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Commercial Pest Control Sprayers - Another Safety Issue

Posted by Andrew Greess on Jul 22, 2018

A pest control ladder was carelessly tossed into truck on top of commercial pest control sprayer. The pest control sprayer was just one good bump in the road away from an expensive problem.The good news is, no one here was hurt. Additionally, an issue like this can be easily avoided with only a few extra minutes of time by your tech. Some suggest […]

New at Qspray - Design Your Own Spray Wand

Posted by Andrew Greess on Jul 15, 2018

New - Only at Qspray.com You can have it your way. We have talked to many pest control & landscape professionals who use the spray gun or wand that came with their power sprayer instead of using a pest / landscape spray wand that is custom-designed for their hand and their application. Now you can easily get the exact spray […]

Spray Equipment Tips - Clean Out Sprayer Tank for Better Productivity

Posted by Andrew Greess on Jun 27, 2018

Spray Equipment Video Tips #1 - Clean Out That Tank for Easy Productivity This is a new feature. Quick video tips to help you with your landscape, weed control and pest control spray equipment. We want to help you: - Reduce Spray Equipment Downtime - Boost Spray Equipment Productivity - Extend Spray Equipment Life - Improve Spra […]

Chemical Spills Due to Hose Issues

Posted by Andrew Greess on Jun 22, 2018

Literal wear is what is going to take out your hoses! Rubbing against the gate of a truck as its being wound. Does it bump against your reel just enough to cause enough friction to wear down the covering over time? Can your hose be snagged while driving? If you think you can answer yes to any of these scenarios then you'll likely lose a hose […]

Avoiding Slipping Injuries — Learn More Online Today

Posted by Andrew Greess on May 24, 2018

It's not about how much equipment you are able to cram onto a truck. It was covered previously how a truck packed too tight can cause injuries. Again, we are going over how basics like layout of equipment on a spray truck can prevent injuries. Making it so your tech has to climb over the motor to get to other equipment is jus […]

How to Help Minimize Back Strain

Posted by Andrew Greess on May 24, 2018

Lifting is a fact of our industry. You will be lifting things: backpack sprayers, hoses, cranking on a pull start motor, filling tanks, etc. There is little we can do to eliminate all the lifting, but there are things we can do to eliminate the amount of strain and wear and tear we put our bodies through. Organization can eliminate back […]

Learn Which Vehicle Equipment Areas to Inspect Carefully

Posted by Andrew Greess on Apr 19, 2018

People don't just drive around without having large pump motors bolted on! Major companies wouldn't let a 100 gallon sprayer truck drive around if the tank wasn't bolted down! You assume these things to be true and while we certainly don't think they'd practice these scenarios consentingly – we've seen situations like these come into our repa […]

Your Pest Control Equipment - Most Problems Are Avoidable

Posted by Andrew Greess on Jul 23, 2017

Owning, running or managing a pest control business is hard enough without shooting yourself in the foot with equipment issues. Yet that is what so many in the pest control business do. We estimate that way more than 50% of pest control equipment problems are completely avoidable. Pest control sprayers are used hard every day a […]

Some Pest Control Equipment Problems Are Avoidable

Posted by Andrew Greess on Mar 5, 2017

Pest control sprayers & pest control equipment requires care and attention so it works well day after day. A lot of the problems we see in our pest control equipment repair shop are completely avoidable. Pest control technicians must be trained to identify and report pest control sprayer problems rather than living wi […]

Pest Control Equipment - Plan for Maintenance BEFORE You Buy!

Posted by Andrew Greess on Dec 21, 2016

When selecting pest control equipment, think about maintenance before writing a check. My recent article in Pest Control Technology (PCT) discusses this important topic. What do I mean by think about maintenance before buying pest control equipment ( or weed control equipment)? Some questions:What maintenance is required?How long wi […]

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