Deere SP Chopper Doubles As Sprayer

Deere SP Chopper Doubles As Sprayer FORAGE HARVESTERS Forage Harvesters (31F) 19-4-11 "Our self-propelled Deere 5200 chopper is used primarily for corn silage and sits idle the rest of the year. I decided to find a way to get more use out of it," says Dale E. Wheeler, Wheeler Farms. "I bought a set of saddle tanks and mounted them on front. Then we removed the cutterhead and auger and mounted a 50-ft. spray boom in its place. The boom is raised up and down by hydraulic cylinder. For transport, we manually fold the booms back. "The chopper has plenty of hydraulic outlets to set things up however you want. We mounted an Ace pump on the side of the motor and belt-drive it via an electric clutch off one of the fan belts. Electronic solenoid vales control each section of boom. It's fitted with foam spray markers. "We've used the sprayer for about 4 years and it works great. It's now the only sprayer we used. And since it's self-propelled and has 4-WD, we can use it under almost any conditions." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Dale Wheeler, Wheeler Farms, Inc., Rt. 1 $ox 160, Nodaway, Iowa 50857 (ph 712 785-3264).

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