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He Sprays Weeds As He Mows Them
Here's a nifty new way to do two jobs at once. Pittsburg, Texas, farmer Ed Hammond mounted a 55-gal. drum on the back end of his pto-powered rotary mower so he can kill weeds with herbicides as he mows them.
"I fill the barrel with 2-4-D and add a little detergent to the water. The liquid flows out by gravity through two clear plastic tubes to pipe nipples which I drilled and tapped at 1 and 3 o'clock (looking at the mower from the rear). I installed "T's" on the underside of the deck to help distribute the liquid onto the blades. One line passes through a 90? elbow which acts as a "view meter". When I see bubbles in there, I know the tank is almost empty," says Hammond.
When the tank is full, he says he mows in 3rd gear but as the tank empties, and the flow of liquid slows down, he switches to 2nd gear. "It takes about an hour to empty the tank which lets me treat 1 to 2 acres. It works best in the morning when there's some dew on the weeds, which creates a slight fog under the mower," says Hammond, who spent only about $10 to add the spray system to his mower.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Ed Hammond, Rt. 4, Box 216, Pittsburg, Texas 75686.


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1992 - Volume #16, Issue #6