I don’t have a recommendation for a sprayer that you’re looking for, but I will say you can save a fair amount of money switching from the N-ext products and using urea 46-0-0 or ammonium sulfate 21-0-0. Even if you still desire to spray your micros and other macros like P and K, mixing up water soluble products will be much cheaper per application than spraying liquid concentrates.

Good luck with your search!

 

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll look into it.

 

is the 4 gallon battery powered?

 

Yes, but I'm in my mid 70s and having to do four sprayings to cover my lawn is getting tiresome

 

Not sure how your lawn is setup, but I have 9k sq.ft across 4 different areas that I spray with my 15 gallon Vevor cart sprayer and a DFW wand with teejet nozzle. Powered off a 12v SLA battery, it comes with 125ft of hose that allows me to do each of my 4 sections by parking the cart at different areas.

1. $299 on manufacturer's website after registering for an account.
2. Does not have clear one gallon measurement marks
3. Does not have an agitator
4. Reliability has been good for me after an initial QC issue from factory.
5. Can be easily push on concrete/pavement. Haven't had a need to try to push it across lawn.

I know PlanetBean did a volume calibration on her's and marked her own measurements which may be in that thread I linked. I usually fill to an inch below the top and that gets me ~1.75gal/1k spray volume on my 9k sq.ft lawn. Between the cart and wand I think I was all in for $350-$400? Ended up using a coupon code on the manufacturer's website. The wand and assortment of tips it comes with from the factory is okay, but nothing to write about so I built a DFW wand.

Haven't had any major issues with it during a year of use except one of the wires for the pump had a cold solder joint that knocked free after a handful of uses. Was able to solder it back on and it's been working since. Another member PlanetBean had a bad pressure switch on her's and has upgraded the pump and done some modifications.

Outside of that I would buy another one in a heartbeat and don't mind recommending it for the price especially if you are handy and don't mind a small repair like soldering or replacing a part here and there when it fails.

I agree a 4 gallon is too small and too much hassle for 9k square feet let alone walking around with that much weight on your back. I considered a tow behind, but the price was as much as the spray cart, and I wouldn't be able to get in all the tight places of my irregular shaped lot. The only other option that was similar was GCI Turf has a spray buddy system that you would mount in a central location like a garage or shed, but that cost once you added accessories etc was near 2-3k which I wasn't willing to gamble on for my first go at buying a sprayer.

 

Thanks for the suggestion. I've looked at the Vevor sprayer, but am inclined not buy it - there seem to a significcanat number of complaints about durability, nozzle performance and customer service. I also don't want to have to make modifications to any sprayer I buy. On the other hand I'm giving the GCI Turf Buddy a serious look. One thing that bothers me is that I'm in my mid-70s and I have a rather bumpy lawn. I'm still in good shape but I don't know how easy it would be to pull/push 150+lb car across my lawn.

 

Spreader-Mate B 5 GPM - you can drop this in a push or stand on spreader.

 

Thanks for the suggestion. I'm going to have a look at them.

 

GCI Turf Cart Buddy 20 Gallon

GCI turf cart buddy