Sprayer Boom Built For Utility Vehicle

Sprayer Boom Built For Utility Vehicle SPRAYING Miscellaneous By adding a pvc spray boom to the back of a Bobcat utility vehicle and cutting a 275-gal water tank down to size Michael Gresch was able to reduce salt usage for the city of Madison Wis “I built it when the metropolitan sewage district for Madison asked me what I could do to reduce salt usage We already had a 275-gal water tank on the Bobcat for watering plants around U-Square which is a mixed-use development with shopping dining and living in downtown Madison I cut the tank down to 150 gal so the driver can see out the back of the vehicle ” says Gresch The middle part of the boom is attached to a heavy duty hitch made from a 1-in receiver arbor The boom is also attached to the back of the utility vehicle with J-type pipe hangers and 3/4-in pvc pipe Scrap wire links the J-hooks to the pipe and can be easily adjusted Gresch added a short 3/4-in dia pipe nipple a 3/4 union a 3/4 tee a garden hose adapter and a short used machine washing hose to the boom Waste brine is pumped through the hose and into the tank “The waste brine contains up to 10 percent salt We fill the tank with a maximum of 100 gal to minimize sloshing ” says Gresch who adds that the boom arms can be easily removed when the utility vehicle is needed for heavy duty snow work in winter Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Michael Gresch 324 N Lake St Madison Wis 53715 ph 608 219-6754; mikegresch@hotmail com

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