directly over the back wheels. Huge plus and its really only about 10" further forward than my last sprayer (John Deere).
Initially after setting up, had the remote control sending unit fail, so I had to re-initialize the remotes. Not a big deal but led to 15 minutes of frustration. Haven't had that problem since.
Here is a pic of the pump and manifold. Three way selector valve allows for pump agitation, boom, or spray wand. Well built but the valve isn't supported by any anchors so it is a little flimsy when turning the valve. You can also see the in-line filter which is very accessible and easy to clean.
Frost Inc uses Hypro nozzles on their boom. I'm used to Tee-Jet and have additional nozzles for those, so I was a little apprehensive of the Hypro but so far so good.
Ok, so the best part of this sprayer is the tank.
They've done something that other manufacturers should take notice of. Inside the tank is a filling filter basket (not pictured), but the tank is molded such that it captures virtually 99.99% of the tank contents from the pump inlet hose. There is a molded bottom and then in the center where the hose inlet is, there is another even lower bottom. I've gone through three tanks and everytime when I'm empty the only liquid left is in this secondary bottom. I'm not sure how well you can see it in the picture but it's a beautiful thing.
I was concerned about the tank not having a drain hole, but after experiencing this setup, it doesn't need one. The tank can be drained by disconnecting the line to the boom and using the pump to push leftover spray mix into jugs or buckets. Works slick.
My wife and I used the spray wand last night for some weeds around the home site and the reel worked fine, the wand was easily adjustable as well.
After minimal use, I'd rate this sprayer a 9/10 with the only real down side being it is slightly spendy compared to others. At this point I can't even think of any modifications that are needed. Solid product.
