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Member: jd1947 |
Posted on Tuesday, Jun 19, 2007 - 8:41 pm: I discovered a really fast & easy way to spray repellent on your horses...have you seen these little pressure sprayer bottles (plastic)...hold about 40 oz. Just fill, pump and spray...takes me about 30 seconds to spray a horse...you can even put it sorta upside down to get the belly...fine spray, so be sure you're downwind...and it does make a slight hissing sound, but I can do anything with the mares without a halter, so they are easy...and it saves my hands from hurting, since I have arthritus in my fingers... I got mine in the local dollar store. "Try it, you'll like it" |
Member: mrose |
Posted on Tuesday, Jun 19, 2007 - 10:33 pm: Are they the ones you have to pump before you spray? |
Member: dtranch |
Posted on Wednesday, Jun 20, 2007 - 8:19 am: Good call Joanie ...I have been using these for several years. I have one with the wand so I can reach down the legs and such without having to bend over so much ... getting older you know. Also, you can control the spray, a wide spray for the body, and a narrower spray for the legs. etc. DT |
Member: mrose |
Posted on Wednesday, Jun 20, 2007 - 9:22 am: Dennis, that sounds like the one I use. I think it was made for spraying insecticide on plants. You pump it up to pressurize it and it holds about 2 quarts of liquid. Is that what you're using, Joanie?Sounds like great minds think alike! |
Member: ajudson1 |
Posted on Wednesday, Jun 20, 2007 - 9:24 am: I've always bought the pump sprayer from Wal Mart, it also holds 40 oz I think. It's in the garden center, costs under $5.00 if I remember correctly. I use it for my home made fly spray. |
Member: jd1947 |
Posted on Wednesday, Jun 20, 2007 - 10:06 am: Looks like my great discovery is old news ...but, "great minds do think a like"...wether they hold 40oz or way more, wand or no wand....whoever thought of making small pressure sprayers has my blessings...super-duper!!Denny....good to see you post...hope all is going well...how's Ebony? Now it's time for me to head out and pressure spray the horses and get the fly masks on!!! Have a good one!! |
Member: terrilyn |
Posted on Wednesday, Jun 20, 2007 - 11:57 am: I use these too (in fact posted the same type of "hey, these are great!" message a few years ago on HA), but I find that they break or get clogged A LOT. Very frustrating! Can anyone recommend a brand that works throughout the summer without falling apart? |
Member: paul303 |
Posted on Wednesday, Jun 20, 2007 - 2:59 pm: I have that same problem, Terri....no matter what sprayer I use - even the battery operated one I had last year ( how's THAT for lazy ). If I use natural or ineffective sprays, my sprayers last a long time, but if I use something like Flysect 7, the sprayer cuts out within one season or less. |
Member: jd1947 |
Posted on Wednesday, Jun 20, 2007 - 3:22 pm: So far so good, no clogging...but at $2.00 a pop in the local dollar store, if one gets clogged...toss it and use a new one....I fill my 40 oz up and can do 2 horses before it runs out...and since I only have 4 horses, no problemo for me!! |
Member: dtranch |
Posted on Wednesday, Jun 20, 2007 - 3:44 pm: Joanie ... all is well here.Ebony is fine, but still no papers for me to look over. I only see the owner every month or so and she says she keeps forgetting the papers. DT |
Member: shanson |
Posted on Wednesday, Jun 20, 2007 - 4:19 pm: Every spray bottle I've ever purchased for this purpose failed or clogged up except for the spray bottles that they sell fly spray in. So, I bought some in the spray bottle and refill it from gallon-size refill bottle. Lasts a long time. |
Member: cgby1 |
Posted on Wednesday, Jun 20, 2007 - 5:19 pm: Every spray bottle I have ever used starts dripping and runs down my hand. I also bought one of those pump sprayers but I haven't started using it yet. I am hoping that it is better than the others. |
Member: mrose |
Posted on Wednesday, Jun 20, 2007 - 5:40 pm: I got mine at either ACE or Walmart; I can't remember which. I haven't had any problems with it yet and this will be the third summer I've used it. I'll have to see if it has a brand name on it. |
Member: pbauer |
Posted on Wednesday, Jun 20, 2007 - 6:11 pm: Dear Joanie and All,This site offers a lot of options for sprayers: www.chapinmfg.com Best, Tonya |
