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14 Self-propelledsprayers24 Pull-typesprayers

I personally did a telephone poll earlier in the season, so I knew it won’t be accurate 19 times out of 20. I called several farmers that I know. They each operate between 3,000 and 15,000 acres. Among the questions I asked, I wanted to know their equipment plans for 2014 when it came to sprayers. It isn’t often that you hear the same thing from 15 farmers, especially spread out across the Prairies.

All but one had, just purchased a new sprayer, had one on order or planned to buy one in the coming year. The one who hadn’t had one that was three years old and he was thinking about retirement.

Western Canada is a special place when it comes to sprayers. Due to factors such as very short season with tiny windows to accomplish application, a growth in fun-gicide use and increased yield and profit potential from the latest genetics, provided they get every advantage in the field, producers are choosing to do most of their own application. And large farm sizes than the North American average.

Many North American farmers rely on custom applica-tors for their spraying, but this isn’t the case on the prairies. While there is a growing market for those services in Western Canada, the logistics don’t work out as well in a region where everything needs to be sprayed all at once. The longer season in the American Midwest’s corn and bean belt and South allow slightly wider application win-dows and more high-value crop opportunities for custom applicators to make their livings.

Luckily Western Canadian producers have never had a better selection of application machinery to pick from.

Sprayers have gotten bigger for many years. Larger tanks, wider booms and more engine horsepower have all made headlines regularly since 2005. The technology found on most of these tools has made spraying faster, more chemical and time efficient and allowed growers opportunities to be more agronomically effective, deliver-ing new yield dividends.

However in the past year or so self-propelled sprayers,also got smaller. A few companies have always carved out a niche with mid-sized, slightly more afford-able models, that might or might not have had as many

bells and whistles, or that heated and cooled leather seat (not that there is anything wrong with that, I’m just jealous). Slightly smaller than the big stuff, these might lack 4-wheel drive, or at least make it optional and use mechanical rather than hydraulic drives. Those machines are targeted to the mid-sized farmer/owner/applicator who doesn’t plan on doing much custom work, but still wants a modern, time efficient sprayer.

In the past two seasons a whole new crop of machines have entered this race. We will be looking at a few of them in this edition of Techs and Specs, as well as some European offerings that we can’t buy here, yet.

In Europe there are about 40 companies offering high clearance, self propelled sprayers. Some are highly region-ally focused companies, but not all. Most compete with each other throughout the EU and Eastern Europe by offer-ing ultra low weight, multi-material booms, downdraft air systems and highly flexible suspensions and frames. On many European fields a sprayer might cross it as many as 10 times in a year, so farmers and custom applicators demand a lot from their machines, both in efficiency and comfort. Not to mention being able to fold up from 120 feet into a EU highway friendly package.

We will look at some sprayers we saw at Agritechnica last fall. There is also a tradition of high capacity pull-types in Europe. Awill check out a company not well known to North American farmers yet, called Amazone. Like many Western Canadian farm equipment companies that grew from small shops and farmers’ ideas, Amazone is a family owned company that has developed its machinery from a single product into multi-machine shortline operation that now serves the globe.

As always in our specifications tables we do endeavour to do a comprehensive job of finding and displaying the data. However inevitably we miss something or fail to keep up with a recent model change. So use the information as a guide and then contact your local dealer for more infor-mation about the products.

Mike RaineManaging Editor

The Western Producer

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This might be the year of the smaller, when it comes to sprayers. There is a crew of smaller big machines, that keep the bells and whistles of

their big brothers, but are aimed at the mid-sized farmer who plans on looking after his own applications.

BIG SPRAYERS, SMALLER PACKAGESStory by Michael RaineWestern Producer Staff

With the rise in the number of acres sprayed, due to more fungicide and insecticide being used and the later growth stages of crop being sprayed, the need for higher clearance and moderate capacity might never have been greater than it is right now for prairie growers.

Western Canadian growers tend to do their own spraying, as compared to their American cousins who largely rely on at least some custom application each season. This has meant the larger, heavy duty sprayers preferred by American custom applicators have dominated the marketplace when it comes to self-propelled machines. Western Canada is the largest regional market for big sprayers in North America.

A year ago, Agco did away with one of the longest serving brands in the self-propelled world, the 50 year old SpraCoupe. That left the company with the bigger RoGator machines, but nothing for what had been a declining market: smaller, higher end units.

After a short time without a smaller sprayer, a new RoGator was announced, the RG700. The smaller machine has the tools

of its bigger siblings, but a 165 horsepower engine and the use of diesel exhaust fluid, keep it out the range where it needs to find other ways to meet Tier 4 emissions standards.

The automatically controlled hydrostatic drive allows a producer to set the operating and headlands speeds and let the drive by wire system take over the control of the hydro-arm and go spraying.

Todd Nagy of Agco said producers looking for the features of a bigger, commercial machine will find them in the new 600 gallon RoGator, without the larger price tag or weight.

The RG700 is bigger than the SpraCoupes it replaces and it also shares with its RoGator siblings features such as a segmented frame design that allows each wheel to find its own height, independent of the other three.

“It keeps the all-wheel-drive machine in contact with the soil at all times. And for those who want a hydrostatic rather than a mechanical, they get that too,” he said.

With optional chemical inductor and a new remote loading station that puts all the

electric controls, including throttle and pump actuation, sump and loading at the side of the machine it resembles its bigger siblings when approached from the side. But it does lack a their front fills.

At the same time Versatile, which had revamped the Red Ball self-propelled machines, said it would introducing an all-new replacement for the SX275. Case IH improved its 32, 33 and 4340s, all bigger machines. Deere had a unit in the 160 horsepower range, but released new, larger units. So, 18 months ago it looked like smaller would be left to a few manufacturers, well known for their niche products, including the well-regarded ET Apache 720.

Since last summer the field has changed again. Versatile has released two models of its new and much anticipated sprayer, while a little higher horsepower, but still aimed at a farmer/owner/operator. The machines replace the SX275 model that was a refined version of the Minnesota built Red Ball sprayer.

The SX240 and SX280 are powered by a Cummins QSB 6.7 litre engine, with the Versatile model names describing the horsepower. The QSB doesn’t require the use of diesel exhaust fluid to meet Tier 4 standards. Instead, it relies on exhaust gas recirculation and filtering.

The smaller unit gets an Allison 2500,

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five-speed automatic transmission and the larger sprayer gets an Allison 3000. Both are capable of travelling up to 30 m.p.h. and will be built in Wilmar, Minn.

The machines remain two-wheel drive, using a JCB hydraulically locking differential. Drop boxes form the mechanical drive system. The differential lock can be applied on the go when things get sticky.

Adam Reid of Versat i le said the Winnipeg company has been working on a replacement for the SX275 for several years.

“We designed at Wilmar, using what we have learned from tractors and farmers,” he said during a recent Midwest farm show.

“We like getting these things right. And this, sprayers, is something we wanted to be based on producer input and some engineering that matches those expectations. You could rush something out there, but we chose not to.”

Gran Lien, who manages the product for Versatile, said the new sprayer is different from the previous machine, leaving almost all of the Red Ball heritage behind.

“This is a Versatile,” he said during the Commodity Classic in San Antonio, Texas, where the sprayers were announced.

“We kept the machine simple, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t perform all of the tasks a producer needs and more. But this machine really feels like a Versatile. Well thought out and practical.”

The cab, the same one featured in the Versatile tractors, is the biggest found on a North American sprayer.

A new seat with mounted controls and console keeps most of the operations located at the right hand of the operator.

Floor and hand throttles, as well as field cruise control, are all built into the design.

The big machine gets an optional, updated version of the 1,200 U.S. gallon stainless steel unit that came with the SX275. With it is a 120 gallon rinse tank.

New for this year is the 1,000 gallon polyurethane tank with integrated 100 gallon rinse tank.

The new tank is standard on the 280 and the only choice on the 240 because of that machine’s lighter transmission.

Controls for loading and cleaning are all located at an operator station, which was redesigned for easy use. All valves are set to the up position when the machine is field ready so that operators can tell at a glance whether the machine is set to spray.

Two storage lockers for protective clothing, spray information and tools are located next to the loading controls.

Booms use a rubber torsion mount and a three-stage yaw management system to keep them stable.

The boom can be locked into place flat or at an angle, which Lien said allows the producer to turn at speed without the booms dipping into the crop.

Spray controllers are by Raven, either the Envizo Pro or the 5000.

Guidance is the Versatile V-PAS, which is the Raven SmarTrax.

Boom height control is the AccuBoom, and the section control is that company’s SmartBoom.

Booms are available in 90 or 100 foot widths and can be set from 25 to 72 inches. Machine tracking width is mechanically or hydraulically adjustable. Product pumping is from a Hypro 9306 HM5C3U and is available in cast or stainless.

Case IH also brought a new machine to market. Again, smaller than its big brothers, the Case IH 2240 is the smallest and tallest of the company’s Patriot line.

Case IH sprayer specialist Adam Nelson that the market needs machines that bridge the gap between large pull types and self-propelled.

“The engineers were looking for a more nimble machine, smaller, with enough ground clearance for even treating later season corn. But putting fungicide on durum is a good example of where our prairie growers have needs to be out in tall crops,” Nelson said.

“And for sclerotinia in canola. The need was there and there are still lots of producers that aren’t too concerned about needing 1,200 gallons of capacity and 325 h.p. to haul it around.”

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“We kept the machine simple, but that doesn’t mean it

doesn’t perform all of the tasks a producer

needs and more.”—GRAN LIEN

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SHOULD APPLICATION EQUIPMENT DELIVER MORE?

Story by Michael RaineWestern Producer Staff

Tom Wolf of Agrimetrix says that many of the sprayers on the market today still depend largely on technology from the 1950s.

“We are still squeezing a pressurized liquid through an elliptical orifice. We have added a lot of creature comforts to the equipment and can go faster, but mostly that is what we have done,” he said.

“You are spending $400,000 for not a lot more than you had before. You just go faster and longer.”

Wolf said the biggest changes were made in the 1990s when air induction and pulse systems that turn individual nozzles on and off were added or refined.

Air induction nozzles reduce spray pressure at the tip and create coarse and very coarse spray. This improves leaf coverage while reducing the number of

Farmers should expect more from their sprayers, and the most recent machines are starting to deliver, but the basic technologies need more

research and development for the farmers of the next few decades, says an application expert.

watching. Some of the latest herbicides that blend 2,4-D or dicamba with glyphosate/glufosinate come with more complete nozzle and pressure recommendations than most products.

“Big droplets are best for many products like glyphosate, but some products want smaller droplets and CropLife (Canada) needs to tell us how to best use their products.”

Wolf said little independent re-search is being done on how to improve product efficacy, but he expects chemical companies to begin providing more detailed instructions for producers.

He said boom width is another area where North American farmers will see change and producers should embrace the technology.

“Europe offers machines up to 56 metres. Most of ours are 30 and up to 40,” he said.

The largest machines have mostly moved away from nozzle shrouds, but they help prevent negative pressure vortices that are created when equipment speeds increase. Negative pressure zones behind the spray

droplets in the 200 micron range.“That technology shifted the majority to

the 200 to 600 micron range from 200 to 300,” Wolf said.

“We balance these interests with pressure and are limited by machine speed and the size of the pump.… Machinery guidance has reduced overlap and improved efficiency, but that hasn’t changed the application process.”

The technology that is found in Capstan Ag Systems’ equipment and as an option on Case IH sprayers decouple boom pressure and spray volume by rapidly turning nozzles off and on to control application. It is one of the trends that Wolf feels North American agriculture will see more of in the future.

Improved application research and r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s f r o m p e s t i c i d e manufacturers is another trend that Wolf is

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pattern draw out the finest droplets, taking them off target and creating opportunities for drift.

“Large booms can’t handle the weight or the challenge of the (shroud size) in folding,” he said.

Boom materials are also changing.Agco has worked with universities to

develop tough bio-composites, while German sprayer component builder Altek, which manufactures Lechler sprayer nozzles, has developed a 120 foot boom made of aluminum, steel, fibreglass and carbon fibre that weighs 850 pounds. As well, a Brazilian sprayer company has a mostly carbon fibre version.

“They will get lighter and wider,” Wolf said. “That might let you slow down to improve efficacy.”

He said farmers and custom applicators will also demand stainless steel, despite plastic plumbing’s attractive price and ease of repair.

Plastic can absorb chemicals and release them at inopportune times, which could

damage crops.Wolf said more farmers should also be

investing in improved automatic boom height control, which allows growers to lower their boom height without the risk of striking the crop or ground.

“We’ve gotten too high and we lose the advantages of some of the great nozzles that are out there,” he said.

“For fungicides, the twin fans lose their advantage when you get too far from the crop.”

He said more twin fan nozzles will be used in the future as more fungicides are required to improve yields.

“European farmers have a lot choices. Not all great, but many good ideas, too,” he said.

Many of Europe’s 40 high clearance sprayer manufacturers share common technologies and provide locally built choices in specific markets, but some offer different boom and spray system options from those found in North America. Wolf said some of that technology will make its way into the market.

Faster loading is one of the ways that sprayers will become more efficient.

Wolf said most nozzle companies are small and don’t have extensive research and development budgets for working on new technology.

He said machines will get better, more comfortable and faster, but “someone needs to think more about the basic technology and deliver some improvements (in efficacy) for the farmer.” ❖

“Large booms can’t handle the weight or the challenge of the (shroud size) in

folding.”—ToM WoLF

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The new 2240 uses the 165 h.p., 6.7 litre Case IH Fiat Power Train engine and carries 660 gallons of product.

“You can get it in an 80 or 90 foot boom and order the optional AIM Command spray system that gives constant application rate and spray pressure no matter how fast you are running,” he said.

“I think we’ll see a lot of them sold with AIM Command on them.”

There are three controller options: the Case IH AFS Pro 700, the Raven Viper Pro and the Case IH SCS 5000.

Like the other Patriots, the 2240’s cab is stuck well out front and the engine is in the rear, balancing the weight 50-50 across the wheels.

The trailing link suspension keeps the machine rolling smoothly.

The 165 h.p. is fed into a three speed hydrostatic drive line pushing four Souer Danfoss wheel motors. The small front hood hides fuel and DEF tanks and slides forward.

