Winter sprayer maintenence

[snoopdog]

Drained and blew all the lines, took the pump off, anything else?

 

[Silver]

Drained and blew all the lines, took the pump off, anything else?

For PTO pumps I put a little oil or diesel in the pump after I take it off.

 

[ccr]

Drained and blew all the lines, took the pump off, anything else?

we take the solenoids apart and clean/dry the plunger. if not ours rust.

 

[Atimm693]

RV antifreeze, or anything to keep the pump lubes. Don't wanna leave it dry.

 

[greybeard]

For the nozzles and rest of the sprayer, I wash it out good, remove any connections and make sure it's all drained. Tape up all open connections to keep bugs out. Make sure you drain the hand wand if it has one and any manual position valve.
Don't forget to drain this (if you use one)



PTO pump, I rinse it out and since it has QD connections on inlet and outlet, I made up a short hose with matching connections, hook one end of the hose to the pump, fill the pump and hose with RV antifreeze and connect the other end of the hose to the pump and keep it inside for the off season.

 

[Redgully]

My preparations are to live in a warm climate.

 

[Brute 23]

I flush it with water and put it in the barn.

The End.

 

[jltrent]

Everything so far I have read is internal. Don't forget to pressure wash the spray/sprayer off and maybe apply a little diesel on the outside to slick it off and store in a shed.

 

[klm3030]

I fill the pump with auto transmission fluid (because had some that wasn't going to use) Done this for several years and it always works the next year.