Tall Crop Sprayer Features Adjustable Row Spacing

1988 - Volume #12, Issue #3, Page #09

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You've never seen a sprayer quite like the one chemical dealer and custom applicator Owen Elmer, of Indianola, Neb., has designed and built. It features 4-wheel drive, 4-wheel steering and adjustable row spacing and crop clearance to match any field conditions.
The sprayer frame, built like a scissors jack, adjusts hydraulically to match the machine to various row spacings. Wheels can be extended from 80 to 120 in. wide.
Elmer, who built the sprayer 3 years ago, has patented 17 different features on it.
Nineteen hydraulic cylinders turn, lift and spread the machine as well as unfold and position the front-mounted 40 ft. boom. Individual hydraulic cylinders inside each wheel tower raise and lower the sprayer so it can adjust with crop height. Top clearance is 7 ft.
Individual hydraulic cylinders steer each wheel, two fold the boom and an-other lifts it into travel position above the cab. Controls for all cylinders operate from the cab which Elmer salvaged from a hay swather. "The cab is in front of everything, so there's very good visibility of the boom in front of you," says Elmer.
"This sprayer shines for spraying in tall crops such as mature corn, where you can use drop nozzles to control velvetleaf, or to spray for corn borers. It's flexible. You can go from field to field, or between different kinds of crops, and easily adjust for row spacing and crop clearance with the flick of a lever."
The sprayer's 95 hp Deere diesel engine, rear-mounted, drives a hydro trans-mission that powers hydraulic motors on each wheel. A closed center hydraulic pump that runs off the back of the engine handles the power for all the hydraulic cylinders. A 35-gal. reservoir provides enough hydraulic fluid to feed all cylinders.
A hydraulic motor pumps chemical from one 500 gal. tank mounted in the middle of the sprayer frame, out to the boom. The 2 outside boom sections fold up and the whole assembly lifts back over the cab for road travel.
Eight large holes in each wheel keep the sprayer's weight down, allowing it to scramble through soft ground.
Contact FARM SHOW Followup, Owen Elmer, Indianola Oil Co., Box C, Indianola, Neb. 69034 (ph 308 364-2214).

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Tall crop sprayer features adjustable row spacing SPRAYING Miscellaneous 12-3-9 You've never seen a sprayer quite like the one chemical dealer and custom applicator Owen Elmer, of Indianola, Neb., has designed and built. It features 4-wheel drive, 4-wheel steering and adjustable row spacing and crop clearance to match any field conditions. The sprayer frame, built like a scissors jack, adjusts hydraulically to match the machine to various row spacings. Wheels can be extended from 80 to 120 in. wide. Elmer, who built the sprayer 3 years ago, has patented 17 different features on it. Nineteen hydraulic cylinders turn, lift and spread the machine as well as unfold and position the front-mounted 40 ft. boom. Individual hydraulic cylinders inside each wheel tower raise and lower the sprayer so it can adjust with crop height. Top clearance is 7 ft. Individual hydraulic cylinders steer each wheel, two fold the boom and an-other lifts it into travel position above the cab. Controls for all cylinders operate from the cab which Elmer salvaged from a hay swather. "The cab is in front of everything, so there's very good visibility of the boom in front of you," says Elmer. "This sprayer shines for spraying in tall crops such as mature corn, where you can use drop nozzles to control velvetleaf, or to spray for corn borers. It's flexible. You can go from field to field, or between different kinds of crops, and easily adjust for row spacing and crop clearance with the flick of a lever." The sprayer's 95 hp Deere diesel engine, rear-mounted, drives a hydro trans-mission that powers hydraulic motors on each wheel. A closed center hydraulic pump that runs off the back of the engine handles the power for all the hydraulic cylinders. A 35-gal. reservoir provides enough hydraulic fluid to feed all cylinders. A hydraulic motor pumps chemical from one 500 gal. tank mounted in the middle of the sprayer frame, out to the boom. The 2 outside boom sections fold up and the whole assembly lifts back over the cab for road travel. Eight large holes in each wheel keep the sprayer's weight down, allowing it to scramble through soft ground. Contact FARM SHOW Followup, Owen Elmer, Indianola Oil Co., Box C, Indianola, Neb. 69034 (ph 308 364-2214).

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