It has a transport speed of 30 m.p.h. and booms can run from 27 to 90 inches.

“It is very compact when folded,” Nelson said about the 126 inch transport width

As well, Hardi from Denmark released its entry into the North American self propelled market with a pair of machines and one of those is aimed at the mid-sized market.

Hardi has had self-propelled machines in Europe since the mid-1980s and planned for a North American version. However, poor commodity prices after the turn of the century kept it from developing “the right

machines for the market.”Doak McDaniel said the company feels

its new Saritor and Presidio units, designed and built for the North American market, will meet the needs of large-capacity pull-type owners looking to move into a self-propelled rig.

“We couldn’t offer those producers, loyal Hardi users, a place to go and stay with our brand. Now we can,” he said.

Hardi, which is known for its pull-type units and nozzles in North America, has merged with spray company Excel. It owned the European self-propelled sprayer brands Berthoud and Matrot, among others, so the company has a strong track record.

While the company considered exporting European machines to North America, it eventually decided to build a unit with a larger cab and the features that North

American farmers were used to having.The results were the larger Saritor with

a 1,100 or 1,300 U.S. gallon tank and 90 to 132 foot booms and the smaller Presidio with a 700 gallon capacity and 80 or 90 foot booms.

The Presidio sports a 173 h.p. Deutz pushing oil through a three speed-range Rexroth transmission and wheel motors.

The Presidio pushes product out with an Ace 650, wet seal, run dry pumps.

It has six, eight or nine section Hardi Eagle booms.

The smaller machine has a remote fill station with optional chemical inductors and a standard remote machine throttle controls for agitation control from the ground. The Presidio has remote manual valves at the loading point.

The big machine uses an HC9500 virtual terminal to communicate spraying control and steering information. The Presidio has the 9500 as an option and has steering assist rather than full auto-guidance.

The Presidio clears the ground by 53 inches when riding on 380/80 38s, but can rise up to 58 inches when wearing optional 380/90 46s. The Presidio cab is smaller than its big brother, which shares cabs with many New Holland tractors, but it has all the other creature comforts including Bluetooth compatibility on the stereo system and electric mirrors.

So far a limited number of the Hardi self-propelled units have made it to market in North America and Canada is still looking forward to the machines. ❖

“We couldn’t offer those producers,

loyal Hardi users, a place to go and stay with our brand, now

we can.”—DoAK McDANIEL

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8Nathan Rowings liked his first Apache AS710 so much he decided to build himself a second one from scratch, although only one-tenth as big as the original.

Both sprayers have mechanical drive with a three-speed shi f t-on-the-f ly transmission, hydraulic steering, three-section hydraulic fold-out booms, 64 nozzles that spray liquid, a suspension with shock absorbers, big disc brakes and fully functional lighting for night spraying or highway transit.

Rowings said he always enjoyed building models as a kid, so there was no turning back when he came up with the idea of replicating his real AS710 four years ago,.

“This project started out with just a Dremel rotary tool and then got a little out of hand. Now I have a vertical mill, a lathe and a basement full of other machine tools,” the Indiana farmer said.

“Most everything is scratch built by me. A good portion of the sprayer is made of

Farmer builds world’s shortest high clearance sprayer.

THE WORLD’S SMALLEST BIG SPRAYER

Story by Ron LysengWestern Producer Staff

brass. The booms, tank cradle, cab, front axle assembly, things like that. I built it pretty much just for the heck of it. The parts are almost an exact replica of the real thing. I have the big one (Apache) out in the yard, so it was easy to go out and measure something and then come back to

the basement and bring it down to scale.” The controls are the same as those used

on remote control model aircraft, with the

same compact 12-volt battery used to run the hydraulic pump and spray pump.

The battery-powered motors currently used in radio controlled aircraft run at a much higher r.p.m. than Rowings needed for a model field sprayer, so he inserted a speed control manager between the battery and motor.

The finished product weighs 25 pounds and has a 7.5 foot wing spread when the booms are fully extended.

“I built all 64 little brass nozzles myself,” he said.

“The biggest part of the hole in each nozzle is 0.008 of an inch. That’s the biggest hole. For the graphics, Apache emailed me all the logos and I scaled them down to fit.”

Rowings figures he spent $2,500 to $3,000 plus a lot of hours building the world’s shortest high-clearance sprayer.

For more information, contact him at 765-721-2442 or [email protected]. ❖

“This project started out with just a Dremel rotary tool and then

got a little out of hand.”

—NATHAN RoWINGS

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The 130-year-old German company got its start in farm equipment by shipping its first product around the world, and that history has allowed it to pursue markets across the globe ever since.

“But we have tended to look at markets for our equipment that are similar to European farming: high yielding, intensive management of every hectare,” export manager Wilfred Koldehoff said during the Agritechnica farm show in Hanover.

Sven Dutzi, who heads international marketing for the company, said Amazone has changed with the times.

Amazone is not a common name in Canada, but the agricultural equipment company has plans to change that situation.

EUROPE’S AMAZONEStory by Michael RaineWestern Producer Staff

“We have seen changes to our European farming with larger sized farms, and we have had some more recent experience in Eastern Europe and (Russian) agriculture,” Dutzi said.

“our (machinery) has evolved to meet those markets.”

The company makes spraying, fertilizer application, tillage and seeding equipment, in some cases combining vertical tillage with product metering and air delivery for single pass trash management and seeding.

“The (Amazone) equipment is becoming a better fit for North American agriculture, and agriculture around the world has changed to

become more (site specific) and intensively managed,” he said.

Both factors have meant that a company that once built only for higher rainfall, intensively managed European style farming is now building machinery that can compete for farmers’ dollars in Canada, Russia and Australia.

Eighty percent of the company ’s machinery is exported, but Klaus Blaffer, a logistics manager at Amazone’s plant in Gaste, said North America is still a new market for the old company.

“Recent improvements in agriculture’s economics mean the company hasn’t had to look further (afield) for new markets, but that doesn’t mean we aren’t. Economics of agriculture means that companies have to

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spread their products widely, to where there are farmers in need of new tools and able to invest in them,” he said.

“Everything Amazone does is well planned for. It means that farmers always get our high level of customer service along with a piece of machinery. It is a package with us, service, parts and a person to deal with, no exceptions.… But I think this might mean we seem slower to jump into new markets.”

Amazone got its start and its name when a machine from a small town in Germany was taken to a farm show on the other side of the world in Chile.

Heinrich Dreyer built a fanning mill in the late 19th century that allowed farmers and grain merchants to clean their grain for seed and improve its value.

The wooden cased grain cleaner had an advantage over its competition that evidently wasn’t lost on Dreyer. It came in its own box.

The fanning mil l could be easi ly dismantled and was shippable around the world. The Amazone company was born.

A cultivator and a fertilizer spreader with an auger-style metering distributor allowed the company to sell machinery outside its native Germany.

Even in the early years, in times of significant inflation, Dreyer kept money in foreign currency to hedge against variability in domestic and other markets.

“ The company has i t s roots in international sales,” Blaffer said during a tour of Amazone’s home factory.

Like most farm equipment companies, Amazone has done well in recent years, and the family owned business will break its own sales record this year with earnings higher than $710 million.

Koldehoff said the company has recognized the potential of the 60 million acre western Canadian market as well as the U.S. Plains states and has had some farmer demand from the region.

“There are European farmers that have been emigrating to Canada that have taken some of their machinery with them, some of our Amazone seeding and application (tools),” he said.

“Their neighbours see it and they become interested and the transplanted European farmers want to buy bigger and newer units.”

Degelman Industries in Regina imported a vertical tillage tool a few years ago that was met with some success in the North American market.

“It is over, but we learned a lot about the market and now they have their own and they are selling it into Europe,” Koldehoff said.

“This is an international business and now we are looking to expand with more distribution and dealers in the rest of North America.”

The company has a distributor in the U.S. Midwest, ontario and Quebec, he added.

The company has developed tools for broad acre, prairie style production, including pull-type sprayers up to 2,800 gallons, self propelled machines with booms reaching 120

feet and hoe and disc drills up to 45 feet.Along with a myriad of other products,

the company also builds a precision fertilizer spreader that controls spreader width and rates on the fly.

Dutzi said those sales have to be “hand in hand with service and parts, so that is our challenge. We have the (farm equipment) for the market.”

The family business sticks to the principle of keeping the company operated and held by only two family members at a time.

“It allows Amazone to invest heavily in research and development, about five percent of sales, and in new technology, rather than pulling money out all the time to serve its shareholders,” said Blaffer.

“We have 26 Agritechnica innovation awards in eight shows. We are innovation focused,” he said.

The company has 2,000 employees and operates seven factories: five in Germany and two in France.

“We have corporate objectives, but they are different than many companies,” he said.

“They are about what we can deliver — five percent more yield, 50 percent less fuel and 60 percent reduction in working time — so farmers can farm larger (acreages).”

The company builds more than 1,500 small and mid-sized sprayers annually, including tractor mounted units and 1,400 larger pull type ones. It built 100 of the self propelled high clearance units this year and plans for 250 next year. ❖

PREVIOUS PAGE BOTTOM: Amazone’s original factory is still operating, although it’s hundreds of times larger than the one room

shop of the 1880s.

ABOVE AND RIGHT: Both people and robots build the lightweight sprayer booms. Each is wet-tested prior to mounting on the

sprayers. | PHoToS BY MICHAEL RAINE

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Now appearing on sprayers across North America, Hypro’s Express end cap system first garnered attention a season ago with an American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers innovation award.

FAST SHUT DOWNS FOR QUICKER STARTS

Story by Michael RaineWestern Producer Staff

Hypro’s ASABE AE50 award started with the realization that there was a problem with wet boom systems.

“They took too long to shut down when small orifice tips were installed,” said company spokesperson John Lang.

“Ten seconds from the time you cut them off until they stop spraying is a lot of distance at 14 m.p.h. … Even at 10 m.p.h., five seconds is 73 feet.”

He designed an end of boom unit that bleeds off the air without losing pressure.

“The air collects at the end of the booms, sometimes large bubbles build around a nozzle body. It all adds up to variability in the rates and cutoff times,” he said.

The Hypro Express end cap improves boom shut down from two to 10 times and also has a plug that can be removed for boom flushing and cleaning.

Hypro also won for its Scorpio solenoid nozzle body valve.

It mounts on the wet boom using three-

quarter inch plumbing and can provide instant on and off control.

The simple, two-wire system doesn’t need to have reversed polarity or other wiring to control the highly serviceable valve. A rare earth magnet does most of the holding when it’s open, meaning the valve draws little power. The valve closes when the power stops, ensuring that it fails safe if there is a wiring issue on the boom.

The valve unthreads from the housing and can be cleaned with the seat replaceable.

“It can attract some small metal fines and seats will wear, so we made it fully serviceable,” he said.

The Minnesota-made Scorpio can run 2.5 times as much product through its body, uses 1,600 times less power than other nozzle mounted valves and can be used with most of the available controllers capable of sectional control without the need for separate power and control circuits.

The units have an LED light that indicate they are functioning. ❖

TOP: The Hypro Express end cap shuts off flow and bleeds air almost instantly.

ABOVE: The Scorpio valve is fast acting, high capacity solenoid valve. | PHoToS BY

MICHAEL RAINE

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SELF-PROPELLED SPRAYERSMAKE AGCO RoGator AGCO RoGator AGCO RoGator AGCO RoGatorMODEL RG700 RG900 RG1100 RG1300ENGINEEngine position (front or rear) front front front frontEngine make Agco Power Agco Power Agco Power Agco PowerEngine model 49 AWI 8.4 Tier 4 8.4 Tier 4 8.4 Tier 4Rated power, hp (kw) 165 (123) 280 (209) 311 (232) 339 (253)Peak power, hp (kw) 173 (127) 306 (228) 338 (252) 370 (276)Emission tier level Tier 4 Interim Tier 4 Interim Tier 4 Interim Tier 4 InterimPeak torque, ft-lb (N-m) 522 (707) 974 (1320) 1083 (1468) 1,135 (1539)Number of cylinders 4 6 6 6Displacement, cu in (L) 299 (4.9) 512 (8.4) 512 (8.4) 512 (8.4)Alternator amperage N/A Dual 150 amp Dual 150 amp Dual 150 ampSOLUTION SYSTEMSolution system tank, gal (L) 700 (2,650) 900 (3,407) 1,100 (4,164) 1,300 (,4921)Solution tank material polyethylene stainless steel stainless steel stainless steelSolution system quick-fill, in (mm) 2 (51) std; 3 (76) opt 3 (76) left side std; front opt 3 (76) left side std; front opt 3 (76) left side std; front optSolution pump Hypro 9303 Hypro 9306 or 9307 Hypro 9306 or 9307 Hypro 9306 or 9307OTHER TANKSRinse tank, gal (L) N/A 130 (492) 130 (492) 130 (492)Hand wash tank, gal (L) N/A 8 (30) 8 (30) 8 (30)Foam marker tank, gal (L) N/A 1 (3.8) concentrate 1 (3.8) concentrate 1 (3.8) concentrateChemical eductor opt. 2.5 (9.5) stainless or 5 (19) poly 2.5 (9.5) stainless or 5 (19) poly 2.5 (9.5) stainless or 5 (19) polyEngine fuel tank, gal (L) 65 (246) 150 (568) 150 (568) 150 (568)Diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) tank, gal (L) 15 (56.7) 15 (57) 15 (57) 15 (57)Hydraulic reservoir, gal (L) 36 (136) 60 (227) 60 (227) 60 (227)BOOMBoom location, front or rear rear rear rear rearBoom width option, minimum, ft (m) 60/80 (18.3/24.4) 80 (24.4) 80 (24.4) 80 (24.4)Boom width option, intermediate, ft (m) N/A 90, 100 (27.4, 30.5) 90, 100 (27.4, 30.5) 90, 100 (27.4, 30.5)Boom width option, maximum, ft (m) 60/90 (18.3/27.4) 120 (36.6) 120 (36.6) 120 (36.6)Boom sections 5 and 7 5 w/ 80,90,100; 7 w/120 5 w/ 80,90,100; 7 w/120 5 w/ 80,90,100; 7 w/120Ground height adjustment, in (cm) 17-90 or 19-92 (43-229 or 48-234) 31 to 83 (79 to 211) 31 to 83 (79 to 211) 31 to 83 (79 to 211)Boom breakaway angle, degrees mechanical, N/A degrees N/A N/A N/AWingtip breakaway, ft-in (m) 14 (4.27) on 80; 19 (5.79) on 90 13, 15, 20, or 27 (4.0, 4.6, 6.1 or 8.2) 13, 15, 20, or 27 (4.0, 4.6, 6.1 or 8.2) 13, 15, 20, or 27 (4.0, 4.6, 6.1 or 8.2)Off-centre nozzle spacing, in (cm) 10, 15, 20 (25.4, 38.1, 50.8) 10, 15, 20 (25.4, 38.1, 50.8) 10, 15, 20 (25.4, 38.1, 50.8) 10, 15, 20 (25.4, 38.1, 50.8)On-centre nozzle spacing, in (cm) 10, 15, 20 (25.4, 38.1, 50.8) N/A N/A N/ADRIVETRAINDrive description Bosch Rexroth Hydrostat hydrostatic hydrostatic hydrostaticNumber of speed ranges infinite, 2 ranges 7 7 7Maximum travel speed, mph (kph) 30 (48) 33 (53) 33 (53) 36 (58)Wheel drive (2WD, 4WD) 4WD full time 4WD full time 4WD full time 4WDPrimary service brake hydrostatic dynamic braking hydrostatic dynamic braking hydrostatic dynamic braking hydrostatic dynamic brakingParking brake spring-apply brakes in gearboxes multiple discs in gearboxes multiple discs in gearboxes multiple discs in gearboxesCAB

