Sprayer 3pt Hitch Sprayer

[Luremaker]

Just wondering if any one is familiar with 3pt hitch sprayers without a boom. Instead it uses a brass nozzel to conrtol the spray. Attached is an add for one with no boom but says that it sprays like a 24 foor boom sprayer. Are they as good as a boom sprayer?

 

[texasjohn]

Like anything, there are pros and cons:

Pros: one spray point, no boom out there to hang up on brush or break, you can spray areas you cannot get to.. along fences for example,

Cons: sprays up into the air, thus more drift than with a boom, more evaporation, more sensitive to wind velocity, coverage is a little less even than with a boom.

Net: They work fine. I have both a boom and single point nozzle sprayer like you are talking about. In reality, there are several nozzles on that single point. They point in a fan so that the spray droplets are sized for the distance they are going to travel. Bigger for farther travel to the side, smaller for closer in.

 

[mjncad]

I like the price since it includes the roller pump. All the 3-point sprayers I've looked at are roller pump extra...which ticks me off.

I don't know anything about the magic of boomless sprayers; but I would guess wind drift would be a big issue.

 

[Luremaker]

Thaks for the replies. I think I will pick one up and see how well it works.

 

[Mike120]

I use both....a 3pt boomless sprayer in my horse paddocks and a towed field sprayer w/boom in my fields. For ease of use, the 3pt boomless is easier to use and a whole lot easier to haul around. You just have to watch the wind and spray drift. The 3pt is also better with high weeds as it's a real pain to raise the boom on the field sprayer.

Most don't have valve extentions but they're easy to rig up. Just make sure you can reach the valve from your seat so you can turn it off when the wind is to your back. Otherwise you'll get more on you than on the ground.

 

[Luremaker]

These sprayers are on end of season clearout for $599 so I will pick it up tomorrow and see how it runs on the weekend. I want to spray fertilizer, roundup and weed killer with it. Any idea how far 55 Imp gal will go before refilling?

 

[texasjohn]

How far 55 gal will go depends on pressure used.... but at a usable pressure, it won't go as far as you want it to. You need to experiment with WATER when you get it... fill it up and drive at various speeds to see how much ground is covered at each speed..... speed is the critical factor since you have much less control over the flow rate... thus, all you can do is adjust your ground speed to get the desired coveage per acre.

There's math involved...

I'd be VERY RELUCTANT to spray ROUNDUP with this rig... unless you want everything in the area to be killed... except mesquite... it won't kill mesquite!

 

[Mike120]

I hope that $599 is in Loonies, otherwise I'd say that's a bit high. Again, watch the wind. My paddocks are all about .9 acres each. I can do one with about 50 gallons and I just spray until I'm empty.

 

[Luremaker]

Well I picked up my 55 gal boomless sprayer on Thursday. The sprayer seems to included everything from the pto pump to the lynch pins but needs to be assembled. Here is a picture of all the parts included.

 

[jayhaitch]

Ah, Princess Auto. Everything industrial anyone ever needs, including a few auto things. They took over an empty Safeway store in Winnipeg, Manitoba: awesome! The variety of things they have is amazing. Hope it works well for you. Let us know once you've used it a bit.