I’m at mechanic at a golf course down here in Louisiana and the 8800 is probably the worst mower is you use it all the time to cut like we do. Probably twice out of the month it’s either broken or it’s down for maintenance. we use it every day and make sure you keep grease in the deck motors if not you will mess up the bearings and seals really fast
Read who posts on TLF for the SpreaderMate... Built my own using their replacement tank+boom parts and everything else else I sourced... DANG that spreadermate is a workout when full of 9 gallons. If I was a professional I would buy a ZSpray after the first week of business :) Now I need to go back and source new spray tips you recommended because my TTI60-11008 I was using behind my garden tractor tank sprayer puts out 1.8 gallons per 1000 @ 3mph walking speed. thanks for all the help in the forum!
So he showed this on a lawn which already has been mowed and perfectly edged! Talk of sponsorship money being used. What a waste. Question: doing this warranty is dead and I can spend $15 on string whereas these blades will cost me how much now?
This may be a dumb question but I looked at my 2 sprayers that I have and can't figure out for the life of me how you connect the wand to an existing sprayer without cutting the hose off and splicing it in. Is the a video showing this at all?
Many come apart, but you can also cut the hose right behind the old sprayer wand to remove. The wand described in this video has a brass hose barb fitting that you would insert into the hose and clamp. A stainless worm gear clamp will suffice, or a pinch clamp if you want to get fancy. 👍🏼
Works amazing but I don’t know how to drain the hose and wand when finished spraying or how to relive the pressure so my backpack sprayer isn’t pressurized at all times in storage.
With a hand pump sprayer stop pumping and continue to spray until the pressure reduces enough for you to open the lid. Rinse the tank and repressurize to flush the hose/wand with water.
@@realJohnWare but that leaves the wand pressurized with water instead of depressurized. thanks for the reply but maybe you can expand a bit to help me get more use out of this new equipment.
I pray for rain. 😁 I’m mowing about 4 acres and do not have irrigation. We average 47 inches of rain annually here. In July and August the Bermuda will sometimes go dormant due to drought, but it bounces back once the rain returns.
MQ reached out to the manufacturer a few years ago: “I contacted Quali-Pro about their PGR(T-nex) on the shelf life and they told me that it was pretty much infinite as long as you store it in a semi controlled environment between 32F-105F.” www.thelawnforum.com/threads/expiration-dates-on-lawn-chemicals-a-mystery.25062/#post-353857
@@realJohnWare When going electric is cheaper for equipment and cheaper in prices and the length of charge matches or surpasses gas then keep buying fossil fuels! It will prove your a true loyal fan of fossil fuels!
On the other hand, he was trying to avoid hitting your pick up truck. If you park at the very front of the turn around, where do you expect him to turn around? Between it and the house? Sounds more risky to me, than driving on the dry, hard-packed dirt and grass. If it were wet, then you'd have a complaint, but as it is, you didn't really give him much choice. It's easy to criticize others, but it only takes a tiny bit more effort to try to understand. Try making the effort next time.
QUESTION: I own a My4Sons electric 4 Gallon backpack sprayer. What (if any) CF valve psi rating would you recommend? It operates up to ~60psi. Absolutely love this video!!! Thx!
You could omit the CF Valve on an electric sprayer because the electric pump should do a pretty good job of maintaining constant pressure/flow. The CF Valve is really there to regulate the flow on a manual pump sprayer where the pressure increases/decreases the more/less you pump. That said, I have seen some folks use a CF Valve on an electric sprayer without issue. I would use the blue 29psi or green 43.5psi. The yellow 14.5psi and red 21psi are better suited for manual pump applications. If the pump will support it, the ~40psi one would be nice because most of the TeeJet nozzle chart performance data is based on 40psi.
I never had any issues with it being underpowered, but using it exclusively on my own lawn may not be a good test as I tend to stay on top of the mowing.
Hi John reading about the champion gq seeds says its perrineal rye but acts as an annual rye for fall and winter overseeding only. Am asking if this seed can be used as a stand alone grasd year round. Thanks
Parts Links in the description are not working. Is there any way you could be persuaded to update them? I'd like to build one of these for a Chapin 24V--assuming the parts from your video are compatible.
@John Ware thanks John just FYSA I was able to source most of the parts from the Sprayer Depot links within your forum post. The other vendor links you had listed seemed to be broken. FWIW... appreciate you doing this for the turf enthusiast community.
On my ego multi tool, the rotary scissors only fit 90 degrees out from the battery / control orientation as the rotary scissors Allen bolt is on the side whereas the ego trimmer head has the Allen bolt on top Did you need to adjust anything to get the orientation correct?
As I recall (it has been a while) the allen screw just works like a set screw. I would line the PRS head up in the proper orientation and just tighten the screw against the shaft. You could also mark the location and drill a new hole in the outer shaft for the set screw to engage.
I was in my yard near a bird feeder. I saw something streak by and suddenly a sparrow near the feeder exploded into a poof of feathers and was gone. I guessed it was a peregrine falcon. It happened so fast I couldn’t actually see it.
We had a bird crash into my daughters bedroom window one day. We were watching it on the ground because sometimes they get up and fly away, but a big bird swooped in and snatched it up and flew it up into a nearby tree. Then we saw feathers falling out of the tree like snowflakes. 😳
@@realJohnWare whoa coming in awful hot there. I’m a great, if not the best postal worker in the country. And my 250 subs just started growing. I bet I’m growing faster than you I got 7000 views in 28 days that’s more than your last 600 videos hahaaaaa
@@Rossdink “Best postal worker in the country.” Where do I even begin? First, No. You’re not even close. One of my uncles created the software used for USPS that is used nationwide in the post office. He was so valuable that the govt gave him a car, cell phone, meals, gas, expenses, and his own apartment in DC on top of his huge salary. My other uncle was in charge of all of the post offices in a state. He was then transferred to DC to work under the Postmaster General. Both started as carriers. Neither of them considered themselves to be the best carriers. Second, you definitely are not a military veteran. If you were a veteran you would have been thought never step foot on landscapes. It is a huge no-no. Walking on the landscape is disrespectful, and it is regarded as bad manners. Third. The driveway was completely adequate. The driveway is nicer then mine, and most certainly is nicer then yours. The lack of using it displays a lack of common sense and curiosity. Your approval is equitable to the act. Fourth, you must not own a home. If you had a lawn, or at least cared about the lawn, you would now the vehicle causes permanent ruts. These ruts will be very visible and even act as rivers during a rain. Lastly, judging by a misplaced comma, you lack education. The lack of education explains the carrier job. In the service industry, the customer is always right. Please try not to troll the customer if you mess up. The act of lashing out at a customer with a correct complaint certainly doesn’t make you “a great” carrier. It just means you’re not ready to supervise or manage.
Wowi ordered this setup from your recommendation and used it today and it is awesome on my 20v Chapin sprayer. It is Awesome now. ThNks for all the info and God bless.
Yes. Live edges look good, but they’re more work - especially with a creeping grass like Bermuda. It’s the steel Colmet edging. My favorite is the concrete curb edging, but it costs more.