Cab position behind engine, above & behind front axle behind front wheels behind front wheels behind front wheels

Cab glass area, sq ft (sq m) 54 (5.02) 60 (5.57) 60 (5.57) 60 (5.57)Operator seat description air ride std; heated semi-active opt air ride std; semi-active opt air ride std; semi-active opt air ride std; semi-active optInstructional seat N/A no no noSprayer control Agco AgControl std; Raven Viper Pro opt Raven 5000, Raven Viper Pro Raven 5000, Raven Viper Pro Raven 5000, Raven Viper ProCHASSISCrop clearance, in (cm) w/ std tires 54 (137) std; 48 (122) opt 50 (127) 50 (127) 50 (127)

Wheel track spacing, in (cm) 90-120 (229-305) std; 72-88 (183-224) opt 120 to 152 (305 to 386) 120 to 152 (305 to 386) 120 to 152 (305 to 386)

Wheel track adjustment method manual std; hydraulic opt hydraulic hydraulic hydraulicWheelbase, in (cm) 149 (378) 170 (432) 170 (432) 170 (432)Turning radius, ft-in (m) N/A 24 (7.3) w/2WS; 16 (4.9) w/4WS 24 (7.3) w/2WS; 16 (4.9) w/4WS 24 (7.3) w/2WS; 16 (4.9) w/4WSSteering system N/A 2WS standard; 4WS opt 2WS standard; 4WS opt 2WS standard; 4WS optSuspension description air spring air spring w/ anti-roll air spring w/ anti-roll air spring w/ anti-rollSuspension travel, total, in (mm) 14 (356) including frame flex approx 8 (203) approx 8 (203) approx 8 (203)TIRESStandard N/A 380/90 R46 380/90 R46 380/90 R46Opt row-crop tire 1 N/A 320/90 R50 320/90 R50 480/80 R42Opt row-crop tire 2 N/A 480/80 R42 480/80 R42 Michelin, Goodyear, TitanFlotation tire N/A 620/70 R46 620/70 R38 620/70 R46Opt flotation tire N/A 620/70 R38 620/70 R46 650/65 R42OVERALL DIMENSIONS, BOOM FOLDEDOverall length, ft-in (m) 28 3 (8.6) 26 (7.92) 26 (7.92) 30 2 (9.18)Overall height, ft-in (m) 13 1 (3.99) 13 1 (3.99) 13 1 (3.99) 13 1 (3.99)Overall width, ft-in (m), wheels retracted N/A 13 5 (4.09) 13 5 (4.09) 13 5 (4.09)

Overall width, ft-in (m), wheels extended N/A 16 1 (4.90) 16 1 (4.90) 16 1 (4.90)

DRY WEIGHTWeight w/ shortest boom, lb (kg) 19,500 (8,845) N/A N/A N/AWeight w/ intermediate boom, lb (kg) N/A 29,500 (13,381) w/ 90 boom N/A N/AWeight w/ widest boom, lb (kg) N/A N/A 31,270 (14,184) 31,890 (14,465)

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MAKE ET APACHE ET APACHE ET APACHE ET APACHEMODEL AS720 AS1020 PLUS II AS1025 AS1220ENGINEEngine position (front or rear) front front front frontEngine make Cummins Cummins Cummins CumminsEngine model QSB6.7 QSB6.7 QSB6.7 QSB6.7Rated power, hp (kw) 160 (119 ) 275 (205) 173 (129) 215 (160)Peak power, hp (kw) N/A N/A N/A N/AEmission tier level Tier 3 Tier 3 Tier 4 Interim Tier 3Peak torque, ft-lb (N-m) 539 (731) 730 (990) 590 (800) 655 (888)Number of cylinders 6 6 6 6Displacement, cu in (L) 408 (6.7) 408 (6.7) 408 (6.7) 408 (6.7)Alternator amperage N/A N/A N/A N/ASOLUTION SYSTEMSolution system tank, gal (L) 750 (2,839) 1,000 (3,785) 1,000 (3,785) 1,200 (4,542)Solution tank material poly poly std; stainless opt poly std; stainless opt poly or stainlessSolution system quick-fill, in (mm) 2 (51) std; 3 (+76) opt 2 (51) std; 3 (+76) opt 2 (51) std; 3 (+76) opt 2 (51) std; 3 (+76) optSolution pump Hypro 9306C-HM1C Hypro 9306C-HM1C Hypro 9306C-HM1C Hypro 9306C-HM1COTHER TANKSRinse tank, gal (L) 100 (379) 100 (379) 100 (379) 100 (379)Hand wash tank, gal (L) hand rinse valve hand rinse valve hand rinse valve hand rinse valveFoam marker tank, gal (L) Smucker Landmark 1 gal (3.8) canister Smucker Landmark 1 gal (3.8) canister Smucker Landmark 1 gal (3.8) canister Smucker Landmark 1 gal (3.8) canisterChemical eductor opt opt opt optEngine fuel tank, gal (L) 100 (379) 100 (379) 100 (379) 100 (379)Diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) tank, gal (L) no no no noHydraulic reservoir, gal (L) N/A N/A N/A N/ABOOMBoom location, front or rear rear rear rear rearBoom width option, minimum, ft (m) 80 (24.4) or 60/80 (18.3/24.4) 80 (24.4) or 60/80 (18.3/24.4) 80 (24.4) or 60/80 (18.3/24.4) 80 (24.4) or 60/80 (18.3/24.4)Boom width option, intermediate, ft (m) 90 (27.4) or 60/90 (18.3/27.4) 90 (27.4) or 60/90 (18.3/27.4) 90 (27.4) or 60/90 (18.3/27.4) 90 (27.4) or 60/90 (18.3/27.4)Boom width option, maximum, ft (m) 100 (30.5) 100 (30.5) 100 (30.5) 100 (30.5)Boom sections 5, 8 or 10 5, 8 or 10 5, 8 or 10 5, 8 or 10Ground height adjustment, in (cm) N/A N/A N/A N/ABoom breakaway angle, degrees N/A N/A N/A N/AWingtip breakaway, ft-in (m) N/A N/A N/A N/AOff-centre nozzle spacing, in (cm) 15, 20, 30 (38, 51, 76) 15, 20, 30 (38, 51, 76) 15, 20, 30 (38, 51, 76) 15, 20, 30 (38, 51, 76)On-centre nozzle spacing, in (cm) N/A N/A N/A N/ADRIVETRAINDrive description ITL/JCB Powershift transmission ZF Powershift transmission ZF Powershift transmission ZF Powershift transmissionNumber of speed ranges 4 6 6 6Maximum travel speed, mph (kph) 28 (45) 35 (56) 35 (56) 35 (56)Wheel drive (2WD, 4WD) 2WD 2WD 2WD 2WDPrimary service brake enclosed internal wet disc enclosed internal wet disc enclosed internal wet disc enclosed internal wet discParking brake N/A N/A N/A N/ACABCab position midway between axles midway between axles midway between axles midway between axlesCab glass area, sq ft (sq m) N/A N/A N/A N/AOperator seat description N/A N/A N/A N/AInstructional seat standard standard standard standard

Sprayer control Raven SCS 5000, Envizio Pro II, Viper Pro, Trimble CVX 750

Raven SCS 5000, Envizio Pro II, Viper Pro, Trimble CVX 750



CHASSISCrop clearance, in (cm) w/ std tires 42 (107) std; 50 (127) opt 42 (107) std; 50 (127) opt 42 (107) std; 50 (127) opt 50 (127)

Wheel track spacing, in (cm) 120 (305) std; 120 to 160 (305 to 406) opt

120 (305) std; 120 to 160 (305 to 406) opt

120 (305) std; 120 to 160 (305 to 406) opt

120 (305) std; 120 to 160 (305 to 406) opt

Wheel track adjustment method manual or hydraulic manual or hydraulic manual or hydraulic manual or hydraulicWheelbase, in (cm) N/A N/A N/A N/ATurning radius, ft-in (m) N/A N/A N/A N/ASteering system front wheel steer front wheel steer front wheel steer front wheel steerSuspension description hydraulic, w/ nitrogen accumulators hydraulic, w/ nitrogen accumulators hydraulic, w/ nitrogen accumulators hydraulic, w/ nitrogen accumulatorsSuspension travel, total, in (mm) N/A N/A N/A N/ATIRESStandard 380/80 R38 front; 380/90 R46 rear 380/80 R38 front; 380/90 R46 rear 380/80 R38 front; 380/90 R46 rear 380/80 R38 front; 380/90 R46 rearOpt row-crop tire 1 320/85 R38 front; 320/90 R50 rear 320/85 R38 front; 320/90 R50 rear 320/85 R38 front; 320/90 R50 rear 320/85 R38 front; 320/90 R50 rearOpt row-crop tire 2 dual rear 380/90 R46 or 320/90 R50 dual rear 380/90 R46 or 320/90 R50 dual rear 380/90 R46 or 320/90 R50 dual rear 380/90 R46 or 320/90 R50Flotation tire 480/70 R34 front; 520/85 R46 rear 480/70 R34 front; 520/85 R46 rear 480/70 R34 front; 520/85 R46 rear 480/70 R34 front; 520/85 R46 rearOpt flotation tire 30.5 x 32 R39 rear 30.5 x 32 R39 rear 30.5 x 32 R39 rear 30.5 x 32 R39 rearOVERALL DIMENSIONS, BOOM FOLDEDOverall length, ft-in (m) 24 2 (7.37) 24 2 (7.37) 24 2 (7.37) 24 2 (7.37)Overall height, ft-in (m) 12 (3.66) 12 (3.66) 12 (3.66) 12 (3.66)Overall width, ft-in (m), wheels retracted 12 (3.66) 12 (3.66) 12 (3.66) 12 (3.66)

Overall width, ft-in (m), wheels extended N/A N/A N/A N/A

DRY WEIGHTWeight w/ shortest boom, lb (kg) 19,200 (8,709) 19,500 (8,845) 19,500 (8,845) 20,300 (9,208)Weight w/ intermediate boom, lb (kg) 19,200 (8,709) 19,500 (8,845) 19,500 (8,845) 20,300 (9,208)Weight w/ widest boom, lb (kg) 19,200 (8,709) 19,500 (8,845) 19,500 (8,845) 20,300 (9,208)

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In 2012, only a fraction of experts believed that North American farmers would buy into weed seed destruction at harvest.

AVOIDANCE IS BEST, ALTERNATIVES TO HERBICIDES

ARE COMPLEX, EXPENSIVEStory by Robert ArnasonWestern Producer Staff

Two years later, many Canadian and American weed scientists are touting the technology as a realistic method to fight herbicide resistant weeds.

“In terms of the States and probably North America in general… within the next 10 years I really think this is the future of weed control,” University of Arkansas weed scientist Jason Norsworthy said at the Weed Science Society of America conference held in Vancouver Feb. 3-6.

“That is, having a Harrington Seed Destructor integrated into the combine.”

For several years, Australian weed scientists have promoted the value of destroying weed seeds at harvest through burning windrows, collecting seeds and straw in chaff carts and using a Harrington Seed Destructor, which is a portable mill towed be-hind the combine to pulverize weed seeds.

Regardless of the approach, the same concept applies: eradicating weed seeds at harvest reduces subsequent weed populations and the probability of genetic variations that are resistant to herbicides.

Skeptics of weed seed destruction have said farmers don’t have the time or willingness to collect and burn straw and weed seeds at harvest time.

As well, they have argued that the practice wouldn’t work in North America because target weeds likely dropped their seeds before harvest.

“If they’re not retaining the seed, obviously this isn’t a tool we’re going to be able to use,” Norsworthy said.

To answer that question, Norsworthy and his colleagues studied soybean fields in the southern and midwestern United States in 2012 and 2013.

Norsworthy determined that Palmer amaranth and waterhemp, two weeds that are resistant to multiple herbicides, retained nearly all of their seeds at soybean maturity.

“It blew me away at first,” he said.“In 2012, I said this can’t be for real. We

went back and did it again in 2013…. We’re getting, on average, about 99.8 percent of the seeds (Palmer amaranth) retained.”

Results for waterhemp were similar. Testing in multiple states showed the weed held onto almost every seed.

CANADIAN RESISTANCE FACTS

of 677 fields where wild oats samples were collected, 298, or 44 percent, had a herbicide resistant type.GROUP 1 (acetyl CoA carboxylase

inhibitor) resistant wild oats was confirmed in 275 fields (41 percent), up from 15 percent in previous baseline surveys (2001 to 2003).

