treevet
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Tell us about your favorite old piece of equipment (not piece of sh t) you have or have reluctantly and painfully let go of. Up until about 10 years ago I had a 1938 Bean sprayer. Used it for gypsy moth etc. in Jersey. W 35 gpm pump and Hercules motor it would shake the top leaves on 100 foot oaks. Made thousands with it. It was once used by Farleigh Dickenson U. and had a front swivel axel and rear dually axel and was pulled by horse as a fire truck (trailer) by the college. A pal of mine working for another tree co. who got it from FDU told me about it. He said it was the best sprayer in his lot w 2 new units and boss didn t even know this. I chopped the front axel and put a pintel on it. I had it sand blasted and painted bright orange. One hit on starter button and it would purr all day long. I had an empty Michelob bottle upside down for a radiator cap. It was pure class. Quit the spraying and let it go.