"Made It Myself" 55-Gal. Sprayer

Made It Myself 55-Gal Sprayer SPRAYING Miscellaneous When LeRoy Momper needed a small sprayer he decided to try to put together something on his own “I checked the price on a 55-gal sprayer at a local store It was about $800 I decided I could build my own better and cheaper ” he says He used a 55-gal plastic barrel mounted on a trailer that he built from pieces of scrap tubing adding wheels from an old garden tractor that he already had The 3/4-in boomless spray nozzle at the rear sprays a 16-ft wide pattern The system is operated by a 12-volt pump that runs off the tractor battery and is wired to a toggle switch mounted on the dash He got the barrel from a local DeLaval dealer and installed an elbow-shaped pvc fitting at one end for filling “I use it to apply Roundup before I plant my food plots and also to apply liquid fertilizer ” says Momper “The boomless nozzle on back sprays a perfect 16-ft wide pattern I like it because there are no booms sticking out the sides that can catch on objects The sprayer is well balanced so I can easily move it around by hand even when the barrel is full ” He used two 3/4 by 5-in grade 8 bolts to make stub axles for each wheel welding the bolts onto a metal frame that supports the trailer’s plywood floor The barrel is strapped to metal brackets bolted onto both sides of the floor “All I purchased was the pump a spray wand with 15 ft of hose and some fittings My total cost was about $110 ” says Momper Contact: FARM SHOW Followup LeRoy Momper 215 Lawrence St Fredonia Wis 53021 ph 262 692-2093; leemary66@gmail com

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