GROUP 2 (acetolactate synthase) resistant wild oats was found in 12 percent of fields (vs. eight percent in 2001 to 2003).

GROUP 8 (triallate, difenzoquat) resistant wild oats was identified in eight percent of fields (not tested in 2001 to 2003).

GROUP 1 resistant green foxtail was found in 27 percent of 209 fields sampled for the weed (vs. six percent in 2001 to 2003).

GROUP 2 resistant spiny sowthistle was confirmed in all Alberta fields sampled (vs. 67 percent in 2001). Common chickweed was found mainly in Alberta in 40 percent of fields (vs. 17 percent in 2001).

G R O U P 2 res istant weeds not previously detected in the baseline surveys included false cleavers, mainly in Alberta (17 percent of f ields), and Saskatchewan (21 percent), Powell amaranth in Manitoba (16 percent), wild mustard (three fields in Saskatchewan and Manitoba), and wild buckwheat (one field in Alberta).No sampled weed populations across

the Prairies were found to be resistant to herbicides from Group 4 (synthetic auxins), Group 9 (glyphosate), or Group 10 (glufosinate). (Glyphosate resistant kochia was found in Alberta in 2011.)

Based on the proportion of total field area at each site infested with herbicide resistant weeds, it is estimated that 7.7 million acres (29 percent of annually cropped land) are infested with herbicide resistant weeds, an eight-fold increase from 2001 to 2003.

of 816 cases of resistant wild oats identified from submitted samples, 69 percent were Group 1, 15 percent Group 2, and 16 percent Group 1 and 2-HR.

There were 10 populations of Group 1 resistant green foxtail in Saskatchewan or Manitoba and six populations of Group 1 resistant Persian darnel in southern Alberta and Saskatchewan. Various Group 2 resistant broadleaf weeds were identified, including 17 wild mustard populations mainly from Saskatchewan and 39 cleavers populations across the three prairie provinces.

“About 99.8 to 99.9 percent of that seed is being retained, so yes, it is going through the combine … and we see this through vast geographies,” he said.

Neil Harker, an Agriculture Canada weed scientist in Lacombe, Alta., said weed seed destruction at harvest could be a significant tool in the battle against herbicide resistance.

Agriculture Canada wil l soon buy a Harrington Seed Destructor, which researchers plan to use in Eastern Canada this fall.

“This year we’ll look at some seed retention experiments to see which weeds have the most potential to be reduced by seed destruction,” Harker said. “Next year we’ll have the seed destructor out on farms in Western Canada…. For me, it’s probably the most exciting thing we’re doing over the next few years…. This has tremendous potential for some weeds, to take a good shot at weeds without applying selection pressure to our most valuable herbicide tools.”

Weed seed destruction might be feasible in Western Australia, but Michael owen, a weed scientist from Iowa State University, remains skeptical about chaff carts, weed seed destructors or anything else towed behind a combine in the U.S. Midwest.

“I’m not overly optimistic,” he said.“For one thing, I don’t think it would work

in corn particularly well, because of the residue…. Also, the scale that we have and the yields that we get, they (farmers) are not going to waste a lot of time dealing with another piece of equipment.”

As for windrow burning, owen said Iowa farmers don’t have time at harvest for such a practice.

Norsworthy said it could be a decade before a combine manufacturer builds a harvester with a Harrington Seed Destructor incorporated into it, which means farmers need to adopt transition methods in the interim.

“I’d like us (weed scientists) to start demonstrating the value of the chaff cart,” he said. “So when (farmers) see the Harrington Seed Destructor, it’s something that they readily buy into.” ❖

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MAKE JOHN DEERE JOHN DEERE JOHN DEERE JOHN DEEREMODEL 4630 4730 4830 4940ENGINEEngine position (front or rear) front above front axle above front axle frontEngine make John Deere John Deere John Deere John DeereEngine model Power Tech E 6.8 L Power Tech Plus 6.8 L Power Tech Plus 6.8 L Power Tech PSX 9.0LRated power, hp (kw) 165 (123) 245 (183) 275 (205) 340 (254)Peak power, hp (kw) 173 (129 ) 270 (201) 300 (224) 377 (281)Emission tier level Tier 3 Tier 3 Tier 3 Tier 4 InterimPeak torque, ft-lb (N-m) 548 (743) N/A N/A N/ANumber of cylinders 6 6 6 6Displacement, cu in (L) 414 (6.8) 414 (6.8) 414 (6.8) 549 (9.0)Alternator amperage 150 Amp 200 200 200 AmpSOLUTION SYSTEMSolution system tank, gal (L) 600 (2,271) 800 (3,028) 1,000 (3785) 1,200 (4542)Solution tank material poly stainless steel std; poly opt stainless steel stainless steelSolution system quick-fill, in (mm) 2 (51) 3 (76) left side; 2 (51) opt 3 (76) left side; 2 (51) opt 3 (76) left side; front opt

Solution pump hydraulic driven, 2x2.5 in centrifugal pump driven by hydraulic motor

centrifugal pump driven by hydraulic motor

centrifugal pump driven by hydraulic motor

OTHER TANKSRinse tank, gal (L) 70 (265) 150 (568) 150 (568) 170 (644)Hand wash tank, gal (L) 4 (15) 4 (15) 4 (15) 4 (15)Foam marker tank, gal (L) 1.5 (5.7) concentrate 50 (189) 50 (189) 1.5 (5.7) concentrateChemical eductor 5.5 (21) stainless steel, opt 5.5 (21) stainless steel, std 5.5 (21) stainless steel, std 5 gal (19 L) stainless steel, stdEngine fuel tank, gal (L) 71 (268) 133 (503) 133 (503) 155 (587)Diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) tank, gal (L) no no DEF no DEF noHydraulic reservoir, gal (L) 16 (60.6) 17 (64) 17 (64) 25.7 (97)BOOMBoom location, front or rear rear rear rear rearBoom width option, minimum, ft (m) 60 (18.3) 80 (24.4) 80 (24.4) 90 (27.4)Boom width option, intermediate, ft (m) 80 (24.4) 90 (27.4) 90 (27.4) 100 (30.5)Boom width option, maximum, ft (m) no option beyond 80 100 (30.5) 100 (30.5) 120 (36.6)Boom sections 5 7 7 5 w/90; 7 w/100; 11 w/120Ground height adjustment, in (cm) N/A 27 to 86.5 (69 to 220) 27 to 86.5 (69 to 220) 24 to 84 (61 to 213)Boom breakaway angle, degrees N/A N/A N/A 35Wingtip breakaway, ft-in (m) 10 0 (3.05) wing; 6 0 (1.83) breakaway 6 9 (2.06) or 10 (3.05) 6 9 (2.06) or 10 (3.05) 13 0 (3.96)Off-centre nozzle spacing, in (cm) 20 (50.8) opt 20 (50.8) opt 20 (50.8) opt 18 to 40 (45.7 to 101.6) dealer installOn-centre nozzle spacing, in (cm) 15 (38.1) standard 15 (38.1) standard 15 (38.1) standard 15 (38.1) standard factory settingDRIVETRAINDrive description hydrostatic hydrostatic hydrostatic hydrostaticNumber of speed ranges 4 4 4 infinitely variableMaximum travel speed, mph (kph) 27 (43.5) 30 (48) 30 (48) 35 (56)Wheel drive (2WD, 4WD) full-time 4WD full-time 4WD full-time 4WD full-time 4WDPrimary service brake drive system dynamic braking drive system dynamic braking drive system dynamic braking drive system dynamic brakingParking brake disk pack, spring-apply, hyd release disk pack, spring-apply, hyd release disk pack, spring-apply, hyd release disk pack, spring-apply, hyd releaseCABCab position behind front wheels Midway between axles Midway between axles behind front wheelsCab glass area, sq ft (sq m) N/A N/A N/A N/AOperator seat description air suspension air suspension air suspension air suspensionInstructional seat opt opt opt opt

Sprayer control Spray Star, Green Star 2 1800 or 3 2630 Spray Star control, Green Star 3 2630 display

Spray Star control, Green Star 3 2630 display

Spray Star control, Green Star 3 2630 display

CHASSISCrop clearance, in (cm) w/ std tires 51.1 (130) wide; 43.3 (110) narrow 61.5 (156) 61.5 (156) 46.8 (119)

Wheel track spacing, in (cm) wide 90 to 120 (229 to 305 / narrow 72 to 88 (183 to 224) 120 to 152 (305 to 386) 120 to 152 (305 to 386) 123.6 to 159.3 (314 to 406)

Wheel track adjustment method manual standard; hydraulic opt hydraulic standard hydraulic standard hydraulic standardWheelbase, in (cm) 145.3 (369) 169.3 (430) 169.3 (430) 170 (432)Turning radius, ft-in (m) 16 (4.88) 24 (7.3) 24 (7.3) 30 (9.14)Steering system 2WS, hydrostatic 2WS, hydrostatic 2WS, hydrostatic 2WS, hydrostaticSuspension description airbag / shock suspended strut type w/ air springs strut type w/ air springs strut type w/ air springsSuspension travel, total, in (mm) 6 (152) 8 (203) 8 (203) 8 (203)TIRESStandard 380/80 R38 R1W 380/90 R46 R1W 380/90 R46 R1 380/105 R50 R1 or R1WOpt row-crop tire 1 320/80 R42 R1W 320/90 R46 R1W 320/90 R50 R1W IF380/105 R50 R1Opt row-crop tire 2 no option VF380/90 R46 R1W VF380/90 R46 R1W no optionFlotation tire 420/85 R34 R1W 420/80 R46 R1 420/80 R46 R1 480/80 R50 R1WOpt flotation tire no option 520/85 R38 not factory installed 600/85 R38 not factory installed 620/70 R46 not factory installedOVERALL DIMENSIONS, BOOM FOLDEDOverall length, ft-in (m) 27 3 (8.31) 26 3 (8.00) 26 3 (8.00) 34 (10.36)Overall height, ft-in (m) 12 1 (3.68) 13 0 (3.96) 13 0 (3.96) 12 9 (3.89)Overall width, ft-in (m), wheels retracted N/A 11 10 (3.61) 11 10 (3.61) 12 (3.66)

Overall width, ft-in (m), wheels extended N/A 14 6 (4.42) 14 6 (4.42) 14 11 (4.54)

DRY WEIGHTWeight w/ shortest boom, lb (kg) N/A 22,741 (10,315) 25,025 (11,351) 34,780 (15,776)Weight w/ intermediate boom, lb (kg) 17,600 (7983) 22,781 (10,333) 25,125 (11,397) 35,030 (15,889)Weight w/ widest boom, lb (kg) no boom beyond 80 22,821 (10,351) 25,300 (11,476) 35,770 (16,225)

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MAKE JOHN DEERE JOHN DEERE MILLER MILLERMODEL R4030 R4038 NITRO 5215 NITRO 5240ENGINEEngine position (front or rear) front front rear rearEngine make John Deere John Deere Cummins CumminsEngine model Power Tech PSS 6.8L Power Tech PSS 9.0L QSB6.7 QSB6.7Rated power, hp (kw) 280 (209) 310 (231) 215 (160) std / 275 (205) opt 240 (179) std / 275 (205) optPeak power, hp (kw) 300 (224) 330 (228) 225 (168) std 250 (186) stdEmission tier level Tier 4 final Tier 4 final Tier 3 Tier 3Peak torque, ft-lb (N-m) N/A N/A 655 (888) 758 (987)Number of cylinders 6 6 6 6Displacement, cu in (L) 414 (6.8) 548 (9.0) 408 (6.7) 408 (6.7)Alternator amperage 200 200 160 Amp 160 AmpSOLUTION SYSTEMSolution system tank, gal (L) 800 (3028) 1,000 (3785) 1,000 (3,785) 1,000 or 1,200 (3,785 or 4,543)Solution tank material stainless steel or polyethylene stainless Steel poly or stainless steel poly or stainless steelSolution system quick-fill, in (mm) 3 (76) left side, front opt 3 (76) left side, front opt N/A 2 or 3 (51 or 76), frontSolution pump 170 gpm (644 Lpm) 170 or 225 gpm (644 or 852 Lpm) Hypro 9306C std / Hypro 9307C opt Hypro 9306C std / Hypro 9307C optOTHER TANKSRinse tank, gal (L) 120 (454) 120 (454) 150 (568) 150 (568)Hand wash tank, gal (L) 4 (15) 4 (15) 3 (11.4) 3 (11.4)Foam marker tank, gal (L) 1.5 (5.7) concentrate 1.5 (5.7) concentrate 3 (11.3) concentrate 3 (11.3) concentrateChemical eductor 8.5 (32) 8.5 (32) standard standardEngine fuel tank, gal (L) 130 (492) 155 (587) 150 (568) 150 (568)Diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) tank, gal (L) 7.5 (28) 7.5 (28) no noHydraulic reservoir, gal (L) 26 (98) 26 (98) N/A N/ABOOMBoom location, front or rear rear rear front frontBoom width option, minimum, ft (m) 90 (27) 90 (27) 60 (18.3) 60 (18.3)Boom width option, intermediate, ft (m) 100 (30) 100 (30) 80/60 (24.4/18.3) or 90/60 (27.4/18.3)) 80/60 (24.4/18.3) or 90/60 (27.4/18.3))Boom width option, maximum, ft (m) 120 (36) 120 (36) 100/60 (30.5/18.3) 100/60 (30.5/18.3)Boom sections 7 on 90, 9 on 100, 11 on 120 7 on 90, 9 on 100, 11 on 120 N/A 5 or 10Ground height adjustment, in (cm) 20 to 96 (51 to 244) 20 to 96 (51 to 244) 22 to 118 (56 to 300) 22 to 118 (56 to 300)Boom breakaway angle, degrees 35 35 N/A N/AWingtip breakaway, ft-in (m) N/A N/A N/A N/AOff-centre nozzle spacing, in (cm) 20 (51) 20 (51) N/A N/AOn-centre nozzle spacing, in (cm) 15 (38) 15 (38) N/A N/ADRIVETRAINDrive description variable-speed hydrostatic variable-speed hydrostatic hydrostatic, twin pumps hydrostatic, twin pumpsNumber of speed ranges infinite infinite 3 5Maximum travel speed, mph (kph) 30 (48.3) 35 (56.3) 27.2 (43.8) 29.2 (47)Wheel drive (2WD, 4WD) full-time 4WD full-time 4WD 4WD 4WDPrimary service brake hydrostatic dynamic plus front calipers hydrostatic dynamic plus front calipers hydrostatic 4 wheel internal wet disc, oil cooled

