“Made It Myself” Heavy-Duty Sprayer

“Made It Myself” Heavy-Duty Sprayer SPRAYING Miscellaneous After looking over boomless sprayers at a farm show Alfred Taylor decided to put together his own trailing sprayer His 300-gal spray tank with high-pressure pump and rear-mount broadcast nozzle covers 60 ft in a pass At 25 gal per acre he covers around 12 acres with a fill which works out well for him “We have a lot of small hilly fields in my part of Tennessee and a boom sprayer can be a problem getting hung up or dragging ” says Taylor “I’ve used this boomless sprayer on hay fields pastures and fence lines without a problem Several neighbors have used it on corn and it has worked well ” Taylor’s brother gave him the rear end of a 10-ton running gear He also picked up a heavy-duty agitator an automatic rinse system for easy cleaning and a 300-gal spray tank “I bought most of the parts from Shoup Manufacturing and a self-priming pump from Agri Supply of North Carolina I plumbed the sprayer myself ” says Taylor Taylor had the welders needed to build the sprayer but vision problems and a lack of metal shearing equipment sent him to Bishop Fabricating in nearby Greeneville Tenn Owner Scottie McGee took Taylor’s sketches wagon rear end and components and put the sprayer together “He did a really fine job He made the cradle for the tank and balanced it a tongue for the wagon rear end and steps to walkways on either side front and back of the tank ” says Taylor “I’ve had a stroke and am a little unsteady on my feet so I wanted steps and a platform Scottie added railings which I really appreciated When he finished he spray painted it ” Taylor likes things simple so he used water hoses with quick connects so they are easy to drain Filling the sprayer is easy with a quick connect installed in the lid of the tank “I always hated standing there with a hose ” says Taylor “Now I hook up the hose and stand back watching until the tank is full ” Taylor is very pleased with how the sprayer turned out He notes that with the sump and bottom filter unit he can empty the tank down to about a quart of fluid With the drain it is easy to empty out when changing herbicides “I put new 1100 x 15 tires on to handle the weight of the full tank ” says Taylor “Everything about it is heavy duty A neighbor bought a new one at a farm show and it already had several parts break down Mine is still going strong ” Taylor estimates his custom fabricated sprayer cost him about $2 500 He doesn’t think he could find anything comparable on the market Contact: FARM SHOW Followup A F Taylor 1905 Bewleys Chapel Rd Mosheim Tenn 37818 ph 423 422-4291

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