. Chemical weed-control equipment. Weeds; Spraying; Spraying equipment. When sprayers are used in fields planted to row crops, the operator must be able to adjust the width of the wheel axle. This may be done by means of mov- able wheels and bearings mounted on a long axle, or by the use of stub axles and a tubular frame, as shown. An H beam may be used instead of tubular This is a home-built sprayer using a high-pressure plunger pump with a regu- lator which operates below 100 psi. It has a 3-section, 1%-inch boom. The boom has vertical support from the light chain, and lateral suppor
. Chemical weed-control equipment. Weeds; Spraying; Spraying equipment. When sprayers are used in fields planted to row crops, the operator must be able to adjust the width of the wheel axle. This may be done by means of mov- able wheels and bearings mounted on a long axle, or by the use of stub axles and a tubular frame, as shown. An H beam may be used instead of tubular This is a home-built sprayer using a high-pressure plunger pump with a regu- lator which operates below 100 psi. It has a 3-section, 1%-inch boom. The boom has vertical support from the light chain, and lateral support from %-inch pipe. For raising and lowering the boom, simple [21 U bolts around the boom are fitted to a drilled frame. The boom may be raised from 10 inches, for small weeds, to 3 or 4 feet for weeds in grain crops. It is built in three sections, with the middle one fixed and the two outside ones hinged to swing up or back, for ease of moving. ]. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Akesson, Norman B. (Norman Berndt), 1914-; Harvey, W. A. (William Alfred), 1914-1989. Berkeley, Calif. : University of California, College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station
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