Flowzone for me! Added the DFW sprayer wand which uses Teejet tips - awesome!

 

I went YardMastery. 1 gallon per minute flow, t jet fittings.

 

I got the flowzone typhoon and I think it's great. I think the only difference in the cyclone is the max psi. The battery lasts a long time. I loved the backpad/shoulder strap so much I bought an extra to put on my backpack leaf blower.

 

I got the flowzone typhoon and I think it's great. I think the only difference in the cyclone is the max psi. The battery lasts a long time. I loved the backpad/shoulder strap so much I bought an extra to put on my backpack leaf blower.

@M311att Can you clarify what you meant by buying an extra? Did you buy a 2nd Flowzone Typhoon sprayer or did you just get an extra backpack/shoulder strap?

 

Oh sure....I meant I bought an additional strap set from their "replacement parts" section.

 

Oh sure....I meant I bought an additional strap set from their "replacement parts" section.

@M311att That's great, I wasn't aware you could buy replacements for the shoulder straps and backpad.

I've heard good things about the Yard Mastery sprayer, but one con is that the straps don't appear to be as thick and comfortable as the ones that come with the Flowzone. I'm curious to see if it's possible to order a replacement set of Flowzone straps/backpad and then install them on a Yard Mastery to then have the ultimate backpack sprayer.

 

I will be purchasing one of these 2 choices myself before the start of next season.
I am learning flowzone just for the simple fact you can order any replacement part directly from their website. Replacement pump, circuit board, battery, straps and so on. I hear their troubleshooting department is top notch also in help to diagnose problems.

 

I will be purchasing one of these 2 choices myself before the start of next season.
I am learning flowzone just for the simple fact you can order any replacement part directly from their website. Replacement pump, circuit board, battery, straps and so on. I hear their troubleshooting department is top notch also in help to diagnose problems.

When they updated the design on their circuit board, I ordered/replaced it proactively. Good choice for a tinkerer.

 

I get my YardMastery tomorrow.
I'll be done spraying and drinking a cold one while you flow zone guys are still dribbling out 0.64 oz a minute 😝🕺

 

0.64 gpm

Is that a pump rating or is that an output rating with nozzle shipped with spayer?

 

I ended up ordering YardMastery, wonder how fast it will shop up here in Canada.

 

I ended up ordering YardMastery, wonder how fast it will shop up here in Canada.

Mine shipped from Canada so you might get yours pretty quick. I think mine took 6 days if it shows up tomorrow.

 

I get my YardMastery tomorrow.
I'll be done spraying and drinking a cold one while you flow zone guys are still dribbling out 0.64 oz a minute 😝🕺

 

 

The cyclone 2.5 is listed at 0.48 oz per minute

 

The cyclone 2.5 is listed at 0.48 oz per minute

No, it's not. Ounces per minute is wrong.

And the Cyclone isn't comparable anyway. It's the Typhoon 2.5 that is comparable.

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0514/0293/2423/files/FZTechnicalDataSheetTYPHOON2.5.pdf?v=1620916468

 

The cyclone 2.5 is listed at 0.48 oz per minute

No, it's not. Ounces per minute is wrong.

And the Cyclone isn't comparable anyway. It's the Typhoon 2.5 that is comparable.

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0514/0293/2423/files/FZTechnicalDataSheetTYPHOON2.5.pdf?v=1620916468

The poster is comparing the Cyclone 2.5 to the Yard mastery.
Thats the title of the post.
So how many oz is 0.64 gpm?

 

So how many oz is 0.64 gpm?

It's roughly 82 ounces per minute. But once again, the spec you are reading is out of the wrong context. Neither YM nor Typhoon 2.5 put out 1 gpm with standard spray tips installed.

Ron Henry measured abt 1 gallon per 76 seconds with green tip on the yard mastery and he didn't test the 2.5 afaik.

 

So how many oz is 0.64 gpm?

It's roughly 82 ounces per minute. But once again, the spec you are reading is out of the wrong context. Neither YM nor Typhoon 2.5 put out 1 gpm with standard spray tips installed.

Ron Henry measured abt 1 gallon per 76 seconds with green tip on the yard mastery and he didn't test the 2.5 afaik.

