Sprayin' in the Shade

[jwstewar]

OK, I'll admit my spray rig isn't as nice as Mike's, but being one of the welding challenged folks, this was my solution. You can also see some pictures of my new canopy to protect my tender skin when I'm out mowing. First shot is a profile shot of the tractor with the canopy and the carrier for the tank. I couldn't decide what to use to carry the tank. I had the dirt scoop sitting in the back yard not being used as someone had given it to me. I had to use it facing the tractor as backwards it would work with my Pat's. The sprayer itself came from TSC. Normally sells for $89, they had it on sale for $77 and I had a 10% off coupon so total price was $70 for a 15 gallon tank with pump & wand.

I used it tonight, sprayed some type of Ortho bug spray that Lowes was closing out for $1 a bottle. I used 2 bottles to the 15 gallon of water and used about half of the container spraying probably 250 or so trees.

 

[jwstewar]

Next picture here is the tank sitting in the scoop. It actually worked out pretty well using the scoop backwards as there is no way it can fall out now and I don't even have to both to strap it.

Second is a shot of my power port. I've been think about adding a power port for a while as well as a connector so in case I take my trailer out on the road to get to the other side of the property I could have flashers. Decided to do it all in one. I used an RV 7 pin connector. Hooked up turn signals, parking lights, ground, aux power, and a connector to the rear worklight so in case I have a trailer with back-up lights.

Here is my wiring mess. I used a cheap household extension cord for my wire from the RV adapter to a normal 3 way extension cord femile end. I then wired the male end of the same extension cord to a normal trailer 4 flat connector which in turn plugged into the sprayer (Didn't want to cut any wires on the sprayer until I made sure it worked).

 

[jwstewar]

Here is some shots of the canopy from the front, rear, and the under side.

I had to remove my forward facing work lights in order to attach this. Now I have to figure out how to reattach them. I don't think the canopy vibrates, but I'm not totally sure I want them hanging of the front of the canopy either - don't know if I really want to drill additional holes either.

The factory attached the both front reflectors on the canopy a little crooked - one more so then the other. I would like to find some type of light about the same size to put up there that would both be a parking light and a flasher type light - LED would be really nice. We'll see what I come across. First things first, have to get the work lights remounted.

 

[Slamfire]

Those pond scoops make handy carry alls, don't they.

 

[jwstewar]

Yes they do. Funny thing is, the wife was just complaining that "I think I have to have every attachment." I told her w/o attachments a tractor is useless and which attachment hadn't I used besides the scoop? And since it was given to me it didn't count. Well, now I even have a use for it.