Hi all,
I built a weed sprayer for my banana plantation, this is for spraying in between the rows -there is approx. 2 meter (7 feet) space between the plant rows and in rainy season the weeds grow fast!
The tank is a 100 liter tank I found at a shop, the other day I also found 150 and 200 liter tanks -the 150 liter tank would have been a better choice I reckon as the pump seems to be a bit big.
The frame is pretty simple but I had to extend the top 3p mount to clear the pump.
The pump is a standard type pump in this region -used with a Honda engine for spraying fruit trees. The pump should be mounted laying down, but there is not enough room between the 3p lift arms so I had to get creative with the oil level (normally they are half filled but I completely filled it and then stood the pump up -the clear hose is to be used as a "breather" for the oil).
The pump mount is a 2" square tube that fits inside my rear hitch and held in place with a simple pin. I can adjust the pump up/down, left/right and fwd/back by slots in the brackets holding it on.
The PTO "socket" I got cut by water jet in 25mm thick teflon -I figured that if something were to seize up or go wrong then the teflon will be the part that breaks rather than something inside the PTO drive. Also the teflon is easy on the PTO splines so any misalignment will not abuse the PTO shaft.
Front ramp is adjustable both in width -minimum width 1 meter, maximum width 1.7 meter- and up/down -minimum 40cm and maximum 75cm off the ground- this as some rows are narrower than others and also if it is a bit windy I can lower the ramp and spray closer to the ground.
The reason for the ramp being at the front rather than the back, is that I can see where I am spraying so that I do not kill banana plants. I had originally thought of having the ramp under the tractor but that would put it way too too low.
I still have to play a bit with the pump pressure/volume and the tractor speed to get the right amount of weed killer per area.
Cheers,
Hasse
I built a weed sprayer for my banana plantation, this is for spraying in between the rows -there is approx. 2 meter (7 feet) space between the plant rows and in rainy season the weeds grow fast!
The tank is a 100 liter tank I found at a shop, the other day I also found 150 and 200 liter tanks -the 150 liter tank would have been a better choice I reckon as the pump seems to be a bit big.
The frame is pretty simple but I had to extend the top 3p mount to clear the pump.
The pump is a standard type pump in this region -used with a Honda engine for spraying fruit trees. The pump should be mounted laying down, but there is not enough room between the 3p lift arms so I had to get creative with the oil level (normally they are half filled but I completely filled it and then stood the pump up -the clear hose is to be used as a "breather" for the oil).
The pump mount is a 2" square tube that fits inside my rear hitch and held in place with a simple pin. I can adjust the pump up/down, left/right and fwd/back by slots in the brackets holding it on.
The PTO "socket" I got cut by water jet in 25mm thick teflon -I figured that if something were to seize up or go wrong then the teflon will be the part that breaks rather than something inside the PTO drive. Also the teflon is easy on the PTO splines so any misalignment will not abuse the PTO shaft.
Front ramp is adjustable both in width -minimum width 1 meter, maximum width 1.7 meter- and up/down -minimum 40cm and maximum 75cm off the ground- this as some rows are narrower than others and also if it is a bit windy I can lower the ramp and spray closer to the ground.
The reason for the ramp being at the front rather than the back, is that I can see where I am spraying so that I do not kill banana plants. I had originally thought of having the ramp under the tractor but that would put it way too too low.
I still have to play a bit with the pump pressure/volume and the tractor speed to get the right amount of weed killer per area.
Cheers,
Hasse
