How to build a 3 pt sprayer rig?

[def38]

Not my choice of colors either but when major manufacturer chooses wrong colors you are right, rattle can can change all that....

Dale

I have a shelf in the garage with a variety of rattle can colors...I've changed the M-F exhaust system color three times last 12 months.

Here may be the seat of choice...

Seat Pan Ford New Holland Tractor NAA 2N 8N 9N 2 Others-8N4 | eBay

As for welding, I have a grandson who holds a welding certificate from a VOTEC school. He's going to teach me how to weld. Good welders make good money. We have a nuclear power plant nearby that was shuttered by TVA years ago before they ever fueled it. Now, they are working on it to recertify it for operation. Certified welders make $65,000.00 annually.

Hmmmm...my new career may loom just around the corner.

 

[sixdogs]

If you want to get creative, build a "Universal 3-PT Mount", and then the custom portion for the spray tank. I built a York Rake a couple years ago with a fixed 3-PT mount. The mount was the time consuming part to fab. Then I decided to build a heavy duty dethatcher and went with a design that would allow the mount to accept other accessories. Pretty much just copied what I did for the York rake, but mounted a standard hitch receiver on the bottom. There are tabs to bolt on stabilizer bars to keep whatever you mount fixed. The guide wheels in the last picture are off the York rake.

Here's a few pictures of the 3-PT mount...

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How did you drill the holes in the round bars so that they came out even?

 

[BigBoyToys]

How did you drill the holes in the round bars so that they came out even?

I have a long fence/guide that I mounted in the drill press vise which supports the pipe. I took a 4" bolt and cut the head and threads off to make a pin to stick in the first hole I cut. I have a magnetic angle gauge that I put on the bolt to ensure I was level. I guess I didn't take a picture of it.

Here's the gauge I bought at Harbor Freight...

Digital Angle Gauge

 

[WranglerX]

There is a tool called a "V" block used for drilling holes at correct angle in round stock...

LMGTFY

Dale

 

[BukitCase]

I have one of the original Wixey versions of that angle gauge, got tired of oddball batteries - then they came out with a newer version - has fixed AND zero-able readings for level, flip-out display makes it easier to read (sometimes) and uses standard AAA batteries. Magnetic base also has a V groove for round stock

Wixey Digital Angle Gauge with Flip-Out Display | Rockler Woodworking and Hardware

They come in handy for LOTS of projects... Steve