Member: jd1947 |
Posted on Wednesday, Jun 20, 2007 - 7:24 pm: Hey Denny... good to know all is going well...I need to visit your web site again...glad to know Ebony is fine, man, her owner really is a 'loose horse'Take care, DT Well gals, guess we all have our favorite sprayers...so far mine hasn't clogged up or dripped, and it's sure easy on my hurtin' hands... Tonya, we all thank you for the link you posted. |
Member: pbauer |
Posted on Thursday, Jun 21, 2007 - 2:04 am: Dear All,What a deal....! I purchased: Sprayer Model Number: 7804 Description: Stanley Backpack Sprayer Stanley, Polyethylene Backpack Unit 4 gallon/15.1 liter >> Large pump makes pressurizing quick with less pumping >>Oversize filler cap makes filling neat and easy >> Internal 4 position spray valve for expert pressure control from 15 psi to 60 psi >>Poly extension wand for exceptional spray control >>Easy operating shut off trigger with continuous spray feature >>And Patented SureSpray Anti-Clog Filter It's a special promotional price! Pack Size: 1 Unit List Price: $142.64 Sale Price: $49.95 You save $92.69 !! ** SPECIAL SPRING TWO FOR ONE DEAL ** Purchase this backpack sprayer and receive a FREE Hose End 6004 Sprayer! Hurry, this offer is only valid while supplies last. Best, Tonya P.S. I'll let you know if works well |
Member: paul303 |
Posted on Thursday, Jun 21, 2007 - 7:14 pm: Looks great Tonya! Let us know what happens the first time you go strolling up to your horses sporting a four gallon growth on your back!No, really, it looks great - great price too! Might be something I'll try........you go first |
Member: jd1947 |
Posted on Thursday, Jun 21, 2007 - 8:57 pm: Tonya,Now that is some set up....hope you have a strong back because I use something like that on here on the farm for spraying weeds around the yard & corral...I already have a way bad back and by time I use the backpack for about 30 mins...I'm pretty much crippled up... Lee...read your profile...sounds like a nice place you have there...I'm wondering what part of Jersey you live in...I hail from across the river!! |
Member: cgby1 |
Posted on Thursday, Jun 21, 2007 - 9:44 pm: I also have one of those weed sprayers. When we needed to stain our tongue & groove barn interior, I used it to spray a section of the wall at a time and then brush it in. It went a lot faster that way. |
Member: pbauer |
Posted on Friday, Jun 22, 2007 - 2:34 am: Dear Lee,I thought about that! Topper, will probably try and chew on it...he's really not afraid of too many things...but very curious. Kidder's not home at the moment, but he's a good boy! I'll let you know how everything works out. Dear Joanie, Your clip art is so cute! I'm only going to use the sprayer for the horses, and will only fill it up with one gallon at a time. Dear Cynthia, I also believe that using this set up will make the application process a lot easier and faster...hopefully, with more maneuverability. Kind Regards, Tonya |
Member: jd1947 |
Posted on Friday, Jun 22, 2007 - 10:59 am: Tonya,thanks...sometimes it's hard not to add some little 'smilies', and we don't have enough of them here to use...at least for fun posts such as these... I used to ride a horse named Topper...big palomino...this was way, way, way back in high school |
Member: paul303 |
Posted on Saturday, Jun 23, 2007 - 1:34 am: mmmmm....does the name "Topper" have anything to do with Hopalong Cassidy? Or might it relate to Cosmo ( who hosted the ghosts George and Marion Kirby and their alcoholic dog, Neil )?Joanie - Lived in Bergen County my entire life - just across the GW Bridge. Discovered the "flatlands" ( Pinelands ) of S. Jersey in the nineties and retired here in 2004. Hey Tonya....sprayer come yet? You still vertical? |
Member: jd1947 |
Posted on Saturday, Jun 23, 2007 - 12:17 pm: Lee...as for my Topper...he was a horse I rode every Saturday in high school at a local riding place (this was back in New York)...it's where I taught myself to ride...English saddle because I wanted to be a jockeyI did a google Earth for South jersey, around the pinelands...looks like a really pleasant place to live, Lee...most folks, especially out here in the wild west, don't realize Jersey still has so many pretty places... hey...we haven't heard from Tonya...do you suppose she fell down with that sprayer on her back and can't get up!!! |
