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Central Texas Panhandle | Last spring we bought a sprayer trailer from Behnke Enterprises like Crop Walker was saying. Where he got the triple axle we only opted for the spread axle. 3200 gallon tank on the upper deck and room for 5 shuttles, pump, cone, and boxes. The odd shuttle was on the front of the bottom deck on the right and the space on the left is where our pump, cone, meter, and manifold setup from the shuttles are mounted. BTW that front shuttle usually stays put and holds fresh water (painted it black to keep from growing stuff inside). Four shuttles behind that and then room under sprayer for pallets of chemical or AMS. The sprayer rails are actually drop downs. They fold up and pin to the sides of the deck to make a legal width trailer when not hauling the sprayer. We haul a 4720 and spraying has to be a one man job because we just don't hire much help. The standard trailer from this place is a 45 foot tandem axle with no deck. We opted for the upper and lower wood deck option and three extra feet to bring it to 48'. We also opted for the spread axle to help distribute the weight a little better. BTW on this trailer the lower deck extends all the way to the back where most trailers designed to haul sprayers don't have a deck under the sprayer. This feature allows the trailer to be used as a normal drop deck if needed. There is an option we didn't get but allows for the addition of a beaver tail so you can haul pickups, tractors, etc. The price on our trailer was just a pinch over $20,000. Add about $3000 for a tank (our rule here on tanks is about a dollar per gallon) and your pump cost (we only have a 2" pump) and this trailer is ready to go for less than other trailers alone sell for. I am extremely happy with our purchase. As others noted, JD Skiles and Neville build excellent trailers and would be great, too. Sorry for the book. | |
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Need advice on building or buying a dropdeck sprayer tender trailer
