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A drop nozzle system on an agricultural vehicle such as a sprayer unit includes a plurality of mounting plates attached in a spaced manner to a trailing boom structure. A plurality of drop nozzle assemblies each coupled by suitable hosing to the nozzle bodies on an agricultural spray boom are adapte

A drop nozzle system on an agricultural vehicle such as a sprayer unit includes a plurality of mounting plates attached in a spaced manner to a trailing boom structure. A plurality of drop nozzle assemblies each coupled by suitable hosing to the nozzle bodies on an agricultural spray boom are adapted for secure attachment to the mounting plates. With the mounting plates attached to the boom structure at predetermined, standard row spacings such as 30″, 34″, 36″, 38″, etc., the drop nozzle assemblies may be attached to the appropriately spaced mounting plates as determined by the inter-row spacing of the field to be sprayed. Attachment of each nozzle assembly to a respective mounting plate employs a quick disconnect coupling arrangement which facilitates re-configuring the drop nozzle system for various inter-row spacings. The quick disconnect coupling arrangement also facilitates vertical adjustment of the individual drop nozzle assemblies depending upon crop height, while the possibility of damage to the nozzle structure caused by impact of a drop nozzle assembly with an obstruction is reduced by attaching the drop nozzle structure directly to the boom structure.

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Apparatus adapted for mounting to a boom of an agricultural sprayer and coupled via hosing to a storage tank of said sprayer for spraying row crops, said apparatus comprising: a plurality of drop nozzle assemblies; a plurality of mounting brackets adapted to be securely attached in a spaced manner t

Apparatus adapted for mounting to a boom of an agricultural sprayer and coupled via hosing to a storage tank of said sprayer for spraying row crops, said apparatus comprising: a plurality of drop nozzle assemblies; a plurality of mounting brackets adapted to be securely attached in a spaced manner to said boom and arranged in a plurality of sets of mounting brackets on said boom, where the spacing between adjacent mounting brackets in each set of mounting brackets corresponds with a predetermined, fixed inter-row spacing of the crops; quick disconnect means for coupling each of said drop nozzle assemblies to the mounting brackets in respective sets of mounting brackets in accordance with the inter-row spacing of the crops being sprayed; and a plurality of jumper hoses each adapted for coupling one of said drop nozzle assemblies to said hosing for facilitating mounting of each of said drop nozzles to two or more adjacent mounting brackets each in a respective set of mounting brackets.