Cheap Spray Boom Ideas???

[bltiger]

Anyone have any cheap or fairly easy to make spray boom ideas? I need to start spraying my plots with Roundup and have been looking for ideas. It doesn't seem to be too hard of a concept (in my head) but thought I would ask first before going at it blind! I have a 150 gallon sprayer already but it only has a handle sprayer and will probably be putting the sprayer in the back of the Kubota UTV and I wanted to see about making a 10' to 15' boom out of PVC or something. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!

[lil_armond]

You can use conduit for the arm and buy the sprayers at the local feed store or tractor supply. I built one that sprays about a 12' wide path, I will see if I can post a pic to give you an idea what to use to build it.

[prkchp]

My thought would be to get some of the tubing that they sell at Home Depot that people use for misters and wire it to a piece of conduit. If you want one that is a little more permanent buy some PVC and the little misting nozzles, drill the holes in PVC and insert misters.

[Osceola]

Boomless sprayer

This is a good set up for that type work.These are boomless tips and they will cover about 12 to 15 feet each.

[Tbar]

Sch 40 pvc is too thin and flimsy for tapping nozzles.

Schedule 80 pvc is thicker and can be drilled and tapped easier but needs to be supported for long lengths.

Sch 40 galv pipe drills and taps well but is heavier and also needs support.

1/8"npt brass nozzles with removable tips(for cleaning) are very durable but expensive.

Think about something like two lengths of 1/2" to 3/4" pipe with a tee in the middle to join them and pipe caps at the ends to cap the pipes. The spray nozzles come in various spray width patterns and can be spread evenly along each length.


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[aironeout]

This is a good set up for that type work.[ATTACH]93181[/ATTACH]These are boomless tips and they will cover about 12 to 15 feet each.[ATTACH]93182[/ATTACH]

Very similar to what we use on the ranch. Beats the heck out of having non-breakaway booms sticking out there and then risking breaking them off. Except our 250 gal tank fits in the back of the truck and the nozzle is attached to a bracket that fits into the receiver hitch. Nozzel sprays down at an angle and up at and angle probably covers about 25-30ft when the pump motor is cranked up on high.

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[bltiger]

This is a good set up for that type work.[ATTACH]93181[/ATTACH]These are boomless tips and they will cover about 12 to 15 feet each.[ATTACH]93182[/ATTACH]

Where can someone get boomless tips like that? Local COOP? That looks nice and simple; just like I like to keep it!!!

[Philip-TX]

Here is what I made...Put a 50 gal drum in landscape trailer.

Used a 12v demand pump from a Tractor Supply tank sprayer we have.
Made breakaway booms ~10'. Had the spray tips. (but they are availible at TSC)



I'm beyond frugal......I'm cheap.

[cosmiccowboy]

If you do it right there's a lot more to it than just throwing some nozzles on a pipe. You need to start by checking the recommended coverage rates of whatever you are going to spray. Then, figure out the exact speed you are going to travel. Then figure out how high your spray bar is going to be and size nozzles and spacing...distance apart and degree of spray so they just overlap, appropriate volume, etc. There a lot to it if you do it right...

[Philip-TX]

That seems like a lot of weight in the UTV (with full tank)

150 gallons = approx 1200lbs

We went through an R&D (as I call it) process to get the best spray volume, pattern & number of nozzles, and speed based on the gpm of the pump. Was a fun little project that works great for small spraying applications.

[bltiger]

That seems like a lot of weight in the UTV (with full tank)

150 gallons = approx 1200lbs

We went through an R&D (as I call it) process to get the best spray volume, pattern & number of nozzles, and speed based on the gpm of the pump. Was a fun little project that works great for small spraying applications.

Is there a place online that can help me with these calculations or is that something I'm just going to have to figure out myself?

[imyomama]

cool idea.. i'll have to try to make one of those...

[Philip-TX]

There is probably something online but I don't know where.

I used redneck engineering.

I based it on the pump I had 35psi 1gpm (i think)

I also looked at Northern, TSC, etc and see how many nozzles that the "mfg'd" boom-spray systems had with the same sixe pump. It was usually 3 or 4 nozzles.

Then based on the nozzles (pattern, and volume) I had on hand, and the coverage I could get from spray patterns I came up with the best working pressure and pattern.

Then I made breakaway booms and got after the cockleburs and thistles.

Oh and
Water weights about 8lbs per gallon.......

The weight will suprise you...thus the landscaping trailer vs 55 gallons on the back rack or the 4 wheeler.

[Shane]

Oh and
Water weights about 8lbs per gallon.......

The weight will suprise you...thus the landscaping trailer vs 55 gallons on the back rack or the 4 wheeler.

Old saying.... "A pint is a pound the world around."

2 pints per quart - 4 quarts per gallon = 8 pints/pounds per gallon

[Osceola]

Where can someone get boomless tips like that? Local COOP? That looks nice and simple; just like I like to keep it!!!

http://www.dultmeier.com/manufacture...ay-nozzles.asp They have several different brands here.The tips will come with all the info on how much pressure how fast to run and how much water they will put out.