Is this possible?

[Jordan9682]

I have a hand sprayer and I want to know if I would be able to take the hand wand off and make a small boom for it (only about 4' wide) and use it behind a quad? (Mount it up on the back of the quad, or on a small trailer. If on a trailer i would put a long handle on it so i could still pump it easily) I know the arm would get tired, but I'm cheap and just want to know if this is possible?

 

[whistlepig]

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/food-plots/275457-atv-sprayer.html

 

[Jordan9682]

Somethin' like this

 

[whistlepig]

I'm sure that this is possible. I would think that you would be doing a good deal of hand pumping. Using one hand for the throttle and brake and pumping with the other hand would make steering the ATV interesting.

 

[Jordan9682]

Excersize. Lol

 

[whistlepig]

I have a 15 gallon 12 volt sprayer on my ATV that I use to spray my fence lines. On my Polaris the throttle is on the right hand grip and the brake is on the left hand grip. And I gotta steer with something. Factor in another hand to operate the sprayer lever on my spray wand. Doing all of this and trying to pump a hand sprayer would probably turn me into warm jello. I can do some multi-tasking. But not that much.

 

[Jordan9682]

I probably won't spray a large area, so I could foot it i suppose

 

[whistlepig]

The small 12 volt sprayers aren't all that expensive. You can cover a very large area with a hand wand. I have used mine for food plots. I don't have a boom. Mine is over twelve years old and except for replacing an occasional sprayer handle it has been trouble free. It was money well spent for me.

 

[Jordan9682]

How well do these work?
Westward Parts Online - SPWWP47-CHEMROLL

 

[Smallplot]

Another consideration is adding nozzles will drastically effect how much pumping action is needed to give a consistent flow. Add a second nozzle it will take 2 times the amount of pumping.

 

[smstonypoint]

How well do these work?
Westward Parts Online - SPWWP47-CHEMROLL

At $569, I would hope that it did an excellent job.

The ad claims 100% no drift and 5-acre coverage with one fill. These claims and the photo make me think that this is a variant of a rope wick applicator. If so, you could buy a rope wick applicator or build you own for a lot less.

As another poster mentioned, adding nozzles is going to increase the amount of pumping required.

You should be able to find a 12-volt ATV-mount boom sprayer for a lot less than $569. TSC in the States has one for $230 (Fimco 15 Gallon ATV Mounted Sprayer - Tractor Supply Online Store).

Steve

 

[RandyT]

Solo may still make the 4 ft. boom sprayer for there backpack sprayers. It replaced the nozzle, and mounted on the metal frame, that allowed you to walk and spray. Sold one to a customer a few years back that he mounted on his quad, and used his 12v sprayer to power it.

 

[clemsonfor]

northern tool has a boom kit that you can add to a sprayer. I think its $79. It claims you can use the lower powered pumps with it as well. Of course it would be just as cheap almost to buy a 25 gallon sprayer with a boom already but if your like me and have a 15gal sprayer already it may be the ticket.