Parking brake wet-disc brakes, all wheels, spring-apply

wet-disc brakes, all wheels, spring-apply 2-wheel 4-wheel spring applied

CABCab position above & behind front wheels above & behind front wheels above and rear of front wheels above and rear of front wheelsCab glass area, sq ft (sq m) N/A N/A N/A N/AOperator seat description leather std in premium cab leather std in premium cab air ride air rideInstructional seat leather std in premium cab leather std in premium cab standard standard

Sprayer control GreenStar 3 2630 display GreenStar 3 2630 display Raven SCS 5000, Envizio Pro or Viper Pro Raven SCS 5000, Envizio Pro or Viper Pro

CHASSISCrop clearance, in (cm) w/ std tires 60 (152) 60 (152) 72 (183) 72 (183)Wheel track spacing, in (cm) 120 to 160 (305 to 406) 120 to 160 (305 to 406) 120 to 160 (305 to 406) 120 to 160 (305 to 406)Wheel track adjustment method hydraulic hydraulic hydraulic hydraulicWheelbase, in (cm) N/A N/A 153 (389) 153 (389)Turning radius, ft-in (m) 28 6 (8.68) 28 6 (8.68) 13 6 (4.11) 13 6 (4.11)Steering system 2WS, hydrostatic 2WS, hydrostatic 2WS std; 4WS opt 2WS std; 4WS opt

Suspension description dual strut and air-spring dual strut and air-spring wheel legs w/ hyd cylinders & gas accumulators

wheel legs w/ hyd cylinders & gas accumulators

Suspension travel, total, in (mm) 8 (203) 8 (203) 20 (508) 20 (508)TIRESStandard IF or VF 380/90 R46 IF or VF 380/90 R46 N/A N/AOpt row-crop tire 1 IF 320/90 R46 IF 320/90 R46 N/A N/AOpt row-crop tire 2 N/A IF 420/80 R46 N/A N/AFlotation tire IF 420/80 R46 520/85 R38 N/A N/AOpt flotation tire N/A 620/70 R38 N/A N/AOVERALL DIMENSIONS, BOOM FOLDEDOverall length, ft-in (m) N/A N/A 28 2 (8.59) 28 2 (8.59)Overall height, ft-in (m) N/A N/A 13 2 (4.01) 13 2 (4.01)Overall width, ft-in (m), wheels retracted N/A N/A 12 1 (3.68) 12 1 (3.68)

Overall width, ft-in (m), wheels extended N/A N/A 15 5 (4.70) 15 5 (4.70)

DRY WEIGHTWeight w/ shortest boom, lb (kg) N/A N/A N/A N/AWeight w/ intermediate boom, lb (kg) N/A N/A N/A N/AWeight w/ widest boom, lb (kg) N/A N/A N/A N/A

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MAKE MILLER MILLER MILLER MILLERMODEL NITRO 5275 NITRO 5345 NITRO 5400 NITRO N2XPENGINEEngine position (front or rear) rear rear rear Right side, between axlesEngine make Cummins Cummins Cummins CumminsEngine model QSB6.7 QSL8.9 QSL8.9 QSB6.7Rated power, hp (kw) 275 (205) 320 (239) 380 (283) 215 (160)Peak power, hp (kw) 275 (205) 345 (257) 400 (298) 225 (168)Emission tier level Tier 3 Tier 4 Interim Tier 4 Interim Tier 3Peak torque, ft-lb (N-m) 730 (990) 1,020 (1383) 1,200 (1627) 655 (888)Number of cylinders 6 6 6 6Displacement, cu in (L) 408 (6.7) 543 (8.9) 543 (8.9) 408 (6.7)Alternator amperage 160 Amp 160 Amp 160 Amp 160 AmpSOLUTION SYSTEM

Solution system tank, gal (L) 1,200, 1,400, or 1,600 (4,542, 5,300, or 6,057)

1,200, 1,400, or 1,600 (4,542, 5,300, or 6,057)

1,200, 1,400, or 1,600 (4,542, 5,300, or 6,057) 1,000 (3,785)

Solution tank material stainless steel stainless steel stainless steel poly or stainless steelSolution system quick-fill, in (mm) 2 or 3 (51 or 76), front 2 or 3 (51 or 76), front 2 or 3 (51 or 76), front N/ASolution pump Hypro 9306C std / Hypro 9307C opt Hypro 9306C std / Hypro 9307C opt Hypro 9306C std / Hypro 9307C opt Hypro 9306COTHER TANKSRinse tank, gal (L) 150 (568) 150 (568) 150 (568) 100 (379)Hand wash tank, gal (L) 3 (11.4) 3 (11.4) 3 (11.4) 3 (11.4)Foam marker tank, gal (L) 3 (11.3) concentrate 3 (11.3) concentrate 3 (11.3) concentrate 6 (23) concentrateChemical eductor standard standard standard standardEngine fuel tank, gal (L) 150 (568) 150 (568) 150 (568) 100 (379)Diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) tank, gal (L) no no no noHydraulic reservoir, gal (L) N/A N/A N/A N/ABOOMBoom location, front or rear front front front frontBoom width option, minimum, ft (m) 80/60 (24.4/18.3) 80/60 (24.4/18.3) 80/60 (24.4/18.3) 60 (18.3)Boom width option, intermediate, ft (m) 90/60 (27.4/18.3) or 100/60 (30.5/18.3)) 90/60 (27.4/18.3) or 100/60 (30.5/18.3)) 90/60 (27.4/18.3) or 100/60 (30.5/18.3)) 75/60 (22.9/18.3) to 90/60 (27.4/18.3))Boom width option, maximum, ft (m) 120/70 (36.6/21.3) 120/70 (36.6/21.3) 120/70 (36.6/21.3) 100/60 (30.5/18.3)Boom sections 5 or 10 5 or 10 5 or 10 N/AGround height adjustment, in (cm) 22 to 118 (56 to 300) 22 to 118 (56 to 300) 22 to 118 (56 to 300) 17 to 94 (43 to 239)Boom breakaway angle, degrees N/A N/A N/A N/AWingtip breakaway, ft-in (m) N/A N/A N/A N/AOff-centre nozzle spacing, in (cm) N/A N/A N/A N/AOn-centre nozzle spacing, in (cm) N/A N/A N/A N/ADRIVETRAINDrive description hydrostatic, twin pumps hydrostatic, twin pumps hydrostatic, twin pumps hydrostatic, twin pumpsNumber of speed ranges 3 3 5 3Maximum travel speed, mph (kph) 29 (46.6) 30.1 (48.4) 31 (49.9) 36 (58)Wheel drive (2WD, 4WD) 4WD 4WD 4WD 4WDPrimary service brake 4 wheel internal wet disc, oil cooled 4 wheel internal wet disc, oil cooled 4 wheel internal wet disc, oil cooled multiple wet disc on 4 wheelsParking brake 4-wheel spring applied 4-wheel spring applied 4-wheel spring applied 4-wheelCABCab position above and rear of front wheels above and rear of front wheels above and rear of front wheels above front axleCab glass area, sq ft (sq m) N/A N/A N/A N/AOperator seat description air ride air ride air ride air rideInstructional seat standard standard standard standard

Sprayer control Raven SCS 5000, Envizio Pro or Viper Pro Raven SCS 5000, Envizio Pro or Viper Pro Raven SCS 5000, Envizio Pro or Viper Pro Raven SCS 460, SCS 4600, Envizio Pro or Viper Pro

CHASSISCrop clearance, in (cm) w/ std tires 72 (183) 72 (183) 72 (183) 50 (127)Wheel track spacing, in (cm) 120 to 160 (305 to 406) 120 to 160 (305 to 406) 120 to 160 (305 to 406) 74 to 120 (188 to 305)Wheel track adjustment method hydraulic hydraulic hydraulic hydraulicWheelbase, in (cm) 177 (450) 177 (450) 177 (450) 150 (381)Turning radius, ft-in (m) 15 (4.57) 15 (4.57) 15 (4.57) 18 (5.5) 2WS; 10 (3.05) 4WSSteering system 2WS std; 4WS opt 2WS std; 4WS opt 2WS std; 4WS opt 2WS std / 4WS opt

Suspension description wheel legs w/ hyd cylinders & gas accumulators


wheel legs w/ hyd cylinders & gas accumulators strut w/ airbag

Suspension travel, total, in (mm) 20 (508) 20 (508) 20 (508) 8 (203)TIRESStandard N/A N/A N/A N/AOpt row-crop tire 1 N/A N/A N/A N/AOpt row-crop tire 2 N/A N/A N/A N/AFlotation tire N/A N/A N/A N/AOpt flotation tire N/A N/A N/A N/AOVERALL DIMENSIONS, BOOM FOLDEDOverall length, ft-in (m) 30 3 (9.22) 30 3 (9.22) 30 3 (9.22) 19 8 (5.99)Overall height, ft-in (m) 13 2 (4.01) 13 2 (4.01) 13 2 (4.01) 12 0 (3.66)Overall width, ft-in (m), wheels retracted 12 1 (3.68) 12 1 (3.68) 12 1 (3.68) 11 2 (3.40)

Overall width, ft-in (m), wheels extended 15 5 (4.70) 15 5 (4.70) 15 5 (4.70) N/A

DRY WEIGHTWeight w/ shortest boom, lb (kg) N/A N/A N/A N/AWeight w/ intermediate boom, lb (kg) N/A N/A N/A N/AWeight w/ widest boom, lb (kg) N/A N/A N/A N/A

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MAKE MILLER MILLER NEW HOLLAND NEW HOLLANDMODEL CONDOR GC40 CONDOR GC75 SP.240F SP.240F XPENGINEEngine position (front or rear) front front rear rearEngine make Cummins Cummins Cummins CumminsEngine model QSB6.7 QSB6.7 QSB6.7 QSB6.7Rated power, hp (kw) 240 (179) 275 (205) 240 (179) 275 (205)Peak power, hp (kw) 250 (187) 275 (205) 250 (187) 275 (205)Emission tier level Tier 3 Tier 3 Tier 3 Tier 3Peak torque, ft-lb (N-m) 758 (987) 730 (990) N/A N/ANumber of cylinders 6 6 6 6Displacement, cu in (L) 408 (6.7) 408 (6.7) 408 (6.7) 408 (6.7)Alternator amperage 160 Amp 160 Amp 160 Amp 160 AmpSOLUTION SYSTEMSolution system tank, gal (L) 1,000 or 1,200 (3,785 or 4,542) 1,000 or 1,200 (3,785 or 4,542) 1,000 or 1,200 (3,785 or 4,542) 1,000 or 1,200 (3,785 or 4,542)Solution tank material polyethylene or stainless steel polyethylene or stainless steel polyethylene or stainless steel polyethylene or stainless steelSolution system quick-fill, in (mm) 2 (51) 2 (51) 2 or 3 (51 or 76), front 2 or 3 (51 or 76), frontSolution pump ACE FMC-150F-206 ACE FMC-200F-HYD-304 Hypro 9306C std / Hypro 9307C opt Hypro 9306C std / Hypro 9307C optOTHER TANKSRinse tank, gal (L) 100 (379) 100 (379) 150 (568) 150 (568)Hand wash tank, gal (L) N/A N/A 3 (11.4) 3 (11.4)Foam marker tank, gal (L) 3 (11.4) concentrate 3 (11.4) concentrate 6 (23) concentrate 6 (23) concentrateChemical eductor opt 3.6 gal (13.6) w/ rinse opt 3.6 gal (13.6) w/ rinse opt 3.6 gal (13.6) w/ rinse opt 3.6 gal (13.6) w/ rinseEngine fuel tank, gal (L) 120 (454) 120 (454) 150 (568) 150 (568)Diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) tank, gal (L) no no no noHydraulic reservoir, gal (L) N/A N/A N/A N/ABOOMBoom location, front or rear rear rear front frontBoom width option, minimum, ft (m) 90/60 (27.4/18.3) 90/60 (27.4/18.3) 90/60 (27.4/18.3) 90/60 (27.4/18.3)Boom width option, intermediate, ft (m) 100/60 (30.5/18.3) 100/60 (30.5/18.3) 100/60 (30.5/18.3) 100/60 (30.5/18.3)Boom width option, maximum, ft (m) no option beyond 100 120/65 (36.6/19.8) no option beyond 100 no option beyond 100Boom sections 5 or 10 5 or 10 5 or 10 5 or 10Ground height adjustment, in (cm) 20 to 80 (50 to 203) 20 to 80 (50 to 203) 22 to 118 (56 to 300) 22 to 118 (56 to 300)Boom breakaway angle, degrees on secondary boom wing on secondary boom wing on secondary boom wing on secondary boom wingWingtip breakaway, ft-in (m) N/A N/A N/A N/AOff-centre nozzle spacing, in (cm) N/A N/A N/A N/AOn-centre nozzle spacing, in (cm) 15 or 20 (381 or 508) 15 or 20 (381 or 508) 15 or 20 (381 or 508) 15 or 20 (381 or 508)DRIVETRAINDrive description Allison RDS 2500 automatic transmission Allison RDS 3000 automatic transmission hydrostatic w/ twin pumps hydrostatic w/ twin pumpsNumber of speed ranges 5 6 5 5Maximum travel speed, mph (kph) 39.5 (63.6) 40.6 (65.3) 38 (61.2) 38 (61.2)Wheel drive (2WD, 4WD) 2WD rear 2WD rear / front assist opt 4WD 4WDPrimary service brake rear wheel hydraulic disc 4-wheel hydraulic disc 4 wheel internal wet disc 4 wheel internal wet discParking brake spring apply, hydraulic release spring apply, hydraulic release 4-wheel 4-wheelCABCab position behind front wheels behind front wheels above and rear of front wheels above and rear of front wheelsCab glass area, sq ft (sq m) N/A N/A N/A N/AOperator seat description air ride air ride air ride air rideInstructional seat standard standard standard standardSprayer control Raven SCS 5000, Envizio Pro or Viper Pro Raven SCS 5000, Envizio Pro or Viper Pro Raven 4600, Envizio Pro, Viper Pro Raven 4600, Envizio Pro, Viper ProCHASSISCrop clearance, in (cm) w/ std tires 42 (107) std / 48 (122) opt 48 (122) 72 (183) 72 (183)Wheel track spacing, in (cm) 120 to 150 (305 to 381) 120 to 150 (305 to 381) 120 to 160 (305 to 406) 120 to 160 (305 to 406)Wheel track adjustment method manual std; hydraulic opt manual std; hydraulic opt hydraulic hydraulicWheelbase, in (cm) 168 (427) 168 (427) 153 (389) 153 (389)Turning radius, ft-in (m) 15 (4.57) 15 (4.57) 15 (4.57) 15 (4.57)Steering system front wheel steer, hydrostatic front wheel steer, hydrostatic front wheel steer, hydrostatic front wheel steer, hydrostatic

