Best Atv Sprayer

With the addition of a mower deck attachment or a pull-behind mower—plus a switch to lawn-friendly tires—ATVs and UTVs can make serviceable lawn mowers. Spreading Seeds With a spreader attachment mounted on the rear of your ATV or UTV, you can make...

If it is fouled with carbon (black soot), you can usually clean it out with a paper clip or burn the carbon out with a propane torch. To make the matter more complicated, it can be difficult to tell when those big flotation tires are low just by looking...

Finishing a good day's work is a great feeling, but if it's overshadowed by an injury from lack of proper safety gear or precautions, the fun quickly disintegrates. Some tools are made for work on the farm, but ATVs and UTVs are also capable of helping...

I once co-managed a polo club in a resort community that enjoyed an inexhaustible supply of used golf carts. If you are comparing brands, and one model has more horsepower but the payload is the same, the bigger engine will just cost you more money and...

They often show up at auctions, but you'll be bidding against people who just want to use them for yard ornaments. The quick and maneuverable quad hay dolly may be become your go-to hay mover even if you have a full-sized tractor.

Thanks to special attachments, these common farm machines can be prepared for winter work by installing plows that will help keep your pathways and driveways free of snow. What Kind of Snow Will You Be Plowing?

Each sprayer has its place on my farm. Quality matters. Select hoses that will stay flexible, screens that are easy to access should they clog and pumps that are easy to service. You'll quickly discover the importance of good waist and shoulder straps.

I had a blast trying out this model, so if you're in the market for your farm's first UTV, I encourage you to check it out. Take a peek at the photos from my test ride below. At 50 inches wide and 102.5 inches long, it will take up less room in the garage,...

But which do you need? In addition, a snow blower is the perfect choice for going “off road” and clearing paths to your barn, your shed, your livestock pastures and so on. A snow blower, a snow plow (or both) can help keep your farm operational during...

Whether it be hauling supplies in the cargo bed of a UTV or on the racks of an ATV, moving weight around the farm is no longer an issue with these off-road vehicles. But if you own an ATV or UTV , you just might have the perfect rig to get your farm up...

Even if you don't remove the battery from the machine, disconnect the terminals if it won't be used for a while. In these cases, keep these maintenance items on the checklist: Check Tire Pressure: Cold weather has an immediate effect on tires, causing...

You'll also discover that when digging fence post holes, the amount of dirt you remove from the ground is rarely enough to fill the hole again, even once the post has been added. Inclement weather, bored livestock and the passing of time can unite to...

The downside is that while powering a generator, the tractor is not available for other storm-related work, such as removing snow or downed trees. It's available in wheel or skid models with power ratings of 1,600 to 4,000 watts.

My pull-behind rough-cut mower works as well behind my ATV as it does behind a compact tractor. If loads are to be pulled in the field or on the road, braking ability and load handling come into play.

Underinflating tires by only 6 psi can reduce tire tread life by 25 percent and lead to tire failure. Checking the tire is the other half. My next step is to take it to my mechanic and test it against his more accurate gauges.

The light output clocks in at 500 lumens, and with a detachable red lens, you can slip through the woods or back pasture without disturbing the wildlife around you. The included handgun sprayer has 15 feet of hose, should you need it for those focused...

Meanwhile, I'm reminded of the importance of incidental conversations at trade shows and elsewhere. It may be that this is the reason my pump failed. We'll see shortly. It seems that 12-volt pumps have a tendency to burn out if heavily used.

When the corners are pulled together, the sides curl up around the leaves and every leaf stays where it belongs. It is a minimalist approach … no fuel, no noise, no complications.

To further confuse the situation, a rotary cutter powered by a dedicated 18-horsepower motor and pulled behind an ATV or UTV may be more than equal in cutting power to a 30-horsepower tractor-powered cutter.

Tags attachment , Lists , snow-removal equipment , snowblower , snowplow Winter conditions can be harsh on the farm, but your winter chores don't have to be. View the slideshow below to find the best plow, snowblower, ATV attachment or other equipment...

Chain-saw milling attachments are metal frames that help guide the chain saw in horizontal or vertical cuts. The Small Log Milling Attachment and Mini-Mill from Granberg only set me back about $250, and both fit the 18-inch bar of my Stihl 029 chain saw.

While you'll still need a tractor for the biggest and hardest jobs, the rise of ATVs and UTVs has provided a new option for small-scale hobby farmers who need a (relatively) inexpensive, versatile machine to help with their farm work.

ATVs offer benefits to farmers; ongoing farm tasks are no match for an ATVs versatility When I moved my family to the country, I expected a tractor would be a near-term investment.

With the addition of a hoop building to store the ATV , leaf shredder, lawn mower and accessories, it was time to rearrange other things as well. Boy, did it! Over the years, huge mouse nests had been built behind the panels.

Allow 2 inches of waterer space per chicken. Rachael Brugger 2. A 1/2-inch-square wire mesh secured to the vehicle frame will keep out predators but allow waste to drop. Hard-working laying hens on pasture require some form of feed supplementation.

Expected Price: Backpack-size sprayers are available for less than $50; ATV- and tractor-mounted sprayers are $100 or more. Expected Price: The most basic harrows are available for a couple of hundred dollars.

Large-droplet, low-pressure application was once recommended for minimal drift and small-droplet, high-pressure recommended for maximum coverage. Measure the flow rate each tip delivers in a minute.