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"Pivot Design" Keeps Sprayer Boom Parallel To Ground
"Our new spray boom pivots at the center to always keep the boom parallel to the ground. It also keeps the boom from bouncing up and down as much as conventional fixed booms, resulting in more even spray coverage," says Verlyn Fast, Fast Distributing, Mountain Lake, Minn.
The "center pivot" design consists of a
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"Pivot Design" Keeps Sprayer Boom Parallel To Ground SPRAYING Miscellaneous 24-1-28 "Our new spray boom pivots at the center to always keep the boom parallel to the ground. It also keeps the boom from bouncing up and down as much as conventional fixed booms, resulting in more even spray coverage," says Verlyn Fast, Fast Distributing, Mountain Lake, Minn.
The "center pivot" design consists of a 2-in. dia. bushing at the center of the boom that's connected to a shock absorber and pressure coil spring on each side. A hydraulic accumulator isolates the boom from the trailer. The bushing creates a pendulum effect to keep the boom parallel with the sprayer frame, and the shock absorbers keep the boom from bouncing.
"Because the boom is always parallel to the ground and doesn't bounce up and down as much you can keep it lower to the ground. As a result you get a more consistent spray pattern and less spray drift," says Fast.
The new center pivot design is available on all the company's booms which range from 60 to 90 ft. in length.
A fully equipped sprayer with an 80-ft. boom sells for about $20,900.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Fast Distributing, Inc., Rt. 2, Box 325, Mountain Lake, Minn. 56159 (ph 800 772-9279 or 507 427-3861; fax 507 427-3030).
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