3 point boom sprayer THANKS!
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mars1952
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- 1999 John Deere 4300 12/12 sync-reverse
Hi: What is the story here? Did you build this? Is this a follow up on another thread? If so please combine this thread with the old one or post a link to the old thread. I am interested in building a sprayer and this one looks really nice. Good work if you built it or good choice if you bought it. Also how about some info about materials and design?
Thanks, Marshall
Thanks, Marshall
I built it all myself, I`m at work so I have to keep this response short.I was involved with the three point sprayer thread here last august.Pine ridge was the driving force there.
Here is the link for that thread...
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...m-sprayer-w-foam.html?highlight=point+sprayer
The boom covers 20',hinges are at a 10 degree angle so they naturally always "want" to return to the strait position. Control arm is adjustable so I can reach it whether I am using a borrowed 4310 J.D. or 5510 and then can put it down in a stored or transport position. Small wheels are for moving it when it is to be pushed into a corner for storage. All orange parts were fabricated by me. All components were purchased off the shelf at the local fleet farm store.That makes it easy to service.
Here is the link for that thread...
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...m-sprayer-w-foam.html?highlight=point+sprayer
The boom covers 20',hinges are at a 10 degree angle so they naturally always "want" to return to the strait position. Control arm is adjustable so I can reach it whether I am using a borrowed 4310 J.D. or 5510 and then can put it down in a stored or transport position. Small wheels are for moving it when it is to be pushed into a corner for storage. All orange parts were fabricated by me. All components were purchased off the shelf at the local fleet farm store.That makes it easy to service.
carnochanm
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If you dont mind me asking about how much time and money do you have in it. It is a very nice looking sprayer.
ToddW
Silver Member
I agree, really nice job, well thought out and implemented. I've been looking to get a 3pt sprayer for some time now, will have to check the other thread.
Thanks for sharing!
/Todd
Thanks for sharing!
/Todd
I have an "estimated" 350 dollars in this sprayer. Time I have no real idea. I work in a manufacturing facility "custom job shop type stuff" so I have access to metal and saws and welders and a good manual mill.I used a mill to machine the boom hinge holes so they would be nice and tight.I also milled the slot in the movable control arm, If I was to do it again I could do it in maybe two eight hour days. I don`t put value on my free time because I love building things.
The control for the booms is mounted on that arm because early on I realized that on most newer tractors, if the control was mounted on the top link post it would be unreachable from the seat. I made it adjustable to fit the two tractors I have access to. J.D.4310 and a J.D.5510 When not being used I can put the arm in a down or "stored"position. The bypass valve and pressure relief valve are located down by the tank because I felt that with the control arm being movable it would get pretty busy if I mounted them on the boom valve.(there are enough ports for the gauge and relief valve but again, I did not want all those extra hoses up top) The aluminum spayer control is available from most farm supply stores (about 60-70 dollars)If you dont want to control the booms separately a on off valve would do
The booms are made from 1" 14 ga steel tubing. The hinges are from 1"x1"1/8 angle.The two angles should be the same or when closed they won`t match. One of mine is off by about a half of a degree and it shows in one of the pictures. Most of the components here are plastic because Roundup/glysophate is pretty corrosive.
The control for the booms is mounted on that arm because early on I realized that on most newer tractors, if the control was mounted on the top link post it would be unreachable from the seat. I made it adjustable to fit the two tractors I have access to. J.D.4310 and a J.D.5510 When not being used I can put the arm in a down or "stored"position. The bypass valve and pressure relief valve are located down by the tank because I felt that with the control arm being movable it would get pretty busy if I mounted them on the boom valve.(there are enough ports for the gauge and relief valve but again, I did not want all those extra hoses up top) The aluminum spayer control is available from most farm supply stores (about 60-70 dollars)If you dont want to control the booms separately a on off valve would do
The booms are made from 1" 14 ga steel tubing. The hinges are from 1"x1"1/8 angle.The two angles should be the same or when closed they won`t match. One of mine is off by about a half of a degree and it shows in one of the pictures. Most of the components here are plastic because Roundup/glysophate is pretty corrosive.
