Semi Trailer Works Great For Hauling SP Sprayer,Tanks
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With fields scattered up to 40 miles apart, Robert Weisz and son Robin, of Hurdsfield, N. Dak., needed a convenient way to trans-port their 4-WD self-propelled sprayer and spray tanks. Their answer - a used, drop-down flatbed semi trailer.
The 50-ft. long trailer is pulled by a Mack semi tractor that they already had. The trailer carries three 1,550-gal. tanks, three 100-gal. mini tanks, a measuring tank, and various chemical and rinse tanks. They drive their Willmar hydrostatic drive sprayer onto the back of the trailer using a pair of 6-ft. long, 14-in. wide ramps that they built out of angle iron. Once the sprayer is in place, the hinged ramps can be chained up for transport.
"It saves wear and tear on the sprayer," says Robert. "We do custom spraying and used it on about 6,000 acres last year. In the past we mounted the sprayer's front wheels on a homebuilt windrower transport and threw the rear wheels out of gear. However, it wasn't very convenient. It takes only a few seconds for one man to load the sprayer on the semi trailer and chain it down for high-way transport. My son bought the trailer from an implement dealer who had used it to haul machinery. When we're done spraying we use the semi to haul grain.
"We use a forklift to get the tanks on and off the trailer. The drop-down portion of the trailer has a screened bottom which works great for holding chains - any dirt on them falls right through.
"The trailer's tanks can hold enough water to last all day and there's still plenty of room for empty containers. We use an electric pump to transfer chemicals from the chemical containers to the measuring tanks and from there to the sprayer. A pressure nozzle is used to rinse the containers."
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Robert Weisz, 2641 1st St. S.E., Hurdsfield, N. Dak. 58451 (ph 701 962-3743).
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Semi Trailer Works Great For Hauling SP Sprayer,Tanks TRUCKS Conversions 22-1-6 With fields scattered up to 40 miles apart, Robert Weisz and son Robin, of Hurdsfield, N. Dak., needed a convenient way to trans-port their 4-WD self-propelled sprayer and spray tanks. Their answer - a used, drop-down flatbed semi trailer.
The 50-ft. long trailer is pulled by a Mack semi tractor that they already had. The trailer carries three 1,550-gal. tanks, three 100-gal. mini tanks, a measuring tank, and various chemical and rinse tanks. They drive their Willmar hydrostatic drive sprayer onto the back of the trailer using a pair of 6-ft. long, 14-in. wide ramps that they built out of angle iron. Once the sprayer is in place, the hinged ramps can be chained up for transport.
"It saves wear and tear on the sprayer," says Robert. "We do custom spraying and used it on about 6,000 acres last year. In the past we mounted the sprayer's front wheels on a homebuilt windrower transport and threw the rear wheels out of gear. However, it wasn't very convenient. It takes only a few seconds for one man to load the sprayer on the semi trailer and chain it down for high-way transport. My son bought the trailer from an implement dealer who had used it to haul machinery. When we're done spraying we use the semi to haul grain.
"We use a forklift to get the tanks on and off the trailer. The drop-down portion of the trailer has a screened bottom which works great for holding chains - any dirt on them falls right through.
"The trailer's tanks can hold enough water to last all day and there's still plenty of room for empty containers. We use an electric pump to transfer chemicals from the chemical containers to the measuring tanks and from there to the sprayer. A pressure nozzle is used to rinse the containers."
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Robert Weisz, 2641 1st St. S.E., Hurdsfield, N. Dak. 58451 (ph 701 962-3743).
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