The Cherrypicker: Equipment for Simulating Aerial Spraying

Abstract

A truck-mounted sprayer for spraying small wooded plots is described. A hydraulically operated high-lift boom with an operator's bucket is mounted on a 10-ton truck. Separate operational controls for lift and rotation of the boom are located both in the operator's bucket and at the chassis level. The spraying system consists of a 16-foot stainless-steel boom, 1 inch in diameter, basally attached to the bucket by aluminum straps. A 1-gallon pressure container with pressure regulator valve, a source of compressed air, and a control valve complete the unit.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0866175

Entities

People

  • Kenneth D. Demaree
  • Robert A. Darrow

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air
  • Air Compressors
  • Aluminum
  • Compressed Air
  • Containers
  • Diameters
  • Ground Level
  • High Lift
  • Maryland
  • Mechanical Equipment
  • Plants
  • Pressure Regulators
  • Regulators
  • Stainless Steel
  • Steel
  • United States
  • Vegetation

Fields of Study

  • Agricultural and Food sciences

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  • Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Technology.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.