Wide Axle 4-WD Spray Straddles Three 30-In. Rows

Wide Axle 4-WD Spray Straddles Three 30-In. Rows SPRAYING New Sprayers 23-6-12 Roger and Bruce Elliott of Montrose, Ill., custom- built a self-propelled, 4-WD sprayer for a local co-op. At first the co-op used the rig primarily to do pre-plant work and to apply nitrogen to wheat. When the co-op decided they wanted to use it for post emergence spraying in 30-in. corn and beans, they had the Elliotts make a set of offset "spacer wheels" that allows the rig to straddle three 30-in. rows. The wheels are equipped with 10-in. wide lugged tires. The wheel-spacer idea would work on any spray rig that needs some extra wheel width. The Elliotts welded steel plates onto both ends of 12-in. wide steel drums and then welded the drums to the hubs of each wheel. The plates inside each wheel are reinforced with steel "fins". "It lets the operator use the sprayer for both pre and post emergent spraying without damaging the crop," says Roger. It's equipped with a 250-gal. tank and 45-ft. boom. The tires are 44 in. high. We also have 24-in. wide floatation tires for it. The rig doesn't weigh a lot in muddy places û it can even go through places where you can't walk. The tires barely leave a track on soft ground." The rig is powered by a Cummins 4-cyl. turbocharged diesel engine with about 100 hp and has a 4-speed transmission. A transmission-driven pto is used to drive the sprayer pump. The frame is made from a pair of truck frame channel irons and mounts on a pair of 1-ton Dana 60 and 70 axles. Air bags mounted on top of suspension springs provide a soft ride. Heavy-duty steel was used to fabricate the cab, hood and fenders. The cab doors are off a Gleaner combine cab. For more information, contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Roger and Bruce Elliott, 19478 N. 400 St., Montrose, Ill. 62445 (ph 217 924-4350) or Effingham Equity, Rt. 1, Box 7, Montrose, Ill. 62445 (ph 217 924-4181).

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