JOELENAHAN
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Congratulations, very professionally looking build. I hope it works for you as good as it looks.
7864 said:
So, did I miss a picture? Where's the pump? Electric or PTO or is it just drip?
Oh, it doesn't look professional to me. It's MUCH nicer than that. Expecially the 10 degree twist to the wings to have them settle back naturally in the extended position and the cam over springs. nice.
jb
I have more pictures but I`m not able to post them from home. I`ll try and add them from work on tues. The pump is a 6 roller PTO pump I salvaged/ saved from a scrap pile. A rebuild kit and I was in business. I`ll try and take some pictures of the pump amd anti torque bracketry I devised as I haven`t photographed those parts yet. I wish it would warm up so The grass/weeds would grow so I could put it to use. Its been really cold here in WI(for april anyway).
Glowplug
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That looks extremely nice. That's the best looking sprayer I have seen. I have seen some good high-quality mass-produced sprayers and they don't come close to the workmanship of that one. Of course, I guess it could look nice and not work worth a crap. . .but I kinda doubt that's the case. How big is the tank?
firemanpat2910
Platinum Member
Great job !!!!! I use one that a buddy pieced together years ago, he has since passed I have no idea how much he bought and how much he built. I have one suggestion, have you thought of adding a hand held spray wand? We have the pressure line t'd off several different ways. You can spray with one boom, both booms, either or both booms with the wand or just the wand. The hose for the wand is 20' or so long, coiled up on the rear of the tank.. you can use it from drivers seat or have some one walking behind/beside you and spray around trees, ponds .... whatever. We have even used it to put out the edges of controlled burns. I highly recommend being the one on the tractor not the guy walking LOL. I just helped a buddy burn 40 acres and I was the the youngest of the bunch
(40) so I got the hard job.
(40) so I got the hard job.
When it quits snowing here in WI. I`ll get the camera out and post a few more detail pictures because I left some things out. I did not think there would be this much interest. Fireman has good ideas! My manifold has a port for the hand wand but it wasn`t connected in the photos I posted, and the port is on the bottom so it did not show up. My booms are capable of being controled all ways and all combinations with the sprayer control valve I bought from the farm store. I have thought about using it for burn control also. My booms can be taken off in one neat assembly if I so desire,which would narrow up the profile a bit for getting between trees when using just the wand.
I thought I would bring this thread back to the top and post an update. I ran about three tanks full through the sprayer this past saturday. Everything worked great. I used a handheld GPS unit taped to the hood of the tractor to maintain a steady 4 mph. I sprayed off about 12 acres of old hay fields in preparation for minimun till corn. A foam marker system would be nice as its easy to overlap too much or miss and leave a streak. Vegatation is now showing that it is dying off. Its been five days. Break away booms got tested at that edge of a field and worked as designed.
180 gallons. Tank holds 65. I used Glysophate (41%) 1gt (32oz) to the acre with some crop oil (surfactant/adjuvant). My sprayer tips put out @ 40psi /15 gal to the acre. 1 gallon of concentrate to 60 gallons of water gave me the correct rate. The sprayer tips that are available off the shelf at the farm stores have an easy to figure out chart include that give the flow rates @ various pressure settings and MPH. There are lots of tips available to tailer your sprayer for your individual usage.
7864, you really ought to figure out how much labor you have invested in this sprayer. I would be willing to bet that you could make a pretty good living selling quality implements if you ever decided to go in that direction.
Congratulations on doing some fine work.
Congratulations on doing some fine work.
schmism
Super Member
what do all you guys do with spayers? i cant for the life of me figure it out.... i need to spray the occistional poision ivy vine, and perhaps cover the permiter of my house with some bug spray.... but other than that!
