Disk-Mounted Sprayer Keeps Field Edges Clean

Disk-Mounted Sprayer Keeps Field Edges Clean FENCING Fence Systems 16-5-22 "I got the idea for adding this field edge sprayer to my Case/IH 496 disk because every year weeds and briars seemed to creep out a little further into the field and tillage wouldn't always do the trick. As far as I know, there's nothing like it on the market," says Chris Malott, Bethel, Ohio. He mounted a 30-gal. plastic spray tank on brackets that he special-built to bolt to the center section of the 4% disk, positioned just behind the tractor hitch. A small 12-volt spray pump (the kind used on small lawn sprayers) mounts just below the tank. There's also a 1/2-in. hand valve that's used to adjust pressure and an electrically-activated solenoid that controls flow of chemical from the tank to nozzles mounted on the outside gang. Two flat fan nozzles, fed by 1/2 in. dia. plastic hose, mount on the back rear corner gang. One nozzle points straight back and the other sprays to the side. "I have two switches in the cab. One turns on the pump, which automatically recirculates chemical back up to the top of the sprayer tank, and the second activates the electric solenoid valve which sends chemical out to the nozzles. I put a pressure gauge on one nozzle to measure pressure initially and just leave it there," says Malott. He uses either Roundup or a brush killer, depending on what he's spraying. "This was the the first full year I've used it and it worked very well. I'd like to find a manufacturer for the idea," says Malott. Contact FARM SHOW Followup, Chris Malott,213 Holly Lane, Bethel, Ohio 45106 (ph 513 734-7977).

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