Step-Mounted Boom Makes Spraying Tough Spots Easy

Step-Mounted Boom Makes Spraying Tough Spots Easy SPRAYING Accessories Merle Martin’s side-step mounted boom is ideal for spraying hard to reach areas The 6-ft boom has 2 tips mounted on the boom and a flat fan nozzle at its tip “I have 2 valves on the spray solution line so I can shut off either the spray tips on the boom or the end nozzle or run all three ” says Martin “I use it to spray road ditches fence lines woods and field edges ” The boom hinges to a 3-ft long 3-in wide steel leg mounted to the step on the right hand side of Martin’s Deere 2755 A small hand winch is mounted at the top of the leg It lets him raise or lower the boom A cord on the winch is tied to the boom about halfway up the boom length Two washers with rubber belting on the winch shaft brake the cord Once Martin sets the boom in position it stays in place “I could have used a hydraulic cylinder but I can easily control the winch from the tractor seat adjusting valves and boom height ” says Martin “I have a flat fan tip with variable flow on the end It puts out more solution on the top and is lighter on the bottom to throw product farther out when spraying along the woods ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Merle Martin 446 E Brubaker Valley Rd Lititz Penn 17543 ph 717 538-2518

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