Member: pbauer |
Posted on Saturday, Jun 23, 2007 - 1:20 pm: Dear Lee and Joanie,I'm still laughing at your posts...so cute, and so funny! Joanie, I rode a big palomino in high school, too. He had a Native American name given to him by his former owner...I have no idea how to spell it. He had a lot of horse power! I haven't received the sprayer yet...so I'm still vertical ( big smiles here) Enjoy the weekend ! Tonya |
Member: jd1947 |
Posted on Sunday, Jun 24, 2007 - 11:02 am: Hi 'still vertical',No Native Americam names back in New York...but my Topper also had some 'horse power'...would ride with my best friend and her horse, Old Gold was never fast enough when we 'raced'...funny, I haven't thought about any of that for many a year. You have a great wkend too...nearly over I guess...when ya farm for a living, everyday seems the same!! |
Member: pbauer |
Posted on Sunday, Jun 24, 2007 - 11:43 pm: Dear Joanie,Sounds like your palomino was a lot like ours...I wasn't the only one to ride him...my dad, mother and brothers also rode him. Boy, did he love to get-up-and-go! Paul and I will critique the sprayer...and let everyone know how well it worked for us . It will probably be a while..as it is getting very busy around the Bauer household. Loaves and fishes, Tonya |
Member: jd1947 |
Posted on Monday, Jun 25, 2007 - 10:29 am: Hi Tonya,Love your graphic!!! I think we'll all be curious about your new sprayer...hope it works good for you...I'm still using my little hand held pressure sprayer and it's working great!! That palomino, Topper, wasn't my horse...I didn't have horses growing up. He was a 'hack' horse at a riding stable...that was the only way I could be around horses back then...and after I graduated high school, it wasn't until I went to work at Belmont Park that I was able to ride again...I'd take the sheDrOw 'pony' horse for a ride around the backside a few times a week. |
Member: paul303 |
Posted on Monday, Jun 25, 2007 - 10:35 pm: Hey Tonya, we'll be looking forward to your critique!!Don't forget to wear your helmets!! Joanie - great graphics! |
Member: pbauer |
Posted on Wednesday, Jul 11, 2007 - 5:37 pm: Hi,Update: Received the sprayer, but haven't used it yet...need to use it soon... I can tell you one thing: it's a little heavier than I thought it would be Paul might be the only one to use it Best Regards, Tonya |
Member: jd1947 |
Posted on Thursday, Jul 12, 2007 - 2:37 pm: Tonya,I didn't want to say anything when you told us you'd ordered the backpack sprayer...they ARE heavy when filled up. We have one we use to spray weeds around the place, but my husband uses it...I happen to be a strong woman, but I have a bad back/neck/shoulder, and using the sprayer just cripples me up, even half full. But hey...Paul won't mind being the resident sprayer dude!!! |
Member: pbauer |
Posted on Thursday, Jul 12, 2007 - 6:43 pm: Dear Joanie,I'm not very strong right now...still recovering from surgery...but getting stronger every day. So at some point I want to be able to use it, too Paul will use it this weekend...critique to follow! Best, Tonya |
Member: jd1947 |
Posted on Thursday, Jul 12, 2007 - 8:44 pm: Tonya,What surgery? yep...better have Paul use the thing...even when you heal up, it may be too heavy for you and if you have any back/neck/shoulder problems, my advice is to use it with great care...when I do use ours,which is a rare thing, I fill it, put it on top of something that's about waist high, like the tailgate of a pickup truck, then slip it on & stand...it's a lot easier than trying to get it on just standing there. Can't wait for your 'critique'...bet Denny will have something to say |
Member: paul303 |
Posted on Friday, Jul 13, 2007 - 1:55 am: Tell Paul to wear his bicycle helmet |
New Member: barbju |
Posted on Friday, Jul 13, 2007 - 10:33 am: I agree the sprayers are great for the property and the horses. I bought a short handcart to pull it around on. It is much too heavy for me to carry and my handyman even had a problem with it when it was full. |
Member: pbauer |
Posted on Monday, Jul 16, 2007 - 2:54 pm: Dear All, We did not have time to use the sprayer this weekend...we were overwhelmed...but promise to get it done at some point. Dear Barbara, Love your idea about the short handcart...may I ask where you purchased it? Dear Joanie and Lee, You guys crack me up!! Love it! My Best, Tonya |
