Boom sprayer parts

[63DH8]

Does anyone know where I can get booms and sprayer nozzles so I can build my own? Can I make due with pipe and attach hoses to the pipe, or will I have to run the liquid through pipe? I built a carryall that I'm carrying my tank and wand sprayer with. I'd like to put booms on the carryall so I don't have to spray my field with the wand.

Is there anything else I'll need?

 

[JerryG]

If you have a TSC (Tractor Supply Company) in your area, they will have everything that you need. Most small booms like you are wanting are dry booms. You have the frame and the mixture is run through hoses to each of the nozzles.

 

[63DH8]

Uuuunnnnfortunately, there are no Tractor Supply Stores around me. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif The local John Deere dealer looked at me funny when I asked him. Same thing happened at the Kobota dealer. From their looks, I thought I was talking in the wrong language.

 

[bobodu]

Call your county extention agent or local co-op,someone will tell you where to get sprayer parts.You may end up getting them online if you're too far out.

 

[RonMar]

Have you tried www.Agri-supply.com ?

 

[Farmwithjunk]

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Them, Valu-Bilt, or Shoup. All carry full line of Tee-Jet products.

 

[63DH8]

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Mucho tanks!

 

[Moemoe]

Farm & fleet carry all that stuff you'll need

 

[63DH8]

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Got a web address?

 

[oldhippy]

I got all the small parts to make a small 10ft boom sprayer from my NAPA store. If your store does not have them on display they can order them. thanks big dan


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[Joe1]

I bought my parts at a local NH dealer and a farm supply store. I shopped around and found a $75.00 difference in the tank and pump assembly. I went with a 25 gallon tank and purchased a 140" folding boom kit (nice if I'm too close to a tree or fence) that had 7 heads at .2 gallons each or 1.4 gallons per minute total. It also came with a hand held spray wand. The pump looks like a standard RV pump (except that it has an on/off switch on the pump) that puts out about 2.5 - 2.7 gpm. I used a series of tees and shut off valves so that I could use either the boom or a hand held spray nozzle.

So the pump would not cycle on and off, I also ran a return line to the tank with a shut off valve. It seems to work well with the pump putting out about 40 - 45 psi. I control the pressure thru the return hose valve. This also keeps the solution mixed, although I don't think it's a problem. I wanted to make mine portable so I had a mounting rack welded together and I just bungee the rack and mounted tank to a 3-pt fork.

I wired the tractor with a waterproof marine switch on the dash and a pigtail at the rear fender. I took the power directly off the battery with an inline fuse to protect the system. I believe the pump draws about 10 amps, and the alternator makes 20 so I'm still in the black on current usage.

I leave the pump switch on when operating it and control it with the dash switch on the tractor. When filling and flushing, I leave the dash switch on and control it at the pump.

Good luck.

 

[63DH8]

Joe, it looks like you did what I'm looking to do. In addition, I placed a liquid filled pressure gauge between the pump and the valve (to swith between the sprayer and the nozzles) to the sprayers and nozzles. Also, a placed a pressure relief valve between the gauge and the valve so the over pressure fluid will go back into the tank.