How to Build an ATV Sprayer Boom

Heat up each piece of the flat steel bar at 8 inches from one end using a welding torch fitted with a rosebud. When the metal becomes flexible, bend it 90 degrees. Allow the bar to cool and then drill two holes on the short end for mounting the 1-inch U-bolts on the ATV rack and another hole on the other end for bolting to the 3/4-inch square steel boom.

Place the square steel in a vice and drill the two holes about 12 inches apart, or where appropriate for mounting onto your ATV rack. Insert the bolts in the square steel and connect to the single hole on the long end of the bent flat steel pieces. Put on the washer, tighten the nuts and then prime and paint the boom metal for corrosion protection.

Cut the tubing to obtain one piece that is 19 inches long, another of 15 inches and a smaller piece of 2 inches in length. Connect the sides of the T to the 15- and 2-inch pieces. On the side that has the 2-inch piece, connect the compression fitting for the center spray nozzle and then the 19-inch tubing. Connect the elbow compression fitting for the outer nozzle on that side. On the other side, connect the 15-inch piece of tubing to the T and fit the elbow on the end for the spray nozzle. Make sure your spray nozzles are oriented downward.

Connect the polypropylene tubing to the square steel tube with zip-ties. Apply Teflon tape to the threads and mount the spray nozzles. Secure the compression fittings in the correct downward orientation on the spray bar using the 3/4-by-1 3/4-inch U-bolts.

Mount the boom on the ATV rack using the 1-by-1 3/4 U bolts. To protect the metal on the racks, you can insert a piece of rubber from an inner tube where the U clamps to the metal. Lastly, connect the polypropylene tubing to the compression T and to the sprayer pump outlet. Secure the connection to the pump with a hose clamp.