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2008 - Volume #32, Issue #1, Page #25

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"All-Wheel Steer" Fertilizer Trailer

"It's built heavier and was cheaper to build than anything on the market," says Jerry Webb, Herrold, S. Dak., about the all-wheel steer fertilizer cart he built to pull behind his 12-row planter.
    "My total cost was $2,900 plus 10 winter days spent in the shop. That's about one third the price of a new comparable fertilizer trailer. I used it last year to plant corn and sunflowers and plan to use it to apply starter fertilizer on soybeans next spring. It turns short to follow the planter."
    The trailer is equipped with a 300-gal. tank that holds liquid starter fertilizer to apply in the row. Liquid nitrogen is carried in a 1,000-gal. tank and is applied beside the row.
    He used an old Case 8-bottom plow beam to build the axles, cutting the plow beam in half, and the toolbars off two International Harvester 4-row cultivators to support the tanks. The tires and wheels came from an old fertilizer spreader and the spindles from salvaged International Harvester 914 combines. Some new steel was purchased to make the axle pivot points.
    Both axles steer thanks to a tie rod that connects the opposite corners of the axles. The tie rod consists of a length of sq. tubing that leads from the left side of the front axle to the right side of the rear axle. Swivel points on both ends of the tie rod allow it to move up and down to follow the ground contour and also turn to either side.
    Hoses lead from the tanks to a squeeze pump on the planter. The 1,000-gal. tank is secured by mounting hoops, and the 300-gal. tanks by straps.
    "It works fantastic, and it's built heavy - the frame will never twist," says Webb. "I use my Deere 4440 130 hp tractor equipped with dual wheels to pull it. The tractor has all it can handle."
    The trailer's hitch came off a junked-out International Harvester pull-type windrower. "I actually used the hitches off two windrowers and welded them together. I needed the extra strength to make sure it holds up without bending when going over rough ground, etc.," notes Webb.
    Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Jerry Webb, 32050 201st St., Herrold, S. Dak. 57536 (ph 605 875-3558).

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"All-Wheel Steer" Fertilizer Trailer FERTILIZER APPLICATION Fertilizer Application (58f) 32-1-25 "It's built heavier and was cheaper to build than anything on the market," says Jerry Webb, Herrold, S. Dak., about the all-wheel steer fertilizer cart he built to pull behind his 12-row planter. "My total cost was $2,900 plus 10 winter days spent in the shop. That's about one third the price of a new comparable fertilizer trailer. I used it last year to plant corn and sunflowers and plan to use it to apply starter fertilizer on soybeans next spring. It turns short to follow the planter." The trailer is equipped with a 300-gal. tank that holds liquid starter fertilizer to apply in the row. Liquid nitrogen is carried in a 1,000-gal. tank and is applied beside the row. He used an old Case 8-bottom plow beam to build the axles, cutting the plow beam in half, and the toolbars off two International Harvester 4-row cultivators to support the tanks. The tires and wheels came from an old fertilizer spreader and the spindles from salvaged International Harvester 914 combines. Some new steel was purchased to make the axle pivot points. Both axles steer thanks to a tie rod that connects the opposite corners of the axles. The tie rod consists of a length of sq. tubing that leads from the left side of the front axle to the right side of the rear axle. Swivel points on both ends of the tie rod allow it to move up and down to follow the ground contour and also turn to either side. Hoses lead from the tanks to a squeeze pump on the planter. The 1,000-gal. tank is secured by mounting hoops, and the 300-gal. tanks by straps. "It works fantastic, and it's built heavy - the frame will never twist," says Webb. "I use my Deere 4440 130 hp tractor equipped with dual wheels to pull it. The tractor has all it can handle." The trailer's hitch came off a junked-out International Harvester pull-type windrower. "I actually used the hitches off two windrowers and welded them together. I needed the extra strength to make sure it holds up without bending when going over rough ground, etc.," notes Webb. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Jerry Webb, 32050 201st St., Herrold, S. Dak. 57536 (ph 605 875-3558).

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