Front mounted spray tank
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Winfield Dave
501 Club
I wouldn't recommend it.
Not coming up with where to mount the hitch without some long extensions... Not unlike mounting a loader.
Fluid is heavy. Refilling would seem frequent if the mounts were not where a loader would bear weight. Then there is slosh unless the tank is well baffled.
Sprayer on front without the fan reversed , and with forward movement just bugs me. Even with wind/thermals/breeze considerations as in "normal" spraying.
I'd be tempted to pull a sprayer. No , that would not make it easy to run multiple implements at the same time.
Possible? Depends on designs and hook ups.
Fluid is heavy. Refilling would seem frequent if the mounts were not where a loader would bear weight. Then there is slosh unless the tank is well baffled.
Sprayer on front without the fan reversed , and with forward movement just bugs me. Even with wind/thermals/breeze considerations as in "normal" spraying.
I'd be tempted to pull a sprayer. No , that would not make it easy to run multiple implements at the same time.
Possible? Depends on designs and hook ups.
Crimson Tim
501 Club
Put the tank on the back (carrier? Trailer?), but route the spray plumbing out to the front if you want it there.
My initial thoughts were to mount a tank up front and mount spray nozzles on the rear cultivator arms to be able to spray a row as I traveled down it. My concern was the weight of a tank on my front receiver hitch. Seeing that I want a tank bigger than a small 15 gallon spot sprayer tank I think I will just build a towable sprayer with a small boom that I can configure nozzles to possibly spray a couple of rows at the time. Thanks for the input
Matt Kirsch
501 Club
10 gallons per acre seems pretty common when you're broadcast spraying. 15 gallons should easily cover an acre and a half if you use that application rate. If you're only spot spraying (which means directly spraying the individual weeds one at a time) 15 gallons will last you tens of acres.
Make some brackets to attach to the torque tube, extending to the front to hold your tank!
There is a side mount 55 gallon tank set-up that is used with the Holland or Mechanical transplanter, but they do not work with the belly mount cultivators!
With some manure tea in your sprayer tank, you can cultavate and fertileze at the same time!
There is a side mount 55 gallon tank set-up that is used with the Holland or Mechanical transplanter, but they do not work with the belly mount cultivators!
With some manure tea in your sprayer tank, you can cultavate and fertileze at the same time!
It would probably be much easier to do if the nozzles are in front where you can more easily see them.Matt Kirsch":2l5l3o5a said:
getitrunning
Active member
I had built a bracket for a sprayer tank on a super AV I had many years ago. I think it was 12 gallons. but I had built it for the rear out of angle iron mounted on the two large bolts in the finals had a on demand 12volt pump on top of tank and long hose and sprayer wand I could control from seat.
just an idea.
just an idea.
Matt Kirsch
501 Club
Jim Becker":1t5p054r said:
If you're spot spraying, the nozzle is on the end of a wand which is in your hand. 100% visibility.
I guess I should have quoted the OP's post immediately in front of yours:Matt Kirsch":11xpiorp said:
Mht":11xpiorp said:
It seems that my post has caused a lot of confusion as to what I want to do. My cubs have a front hitch receiver mounted to the two bolts holding the axle pivot pin in place. I believe many of you also have this setup as it’s a great way to maneuver trailers around in tight quarters. I figured if this was strong enough to move trailers around it was probably strong enough to carry some weight even over rough terrain such as a field. I know liquid is heavy and that is why I asked how big a tank I could safely mount on the front. Maybe I should have just said tank instead of spot sprayer. Whether I use a hose and nozzle or a spray boom or just a couple on nozzles mounted on the rear cultivator arms has no bearing on tank size. Thank you Shane and Dave to your response to the question I was really trying to get some advice on. If anyone else has any experience with a tank mounted to a front mounted receiver hitch on their cub I would like to hear what size tank you have and how it’s has worked for you. Thanks to all who have posted but I’m really only concerned with weight ie.tank size
Matt Kirsch
501 Club
Discussion above and beyond the exact answer to the exact question asked usually brings to light things that you didn't think of.
Let's say for example that the direct answer to your question is a 200 gallon tank. Okay, so you install a 200 gallon tank, proceed to fill it up with water and spray, then go out and spray 1/4 acre. Now you've got 197 gallons of spray hanging off the front of your Cub and nothing to do with it.
Your intended use is important to the answer to your question here. Maybe your need is small enough that the capacity of the hitch is irrelevant?
Let's say for example that the direct answer to your question is a 200 gallon tank. Okay, so you install a 200 gallon tank, proceed to fill it up with water and spray, then go out and spray 1/4 acre. Now you've got 197 gallons of spray hanging off the front of your Cub and nothing to do with it.
Your intended use is important to the answer to your question here. Maybe your need is small enough that the capacity of the hitch is irrelevant?
The sloshing around was something I was definite thinking about. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a baffled tank in the 15-40 gallon range. I don’t have a tank on hand to use so if I proceed with this project I will be buying a tank. I have moved trailers with as much as 400 pound tongue weight with the front hitch in my cub but that was for short moves on smooth level ground. It would be nice to have a tank larger than 15 gallons but it’s not absolutely necessary. I feel that the 120 pound water weight of a 15 gallon tank should not be a problem but if anyone has that or possibly a 25 gallon tank that is mounted like I’m thinking about I would like to hear your thoughts on it
I think your outa luck about someone else with the set-up your thinking about.
Nothing left to do but try it and see, or not risk it!
I know that the way that casting looks under there, it looks weak, but I dont think any of us know what the fail safe capacity is!
When (and if) you get it set up, please post some follow up pics for the rest of us!
And if it ever breaks, please update with that too!
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Nothing left to do but try it and see, or not risk it!
I know that the way that casting looks under there, it looks weak, but I dont think any of us know what the fail safe capacity is!
When (and if) you get it set up, please post some follow up pics for the rest of us!
And if it ever breaks, please update with that too!
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