Suspension description airbags and shock absorbers airbags and shock absorbers wheel legs w/ hyd cylinders & gas accumulators


Suspension travel, total, in (mm) 11 (279) front; 9 (228) rear 11 (279) front; 9 (228) rear 20 (508) 20 (508)TIRESStandard 380/90R46 380/90R46 380/90R46 380/90R46Opt row-crop tire 1 320/90 R50, for 1,000 gal only 320/90 R50, for 1,000 gal only 320/90R50 320/90R50Opt row-crop tire 2 380/90 R46 Michelin 380/90 R46 Michelin 380/90R50 380/90R50Flotation tire 520/85R38 520/85R38 520/85R38 520/85R38Opt flotation tire 520/85R38 front / 710/70R38 rear 520/85R38 front / 710/70R38 rear N/A N/AOVERALL DIMENSIONS, BOOM FOLDEDOverall length, ft-in (m) 27 2 (8.28) 27 2 (8.28) 28 2 (8.6) boom open 28 2 (8.6) boom openOverall height, ft-in (m) N/A N/A 13 2 (4.01) 13 2 (4.01)Overall width, ft-in (m), wheels retracted 12 0 (3.66) 12 0 (3.66) 12 1 (3.68) 12 1 (3.68)Overall width, ft-in (m), wheels extended 14 6 (4.42) 14 6 (4.42) 15 5 (4.70) 15 5 (4.70)DRY WEIGHTWeight w/ shortest boom, lb (kg) N/A N/A 25,550 (11,589) 26,380 (11,966)Weight w/ intermediate boom, lb (kg) N/A N/A N/A N/AWeight w/ widest boom, lb (kg) N/A N/A N/A N/A

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MAKE NEW HOLLAND NEW HOLLAND NEW HOLLANDMODEL SP.275F SP.365F SP.240RENGINEEngine position (front or rear) rear rear frontEngine make Cummins Cummins CumminsEngine model QSB6.7 QSL8.9 QSB6.7Rated power, hp (kw) 275 (205) 365 (272) 240 (179)Peak power, hp (kw) 275 (205) 375 (280) 250 (187)Emission tier level Tier 3 Tier 3 Canada / U.S. T4i Tier 3Peak torque, ft-lb (N-m) N/A N/A N/ANumber of cylinders 6 6 6Displacement, cu in (L) 408 (6.7) 543 (8.9) 408 (6.7)Alternator amperage 160 Amp 160 Amp 160 AmpSOLUTION SYSTEMSolution system tank, gal (L) 1,000 or 1,200 (3,785 or 4,542) 1,200, 1,400, or 1,600 (4,542, 5,300, or 6,057) 1,000 or 1,200 (3785 or 4542)Solution tank material polyethylene or stainless steel stainless steel polyethylene or stainless steelSolution system quick-fill, in (mm) 2 or 3 (51 or 76), front 2 or 3 (51 or 76), front 2 (51) std; 3 (76) opt.Solution pump Hypro 9306C std / Hypro 9307C opt Hypro 9306C std / Hypro 9307C opt ACE FMC-150F-206OTHER TANKSRinse tank, gal (L) 150 (568) 150 (568) 100 (379)Hand wash tank, gal (L) 3 (11.4) 3 (11.4) N/AFoam marker tank, gal (L) 6 (23) concentrate 6 (23) concentrate 3 (11.4) concentrateChemical eductor opt 3.6 gal (13.6) w/ rinse opt 3.6 gal (13.6) w/ rinse opt 3.6 gal (13.6) w/ rinseEngine fuel tank, gal (L) 150 (568) 150 (568) 120 (454)Diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) tank, gal (L) no no noHydraulic reservoir, gal (L) N/A N/A N/ABOOMBoom location, front or rear front front rearBoom width option, minimum, ft (m) 90/60 (27.4/18.3) 90/60 (27.4/18.3) 90/60 (27.4/18.3)Boom width option, intermediate, ft (m) 100/60 (30.5/18.3) 100/60 (30.5/18.3) 100/60 (30.5/18.3)Boom width option, maximum, ft (m) 120/70 (36.6/21.3) 120/70 (36.6/21.3) no option beyond 100Boom sections 5 or 10 5 or 10 5 or 10Ground height adjustment, in (cm) 22 to 118 (56 to 300) 22 to 118 (56 to 300) 20 to 80 (50 to 203)Boom breakaway angle, degrees on secondary boom wing on secondary boom wing on secondary boom wingWingtip breakaway, ft-in (m) N/A N/A N/AOff-centre nozzle spacing, in (cm) N/A N/A N/AOn-centre nozzle spacing, in (cm) 15 or 20 (381 or 508) 15 or 20 (381 or 508) 15 or 20 (381 or 508)DRIVETRAINDrive description hydrostatic w/ twin pumps hydrostatic w/ twin pumps Allison RDS 2500 automatic transmissionNumber of speed ranges 5 5 5Maximum travel speed, mph (kph) 38 (61.2) 34 (54.7) 40 (64.4)Wheel drive (2WD, 4WD) 4WD 4WD 2WD rearPrimary service brake 4 wheel internal wet disc 4 wheel internal wet disc 2 discs, each w/ dual calipers on rear axleParking brake 4-wheel 4-wheel spring apply, hydraulic releaseCABCab position above and rear of front wheels above and rear of front wheels above and rear of front wheelsCab glass area, sq ft (sq m) N/A N/A N/AOperator seat description air ride air ride air rideInstructional seat standard standard standardSprayer control Raven 4600, Envizio Pro, Viper Pro Raven 4600, Envizio Pro, Viper Pro Raven SCS 5000, Envizio Pro, Viper ProCHASSISCrop clearance, in (cm) w/ std tires 72 (183) 72 (183) 42 (107) std / 48 (122) optWheel track spacing, in (cm) 120 to 160 (305 to 406) 120 to 160 (305 to 406) 120 to 150 (305 to 381)Wheel track adjustment method hydraulic hydraulic manualWheelbase, in (cm) 153 (389) 177 (450) 168 (427)Turning radius, ft-in (m) 15 (4.57) 15 (4.57) 15 (4.57)Steering system front wheel steer, hydrostatic front wheel steer, hydrostatic front wheel steer, hydrostaticSuspension description wheel legs w/ hyd cylinders & gas accumulators wheel legs w/ hyd cylinders & gas accumulators airbags and shock absorbersSuspension travel, total, in (mm) 20 (508) 20 (508) 11 (279) front; 9 (228) rearTIRESStandard 380/90R46 380/90R46 380/90 R46Opt row-crop tire 1 320/90R50 320/90R50 320/90 R50, for 1,000 gal onlyOpt row-crop tire 2 380/90R50 380/90R50 380/90 R46 MichelinFlotation tire 520/85R38 520/85R38 520/85 R38Opt flotation tire N/A 650/75R38 520/85 R38 front / 710/70 R38 rearOVERALL DIMENSIONS, BOOM FOLDEDOverall length, ft-in (m) 28 2 (8.6) boom open 30 4 (9.2) 27 2 (8.28) boom openOverall height, ft-in (m) 13 2 (4.01) 13 2 (4.01) 12 11 (3.94)Overall width, ft-in (m), wheels retracted 12 1 (3.68) 12 1 (3.68) 12 0 (3.66)Overall width, ft-in (m), wheels extended 15 5 (4.70) 15 5 (4.70) 14 3 (4.34)DRY WEIGHTWeight w/ shortest boom, lb (kg) 28,540 (12,945) N/A N/AWeight w/ intermediate boom, lb (kg) N/A N/A N/AWeight w/ widest boom, lb (kg) N/A N/A N/A

MAKE NEW HOLLAND VERSATILE VERSATILEMODEL SP.333F SX240 SX280ENGINEEngine position (front or rear) rear front frontEngine make Cummins Cummins Cummins Engine model QSL8.3 QSB 6.7 QSB 6.7Rated power, hp (kw) 365 (272) 240 (178) 280 (209)Peak power, hp (kw) 375 (280) 248 (183) 291 (214)Emission tier level Tier 4 Tier 4 Tier 4Peak torque, ft-lb (N-m) N/A 730 760Number of cylinders 6 6 6Displacement, cu in (L) 520 (8.3) 408 (6.7) 408 (6.7)Alternator amperage 160 Amp 160 Amp 160 AmpSOLUTION SYSTEMSolution system tank, gal (L) 1,200, 1,400, or 1,600 (4,542, 5,300, or 6,057) 1,000 (3,875) 1,000 (3,875), 1,200 (4,540)Solution tank material stainless steel poly poly, stainless steelSolution system quick-fill, in (mm) 2 or 3 (51 or 76), front 3 (76) 4 (76)Solution pump Hypro 9306C std / Hypro 9307C opt Hypro 9306C std / stainless opt Hypro 9306C std / stainless optOTHER TANKSRinse tank, gal (L) 150 (568) 100 (378) 100 (378)Hand wash tank, gal (L) 3 (11.4) N/A N/AFoam marker tank, gal (L) 6 (23) concentrate opt. opt.Chemical eductor opt. 3.6 gal (13.6) w/ rinse N/A N/AEngine fuel tank, gal (L) 150 (568) 103 (494) 103 (494)Diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) tank, gal (L) N/A N/A N/AHydraulic reservoir, gal (L) N/A 32 (121) 32 (121)BOOMBoom location, front or rear front rear rearBoom width option, minimum, ft (m) 90/60 (27.4/18.3) 90 (27.5) 90 (27.5)Boom width option, intermediate, ft (m) 100/60 (30.5/18.3) N/A N/ABoom width option, maximum, ft (m) 120/70 (36.6/21.3) 100 (30.5) 100 (30.5)Boom sections 5 or 10 5 6Ground height adjustment, in (cm) 22 to 118 (56 to 300) 25 to 72 (63 to 183) 26 to 72 (63 to 183)Boom breakaway angle, degrees on secondary boom wing N/A N/AWingtip breakaway, ft-in (m) yes yes 5 (2.5) yes 5 (2.5)Off-centre nozzle spacing, in (cm) N/A N/A N/AOn-centre nozzle spacing, in (cm) 15 or 20 (381 or 508) 15 or 20 16 or 20DRIVETRAINDrive description hydrostatic w/ twin pumps Allison RDS2500 auto, mechanical Allison RDS3000 auto, mechanicalNumber of speed ranges 5 5 5Maximum travel speed, mph (kph) 34 (54.7) 35 (57.5) 35 (57.5)Wheel drive (2WD, 4WD) 4WD 2WD rear 2WD rearPrimary service brake 4 wheel internal wet disc 4 wheel internal wet disc 5 wheel internal wet discParking brake 4-wheel spring apply, hydraulic release spring apply, hydraulic releaseCABCab position above and rear of front wheels mid-mount mid-mountCab glass area, sq ft (sq m) N/A 77 (7.18) 77 (7.18)Operator seat description air ride air ride air rideInstructional seat standard standard standardSprayer control Raven 4600, Envizio Pro, Viper Pro Raven RavenCHASSISCrop clearance, in (cm) w/ std tires 72 (183) 48 (122) 48 (122)Wheel track spacing, in (cm) 120 to 160 (305 to 406) 120 (304)/120-152 (304-386) 121 (304)/120-152 (304-386) Wheel track adjustment method hydraulic manual/opt hydraulic manual/opt hydraulicWheelbase, in (cm) 177 (450) 163 (419) 163 (419)Turning radius, ft-in (m) 15 (4.57) 15 (4.57) 15 (4.57)Steering system front wheel steer, hydrostatic front wheel, power front wheel, powerSuspension description wheel legs w/ hyd cylinders & gas accumulators air ride air rideSuspension travel, total, in (mm) 20 (508) 11 (279) 11 (279)TIRESStandard 380/90R46 N/A N/AOpt row-crop tire 1 320/90R50 N/A N/AOpt row-crop tire 2 380/90R50 N/A N/AFlotation tire 520/85R38 N/A N/AOpt flotation tire 650/75R38 N/A N/AOVERALL DIMENSIONS, BOOM FOLDEDOverall length, ft-in (m) 30 4 (9.2) 27 (8.23) 27 (8.23)Overall height, ft-in (m) 13 2 (4.01) N/A N/AOverall width, ft-in (m), wheels retracted 12 1 (3.68) N/A N/AOverall width, ft-in (m), wheels extended 15 5 (4.70) N/A N/ADRY WEIGHTWeight w/ shortest boom, lb (kg) 28,500 (12,927) 27,300 (12,409) 27,300 (12,409)Weight w/ intermediate boom, lb (kg) 28,500 (12,927) N/A N/AWeight w/ widest boom, lb (kg) N/A 28,194 (12,815) 28,194 (12,815)te

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Farmers and rural municipalities that maintain gravel and dirt roads shudder at the bills for grading, mowing and shrub

grinding.

AG SHIELD FINDS THE ROAD TO THE DITCH


“We had a number of customers come to us, looking for a better way to take care of their roads with chemicals rather than mechanically,” said Ryan Suffron of Ag Shield.

“They wanted to know if there was such a thing as a dedicated road side sprayer.”

Customers wanted something adaptable to a one ton or three-quarter ton pickup.

There were numerous assemblages of sprayer components that could squirt into a ditch, but nothing had been designed from scratch just for road maintenance.

