Spray Box Replaces Cattle Dipping Vats

Spray box replaces cattle dipping vats LIVESTOCK Health 10-1-3 New from Bowman Livestock Equipment, Fremont, Neb., is a portable, self-contained "Spray Box" that replaces dipping vats and hand-sprayers, and is unique in that it recycles spray liquid after it drains off the animal. Since the new Spray Box is portable, you can take it to the cattle instead of bringing cattle to it, as is now required with most dipping vats. It features 28 nozzles spaced throughout the chute that drench the animal with insecticide. After spraying, you let the animal stand for a few seconds so spray can drain off into the bottom of the chute. To speed things up in a stationary set-up, you can run animals out onto a cement pad with a drain and sump tank to catch the spray. The company notes that, by retrieving and reusing the spray, the amount of spray used per animal is only about ¢ gal., versus about 2 gal. per animal with conventional hand spraying. The once-used spray is pumped over a sieve, then through a 20 micron filter before it's reused. A pump powered by a 17-hp. engine powers the sprayer. The Spray Box, with pump and engine, sells for $9,500. For more information, contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Bowman Livestock Equipment Co., 505 North Main, Suite 202, Fremont, Neb. 68025 (ph 402 721-7379).

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