Spraying Weeds with a Sub Compact Tractor

In this video, I use a Fimco 40 Gallon 3-Point hitch mounted sprayer with an extendable boom on the John Deere 1026R / 1025R subcompact tractor.
I spray Glyphosate along the fence lines and around some of the buildings. I also use the boom to spray an old parking that is getting taken over with grass.
PLEASE NOTE: Glyphosate is a non-selective herbicide. IT WILL KILL anything that it is sprayed on. If you are looking at spraying your lawn for weeds, Glyphosate is not what you want.
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0:00 Introduction
0:10 Fimco Sprayer Intro
0:24 John Deere 1026R Intro
0:45 Adding Water
1:05 Tractor Wash
1:29 Glyphosate and RM43 Herbicide Overview
2:18 MIx Ratio and Adding Concentrate
2:33 Pump to Battery Hookup
3:06 Pump and Valve Controls
3:40 Routing the Wand
4:17 Mixing
4:35 Spraying with Wand
6:41 Spraying with Boom
8:25 Outro
#tractor #farming #johndeere

[@kathymurphy7026]

Rent goats, the work gets done and all stay healthy

[@livingon80]

We are definitely looking into goats. Thank you for the suggestion!

[@parphi3051]

Goats can maintain. Pigs in a defined area can do the heavy lifting, then the goats.

[@nancymweasel6561]

I am just now going through your videos. Very instructional.

[@livingon80]

I'm glad they are helpful! Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@livingon80]

Just a couple more pointers that I didn't mention in the video... As always, make sure to wear your safety PPE when spraying. Also, the salts in many sprays can be corrosive to metal so be careful around metal buildings. The Glyphosate in this video has a surfactant in it, which makes the concentrate "stick" to the plants. A couple squirts of dawn dish soap works very well as a surfactant too if your concentrate doesn't have one included. Share with me in the comments below your spray setup! Thanks for watching!

[@Bigtoolrack]

Not too long ago I was spraying weeds around my property and having a sprayer like that on the tractor connected to the battery made it a dream! I was able to spray everything in less than two hours, nice video!

[@livingon80]

It's so nice with a continuous spray. I was using a 4 gallon backpack before and would have to fill up several times

[@parphi3051]

I plumbed an alternate pump uptake on my sprayer, for a bucket of fresh water to rinse the pump, lines to the boom, and hose reel. Spray the rinse on your target areas. Or even rinse back into tank for make up water the next day. Prevents crystallization and clogging nozzles.

[@livingon80]

That sounds like a good idea! I usually fill the tank back up with some water and run it through, but having another uptake tube for a bucket sounds great.

[@parphi3051]

@@livingon80With this method the plumbing gets raised with clean water, and then ales only a few gallons.

[@parphi3051]

ales? raised? Auto correct!

[@Threadsandjars]

Here in Colorado you need a license to use those chemicals (and others) and the training and testing is gruesome. One thing that really stayed with me is you want no wind (of course) but start spraying at sunrise and quit by 10am, because the heat will cause the chemical to rise into the air, and if you can smell it you are ingesting it, period. So many people are so stupid about the warnings. Be healthy, stay safe and many blessings, Morgan

[@livingon80]

Very good info! Thank you!

[@sandrahertel6282]

OMG, no chemicals please. If he is saying use PPE, think of all the things you are KILLING.

[@SagebrushRambles]

@@sandrahertel6282 pretty sure that's the idea.

[@sandrahertel6282]

@@SagebrushRambles pretty sure he doesn’t want to kill himself, or his family. Carcinogens anyone?

[@Bernie5172]

That sure beats my old 44gal petrol drum with a hole cut in it. Hey but it worked

[@livingon80]

Whatever works!

[@badgerlandturf]

It looked as though the right side boom nozzle was not adjusted correctly from the drone footage. You could see a delay in the pattern as though it needed to be adjusted I believe clockwise. You didn’t mention if you ever use this for solutions other than roundup - if so, make sure to use a tank cleaner and keep it cleaned out afterwards so the salts in the spray don’t clog up your nozzles. Love your set up and channel:

[@livingon80]

Good eye. I noticed that when I was editing. Yes, the last nozzle was out of alignment. I had to adjust it! Good info on the tank cleaner too! Thanks!

[@Joker_68]

New Subscriber #249

[@livingon80]

Thank you!

[@BeachLife66]

Rule of thumb- if it kills weeds, it causes cancer in humans.

[@livingon80]

Noted! Thanks!

[@Julia-zd4cs]

Rent goats?

[@connycatlady7429]

I agree. I wouldn't spray chemicals.

[@sandrahertel6282]

Right? Bees, microbes in ground to grow things. Look to natural organic methods please. For your health, your family and everything else.

[@arribaficationwineho32]

Stop spraying chemicals!

[@EmeLightheartArtisanDesigns]

Kills bees

[@livingon80]

Good info. Thank you!

[@bobjohnson4512]

If your ground is ruff at all the tank won't last. It will crack at the bottom supports.

[@livingon80]

It's funny you say that. After I was done spraying I noticed a small drip, and yes, there was a small crack where one of the four bolts goes into the tank. I put some Permatex Ultra Gray RTV on it. Hopefully that sealed it up. Which sprayer have you had luck with?

[@bobjohnson4512]

@@livingon80 It is a problem the company has known about for 10 years. I used the frame, built a wooden platform, and bought a different tank made of heavier material.

[@jasonwilcox6521]

I heard about this design flaw before I bought mine. When putting everything together I did not use the bolts and instead used a ratchet strap going around the tank & frame to hold side to side. Still used the metal hold down straps for top and bottom. So far, its held.

[@supertrooper7403]

1:15…..always does….

[@livingon80]

Indeed! 😁

[@SagebrushRambles]

Spraying the lot that way is a massive resource waste. You were spraying mostly bare asphalt. More time to get out there with a backpack sprayer but it would save weed killer and money.

[@livingon80]

Agreed, it was mainly to demonstrate the boom. But once the asphalt gets wet you can see there are a ton of little cracks that weeds will grow up from. So its not as wasteful as it seems, but yes a lot of spray just went onto asphalt. Thanks for watching!

[@parphi3051]

@@livingon80 Faced this dilemma for many years on large parking lots. Best management practice is maintain the surface. Keep it sealed and free of silt so seeds can’t germinate. You are at a disadvantage taking over now. Your goal should be to get to bare, clean pavement as quick as possible by whatever means you see fit. If the pavement isn’t all “alligator”, seal cracks and an overall seal coat. Then maintain. This plan would minimize chemical inputs. Alternatively, you could let the grass consume it and just mow it.

[@livingon80]

@@parphi3051 great advice! Thank you!

[@johngrasso1137]

I really like your channel. Those chemicals you are spraying are poison. I don’t know why you would use them on the land where you are raising your family. You should consider a more organic approach it’s better for the land and your family. Just my opinion I wish you all the best

[@livingon80]

I understand your point. I have only been spraying the fencelines. Hopefully the goats can help out with that soon!

[@jamesseltenreich652]

Wow really, i don’t believe I would show everyone your supporting big chemical, not to mention the harm that comes from it, I can’t watch 😮

[@livingon80]

I only spray the fencelines until I can find something that does as good of a job. Suggestions?

[@josephlipetzky2825]

Like your Channel

[@livingon80]

Thank you! We appreciate you watching!

[@arribaficationwineho32]

Stop spraying chemicals!

[@livingon80]

I'd rather not spray if I didn't have to. Hopefully we will get some goats soon! Thanks!

[@King89Kenny]

Wear a mask!

[@livingon80]

Good call. I will next time. Thanks!