Yes I see you are correct about the 0.64. I was off by 18 ounces. My bad Its still less the 1 gpm.
Seems they would be better off listing it as ounces per minute.
Yard Mastery is advertising 1 gpm. Is that false advertising?

When I get mine I will test all the tips.
You have the cyclone you can test yours.

I don't have stock in either of these units. I will state on here exactly what it sprays out in 1 minute if it will help someone on here make a decision.

 

Yes I see you are correct about the 0.64. I was off by 18 ounces. My bad Its still less the 1 gpm.
Seems they would be better off listing it as ounces per minute.
Yard Mastery is advertising 1 gpm. Is that false advertising?

When I get mine I will test all the tips.
You have the cyclone you can test yours.

I don't have stock in either of these units. I will state on here exactly what it sprays out in 1 minute if it will help someone on here make a decision.
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@TLowe so what did you get with the 1 minute spray? I’m moving to either one of these myself and curious.

 

Yard Mastery is advertising 1 gpm. Is that false advertising?

I don't think so. But IMO they should state it's 1 gpm without a nozzle installed. Nobody uses it that way, but at least it allows you to compare with other models.

I eventually gave up on the boom, it's far easier to just spray in a ~10' arc stepping forward at a given pace. The Chapin boom setup puts out a ton of liquid and I found it unpleasant to have to move so quickly, even with the Cyclone. Maybe different nozzles would be better.

 

Yard Mastery is advertising 1 gpm. Is that false advertising?

I don't think so. But IMO they should state it's 1 gpm without a nozzle installed. Nobody uses it that way, but at least it allows you to compare with other models.

I eventually gave up on the boom, it's far easier to just spray in a ~10' arc stepping forward at a given pace. The Chapin boom setup puts out a ton of liquid and I found it unpleasant to have to move so quickly, even with the Cyclone. Maybe different nozzles would be better.

I've been looking at the 4 foot boom on flow zones website. I'm going to see how I like it without first.
I've thought about doing the arc like you said but all the videos the guys just walk straight forward. Monkey see monkey do 😄
Happy spraying ✌

 

@TLowe Since you are looking at booms, I thought I would provide my experience. I have the Jacto 2-nozzle boom. It has the correct spacing of 20 in. for my TeeJet nozzles. It's build quality is excellent. All of the other multi-nozzle booms that I have seen do not have 20 in. spacing. I think Jacto make a 3-nozzle one also, but if my memory is correct, it also is not 20 inch spaced. You may know this, but the most important part would be even spacing across the boom, as you can match your nozzle spacing to your boom height over ground.

 

@TLowe Since you are looking at booms, I thought I would provide my experience. I have the Jacto 2-nozzle boom. It has the correct spacing of 20 in. for my TeeJet nozzles. It's build quality is excellent. All of the other multi-nozzle booms that I have seen do not have 20 in. spacing. I think Jacto make a 3-nozzle one also, but if my memory is correct, it also is not 20 inch spaced. You may know this, but the most important part would be even spacing across the boom, as you can match your nozzle spacing to your boom height over ground.

No I didn't know about the spacing on the boom.
I'll look into the Jacto boom.
I appreciate the heads up.
Thanks!

 

I only see a four nozzle Jacto boom other than the two nozzle one. It has tighter spacing than the two. Which is understandable as it would be too long to mount on a wand if it was like the two nozzle one. Look at the Chapin 3-nozzle boom. I have the 2-nozzle one and it works just fine. I think both of those have 17 in spacing. It is all plastic, but its light weight may be an advantage. The only possible disadvantage is it uses 3/8 straight threads, whereas the TeeJet stuff is all 11/16 straight. But depending on what you are pairing it to, this may not be an issue. Either way, there are adapters to adapt different threads.

 

I found a Jacto 2 nozzle boom on a site called Gemplers.
I think two nozzle is the best as you suggested.
Looking at a 4 foot boom I don't see how the spacing can be 20 inches but as we have seen on earlier posts my math isn't that good 😄

Also I have recommended to a YouTube site called Projectfarm to review back pack sprayers.
He liked the suggestion so maybe soon he will do some tests. Sucks I already bought one but could help others. ✌