Trailer hitch carried sprayer?

ATH said:
Did a couple minor tweeks over the winter (rear handle on bottom frame for easier loading into hitch). Used it today for the first time so took a couple of pics.

I didn't take a pic inside...but I will say the "T" for the intake did not work well. If one side was out of the water, the pump just sucked air instead of water from the other (makes sense, path of least resistance and all). I just made it an "L" going to one corner of the tank so its easy to tip and get the last of the liquid out.

I'm not going to say it is "easy" to lift into the hitch when full, but it does work. I think this is going to work out great when its just a little spot spray here and there - especially if it is some distance from the shop not needing to take the truck. Also the convenience of not needing to unload the back of the truck to slid a skid sprayer in.

You may notice I flipped the hitch bar from previous picture...it loads better with the slopped part up instead of down. Paint marks to signal when it is lined up correctly.

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Pretty cool! I like these types of small scale effective solutions. What sprays/diseases do you see using it for mostly?

The usual suspects? spruce, crabapples, the random bagworms and whatever else pops up?
 
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Yeah... don't have one specific treatment in mind.

But smaller jobs, or jobs that are further from home so i can take SUV (20-25MPG) vs pickup (10MPG, on a good day). A second (or third) person spraying some days as well, maybe. (Of course, my full time helper just moved out a town so, for now, it's just me most days...unless you wanna come help!)

Also, maybe a larger commercial site. Just looked at some boxwood mites problems there, for example. I think this will be more convenient and less disruptive to them compared to dragging a long hose from the truck or refilling a backpack sprayer multiple times. I think it will also help get more thorough coverage than backpack in less time since it has higher GPM and bigger droplets.
 
ATH said:
Years ago, there was a +/- 20 gallon sprayer that you could transport via a receiver hitch. It was on wheels so you could roll it around the yard. It was a smaller company selling it, but i cannot find it. Seems like they used to advertise a lot in several publications, trade shows, etc... Does anybody know what this is?
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I’m a bit late to the discussion, but it’s called a “Trinity Tank.” It was manufactured by Plant Groth Management Systems and created by Mark Mann. The company does not manufacture them anymore, but I convinced Mark to refurbish one of his old units for me and I LOVE IT!

ATH it looks like you came up with a great design on your own. I think there’s definitely a market for these types of spray rigs. IMG_9665.webp
 
ATH said:
Thanks it... thanks @Rooted.Tree.Solutions ! How does that lift into the hitch?
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I don’t have pictures on me at the moment, but it has a custom receiver that goes in the receiver on the truck. There are two pins on the spray rig that allow you to tilt the unit back and rest them on the custom receiver and then you lift the unit up and it slides in and you pin it there. I’ll try to post pics later today.
 
ATH said:
Yeah...that would be a lot easier. I'll have to think about making a custom hitch. That didn't even occur to me.
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It's a lot easier to justify the time, cost, and effort to fab it up when there isn't something like it that's readily available. Probably beats have someone else fab one for you at least
 
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