Weed Sprayer Cage

Item #: 20260046

CONTACTS

Implementing Organization: Region Four, Kanab Shed
Implementation Lead: Shayne Ramsay
Development Team: Shayne Ramsay, Gary Tait

Article Written By: Quinten Klingonsmith
Innovation Council Liaison: Landon Thornton
Innovation Team Coordinator: Quinten Klingonsmith

STATUS

Implementation Date: October 24, 2025
Adoption Status: Fully Implemented
Adoptability Note: What could you fabricate and attach to your equipment to make it safer and more effective?

APPLIES TO

Topic: Tools
Organization(s): Equipment Operations, Railroad, Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4
Job Role(s): Mechanics / Equipment, Roadway Operations / IMT, Transportation Technician
Tags: highway transportation, infrastructure preservation, labor productivity, job satisfaction, occupational safety, expenses, expenditures, inventions, equipment, maintenance, weed sprayer, tank, casters, fork lift, aesthetics, environmental quality > pollution > air, noise, quality of life

PROBLEM

Large weed sprayer units are difficult to install each spring and awkward to reposition during storage in the off season.

CHANGE

The Kanab maintenance station fabricated a cage around their sprayer. The framework features removable casters.

RESULT

The cage framework provides a more convenient and secure way to lift the unit on and off the truck using a forklift.

At the end of the season casters are attached to the bottom so that the unit can be easily rolled around the station once it is off of the truck.

Weed sprayer with cage

Side view

Casters

Casters are removed durring use and installed for easy movement during storage

IMPACT

BETTER MOBILITY

N/A

GOOD HEALTH

Installation is safer

CONNECTED COMMUNITIES

N/A

STRONG ECONOMY

The cage safeguards the equipment by providing an easier and more secure way to lift and move the sprayer
Installation is quicker

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