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Recommend me a sprayer for roundup?

Posted on 5/10/24 at 4:49 pm
Posted by NATidefan
Two hours North of Birmingham
Member since Dec 2008
36116 posts
Posted on 5/10/24 at 4:49 pm
Small jobs mostly, my firepit has gravel around it and so does a parking spot for my 12 foot trailer and they both have weeds/grass that I'm tired of pulling out.

Last two pump sprayers I bought were crap and leaked etc, and I don't really want that stuff on me.

Thanks.
Posted by bayoubengals88
LA
Member since Sep 2007
18995 posts
Posted on 5/10/24 at 4:55 pm to
Chapin from domyown?
Posted by LEASTBAY
Member since Aug 2007
14318 posts
Posted on 5/10/24 at 5:12 pm to
I see people buying electric ones. I heard flowzone was good. Not sure if you're looking in that price range.
Posted by mchias1
Member since Dec 2009
809 posts
Posted on 5/10/24 at 6:13 pm to
I bought a roundup spray bottle then refill it.
Posted by ItzMe1972
Member since Dec 2013
9822 posts
Posted on 5/10/24 at 7:18 pm to
Just buy a cheap one and throw it when you have problems.
Posted by Loup
Ferriday
Member since Apr 2019
11426 posts
Posted on 5/10/24 at 7:46 pm to
Solo sprayers are awesome
Posted by greenbean
USAF Retired
Member since Feb 2019
4648 posts
Posted on 5/10/24 at 9:06 pm to
Get a battery powered one. Dewalt, Kobalt, whatever.
Posted by BilbeauTBaggins
probably stuck in traffic
Member since May 2021
4574 posts
Posted on 5/10/24 at 10:06 pm to
Roundup is sold with an electric sprayer that does both a wide spray and heavy spray. I have the feature on my Orkin Home Defense and it's perfect. You're wasting money buying a sprayer for just that small of an area.
Posted by gumbo2176
Member since May 2018
15238 posts
Posted on 5/11/24 at 1:04 pm to
I have a Husqvarna 2 gallon pump sprayer and have been using it for over 10 years with no real complaints. It is the heavy duty plastic model that replaced a metal one I had that started rusting.
Posted by Tear It Up
The Deadening
Member since May 2005
13480 posts
Posted on 5/11/24 at 10:23 pm to
Solo

They have a good warranty. If you have an issue you can call them up, give them the date of purchase, and they will send you the part you need.
Posted by LSUfan20005
Member since Sep 2012
8820 posts
Posted on 5/11/24 at 10:45 pm to
This Craftsman nozzle that attaches for $9

Posted by Earthquake 88
Mobile
Member since Jan 2010
3018 posts
Posted on 5/11/24 at 11:49 pm to
Sorry this is so long. I over described this.

I have a Solo 4 gallon backpack sprayer. It’s alright. I use it to spray fertilizer, herbicides, and this stuff that dyes the pine straw. It has a lot of different spray tips but I’ve primarily kept the wide spray tip on, the red tipped one I believe, because I’m usually spraying my entire yard with it. My Solo said American made and the brand next to it said Made In China so that was an easy choice to decide which one I wanted. Naturally I’d rather buy something that put money in American workers pockets.

I had a small cheap Home Depot $10 special and it did okay. Sprayed stuff on the flowerbeds and shrubs. It did the job but something broke on it after a few years. For $10 or whatever I paid for it no complaints.

When my cheap one broke I ran down the road to this little Ace Hardware. I wanted to get a 2 gallon instead of 1 gallon this go around and I grabbed one that says Ortho on it. Really didn’t give it much thought. Looked alright on the box so I bought it. I think I paid about $35 for it which is pretty reasonable. I’ve been pleasantly surprised how good it truly is. I have no earthy idea who manufactured it for Ortho, but it’s great for the price. It came with a lot of different spray tips options you can swap in and out, but it has an adjustable copper or metal spray tip that was attached at the factory that does everything I need. I did keep those spray tips in an envelope because I suppose I might could need a certain spray pattern one day. It has a button you push in to decompress it which is nice when you want to open the top and it’s pumped up. No it’s not a professional grade, but I don’t need an expensive one to spray some neem oil and what not on my bushes. I will say there is a drastic difference in the $10 one vs the $35 one.

If I did yard maintenance for a living I’d buy those expensive ones to hold up to the rigors of daily use, but that’s not what you are describing what you need so I’d buy something a little better than the cheapest one at Home Depot if I were you. I have a feeling this Ortho one will last a long time. The cheaper one did not spray as long. The $35 one when you pump it up sprays much longer and the seal or gasket is tighter.
Posted by onelochevy
Slidell, LA
Member since Jan 2011
16545 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 8:56 am to
I've had the same cheap one gallon round up sprayer for years. It's a Sure Spray brand. Don't remember where I got it
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