Sprayer Fitted With One-Sided Boom

Sprayer Fitted With One-Sided Boom SPRAYING Accessories 20-1-13 "What makes my sprayer different from other sprayers is the one-sided boom," says Ben Oberholtzer, Winfield, Penn., who built his first crop sprayer 6 years ago. It attracted so much attention from neighbors that he started building them for sale. "I built it because I wasn't satisfied with the airblast sprayer we used for spraying fungicides and insecticides in vegetable crops. "In most vegetable crops, we set up ædrive rows' through the fields. We like to have them far apart so not so many crops get run over. With a 24-ft. one-sided boom, you get the reach of a 60-ft. sprayer at a fraction of the cost. It lets you spray the whole field without folding the boom at the field's end. And with hydraulic leveling it's a lot easier to control one boom than two." Here's the main features of Oberholtzer's sprayer: • The 24-ft. one-sided boom allows for 50-ft. coverage between drive rows. • Easy boom height adjustment from 2 ft. to 7 1/2 ft. for sweet corn. • Hydraulic leveling on-the-go makes it easy to spray at an even height from crop. • A 280 psi, 25 gpm diaphragm pump with power shaft for quick hookup. • Adjustable wheel spacing and tongue height. • Rubber-mounted boom to absorb shock. "There's a need for a sprayer like this, especially for the smaller grower who might not otherwise be able to justify this boom reach and height versatility. Feedback, especially from sweet corn growers, has been excellent," says Oberholtzer. A 300-gal. model sells for $2,900. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Benjamin L. Oberholtzer, Penns Creek Welding & Mfg., Rt. 1, Box 250, Winfield, Penn. 17889 (ph 717 837-1197).

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