“So we decided to design something specifically for road top, ditch and far side of the ditch spraying,” he said.

“This had to be a multi-purpose sprayer that performed all the tasks in a single pass at a normal 15 m.p.h. Customers wanted it to handle two to three different products at the same time. The single-pass Ag Shield Road Side Sprayer we came up with does road top glyphosate for grasses and other weeds on gravel and dirt roads. At the same time, we hit the shoulders and ditches with 2,4-D for broadleaf weeds and volunteer crops from seeds blown off passing trucks. We also hit the far side of the ditch to get those shrubs and low growing trees.”

Suffron said the optional wand and hose reel allows the operator to stop and hit taller trees or weed patches that the end nozzles don’t reach.

Grasshoppers and other insects breed in the protective cover of roadside vegetation, and Suffron said additional tanks and meters can be installed for applying insecticide during the weed control operation.

Dust control agents can also be applied through the top boom, but not during chemical applications.

“The Road Side Sprayer uses the same Ag Shield cover we’ve had for years, so you can do your road maintenance spraying at 15 m.p.h. with crops on both sides of the road, even in winds up to 25 m.p.h.”

Suffron said the problem with grading is that the blade moves the same material back and forth many times. It takes sod from the side and brings it into the centre, where

it mixes with gravel.The operator then makes another pass to

push the mixture back to the shoulder. If the cut edge is lower than the remaining sod on the shoulder, it creates a dam that retains water.

Ultimately, more gravel must be added to ensure a safe roadway.

“If the grass on the road top was controlled chemically, the grader wouldn’t need to make all those passes. The operator would only need to deal with gravel and not with big chunks of sod,” Suffron said.

“The costs of diesel fuel, manpower, grader maintenance, grader blades and extra gravel would all be reduced.”

Suffron said volunteer crops from passing trucks combine with prolific weeds such as Russian thistle and kochia to form big problems on the shoulders and near sides of ditches.

He said the rules for controlling noxious weeds and volunteer crops on road allowances have become stricter, but the technology to meet that legislative criteria has been lagging.

Mowing takes care of the shoulders nearest the road top, but it’s difficult to get the mower into the bottom and far side of the ditch, especially in wet years. As well, mowers need to cover the same area three or four times a summer.

“When you think about it, you’re wasting all those mower passes. You need one mower pass in the fall to drop the grass

before winter, but that’s all you need,” he said.

“The weeds and volunteer crops can all be controlled with chemicals. That ditch grass isn’t doing any harm until November when the snow flies.”

Shrubs, willows and other larger forms of vegetation generally thrive on the far sides of ditches.

The risk of herbicides drifting into a crop standing just beyond that shrub line prevents most spray operators from giving these nuisance trees their full shot. The taller the shrubs, the greater the risk of spray drifting into the crop.

As a result, the shrub line often requires an expensive mechanical cutting and shredding operation followed by hand spraying to kill the stumps. Suffron said the shielded boom on his company’s machine lets operators put the third boom right up against the crop without the risk of crop damage.

“That third boom is also protected by the Ag Shield cover,” he said.

“It reaches out 21 feet from the shoulder. The challenge for the third boom is to kill all those unwanted plants on the far side without hurting the crop just beyond the ditch. We think this new setup allows operators to do just that.”

Gauge wheels under the booms let operators control nozzle height to prevent drift and protect the nozzles.

Prices range from $3,000 to $15,000. ❖

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MAKE AG SHIELD MANUFACTURING DEMCO FARM KING FARM KINGMODEL CART SPRAYER 50 SERIES 850 1200Tire size 16.5/16, 18.4/26 13.6 x 38 bias tires with 38 inch wheels. 320 (12.4) / 85R38 320 (12.4) / 90R46Optional tire size 1 18.4/38 N/A N/A N/AOptional tire size 2 14.9/R46 N/A N/A N/AProduct tank (size in litres and material - i.e. poly, stainless)

poly; 3,785 poly; 850, 1,050, 1,250 (3,230-4,750) 850 (3,200) poly 1,200 (4,500)

Optional product tank (size in litres and material - i.e. poly, stainless)

poly; 5,678 poly; 120 (456) N/A N/A

Rinse tank (size in litres and material - i.e. poly, stainless)

poly; 170 poly; 2.5 (5.5) 15 (57) 15 (57)

Product pump - type Hypro HM1 - HM 5 centrifugal hydraulic; Hypro/Ace Ace FMCSC150-HYD-206 Ace FMCSC150-HYD-206Product pump - gallons (U.S.) per minute

114 - 212 N/A N/A N/A

Boom (in feet) 60 - 134 (18-34) 60 or 80/90 (18-XX) 60 60Boom options (in feet) N/A N/A 80, 90 80, 90

Boom featureshydraulic boom breakaway reset, wind shields

N/Aparallelogram w/ rephasing hydraulic cylinders, rubber torsion mounts

parallelogram w/ rephasing hydraulic cylinders, rubber torsion mounts

Crop clearance (in inches) 30 N/A N/A N/AOptional crop clearance (in inches) N/A N/A N/A N/AAxle width (in inches) (range if adjustable)

72 - 132 yes; 90 - 144 N/A N/A

Rate controller - make and model if applicable

TeeJet, Raven, MicroTrack Raven 440, Envizio Pro Raven 440, Envizio Pro Raven 440, Envizio Pro

Other specifications 1 ground following system stainless booms

diaphragm, 3/4 inch, triple nozzle bodies on 20 inch nozzle spacings, equipped with secondary in-line strainers and manual fence row nozzles.


Other specifications 2 2nd tank for spot spraying opt chem eductor boom height 21 - 62 boom height 21 - 62Other specifications 3 Red Ball flow monitors opt 33 gal foam marker rinse tank 137 rinse tank 57Other specifications 4 Combojet nozzles Astro speed sensor N/A N/A

MAKE FARM KING FAST FAST HARMONMODEL 1600 9500 9600 AUTOFOLDTire size 380 (14.9) 90R46 380/90R46 - 480/80R50 380/90R46 - 480/80R50 16.5 R16, 21.5 R16Optional tire size 1 N/A duals duals N/AOptional tire size 2 N/A N/A N/A N/AProduct tank (size in litres and material - i.e. poly, stainless)

1,600 (6,000) poly; 3,690 poly; 2,310 poly; 2,271


N/A poly; 5,280 poly; 2,790 poly; 3,785


15 (57) 54 (220) 54 (220) N/A

Product pump - type Ace FMCSC150-HYD-206 hydraulic; Hypro 9306C-HMI hydraulic; Hypro 9306C-HMI hydraulic or PTO centrifugalProduct pump - gallons (U.S.) per minute

N/A N/A N/A N/A

Boom (in feet) 60 60 60 67Boom options (in feet) 80, 90 66, 80, 88, 90, 100, 134 66, 80, 88, 90, 100, 134 83, 93

Boom featuresparallelogram w/ rephasing hydraulic cylinders, rubber torsion mounts

suspended boom suspended boom auto fold

Crop clearance (in inches) 30 30 29Optional crop clearance (in inches) N/A N/A N/A N/AAxle width (in inches) (range if adjustable)

N/A yes; 80 - 88 - 120 yes; 80 - 88 - 120 108-137


Raven 440, Envizio Pro Raven 450 Raven 450, Envizio Pro N/A

Other specifications 1


N/A N/A N/A

Other specifications 2 boom height 21 - 62 N/A N/A N/AOther specifications 3 rinse tank 57 N/A N/A N/AOther specifications 4 N/A N/A N/A boom tire 6.7 15

PULL-TYPE SPRAYERS

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MAKE HARMON BRANDT BRANDT BRANDTMODEL ALL TERRAIN SB4000 QF1500 QF2500Tire size 16.5 R16, 21.5 R16 14.9R46 singles or duals 18.4R26 18.4R26 Optional tire size 1 N/A 18.9R46 singles only 16.5R16.1 16.5R16.1 tandem only (4)Optional tire size 2 N/A 28.0R38 singles only 12.5R15 tandem only (4) N/AProduct tank (size in litres and material - i.e. poly, stainless)

poly; 2,271 poly; 1,600 poly; 3,800 poly; 5,700


N/A N/A N/A N/A


N/A poly; 107 poly; 281 poly; 281

Product pump - type hydraulic or PTO centrifugal Hyd - ACE 206 Hyd - ACE 206 Hyd - ACE 206Product pump - gallons (U.S.) per minute

N/A Hyd - Hypro HM1 & HM4 Hyd - ACE 206 & 310; PTO 540/1,000 Hyd - ACE 206 & 310; PTO 540/1,000

Boom (in feet) 67 80 80 80Boom options (in feet) N/A 90, 100 90, 100, 120, 130 90, 100, 120, 130

Boom features manual foldsuspended boom, four pin pendulum, self leveling

N/A N/A

Crop clearance (in inches) 29 41.5 25 25Optional crop clearance (in inches) N/A N/A N/A N/AAxle width (in inches) (range if adjust-able)

108 72-152 84-120 84-120


N/A

MicroTrak 3406FII Microtrak 9000 Raven 450 GS2 Norac Boon Control

Tee Jet 744 MicroTrak 3406FII Microtrak 9000

Tee Jet 744 MicroTrak 3406FII Microtrak 9000

Other specifications 1 N/A N/A N/A N/AOther specifications 2 N/A boom height 15-72 in. N/A N/A

Other specifications 3 N/Astandard equipment includes high flow plumbing

standard equipment includes deep sump

standard equipment includes deep sump

Other specifications 4 boom tire 12.5 L 15 sloped tank floor & deep sump bottom fill bottom fillN/A wind cones frost kit, wind cones frost kit, wind cones

MAKE SUMMERS SUMMERS HARDI HARDI

MODEL ULTIMATE NT SUPERSPRAYER ULTRA SUPERSPRAYER RANGER RANGER

Tire size 480/80R38 480/80R38 28 38

Optional tire size 1 380/90R46 380/90R46 38 N/A

Optional tire size 2 dual 480 or 380 dual 480 or 380 N/A N/A

Product tank (size in litres and material - i.e. poly, stainless)

poly; 3,785 poly; 3,785 poly; 550 poly; 550


poly; 5,678, 6,245 poly; 5,678, 6,245 N/A N/A


poly; 269 poly; 269 opt poly; 63 poly; 63

Product pump - type Hypro centrifugal 9303C Hypro centrifugal 9303C Ace 150 Hardi 1303, 363, 463

Product pump - gallons (U.S.) per minute

N/A (97-147 US gal/min N/A (97-147 US gal/min 30-80 US gal 30-80 US gal

Boom (in feet) 60 60 45 45

Boom options (in feet) 80, 90, 100, 110 120, 133 60 50, 60, 66

Boom features paralift paralift

Crop clearance (in inches) 28 28 24, 27 27

Optional crop clearance (in inches) 29 29 N/A N/A

Axle width (in inches) (range if adjustable)

67-152 67-152 60-90 60-90


Raven 450, opt Green Star, Ag Leader Raven 4400, opt Green Star, Ag Leader Hardi HC 2500, HC5500, HC6500 Hardi HC 2500, HC5500, HC6500

Other specifications 1 100 mesh strainers 100 mesh strainersEVC remote control sections and pressure

EVC remote control sections and pressure

Other specifications 2 3 inch bottom fill 3 inch bottom fill Turbofiller for dry or liquid mixing Turbofiller for dry or liquid mixing

Other specifications 3 touch down skids touch down skids cyclone filters cyclone filters

Other specifications 4 cam lock drains cam lock drains opt Norac boom height opt Norac boom height

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MAKE HARDI HARDI HARDI NEW HOLLAND/CASE IH NEW HOLLAND/CASE IHMODEL COMMANDER COMMANDER COMMANDER 68/S1050 68 XL/S1070Tire size 320/90 R50 320/90 R50 320R50 18.4-26R3 480/80R38 R1Optional tire size 1 N/A N/A N/A 380/80R38 380/90R46 R1

Optional tire size 2 N/A N/A N/A320/90R46/duals 320/90R46, 380/90R46

320/90R46/duals 320/90R46, 380/90R47


poly; 1,600 poly; 2,000 poly; 2,600 poly; 1,050 poly; 1,070


N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A


poly; 132 poly; 132 poly; 195 poly; 115 poly; 116

Product pump - type Hardi 463H-35 / 2x463-160 Hardi 463H-35 / 2x463-160 Hardi 1303 / 363 / 467 Hypro HM1C Hypro HM1CProduct pump - gallons (U.S.) per minute

ACE 150H, 200H, 650H ACE 150H, 200H, 650H ACE 150H, 200H, 650H Hypro HM3C, Ace 206 Hypro HM3C, Ace 207

Boom (in feet) 80 80 80 80 80

Boom options (in feet)90-60/120-90 or Force 80-134, Terra Force 120-132

90-60/120-90 or Force 80-134, Terra Force 120-133

90-60/120-90 or Force 80-134, Terra Force 120-134

90, 100 90, 100, 110, 120

Boom featuresForce/Terra Force/Twin force air assist

Force/Terra Force/Twin force air assist

Eagle/Force/Terra Force/Twin force air assist

N/A wheeled boom in 4 or 6 sections

Crop clearance (in inches) 29 32 32 33-36 33-37Optional crop clearance (in inches)

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A


N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A


Hardi HC6500, ISOBUS compatible



FlexControl III or Plus III FlexControl III or Plus III

Other specifications 1EVC remote control sections and pressure



opt hydraulic fold opt hydraulic fold

Other specifications 2 Turbofiller for dry or liquid mixing Turbofiller for dry or liquid mixing Turbofiller for dry or liquid mixing N/A N/AOther specifications 3 cyclone filters cyclone filters cyclone filters N/A N/AOther specifications 4 opt Norac boom height opt Norac boom height opt Norac boom height N/A N/A

MAKE HARDI HARDI HARDI HARDI

MODEL NAVIGATOR NAVIGATOR NAVIGATOR COMMANDER

Tire size 320R46 320R46 320R46 320/90 R46

Optional tire size 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A

Optional tire size 2 N/A N/A N/A N/A


poly; 800 poly; 1,000 poly; 1,600 poly; 1,200 (4,500)


N/A poly; 1,200 N/A N/A


poly; 130 poly; 130 poly; 130 poly; 132

Product pump - type Hardi 1303 / 363 / 463 Hardi 1303 / 363 / 463 Hardi 1303 / 363 / 463 Hardi 463-73 / 463H85

Product pump - gallons (U.S.) per minute

ACE 150H, 200H, 650H ACE 150H, 200H, 650H ACE 150H, 200H, 650H ACE 150H, 200H, 650H

Boom (in feet) 45 45 45 80

Boom options (in feet) 90-60/120-90 90-60/120-90 90-60/120-90 or Force 80-132 90-60/120-90 or Force 80-133

Boom features Eagle Eagle Eagle/Force Force/Twin

Crop clearance (in inches) 27 27 27 30

Optional crop clearance (in inches) N/A N/A N/A N/A


60-120 60-120 60-120 N/A


Hardi HC5500, HC6500, ISOBUS compatible




Other specifications 1EVC remote control sections and pressure




Other specifications 2 Turbofiller for dry or liquid mixing Turbofiller for dry or liquid mixing Turbofiller for dry or liquid mixing Turbofiller for dry or liquid mixing

Other specifications 3 cyclone filters cyclone filters cyclone filters cyclone filters

Other specifications 4 opt Norac boom height opt Norac boom height opt Norac boom height opt Norac boom height

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More awareness of the potential for carryover during crop spraying could result in fewer injured canola crops, says a weed control specialist.

