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  T & S Plants April 1, 2011 at 8:53pm

  Welcome Chris
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  Nic Johnson April 1, 2011 at 9:25pm

  welcome chris
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  Chris Boughey April 1, 2011 at 9:43pm

  Hi Rowley, yes you are local to us so if you need any advice let me know!
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  Dan Frazer Gardening April 1, 2011 at 9:59pm

  One question Chris - how do you pronounce your surname? ;)
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  Chris Boughey April 1, 2011 at 10:14pm

  
  Give that man a cigar!

  
  ROWLY HILL said:

  I'd plump for Bowie as in David..
  
  Dan Frazer Gardening said:

  One question Chris - how do you pronounce your surname? ;)
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  T & S Plants April 1, 2011 at 10:24pm

  cigar yes, but not in a public place, it is banned don't you know?
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  Chris Boughey April 2, 2011 at 11:18am

  Hi Marc,

  Most of the manufactures have gone away from the brass lances due to cost. The Birchmeier Iris sprayer still has a brass lance and part brass trigger mechanism and is a very good product.

  Both cooper Pegler and Berthoud use a plastic lance and trigger now of which the CP is far and away the best for durability and reliability although they only supply a standard 0.5M lance with the kit v the Berthoud which has a neat extendable 0.5M-1M lance.

  I would warn away anybody purchasing the cheap machines purely on a spares basis as to me that’s the key issue with any product.
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  Nic Johnson April 2, 2011 at 1:11pm

  what about the chapin sprayers chris are they any good. they look good they do one with a brass trigger and lance and comfort straps chapin tree/turf pro
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  Chris Boughey April 2, 2011 at 9:27pm

  Yes the Chapin machine is a good product although it's not one we sell, I would go to Amenity Land Solutions or Maxwell Amenity as they are now known and if it was me purchase the The Chapin Pro-Series 64800 Knapsack Sprayer as that is used mostly for powder fungicides and would cope better if your using iron to treat lawns etc and would be a good buy. The stainless steel wand is available on the Chapin 61900 Tree & Turf Pro Poly.

   

  The Berthoud would be available at a great price from me I think gardens4u listed the deal!

   
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  Lawncare-4u.co.uk April 3, 2011 at 12:36am

  as id said on other thread -    £149?  inc vat ...  £30 cheaper than anywhere else ,  its comfortable with the backpack/harness !!    very ,  just tried mine yesterday and works well.   4,inc deflector nozzles are under the top lid/in basket filter so be careful ,  or get a headache like me and  watch the telescopic end doesnt retract .  put the fittings on carefully and read instructions before fitting............

   

  so glad i went for this and i cant see the fibre-glass extension or lance breaking under normal conditions.

  ive not broken my £35 oregon one yet amongst the clutter in back of jeep.

   

  also has 1-5 bar easily adjustable with a turn on the hose inlet/outlet.

   

  phone chris    (what would postage cost be in uk, GB)  chris?   others are £5-7  average i think.

   

  www.gardens4u.co.uk

   

  rob