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That's One Expensive Bird — Read More About Pest Control

Posted by Andrew Greess on Nov 15, 2011

Expensive bird, on the pavement, a moment after landing on APS power lines outside our shop. In addition to causing our power to go out, one of the electrical components on the line caught fire, necessitating a call to Phoenix FD. When the power came back on, my laptop was fried. It was about the only time I hadn't plugged it in […]

Weed Sprayer Right of Way - Our Best Work

Posted by Andrew Greess on Nov 10, 2011

Weed Sprayer Right of Way, 200 Gallon. We delivered this sprayer to Arizona Department of Transportation this week. Photo shows Sarah Karasz, ADOT Natural Resources Supervisor in front of the sprayer. ADOT will use this right of way sprayer to spray weeds along the side of AZ highways and to de-ice bridges this winter. Some of the […]

Pest Control Sprayer Truck: Space is a Premium - Don't Waste It

Posted by Andrew Greess on Nov 6, 2011

Pest control sprayers take up a lot of space in a service vehicle. We cant afford to waste any. Pest Control operator brought us a truck and asked us to install a 100 gallon pest spray rig. We were surprised at how the toolbox was installed (photo). The toolbox was installed by the truck dealer 4" from the front of the bed. […]

Weed Control Sprayer Pump Damage Offers Great Lessons

Posted by Andrew Greess on Oct 26, 2011

Weed control sprayer diaphragm pump was totally destroyed, costing the company money, downtime and missed appointments. Pump was run without oil. Photo (click to enlarge) shows 1) metal fragments 2) scored shaft both from unlubricated operation. Diaphragm pumps are great pumps for weed control spray rigs, deep root […]

A Simple Change for Pest Control Professionals

Posted by Andrew Greess on Oct 23, 2011

Guest Post by James Rodriguez, JT Eaton Company. “Change is inevitable” as the quote goes, but in the Pest Control industry adapting to the changes that are caused by new laws and label changes seems to be a slower process for some. Examples of recent changes: the limitations and required documentation to use Fumitoxin (and its 100 ft. rule) […]

Weed Control Sprayer - Careful How You Save Money

Posted by Andrew Greess on Oct 13, 2011

Weed control sprayer. Client (a nursery) bought an off the shelf weed spray cart on the internet in order to save some money. Tank was damaged by an employee and brought in to us for repair (photo). When we contacted the manufacturer. 6 weeks lead time on this tank. That is a lot of downtime. Make sure you ask about replacement parts/c […]

Weed Control Sprayer – How Bad Design Hurts Business

Posted by Andrew Greess on Sep 27, 2011

Client brought a weed control sprayer in for repairs. The weed power sprayer used a fiberglass tank split into 2 tanks. The tank was fine but the problem was the plumbing. The company that built the sprayer ran the plumbing lines for the 2nd tank through the middle of the 1sttank. One of these lines cracked, causing contamination as the c […]

Termite Equipment for Termite Professionals

Posted by Andrew Greess on Sep 25, 2011

You can now get hard to find repair parts for all your B&G Termite Rods and termite equipment . Your termite rods are too expensive to sit in the storage room. Now you can get repair parts for your: B&G Versagun Termite Rod B&G Versatool Termite Rod B&G QCG Termite Rod B&G Sub Slab Injector Termite Rod. Pa […]

Pest Control Sprayer - Carelessness Costs Big Bucks

Posted by Andrew Greess on Sep 22, 2011

Pest control sprayer and vehicle were a total loss due to fire damage.Check out the extensive fire damage to the pest control rig in this vehicle. Fortunately no one was injured. The center of the pest sprayer vehicle once held two 100 gallon plastic tanks filled with termiticide. The tanks just melted, spilling chemical. The pump, […]

Power Spray Equipment - Waste $100s in 1 Easy Step

Posted by Andrew Greess on Sep 12, 2011

Power spray equipment don't waste money unnecessarily. Running a pest control or weed control business is hard enough without shooting yourself in the foot. That is exactly what happened here. The operations supervisor asked a spray technician to remove a Shurflo 12 Volt pump for service. It appears that the only tool available to the tech w […]

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