Member: jd1947 |
Posted on Tuesday, Jul 17, 2007 - 8:33 pm: Tonya,Not to worry...we'll wait on ya!! By the way, I'm still using my little power pump hand sprayer with great ease |
Member: sdms |
Posted on Tuesday, Jul 17, 2007 - 10:19 pm: Hey there, Tonya. I'm not sure what kind of handcart Barbara is talking about but I was at Murdochs, in Longmont, today and saw that they have a small, two-wheel handcart (hand truck) that was about 2 1/2 or 3 feet tall rated to 250 lbs for $9.99. I don't know where, in Colorado, you are but if there's a Murdochs near you it might be worth a look.Looking forward to hearing how your new sprayer works out! ~Sara |
Member: pbauer |
Posted on Saturday, Jul 21, 2007 - 2:32 pm: Dear Joanie, Lee, Barbara, Sara and All,The decision has been made: Paul will be the only one to use the sprayer...will use it to spray the weeds on our property. Joanie, thank you for sharing the very smart, and easy way of slipping the backpack sprayer onto one's back! Sara, thank you for letting me know about the two-wheel handcart at Murdocks (looked the store up on the internet...very nice) but there's not one in our area. Paul and I really do like the idea of the small two-wheel handcart...so will probably purchase something like this: Blessings to all of you, Paul and Tonya I tell you I heard a Gray Hound! |
Member: jd1947 |
Posted on Saturday, Jul 21, 2007 - 3:42 pm: Tonya,I knew Paul would end up being the sprayer dude!! Getting one of the hand carts is a good idea, although you may find it just won't go everywhere the sprayer needs to go. Your welcome...having it on something waist high does make it easier to slip on. I wonder if you guys have a 4 wheeler...that is what we use to spray weeds along the ditches, in the corrals areas and around the yard...sure beats walking!!! Great Coon photo...silly things...actually my husband is on the war path right now with Racoons...they ruined a 'set' of irrigating last night...seemed they walked along the irrigation ditch and decided the irrigating tubes would be great fun toys...about 3/4 of the tubes Mitch set were not running this morning, so we had to set that all over again (it's our sugar beet crop) which is not a good thing. Those coons now have the wrath of a farmer to deal with!!! Speaking of...a few years ago my place was called the Racoon bed & breakfast...I had them in my feed room and no matter what I did, including putting hot wire at the doorway, those little buggers came in a wrecked my feed room...went and got a catch cage from a friend and set it up at the door way...in 10 days time I caught 14 Racoons in that cage. I had a can of white spray paint and put a big white paint spot on each one's back...they didn't like that much...but I needed to see if any would return to the bed & breakfast...I'd drive about 10 miles from home and turn them loose in 'no man's land'. Never had any more after that 10 days. |
Member: pbauer |
Posted on Monday, Jul 23, 2007 - 3:44 pm: Dear Joanie,We do have a 4 wheeler for the pasture...it does beat walking! Irrigation ditches, yes, I know them well...but not as well as my brothers. My father and mother owned a cash crop farm...the crop was alfalfa and it needed to be irrigated. My brothers would rotate the job of getting up at 2:00 A.M. every morning to change the irrigation gates; it was a lot of work...can understand Mitch's anger. Paul and I haven't had any problems with raccoons...just extremely large squirrels. They ate a huge hole in the plastic oat container...and helped themselves. We now put the oats in a large metal can! Best Regards, Tonya I'm in sooo much trouble. |
Member: jd1947 |
