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All-terrain vehicles (ATV) equipped with spray tanks, electric pumps, and hand-held spray guns are well suited to the selective application of herbicidal leaf or stem sprays to noxious plants on rangeland. Units with 10- to 25-gallon spray tanks; a chemical resistant, 12-volt, 1.4-gallon/minute diaphragm pump; and a polypropylene handgun with a ConeJet 5500 X-8 adjustable cone nozzle (Spraying Systems Company) for leaf spray or ConeJet 5500 X-1 for stem spray are available from spray equipment manufacturers or suppliers. These units are effective for treating individual shrubs and can be rigged with hoses for three spray guns so that the ATV driver and a ground crew of two can treat a 40-foot swath. Booms or boomless nozzles can be attached to ATVs for weed spraying. ATVs are typically 4-wheel units but larger units with 6 and 8 wheels can carry larger spray tanks and accessories, see chapter on All-Terrain Vehicles.

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References / Additional Information

Fitch, K. 2025. Shrub-steppe and grassland restoration 6 common mistakes. In: 2025 Society for Range Management Annual Meeting, 2025 February 9-13; Spokane, Washington.

Gebhardt, M.R. 1984. Foam marking systems for rangeland sprayers. In: 38th Annual Report of the Vegetative Rehabilitation and Equipment Workshop (VREW); 1984 February 14-15; Rapid City, SD. Missoula, MT: USDA Forest Service Equipment Development Center: 33-35.

Hart, C. 2017. Spraying weeds with an ATV. NCBA’s Cattleman to Cattleman YouTube channel.

Jacoby, P.W. 1987. Chemical control. In: 41st Annual Report of the Vegetative Rehabilitation and Equipment Workshop (VREW); 1987 February 8-9; Boise, ID: USDA Forest Service Equipment Development Center: 10.

McGinty, A.; Ueckert, D. 2001. The Brush Busters success story. Rangelands. 23(6): 3-8.

Young, J.A. 1983. Ground sprayers for sagebrush rangelands. In: 37th Annual Report of the Vegetative Rehabilitation and Equipment Workshop (VREW); 1983 February 13-14; Albuquerque, NM. Missoula, MT: USDA Forest Service Equipment Development Center: 29-33.