Poor man's self propelled sprayer :)

[Hope Caper]

Nice looking tractor, I'm going to start spraying soon but nothing elaborate like you have.

 

[rhunt]

You can't be too poor if you can afford that tractor! Bob

 

[Amvcane]

Nice set-up, will that go on the 3pt also? Looks like a top link connection in the close-up pic of it in the loader bucket.

Maybe a set of poor man backhoe stabilizer pads next. You must be sliding around with that big bucket.

 

[Mike Gibson]

You can't be too poor if you can afford that tractor! Bob

I've been paying on that sucker for nearly 7 years. It's paid off in July.

 

[Mike Gibson]

Nice set-up, will that go on the 3pt also? Looks like a top link connection in the close-up pic of it in the loader bucket.

Maybe a set of poor man backhoe stabilizer pads next. You must be sliding around with that big bucket.

It has a 3pt. mounting framework the tank sits on. The pastures I spray are long and narrow so it's easier to avoid the fence if I see it out front. The backhoe has stabilizer pads already. Unless I'm not getting your meaning right.

 

[Amvcane]

The flat plates on the end of the stabilizers are for mounting pads, thus the 6 holes. Have seen some good diy pads. Here's a Big Foot pad and a Kioti rubber pad

 

[Mike Gibson]

The flat plates on the end of the stabilizers are for mounting pads, thus the 6 holes. Have seen some good diy pads. Here's a Big Foot pad and a Kioti rubber pad



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In the first picture I posted you can see the pads that come on the Woods hoe that I have. So far they have worked well for me.

 

[Amvcane]

Now that I looked at it on a desktop machine I can see the part of the pad that digs into the ground. My mistake.
Mike, I like your thumb on the hoe. Is it mechanical? Do you find yourself getting off of the machine to often to adjust it?
Something on my wish list and I can't justify a hydraulic unit.

 

[Mike Gibson]

Now that I looked at it on a desktop machine I can see the part of the pad that digs into the ground. My mistake.
Mike, I like your thumb on the hoe. Is it mechanical? Do you find yourself getting off of the machine to often to adjust it?
Something on my wish list and I can't justify a hydraulic unit.

It's a mechanical thumb. When picking up poles or smaller logs with it I just set it where it will grab the log at at the right position on the diameter. Other than that I don't use it much. It came on the hoe and I wouldn't ever guy one unless it was hydraulic.

 

[AGRIMAN]

That baby is nice... and just think, those self propelled units are over 200k. But they do come with 120' booms.

 

[Amvcane]

Thanks Mike, seems to be the consensus. I'll have to move it down the list and save for a hydro one.

 

[Mike Gibson]

That baby is nice... and just think, those self propelled units are over 200k. But they do come with 120' booms.

My pastures aren't 120' wide in spots. Another reason I don't need GPS product control on the sprayer. Nobody around here uses self propelled anyway. The ground is way too steep for them.