Make no mistake about it. In order to establish a positive tone for their following season, often months ahead of time, lawn care operators must conduct off-season sprayer maintenance.
After all, according to Zack Smith, operations and marketing manager, Gregson-Clark Spraying Equipment, if any components are overlooked, operators will encounter issues the next season, when they won’t have nearly as much time to focus fully on maintenance.
“I like to think of off-season maintenance as a time to refurbish one’s equipment,” Smith says. “The goal should be to have a fully functioning machine that is ready to work on the first day of scheduled production.”
Make no mistake about it. In order to establish a positive tone for their following season, often months ahead of time, lawn care operators must conduct off-season sprayer maintenance.
After all, according to Zack Smith, operations and marketing manager, Gregson-Clark Spraying Equipment, if any components are overlooked, operators will encounter issues the next season, when they won’t have nearly as much time to focus fully on maintenance.
“I like to think of off-season maintenance as a time to refurbish one’s equipment,” Smith says. “The goal should be to have a fully functioning machine that is ready to work on the first day of scheduled production.”
To achieve this primary goal, Smith—along with Christian Jessel, category manager of equipment, SiteOne Landscape Supply, and Dave Arnett, sales manager, Graham Spray Equipment—recommends operators to particularly maintain their hoses, nozzles, pumps, reels, strainers and tanks during the offseason.
In this piece of premium content, Green Industry Pros supplies a list of items to ensure your next season starts on the right foot.
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