Patent ID: 7975939

Claim:
An apparatus for application of a liquid or liquid-solid solution to soil, the apparatus comprising: a four-wheel drive articulating tractor having a front portion and a rear portion connected to an articulation point that allows articulated movement of the front portion and the rear portion in relation to one another, the rear portion having a driven rear wheel axle and the front portion having a driven front wheel axle; a frame adapted to mount on the rear portion of the articulating tractor, the frame having a front frame end and a rear frame end, the front frame end at a location between the rear wheel axle and the articulation point, and the rear frame end opposite the frame front end and rearward of the rear wheel axle; a pivot point at the front frame end and positioned about 12 inches or more forward from the rear wheel axle; a boom pivotally attached to the pivot point so that the boom can pivot along a substantially horizontal plane about a vertical axis; and a drag hose having a distal end and a proximal end, the distal end in fluid communication with a source of liquid or solid-liquid solution, and the proximal end coupled to the boom.