Sprayer Converted To "High Volume" Pressure Washer

Sprayer Converted To "High Volume" Pressure Washer SPRAYING Miscellaneous 27-5-40 "I use an old pto-driven orchard sprayer as a high pressure washer to wash off farm equipment. It cost me very little and pumps out a lot more water than anything on the market," says Robert Gibson, Canby, Oregon. The sprayer is powered by a pto-driven piston pump and was originally equipped with a fan on back that Gibson removed. He hooked up a 30-ft. length of rubber hose to the sprayer pump. The last 3 ft. of the hose consists of a 1/2-in. dia. water pipe that has a brass garden hose nozzle attached to it. The pipe serves as a handhold. To operate the washer, Gibson idles the tractor's engine and then engages the pto. "With the engine idling, the pipe squirts just a little harder than a garden hose," he says. "However, as soon as I throttle the engine up it really puts out a lot of pressure. In fact, I have to make sure I have a good grip on the pipe or it'll get away from me. At 1,000 lbs. pressure it can pump 28 gpm compared to 3 to 4 gpm for commercial models. It washes mud off faster than any high pressure washer on the market. Works great for washing mud off bulldozer track frames. "It has enough pressure that it will blow grease off equipment using just straight water but I sometimes dump soap into the tank to wash off oil film." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Robert Gibson, 29176 S. Barlow Rd., Canby, Oregon 97013 (ph 503 651-2800).

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