Mine doesn’t lose pressure. Works ok on small trees not higher than 8ft and other small jobs. I expect there are better choices. Issues with all these battery powered tools are how long does the battery last and the cost of batteries. I like the portability but hate constantly charging batteries.
So somehow, mine is a factory defect, I guess.
I don’t find charging batteries a lot of work because I don’t use that many battery powered tools, but I love the quiet of my new sprayer and will consider a Stihl battery powered chain saw when my 2-stroke pro Stihl climbers saw wears out if the price comes down… a lot. Right now, counting a single battery it is over $1,000. I will buy a slower saw before I lay out that kind of money. Most of my cutting is with a Silky Gomtaro anyway.
I bought a Ryobi powered stapler to help me put up squirrel baffles and it is a wonderful improvement over hand powered staplers. It has double the power and allows me to attach the roofing coil to the trees with far fewer staples and in much less time. The tool will also help people who need to attach deer fencing and other types to wooden posts.
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Woot is selling this Ryobi fogger for under $40 and even less if you already have a Ryobi 18v battery. Limited time sale.
I only have used it to spray mosquito repellent around the patio and yard. The fog does go about 15 ft. It’s a very fine mist so dispensing the 1/2 gal reservoir takes a long time. Best to use on a windless day. A nice special purpose tool for the low price.
Great price, but from the reviews, I’m not sure all that come out of the factory work like yours does. Maybe Ryobi is letting quality control slip given my problem with their sprayer and all the negative reviews of their fogger that works well for you.
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Perhaps they are a clearance item and they know there are problems with many of them. I’m lucky that mine is ok.
It’s small opening is a very poor design decision. I want a sprayer with a wide mouth and a filter right there. The 4 sons sprayer was carefully designed for the pro market but has a price that makes it affordable for most home owners. I’m endorsing it strongly partly because I want them to thrive and continue making parts for the sprayer I have. It should be my last small sprayer given that I’m 72.
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I just pulled the sprayer out for to spray for Plum Curculio and its working as good today as last year. It only gets used a few times but it did not fail during storage.
They still have over 2000 in stock. Its well worth it
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Thanks @lordkiwi
Question, did you get a different nuzzle for your sprayer?
What is the highest that you can reach with your sprayer?
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Ruben
The included nozzle has done everything I needed it to do. Just wrap the threads with tape to prevent leaks same as any unit. This unit is not for height, however. for that see this thread
New Sprayers 2022 - General Fruit Growing - Growing Fruit
I replaced the lead acid battery with a lithium unit
Amazon.com : lithium battery jump starter
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Good to know about the nozzle!
I don’t need it for height, I was just being curious about the reaching height.
I been using a 2 gal hand held pump sprayer all this time and is getting harder with more trees to spray.
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Ruben
Is this the one? Only $40!
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I have this one, actually bought two of them. With some modifications it works well for grapes, strawberries and small stuff. I wouldn’t even think about using it for fruit trees.
Look at my 4 sons. I got their M6 late winter with aggitator and 160 PSI pumps, plus 14 foot extension wand. In my opinion it’s a very nice sprayer. 160 PSI variable speed pump has plenty of power to spray my mature bartlett pear tree.
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Any negative ramifications for fungicides, insecticides or similar? Verbiage seems to be fairly disinfectant oriented.
There is no aggiating pump so strickly liquids only and you must mix yourself. Like I said not what I would use on fruit trees. And forgot to mention 1 gallon capacity.
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I am happy with my 4-gallon 40v Ryobi sprayer so far. We have a good stock of batteries from other Ryobi equipment.
I got one of those and love it. If I had large trees and an orchard maybe not so much but 5 or 6 dozen potted trees and a few in ground is so fast and easy to use. It also works from static and requires use of a wrist band that’s attached to the unit. At first I almost took it back thinking it was defective but once you get it going it’s amazing. Only used it for horticultural oil a few times so far.
How many small trees is everyone covering with a 2g sprayer?