DIY Sprayers Are Easy To Use

DIY Sprayers Are Easy To Use MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT Miscellaneous Thanks to a couple of DIY spraying rigs Jerry Mickelson 89 can continue taking care of weeds on his lawn and in his yard He pulls his 15-gal tank sprayer behind his Husqvarna mower The tank is secured on a two-wheel hand truck with two 3-in leather straps A bolt through a hole in the handle slips into the mower’s hitch Mickelson modified and widened the axle to 34 in to make it more stable on uneven surfaces and clamped a board to the bottom of the hand truck to hold three nozzles in place “I can spray about 6 ft across on each run ” Mickelson says “I have a valve on my mower that I can turn off the sprayer and use the 6-ft hose hand sprayer while seated on the mower My total cost was about $5 to $7 ” To reach smaller places Mickelson adapted his golf cart to hold a 2-gal spray tank secured with bungee cords that he could easily pull around the yard “Both have worked well for quite a few years ” Mickelson says Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Jerry Mickelson Franklin Wis

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