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New 16-Row Front-Mount Spray Boom
Latest new equipment for front-mount spraying is this state-of-the-art, 16-row "side-shift" boom that can be shifted 6 in. to either side on-the-go, allowing you to spray accurately even on contours.
The boom, which extends about 30 in. ahead of the tractor, is mounted on a subframe that bolts onto the tractor's
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New 16-Row Front-Mount Spray Boom SPRAYING Accessories 17-4-29 Latest new equipment for front-mount spraying is this state-of-the-art, 16-row "side-shift" boom that can be shifted 6 in. to either side on-the-go, allowing you to spray accurately even on contours.
The boom, which extends about 30 in. ahead of the tractor, is mounted on a subframe that bolts onto the tractor's front casting or weight bracket. The front part of the subframe bolts onto the boom. An 8-in. hydraulic cylinder is used to raise or lower the boom. A 12-in. hydraulic cylinder, mounted between the subframe and boom, allows the operator to hydraulically shift the boom from side to side on-the-go.
"It lets you get banded herbicides accurately on all rows even on sharply contoured ground," says John Wolf, inventor.
The boom is designed to spray with the gauge wheels about 1 in. off the ground. "The gauge wheels come into contact with the ground only on rough terrain," says Wolf. "Keeping the gauge wheels off the ground lets the boom ride smoother. The boom floats up when the gauge wheels come in contact with the ground."
The boom is equipped with two 8-row manifolds with a valve between them, al-lowing the operator to shut off one or both wings. Each boom has a pressure gauge. Solenoid switches allow the operator to switch from banding to broadcast. The nozzles are slightly staggered to keep the spray pattern from overlapping and forming large droplets that can run off.
The boom is equipped with "snap back" breakaway ends and a fence line attachment on each end for spraying fence rows. Banding nozzles can be clamped onto the back of the boom, allowing you to band skip rows and conventional rows at the same time. A shutoff valve on the manifold is used to feed herbicide to the skip row nozzles.
The boom can also be used for side dressing liquid fertilizer that can later be incorporated during cultivation and can be mounted on back of a Deere Highboy, allowing it to be used for banding. When not in use the boom rests on self-supporting stands.
The boom is available in 4, 6, 8, 12, and 16-row models that sell from $700 to $3,800. For more information, contact: FARM SHOW Followup, John Wolf, Rt.1, Hospers, Iowa 51238 (ph 712 324-3844).
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