2 1/2-Ton Army Truck Turned Into SP Sprayer

2 1/2-Ton Army Truck Turned Into SP Sprayer TRUCKS Conversions 31-1-35 "It has a lot of flotation and 6-WD so it'll go through almost anything," says Bob Greenwood, Morrisonville, Ill., who turned a 2 1/2-ton Army 6-WD truck into a self-propelled sprayer. He bought the truck at a salvage yard for $400. He removed the original engine and installed a Perkins 354 cu. in. diesel engine out of a Massey 750 combine. He also made use of the combine's hydraulic pump, connecting it directly to the truck's engine and transmission to provide hydrostatic variable speed. He removed the bed from the truck and mounted a 1,600-gal. stainless steel tank and a Raven spray control unit. Then he installed 48 by 31 by 20 flotation tires on back and 48 by 25 20s on front. The truck didn't have rear fenders so he used heavy sheet metal to build his own. He also modified the front fenders to provide clearance for the big tires. He used 1 1/2-in. and 2-in. sq. tubing to build the boom. The boom is hydraulically raised and lowered and also folded in or out. "I built it eight years ago and am really happy with it," says Greenwood. "I use it on about 2,000 acres every year. Building it took quite a bit of work, but it was worth the effort. "It didn't cost much to build. I already had the combine, and I spent about $500 on a new spray tank and $300 for the steel used to build the boom. My total cost was only about $2,000." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Bob Greenwood, 870 E. 400 North Rd., Morrisonville, Ill. 62546 (ph 217 526-3492).

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