Mist Sprayer Mounted On Skid Loader

Mist Sprayer Mounted On Skid Loader SPRAYING Miscellaneous When Chuck Hardenburger Haddam Kansas bought a new Big John 3-pt mounted mist sprayer he immediately converted it to use on his skid loader “I raise cattle on a rotational pasture grazing system and use the sprayer’s big directional fan to blow herbicide onto brush and weeds ” says Hardenburger “The sprayer was designed to be pto-driven but I’m using a hydraulic motor that operates off the skid loader’s hydraulics I also installed a flow divider and control valves on the sprayer “I made the conversion because I didn’t want to drive a tractor in my pastures and tear up the grass Also a skid loader has a lower center of gravity which makes it more maneuverable and safer to use on hilly ground I also have a better view from the cab ” The sprayer hooks up to the 3-pt hitch off a Belarus tractor Hardenburger modified the 3-pt so he could attach it to the skid loader’s quick-tach brackets “I use a switch in the skid loader cab to turn the hydraulic motor on and off and another switch to change the direction of the fan The system is set up so I can keep the fan blowing while changing position of the fan I haul the skid loader and sprayer down the road on a flatbed trailer behind my pickup ” notes Hardenburger Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Chuck Hardenburger 1995 Concord Rd Haddam Kan 66944 ph 785 778-2962; clhrdnbrgr@jbntelco com

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