Posted on Monday, Jul 23, 2007 - 8:56 pm: Tonya,Kinda thought you might have a good ol' 4 wheeler!! We cash crop here...we farm on our own land and also farm land for someone else...the crops there are cash rent. We grow our own hay, grass hay & alfalfa...besides the horses, we also run about 65 head of cows/calves and have 3 Bulls...if the feeder cattle market is good when we sell, that money helps us pay the bills, cause you sure don't make any money growing crops!! We grow sugar beets for Western Sugar and malt barely for Budweiser beer... in fact I may be among the missing for a while...we are now working on the big trucks and the combine getting ready for the malt barley harvest...and it's been 100+ temps here for several weeks with no end in sight...I drive the grain (malt barley) from the fields to Budweiser's receiving station, and the drive is a long one...the heat that these big trucks throw into the cab is horrible, and with temps like these, I am dreading this...you cannot imagine how hot it gets in the cabs (no cooling sytem at all), plus the stupid trucks overheat. I carry plenty of water and use small towels soaked in water around my neck to try to get some relief...which is really impossible...aaarrgghh!! Hey..is that little pooch yours? he IS in trouble...hahaha!! Have a good one! |
Member: barbju |
Posted on Tuesday, Jul 24, 2007 - 1:22 am: We have a store called Harbor Freight that sells almost everything. I got it there but imagine you could get one at Home Depot or Lowe's if you have them. I would also look on line. Good luck with it. |
Member: pbauer |
Posted on Tuesday, Jul 24, 2007 - 11:56 pm: Dear Joanie,You run quite an operation...wow! I helped out with farm chores, but my brothers did most of it. My chores were of the household variety...and believe me...it was hard work! I'm glad you're keeping well hydrated...great idea to keep small towels soaked in water around your neck for some cool relief. Please be careful working on...and driving...the big trucks and combine! Loaves and fishes, Tonya P.S. The puppy is not mine. |
Member: pbauer |
Posted on Wednesday, Jul 25, 2007 - 12:02 am: Dear Barbara,Thank you for your prompt reply! I checked out Harbor Freight...online, and liked it so much...that I ordered their catalog. My Best, Tonya |
Member: cgby1 |
Posted on Wednesday, Jul 25, 2007 - 10:19 pm: Hi Joannie, there is a new company called www.cool medics.com and they carry vests, hats and also neck coolers. They are filled with a product that absorbs lots of water and releases it a little at a time. The material does not get your clothes wet but will keep you a lot cooler. The product is used by gardeners as well as for arenas to keep moisture in the soil. A few years ago, when our son played soccer, people used to make bandanas with the stuff sewn inside and sell them at games on hot days. A few minutes in a bucket of water and they worked great.Cynthia |
Member: jd1947 |
Posted on Thursday, Jul 26, 2007 - 10:41 am: Hi gals,We use the Harbor Freight catalog a lot...for farm stuff. They are a great company, and their prices are always good. Now does that Polar Bear look comfy & cool or what? Cynthia, I'll head over to that link you provided...sounds, well, like a COOL idea!! Thanks a bunch. We also get another good catalog: Sportsman's Guide, and I found a 'seat' that I ordered...it runs from your vehicles cig lighter and it has fans inside it that circulate air and help keep you cool...worth a try as the price was less than $30.00 (valued at $60.00)...I am always soaked to the truck seats, so I am in hopes this will work...it attaches just like a regular car seat with stretch straps...I'll post back after I use it in the big trucks. Got a little rain last night...of course we've been begging for it for weeks, and so what does it do....rain just before harvest and 2nd cutting hay...so we'll be delayed a bit now....Budweiser Beer will not take malt barley that has too much moisture in it, so if we get just a little rain, we have to wait. Have a good one gals!! Last minute thought....a few malt barely harvest pics. Combining and one of our trucks (22' box)and the Budweiser recieving station. |
Member: mrose |
Posted on Thursday, Jul 26, 2007 - 12:51 pm: Am just catching up after being gone for a week. Love the graphics and pictures here!!Joanie, what part of WY are you in? We DrOve from S.UT up to ND for our son's wedding. MT and ND had lots of huge grain fields. And many of them used enormous lines to irrigate. Alfalfa growers here use either straight wheel lines, or pivot lines. Out there they had what looked like the same lines on steroids. They went up and down hills, over rough terrain, etc. I was really impressed! Do you have to tend those lines or are they all automatic? I've got a question for you that could settle an arguement between Lonnie and I; what do you call the silo looking things the grain is stored in? Lonnie says they are grain elevators, but I say the elevator is a part of it and runs inside the "silo." Lonnie says they aren't silos because they aren't used to make silage. I bet you know the correct name. Hope that wicked heat didn't come your way. Record highs in ND, easter ID, and northern UT. I'd need two of those fan driven seat coolers - one belted to the back and another belted on the front! |
