Arbor Jet Quick Jet?

[macrocarpa]

How difficult would it be to inject a dozen or so 30in dbh ash trees with the quick jet system? Doable in a long day?

 

[matdand]

I don't now about ArborJet, but two guys could do that volume with the basic Ecoject system from Bioforest in a regular day.

 

[GeorgeR]

the quick jet can be pretty slow if the tree doesn't want to take anything up. I have had to go around the tree several times to get it all in before. At that diameter I would look into the Tree I.V. system. Although I only have experience with arborjet so other companies my have better options also.

 

[ginkobalboa]

doable in a day, but i wouldn't recommend it. i like tree iv over quickjet. I've had some 12 tree days with tree iv.

 

[treegazer]

You won't be able to use your hands for a week if you try that with the "Quick" Jet. The Tree I.V. is the way to go if using ArborJet. Have you looked into using the SmartShot that Mauget makes? http://www.mauget.com/index.cfm?PageID=26&ID=2&productid=13

There is also another similar syringe type devise that holds 20ml, I can't think of who makes it but I think you can get it from TIPCO
http://www.treedoc.com

good luck

 

[ginkobalboa]

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You won't be able to use your hands for a week if you try that with the "Quick" Jet.

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I agree.

 

[nuthin_special]

The glass barrell is our quick jet kept breaking so we just screwed the injection needle into a 50cc plastic syringe. Works just as good. Not so quick. The ecoject system is way faster but we only put treeazin in ours.

What are you injecting?

v

 

[macrocarpa]

Tree-age. Thanks for the replies. Time to buy the IV system.

 

[marlinspiker]

Yes the IV system is very good. We recently treated around 800 trees in a week and a half with two IVs and an add on system.

 

[Greatoutdoors]

I found the quick jet to be absolute junk. Tried it on numerous ash trees with tree-age and it never took up worth a crap. A buddy tried to treat some locust with the quickjet and it didn't want to take up either.

The IV system is pretty good, you need to watch the weather a lot to get good take up. If it's hot and sunny, uptake dies off really bad. Best to be rainy/just rained and cool. Transpiration is key for good uptake.

 

[macrocarpa]

Well I ended up doing it against better judgment. Got all the tree-age to uptake but it took 1.5 days and my thumb is a little numb. Worked best to put in 5ml/plug and continue to the next tree. Then I came back to the start and was able to put in 5ml more in each plug with little resistance after the tree had a chance to suck up the initial 5ml.