Tow-Behind Saddle Tanks Sprayer

Tow-Behind Saddle Tanks Sprayer SPRAYING New Sprayers 19-6-7 Charles Sorensen decided that the 250-gal. saddle tanks on his tractor were too much of a nuisance so he mounted them on a home-built, 4-wheeled tow-behind sprayer. "Now there's nothing on the tractor to obstruct my view," says Sorensen, of Corwith, Iowa. He used 4-in. sq. steel tubing to build a frame for the tanks and mounted it on the wheels and spindles off an old trailer. There's a pair of wheels spaced 30 in. apart under each tank, with the spindles welded to steel legs that clamp onto the frame. The tanks mount in a cradle made from pipe and are held in place with the original tank mounting brackets. A steel catwalk taken from an old Winnebago mounts behind the tanks for easy access. "I built it entirely out of scrap material," says Sorensen. "I use the saddle tanks' original pto-driven pump with the sprayer. The four wheels keep the 12-row boom stable so it doesn't sway from side to side as much. The boom is built in three sections, with a 4-row hinged wing on each side. I mounted a boat winch and 1/8-in. steel cable on each side of the sprayer so that I can raise or lower the wings independently." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Charles Sorensen, 1401 250th Ave.,

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