Componentry for foam marker system?

[7864]

I`ve been looking at foam marker systems for my self made 3 point boom sprayer. Can a person buy the components somewhere, or are we stuck buying a fairly pricey system from one of the many manufacturers.? The foam nozzles and hosing look a lot alike across the brands. The most economicalredi-made system I have found so far is from Salvaroni @ $290 from agri-supply.Thoughts on this idea??

 

[Berniep]

A couple of people here have made their own out of small 12v air compressors and such. Do a search on foam markers or diy foam marker.

 

[deerhunterf350]

Do a search for "Foam Marker" and select forums started be a member and enter PINERIDGE for the member name. He has a very detailed post documenting the entire building and testing to complete a foam marker.


Speaking about PINERIDGE , I noticed that it has been a while since I have seen any posts from Mike. Hope everything is OK.

Dan

 

[kennyd]

Here is a link to Mike's post:
http://www.tractorbynet.com//forums/showthread.php?t=82223&highlight=foam

 

[cp1969]

Why could one not make something to hold a can of ground marker paint such as the utilities use to mark underground cable?

 

[kennyd]

Why could one not make something to hold a can of ground marker paint such as the utilities use to mark underground cable?

Wouldn't that get kind of expensive at $5.00 or so a can? And who would want red, orange, yellow, blue or white stripes on thier lawn?

 

[cp1969]

I'm thinking of an intermittent system. You don't have to continuously mark. A mark every 50 ft (or more) would probably be plenty.

The marks disappear fairly quickly.

 

[CATMAN]

Isn't there a system that rolls out toilet paper? Maybe that's just for those agricultural spray planes for big farm fields.

 

[7864]

Thanks for the link kenny. I was involved in that thread last summer. Its where I got some ideas and help from Pineridge. Is he still around here on this sight? I would like to build my foam system to be like the store bought ones. I can tell that the components are alike in many cases across the brands, but who is the original supplier to these companies? I`ve searched but can`t find the original source for the verticle drop nozzles (which make the foam at the ends of the boom) or the tank/compressor setup.

 

[HomeBrew2]

... Is he still around here on this sight? ...

I believe he and the misses are working almost 24/7 at their newly opened store.

 

[diyDave]

There is a company out there that makes a foam marker system for walk behind fertilizer spreaders. I have 3 of them. They were relatively cheap at $150. As far as components go, it has a low volume air pump, switch, battery, plastic jar, plastic hoses, and a foam nozzle. Get the 12v model, and you can use the smallest motorcycle battery to run it and save on throwaway batteries. I believe the name of the company is Richway or some variation of that. You may want to try this question on Lawnsite or lawncare and landscaping Forums.

 

[R W]

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R W