Clark Brenzil of Saskatchewan Agriculture said an increasing number of cases have come through the Crop Protection Lab in Regina in which producers apply one herbicide and see injury symptoms from another.

The lab says that sprayer contamination caused all of the cases last year.

“The key sign about tank contamination is when you’ve got injury that runs in a straight line, and only equipment runs in a straight line,” he said.

Sprayer contamination becomes a bigger problem in diversified cropping systems with different sensitivities to different groups of herbicides.

“That means that we have to be really on the ball about making sure our sprayers are cleaned out when we go from one crop to the next,” Brenzil said.

Contamination occurs when herbicide deposits form in the sprayer, whether in the tank, screens, nozzles or the overall plumbing during previous applications.

“There may be successive layers that build up over time. It may be even two or three crops beyond the one that you’re treating is the one that ends up showing injury, but it tends to be in crops that are very sensitive to herbicide injury,” he said.

“That’s a ticking time bomb for when you get one of those cleaning type herbicides or adjuvants that come into the system and flush all that stuff out and injure the crop.”

Most lab cases in the past five years have involved Liberty applied to LibertyLink canola. The adjuvants in Liberty are soapy and act as detergents in the tank, which break down fatty substances.

other herbicide applications involving solvent based adjuvants, such as Merge or Turbocharge, can also clean fatty substances out of the tank.

Brenzil said a Group 2 herbicide is the contaminant herbicide in most cases, but it isn’t what necessarily causes the deposit. That usually occurs when it is applied in association with something with an oil or fat based

Crops, particularly canola, can be damaged by residue of other herbicides left in the

sprayer

THE TICKING

TIME BOMBStory by William DeKayWestern Producer Staff

adjuvant. The fat can layer over the Group 2 herbicide and trap it in the sprayer’s plumbing.

Damage can also occur several loads after the contaminant herbicide was applied.

“Canola is probably one of the most susceptible crops to Group 2 injury, so you’ve got the perfect storm occurring when you’re applying to LibertyLink canola,” he said.

A common assumption is that multiple tanks of another herbicide that isn’t a contaminant type will clean enough of the problem herbicide out of the tank so that no cleaning is necessary before going into a sensitive crop.

“That’s not necessarily the case,” he said.Brenzil said he saw a scenario last year in which several tanks showed no

injury and then one tank “completely obliterates the canola in that area and then subsequent tanks are fine.” It was the first time he had ever seen that occur.

Lab tests determined that the tank load that caused the injury had sat for a significant time with Liberty inside the sprayer.

“It’s got more time to do more cleaning and so it pulls out a very concentrated amount of that contaminant herbicide and goes out on the field and it completely kills the canola,” he said.

The late start to seeding and variable weather combined to cause significant problems last year. As a result there were sporadic periods when sprayers operated for a day or two and then sat for two or three days.

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Mercil, who co-owns Sprayflex in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, said his family has built truck style sprayers since the late 1990s, and Sylte has been buying their truck sprayers since the first one rolled out of the shop.

“But we had never tackled anything this big,” he said.

“our biggest sprayer up until then had been the 120 foot model with a 2,000 gallon tank and single rear axle. It’s a regular item in our product line.”

Sylte had just bought one of the Sprayflex 120 foot, single-axle truck sprayers with a 2,000 gallon tank.

“But 120 feet wasn’t big enough. Ron wanted to cover more acres per day and get out of each field as fast as possible so he can get on to the next one, ” said Mercil.

Custom building the one-off giant sprayer in time for spring spraying was a challenge, he added.

Mercil said there are critical factors to consider when building a 150 foot boom and a 3,100 gallon tank. The water alone weighs

WHEN BIG BOOMS NEED TO GET BIGGER


Jay Mercil had to tighten up his thinking cap three years ago when Ron Sylte ordered a 3,100 gallon sprayer with a 150 foot boom. Then

the farmer wanted to go bigger

26,000 pounds. “You have to look at the leverage factors

associated with such a big boom: how will it react to things like bounce and turning? You don’t just build things bigger,” he said.

“We didn’t go to school for engineering. We’ve been building sprayers long enough that now we can just figure these things out for ourselves. our whole background is building bigger and better sprayers. That’s just what we do.”

The company was known as Mar-flex when it was started by Mercil’s father, but Mercil and his brother changed the name to Sprayflex when they took it over in 2010.

International trucks have been the basis of their sprayers since day one. Mercil feels International has the strongest chassis, with frame wall thickness of 7/16 inch.

They started Sylte’s project with a new International powered by the standard 330 horsepower Maxforce diesel. Mercil figured the truck would be shy on power with that engine, so they increased it to 390 h.p.

They installed a heavier transmission because of the extra power and payload, stretched the frame by 12 feet and installed twin screw differentials. The first differential stays in the normal location and the second differential is 10 feet back.

The 150 foot boom uses the same unique box design employed on the smaller Sprayflex aluminum booms. The formed boxes bolt together to form a light weight, rigid arm.

Sylte took delivery in mid-April, just in time for spring spraying. The sprayer worked well throughout the 2012 season, racking up 25,000 acres.

However, he had trouble matching the unit’s 150 foot spray swath to his quarter section fields in a manner that didn’t result

“You have to look at the leverage factors

associated with such a big boom.”

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in wasted partial half-mile passes as he finished the fields. So the next step for the Sprayflex team will be to build the 165 foot sprayer that Sylte wants for this coming spring.

Mercil said many producers don’t understand that a truck sprayer can carry a bigger payload and handle bigger booms because the machine is lighter than a high wheel sprayer.

This weight factor translates into less compaction in susceptible soils.

The twin screw configuration further aids in distributing the load over a larger area.

The twin screw setup is outfitted with lockers and combined with the mechanical driveline it helps keep the machine from burying itself in the mud.

Mercil said the price tag for a new sprayer like the one they custom built for Sylte would sell for about $325,000.

But after a year Ron Sylte decided to up-size his year-old 150 foot self-propelled Sprayflex to a more convenient 165 foot sprayer.

The combination of a 3,100 US gallon tank and 150 foot boom width allows Sylte to spray 600 acres in four to five hours non-stop.

He seeds 10,000 acres, but many of the fields are managed as quarter sections. And that’s where the 150 foot boom width becomes a mathematical nuisance.

“When I’m covering 150 feet per swath in-crop, I always finish at the wrong end of a quarter section field,” says Sylte.

“150 feet doesn’t divide very well into a

field that’s a square half mile by a half mile.”

Although Sylte concedes that his sprayer is already the biggest in the world, he stills wants to up-size to 165 feet so the math works properly on quarter section fields.

“If I can get the guys at Sprayflex to build me a sprayer with a 165 foot boom, then we’ll be all set for efficient spraying,” he said.

“My brother and I run the whole farm. We don’t have any hired help, so we look for efficiency in everything we do.”

High wages in the oil fields of western North Dakota are only a stone’s throw from their farm, making it next to impossible for them to attract anyone capable of operating equipment.

As a result, Ron and his brother analyze every decision to make sure every change increases their efficiency.

The big Sprayflex is a good example. They took delivery of the new machine last spring and put 25,000 acres on it before fall spraying wrapped up three months ago.

Their north farm is 24 kilometres from the home yard, while their south farm is 10 km away. They could feed a sprayer with their 6,000 gallon tanker semi if they had a reliable hired hand, but they have no choice but to put up with the inconvenience of driving the Sprayflex back to the yard for fills.

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TOP: Rather than use a welded box like some big booms, Sprayflex bolts its booms

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“That’s not only going to contribute to more layering on the front end of the contaminant but it’s also going to contribute to those really catastrophic removal events where you get complete death to that one tank load.”

Brenzil said many farmers also assume that spraying glyphosate will alleviate the problem.

“There’s an assumption out there that glyphosate will clean things out of tanks after you’ve got Group 2 combination ahead of time,” he said.

Brenzil said the new glyphosate formulations are oily and easily layer on tanks. This may coat more fat over the top of the contaminant and trap it even more.

Prepass and Priority products also stood out last year as some of the primary contaminant sources by forming solids and settling.

Good sprayer sanitation is the key. Brenzil said the sprayer needs to be cleaned out with at least water but preferably a full cleanout after any prolonged period of inactivity.

“Don’t let that stuff sit in the tank and layer things on the inside of the sprayer,” he said.

As a short-term solution during the summer, Brenzil advised letting water sit in the tank after it’s been emptied and cleaned before resuming spraying.

Using an ammonium based cleaner is recommended for Group 2, but it is not a strong enough grease cutter.

“Don’t be afraid to add detergent into that ammonia rinse or even use one of the commercial tank cleaners that have both of those as a component,” he said.

“The detergent breaks down the oil, the ammonia solubilizes the Group 2 and they all go out in the rinse.” ❖

Sylte said it’s not so bad because he can drive the sprayer on the road at a comfortable 45 m.p.h. High-wheel sprayers, on the other hand, can put the operator into a white knuckle situation, even at speeds below 35 m.p.h.

Efficiency would be better if he used the big tanker as a tender, but that’s not an option.

Instead, he uses the tanker to haul spray-quality water back to his yard. He buys water from a local irrigation well or from the city of Williston, N.D. Back at the yard, he mixes chemical into the Sprayflex tank as he fills.

Their quest for efficiency also includes operator comfort and operating costs.

“I can spray my first 600 acres of the day in four or five hours. I can do that twice a day and feel pretty good. We can do it three times a day, but then that’s a pretty big day,” he said.

“The main factor here is that I have to stay a few steps ahead of the seed drill. Another factor is cost of diesel fuel. In a normal trip to the field and back, spraying 600 plus acres, I burn less than 40 gallons of diesel. You’ll never do that with any brand high wheel sprayer.”

Sylte thinks the hydrostatic drive used on most sprayers consumes too much fuel and allows the machines to get stuck more often than mechanical drive sprayers.

As well, getting stuck with hydrostatic drive burns out hydraulic drive motors.

Sylte’s special order 3,100 gallon truck


“It has the potential for one man to spray 1,800 acres in a long

day and stay ahead of the seeding rig.”

—RoN SYLTE

sprayer with 150 foot aluminum boom isn’t his first Sprayflex.

“I’ve had truck sprayers for 20 years now. In 40 years of spraying, this new Sprayflex is the best ride I’ve ever had,” he said.

“I bought my first Marflex (now Sprayflex) truck sprayer about 15 years ago. Because of the weight factor, these truck sprayers give me greater tank capacity than a high wheel sprayer.”

Sylte said his previous Sprayflex was a 2,000 gallon unit with a 120 foot boom and single rear axle. It was the biggest sprayer Sprayflex had built.

With 25,000 acres under his belt, he said the new 150 foot machine handled well.

“We saw very little boom bounce, which was a surprise for such a wide boom,” he said.

“We installed a Raven boom height control. It told us that the boom remained

relatively level throughout all our spraying. We’re in no-till and some minimum-till. We have a JD 1835 with hoe type openers on nine-inch spacing, so our fields can be pretty rough sometimes, but that didn’t seem to bother the 150 foot boom. our screen didn’t show any significant bounce, even at our normal spray speed of 15 to 16 m.p.h. and higher.”

Sylte said a Sprayflex with twin screw differentials at 150 or 165 foot booms and a 3,100 gallon tank has to be the ultimate sprayer for big-acre producers who grow small grain cereals.

“It has potential for one man to spray 1,800 acres in a long day and stay ahead of the seeding rig.”

He said all that weight and extended leverage at the boom tips haven’t been a problem in wet conditions.

“When we started this project, I talked to the guys at Sprayflex about adding a drive system to the front, but that’s a deep expenditure of $20,000 or more no matter how you do it,” he said.

“We have ful l lock on both rear differentials. I only engaged it once this year (2012) when I was pulling out of a ditch. It picked the front tires right off the ground. So I would say we get plenty traction and torque transfer from those four rear tires. Right now, I don’t think we need front assist.” ❖

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Scientists are making strides on the “holy grail” of crop breeding and canola is the crop where the new technology is the most advanced.

“This would be the single biggest revolutionary change created by bio-technology for crops,” said Paul Arni-

son, president of Botanical Alterna-tives Inc., an agricultural biotechnol-ogy consulting firm.

The technology centres on a pro-cess known as apomixis, where the female reproductive system of cer-tain plants occasionally produces seed without pollination.

Scientists have known about the process since the dawn of crop breed-

ing but they haven’t been able to get a handle on it until recently, said Wilf Keller, president of Ag-West Bio Inc.

“It has been too hard to manage and understand but now with whole genomic sequencing we can maybe get at those complex genes that trig-ger the process,” he said.

“It could revolutionize the way we develop hybrid vigour.”

That’s because pollination would no longer be required in the seed production process.

Arnison said Tim Sharbel, a Canadi-an researcher working for a German plant genetics company, has made huge strides in understanding how the apomixtic process works in canola.

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