Extending a sprayer boom from 24 to 27 metres?

[Rob Holmes]

I’ve got a Knight sprayer on 24m booms which I’d like to extend to 27, but I can’t see an obvious way of doing it.
If I add the extention to the end section, they’ll stick out too far and clash when opening. If I add it to the main section the boom will be extremely close to cab.
It doesn’t look like boom rests can be altered to change the park angle of the booms.
Has anyone done this, got any other bright ideas or know of anyone that could do this, and approx how much?

 

[Mark C]

Looks like the only option is bigger inner boom sections. Might be cheaper to swap the sprayer than messing with the boom sections

 

[Timbo]

30m and cut it down ?

 

[Nearly]

30m and cut it down ?

Another pass with the drill.

My 24m is stretched from 20m. Extra m in inner section. Breakback rebuilt with 6 nozzles rather than 4. It's a bit waggly.
It's getting a 12/24 from a breaker because I have one.

 

[quattro]

I did a case from 24 to28 put 1m in inner section and 1m in outer section
so basically folds out to 14m then 28m

 

[Bobthebuilder]

While waiting on our new 28m horsch we had our old knight extended from 24 to 28 by adding 2m to each end but it folded up manually on top of section with a tap in line so could turn off or on when we wanted, anything that was still sown at 24m tramlines could still be sprayed without overlap but all the new sown crops could get pre ems at 28m by folding them down and turning tap

 

[Bobthebuilder]

I did have an issue when it was folding out the first fold 1 of the folded up extensions caught 1 of the electric ball valves at back of sprayer

 

[KB6930]

Just fold them out at the same time not the inner then the outer sections ?

 

[Rob Holmes]

Just fold them out at the same time not the inner then the outer sections ?

Sometimes I have to fold the outside sections independently to spray between trees or poles

 

[An Gof]

I’ve got a Knight sprayer on 24m booms which I’d like to extend to 27, but I can’t see an obvious way of doing it.
If I add the extention to the end section, they’ll stick out too far and clash when opening. If I add it to the main section the boom will be extremely close to cab.
It doesn’t look like boom rests can be altered to change the park angle of the booms.
Has anyone done this, got any other bright ideas or know of anyone that could do this, and approx how much?

Change the drill, it will be easier
Or just drill a 1/2 bout first round or just don’t bother with a headland tramline

 

[KB6930]

Sometimes I have to fold the outside sections independently to spray between trees or poles

I hadn't thought about that bit before typing

 

[Rob Holmes]

Change the drill, it will be easier
Or just drill a 1/2 bout first round or just don’t bother with a headland tramline

Already do the half drill width but the drill won’t shut half width, have to do centre tramlining too. With lots of small fields the saving in seed and time could be significant.
Im beginning to agree with you that changing the drill might be easier

 

[Will 1594]

Just drill the field ,put your own tramlines in where you want , the crop growing in tramlines stops run off down them ,and travel better .

 

[Chae1]

You could do it so extra section folds ontop of existing boom. That's what landquip do with 28m on demounts

 

[Chae1]

Knight 28m

https://www.truck1.co.uk/used/agric...eter-3800-litre-trailed-sprayer-a7884183.html

 

[Salopian_Will]

Gps on sprayer is easiest solution

 

[Fish]

yep, gps on the sprayer, and forget about all that tranline nonsense on the drill.
Permanent tramlines put exactly where you want them , year on year.

 

[Timbo]

yep, gps on the sprayer, and forget about all that tranline nonsense on the drill.
Permanent tramlines put exactly where you want them , year on year.

100%

Put trams in in autumn with sprayer. Autosteer setup will be cheaper than changing drill or messing with sprayer booms.

Youll wonder why you didn't do it 10yrs ago when you have it.

 

[michael N123]

Just drill the field ,put your own tramlines in where you want , the crop growing in tramlines stops run off down them ,and travel better .

Only thing is greens in the rows if your extra fussy

 

[Bobthebuilder]

why do you want to go to 27m in first place? your not changing any kit and the extra 3m on tramline width is hardly worth it, is it just to save half width on first run? might be simpler to knock it back to 21m if that's the case