shropshire mole 190 Posted June 16, 2015 Report Share Posted June 16, 2015 Was considering last year getting the XL8 Lance for wasps but seems expensive for a few pieces of fibre glass tubing! Andthe need to buy the DR5 Duster Any one using them? Are they better than my trusted DustStick that is still going strong after 15 years Quote Link to post
Rowan 308 Posted June 16, 2015 Report Share Posted June 16, 2015 just ordered one from killgerm , free ficam d with it at the moment. Quote Link to post
iwm 71 Posted June 16, 2015 Report Share Posted June 16, 2015 Was considering last year getting the XL8 Lance for wasps but seems expensive for a few pieces of fibre glass tubing! Andthe need to buy the DR5 Duster Any one using them? Are they better than my trusted DustStick that is still going strong after 15 years Cant beat the dust stick mines 5 year old and still working fine IWM. Quote Link to post
talpa 55 Posted June 16, 2015 Report Share Posted June 16, 2015 As long as you look after it (xl8) and service your dr5 they knock spots off the dust stick imho. We have the original and the xl8. The customer gets a bit of theatre as you set up and treat- everyone likes to see bits of kit being used, makes them think they are getting their moneys worth. Quote Link to post
budgie123 163 Posted June 16, 2015 Report Share Posted June 16, 2015 I used one all last season fantastic piece of kit a vast improvement on the dust stick. It paid for itself with virtually no call backs on treatments. The ability to access difficult nest entry pionts, ability to treat horizontally with no reduction in delivery of insecticide and far easier to use than a dust stick at long lenghts. One of the major issues with either the dust stick or bulb duster is repeatedly decanting insecticide but with the DR5 this is kept to a minimum. What ever the lenght of the wand you still get same delivery of inecticide. I had concerns about it blocking up in damp weather but had no issues, I cut the delivery tube into lenghts to suit each section and just my opinion it is easiers than using the whole 8m tube. 6mm connectors can be baught from any hose repair outlet. Quantity of insecticide wise it did use possibly a little more than a dust stick but this was compensated by the lack of call backs. Quote Link to post
Rowan 308 Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 used the Xl8 today for the first time , very easy to use , easy to control . Great piece of kit. 1 Quote Link to post
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