Wick Wiper Travels Sideways Down Rd
When Milton Ruppert, Hillsboro, Ill., set out to build a large wick-type "over the row" Roundup applicator, he wanted to find a way to avoid having to fold up the wide boom. Insead he decided to design it so it would travel sideways down the road.
The 3-wheeled rig rides on two spoked wheels on back and a single drive wheel up front. The drive wheel is chain-driven by an 8-hp. gas engine. An International 101 power steering pump provides plenty of hydraulics for steering and also to control the height of the boom.
To travel endwise down the road, he simply turns the front drive wheel 90?. He also rotates the right rear wheel 90? and locks it there. He allows the left rear wheel to caster freely so the rig will corner.
Ruppert points out that because he doesn't have to fold up the boom he can use two long sections of wick wiper, making it easier to fill and maintain.
For more information, contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Milton Ruppert, 14329 Ill. Route 185, Hillsboro, Ill. 62049 (ph 217 534-2502).
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Wick Wiper Travels Sideways Down Rd ROPE WICK APPLICATORS Rope Wick Applicators 21-5-6 When Milton Ruppert, Hillsboro, Ill., set out to build a large wick-type "over the row" Roundup applicator, he wanted to find a way to avoid having to fold up the wide boom. Insead he decided to design it so it would travel sideways down the road.
The 3-wheeled rig rides on two spoked wheels on back and a single drive wheel up front. The drive wheel is chain-driven by an 8-hp. gas engine. An International 101 power steering pump provides plenty of hydraulics for steering and also to control the height of the boom.
To travel endwise down the road, he simply turns the front drive wheel 90?. He also rotates the right rear wheel 90? and locks it there. He allows the left rear wheel to caster freely so the rig will corner.
Ruppert points out that because he doesn't have to fold up the boom he can use two long sections of wick wiper, making it easier to fill and maintain.
For more information, contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Milton Ruppert, 14329 Ill. Route 185, Hillsboro, Ill. 62049 (ph 217 534-2502).
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