Member: pbauer |
Posted on Thursday, Jul 26, 2007 - 1:37 pm: Dear Joanie,Great pictures!...the pictures of the combine... and the big red truck...bring back memories! My Best, Tonya |
Member: pbauer |
Posted on Thursday, Jul 26, 2007 - 1:42 pm: Dear Cynthia,Forgot to add...thanks for the great site! Loaves and fishes, Tonya |
Member: jd1947 |
Posted on Sunday, Jul 29, 2007 - 3:35 pm: Hi gals....Hey Tonya, bet the memories the combine photo brought back make ya happy you don't have to do this kind of work anymore... We got an inch of rain here this past Thursday, so harvest was delayed a bit...but Mitch is out combining now and by day's end we should have two big trucks loaded for me to start hauling it in tomorrow morning...I can get one load in before the temps reach mid to upper 90's...I am expecting the temps in the truck cabs to run around 120 degrees....I took a digital outdoor thermomiter last year and almost fainted when I read 122 in the cabs...no wonder I about die in there. I have two bandana's...the kind you cool in the frig and wrap around your neck or arms...and head...they may help a bit. Other than that, it's keeping cold water available at all times....I hate seeing malt barley trucks going down the road with swamp cooler or air conditioning...driver has the windows closed...gggrrrr...we just can't afford to have our trucks equipped with such luxuries. Anyway...if I ain't around, you gals will know why. |
Member: jd1947 |
Posted on Sunday, Jul 29, 2007 - 3:57 pm: Cynthia...thanks for that link for the cool bandana's...I was able to get them at Wal Mart...Sarah, Yep...ND is kinda like the mid west, they are 'dry land' farmers and use those huge pivot sprinklers...around here we irrigate from ditches that fill via the canals...we use irrigating tubes and also gated pipe. Pivots make irrigating so easy...they way we have to do it, believe me...it's a ##*&%@#!!!!! We're in Northern Wyoming, about the middle of the state...about 20 miles from the southern border of Montana. The Big Horn & Pryor Mtn's are about 15 miles East from us, and Yellowstone Park is about 50 miles to the West. The town of Cody is 20 miles to our West (Buffalo Bill Cody's town) We live in Powell. Sarah, sorry about this....but Lonnie is right...actually, you are both right...they do call them grain elevators, but they are silo's...Budweiser has trains that pull up there and they fill the train cars from the grain elevators/silos. You all hang in there...if I among the missing...you know why!! |
Member: mrose |
Posted on Sunday, Jul 29, 2007 - 4:25 pm: Joanie, I know just where you are then. We've been in Cody several times. Great country you're in with a lot of history!Thanks for settling the argument..very diplomatically, I might add. Our two big fields are irrigated with surface water from ditches. When it's you're turn, you have to get out and open the gates no matter what time of day or night or you'll miss your turn at the water. I saw those long pipes people were moving around on our trip to ND. We can't complain about having to move our short lines after seeing those! I'll be thinking about you driving that truck in the heat. Keep drinking that cold water and think cool thoughts! |
Member: pbauer |
Posted on Wednesday, Aug 1, 2007 - 9:30 am: Dear Joanie,The combine pictures bring back mixed feelings...it was hard work...but my father was living his lifelong dream of owning a ranch/farm in Colorado. Stay safe and cool My Best, Tonya |
Member: dianes |
Posted on Tuesday, Nov 6, 2007 - 11:16 am: Thought I'd jump in here on an old post. I use this sprayer, and I LOVE it. It's a Gilmour WheelPump sprayer. The large one sells for about $100. You fill it and wheel it where you want to go. The wheeling action pumps the sprayer for you! It's clogged on me one time, but it was spray I mixed and left in over the winter. It was easy to hose out and clean parts on. Ten minutes later, I was back in business. I recommend it for fly sprays. |