| Here are photos of two parts I need to replace on the orchard sprayer I posted in an earlier message. The top left photo is of the holder plate that positions the spray nozzle at an angle pointing downwind to the air stream. I need to replace all four of these pieces as they are very brittle now and cracking. The top right photo is of the spray nozzle itself. On the right end of the nozzle is a red cap that can be rotated to control the amount of spray. The barb pointing up and to the right is where the fluid hose attaches. The bottom left picture is of the two pieces from the previous photos assembled together. The bottom right is the exhaust exit from the fan unit. There are four holes near the end to accept the spray nozzles. A large radiator style clamp is then used around all four nozzle sections to secure it to the exhaust tube. I really need help in locating four of each of the nozzles and the holder plate to replace the ones I have. This sprayer was made in the late '60's or early '70's. If anyone recognizes these old parts and has any info, like the manufacturer, etc., that would be of help, please e-mail me at rwlinn@aol.com. I am hoping some old time farmers might have seen parts like these in the past and maybe where to obtain some. Maybe a tractor dealer that's been around a long time might still have some in storage somewhere. Maybe people could print these pictures off and show them to their dealers for me. I would like to put this back together like it was built rather than modify this to use newer type nozzles. Of course, any suggestions of how to adapt newer style nozzles to the exhaust chute would be appreciated too. Does anyone know how to do casting in plastic? I might could sacrifice one of each part to make molds to cast new ones in plastic. As a last resort, I will try to modify the sprayer to get it working, although I would rather not. Submitted by Ron, from MI |
