Agricultural machine with a boom for dispensing material

Details Agricultural machine with a boom for dispensing material Agricultural machine with a boom for dispensing material

1995-12-26

1999-09-21

Kaufman, Joseph A

Fluid sprinkling, spraying, and diffusing

With mobile tank-type supply means

Spray boom or bar type distributor

239164, 239166, 239172, B05B 120

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059542705

ABSTRACT:
A machine for distributing material over crops comprises a vehicle for moving across the ground together with a single boom which projects out from one side of the vehicle over a length which can be of the order of 120 feet. The boom is self-supporting and formed by four rails at the corners of a rectangle together with a plurality of sets of spaced cross struts and longitudinal cables so that each of the rails is under compressive load. The boom is thus self-supporting and is coupled to a center cradle only at the ends of the rails. The boom can be broken down into separate sections. The cradle is a rectangular frame structure which is suspended on a horizontal tubular beam by a sleeve surrounding the beam having a diameter slightly bigger than the beam so that pivotal movement of the cradle tends to roll the sleeve around the beam thus lifting the center of gravity and dampening the pivotal action. A counterweight for the boom is mounted on an arm which can swivel about a vertical axis from an outwardly projecting working position to a retracted position alongside the cradle.

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