Hello all,
I have been reading the advise you've been providing for a while, now I'm hoping you can help me. I have a tow-behind 30 gallon sprayer that I have been using with my lawn mower. I would like to convert it to a 3 point connection so I can use it with my new Kubota. It's a great unit with its own 3 hp Briggs engine and plenty of power for my needs, however the hoses are all very close to the ground and get damaged often, dumping out all my expensive fertilizer, bug spray or roundup (where I don't want it dumped!). That's why I want to raise it up, so the bottom won't get dragged and rip out the hoses. I am new to tractoring and I don't have the measurements on where to locate the connection points for the arms and the top link.
The unit is about 3 1/2 feet wide and 5 1/5 feet long including the tongue. It's mostly just the 30 gal tank, a small rear platform for the 3 horse Briggs engine and pump and 2 small tires. Total weight dry can't be more than 200 pounds.
Here are my current plans, feel free to chip in with better ideas!
1) Remove the tongue from the sprayer cart
2) fabricate a new "quick connect tongue" so that it could be used in tow behind mode if desired
3) beef up the sides of the cart to allow it to hang from the 3pt lift arms
4) add lift arm pins to the sides ($1.69 each at Farm/Fleet)
5) fabricate the support for the top link connection.
A little bit of welding, grinding, some cussing, a dab of paint, and done. (Yeah, right!)
Anyway, I think I can handle the mechanics of the fabrication, what I don't know is;
What is the "optimum" separation for the bottom 2 lift arm pins?
What is the vertical height from the lift arm pins to the top link pin?
Is the top link connection in the same "front to back" plane as the lift arm pins?
What else do I need to know to keep from messing up?
I don't have a digital camera, but I will try and expose some of the old fashioned film and see if I can scan some photos if anyone is interested. I am currently in the disassembly, measurement and deep thought portion of the project.
Thanks in advance
John Bud
I have been reading the advise you've been providing for a while, now I'm hoping you can help me. I have a tow-behind 30 gallon sprayer that I have been using with my lawn mower. I would like to convert it to a 3 point connection so I can use it with my new Kubota. It's a great unit with its own 3 hp Briggs engine and plenty of power for my needs, however the hoses are all very close to the ground and get damaged often, dumping out all my expensive fertilizer, bug spray or roundup (where I don't want it dumped!). That's why I want to raise it up, so the bottom won't get dragged and rip out the hoses. I am new to tractoring and I don't have the measurements on where to locate the connection points for the arms and the top link.
The unit is about 3 1/2 feet wide and 5 1/5 feet long including the tongue. It's mostly just the 30 gal tank, a small rear platform for the 3 horse Briggs engine and pump and 2 small tires. Total weight dry can't be more than 200 pounds.
Here are my current plans, feel free to chip in with better ideas!
1) Remove the tongue from the sprayer cart
2) fabricate a new "quick connect tongue" so that it could be used in tow behind mode if desired
3) beef up the sides of the cart to allow it to hang from the 3pt lift arms
4) add lift arm pins to the sides ($1.69 each at Farm/Fleet)
5) fabricate the support for the top link connection.
A little bit of welding, grinding, some cussing, a dab of paint, and done. (Yeah, right!)
Anyway, I think I can handle the mechanics of the fabrication, what I don't know is;
What is the "optimum" separation for the bottom 2 lift arm pins?
What is the vertical height from the lift arm pins to the top link pin?
Is the top link connection in the same "front to back" plane as the lift arm pins?
What else do I need to know to keep from messing up?
I don't have a digital camera, but I will try and expose some of the old fashioned film and see if I can scan some photos if anyone is interested. I am currently in the disassembly, measurement and deep thought portion of the project.
Thanks in advance
John Bud