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PostSubject: Water Sprayer Proof Of Concept Idea   Water Sprayer Proof Of Concept Idea Icon_minitimeDecember 26th 2012, 1:44 pm

Water sprayer for my Dynamark Lawn Tractor. Proof of concept idea and test.



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PostSubject: Re: Water Sprayer Proof Of Concept Idea   Water Sprayer Proof Of Concept Idea Icon_minitimeDecember 27th 2012, 11:45 am

Hey, Lookin good. Add a big water or chemical tank and a small 12V sprayer pump on there and ya got something really nice.
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PostSubject: Re: Water Sprayer Proof Of Concept Idea   Water Sprayer Proof Of Concept Idea Icon_minitimeDecember 28th 2012, 5:02 pm

I have been thinking of buiding something like that so I can water my garden. Looks good.
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PostSubject: Re: Water Sprayer Proof Of Concept Idea   Water Sprayer Proof Of Concept Idea Icon_minitimeDecember 28th 2012, 5:56 pm

All kinds of good easy ways to do it.

There are atv, tractor, truck mounted setups and trailer setups.

How much water do you plan to haul?

Water is 10 pounds a gallon roughly, and your tires and axles will need to be able to carry it.

Also, a lot of the factory units and some of the truck mounted ones I've seen, use a flip down boom to widen the soak area. and also some have a hose attachment for spot watering.

just some ideas.

http://www.princessauto.com/pal/product/8260846/Atv-Mount/25-Gallon-ATV-Mount-Sprayer

http://www.princessauto.com/pal/product/8141228/Towable/25-Gallon-Sprayer-with-Twin-Nozzles
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PostSubject: Re: Water Sprayer Proof Of Concept Idea   Water Sprayer Proof Of Concept Idea Icon_minitimeDecember 28th 2012, 7:01 pm

When I build mine I plan to use a plastic 55 gallon drum. So mine will have to hold about 550 pounds. I plan to mount it on a trailer to tow behind my lawn tractor. I want to use the same method to spray the water but put the pipe on the back and the sides to cover a larger area. I also want a hand held sprayer to water the taller plants I cant drive over. I plan on using a little 2 stroke water pump from northern tool to fill the tank and to spray the water. I probably wont build mine till spring because I have no use for it now.
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PostSubject: Re: Water Sprayer Proof Of Concept Idea   Water Sprayer Proof Of Concept Idea Icon_minitimeDecember 28th 2012, 8:00 pm

My dad built a spraying arm off the side of his snapper for putting grass killer on fence rows it was the windshield washer setup of a ford explorer wired to a swith worked great only problem was it didnt have a big enough resivor but you could adapt the pump to something bigger.
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PostSubject: Re: Water Sprayer Proof Of Concept Idea   Water Sprayer Proof Of Concept Idea Icon_minitimeDecember 29th 2012, 1:13 pm

The initial setup will work good for the deicer , but probably won't be effective for making mud. You would need a valve in the center, when closed the water flows out the holes in your pipe, when open it would dump out the valve like a faucet. The valve I would use would be 1 1/2 inch or so for more water. The pipe with holes will make mud, but how many passes would it take to get enough water down? The open valve would get more water down faster.
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