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4 The big little sprayers 6 Application equipment delivering more 8 The littlest big sprayer 10 Europe’s Amazone 12 Fast shut down, quick start 16 Weed resistance options limited 23 Ditch sprayer replaces blade 27 Is your sprayer the problem?

28 When big gets bigger SPRAYERS 14 Self-propelled sprayers 24 Pull-type sprayers

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Mike Raine Managing Editor The Western Producer

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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 regionally focused companies, but not all. Most compete with each other throughout the EU and Eastern Europe by offering 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 information about the products.

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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 fungicide 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 applicators 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 windows 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, delivering 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 affordable models, that might or might not have had as many

BIG SPRAYERS, SMALLER PACKAGES Story by Michael Raine Western Producer Staff

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.

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ith 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,

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.

“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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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 selfpropelled.

“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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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 Versatile 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.

SHOULD APPLICATION EQUIPMENT DELIVER MORE? Story by Michael Raine Western Producer Staff

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.

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om 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

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 recommendations from pesticide manufacturers is another trend that Wolf is

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

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.”

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

—Tom wolf

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.” ❖

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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 pulltype owners looking to move into a selfpropelled rig.

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

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

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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

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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 selfpropelled units have made it to market in North America and Canada is still looking forward to the machines. ❖

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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

THE WORLD’S SMALLEST BIG SPRAYER Story by Ron Lyseng Western Producer Staff

Farmer builds world’s shortest high clearance sprayer.

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athan 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 w i t h a t h re e - s p e e d s h i f t- o n - t h e -f l y transmission, hydraulic steering, threesection 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

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

“This project started out with just a Dremel rotary tool and then got a little out of hand.”

—Nathan Rowings 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 big_farmer2004@yahoo. com. ❖

ABOVE: The cab and chassis are 1/10 the size of the original. ET supplied the logos.

TOP RIGHT: The flat fan nozzles are functional.

LOWER LEFT: Exhaust, right down to the clamp mimic the ones on the AS710.

AT MIDDLE AND RIGHT: Functional drives and suspension. | PHOTOS BY NATHAN ROWINGS

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EUROPE’S AMAZONE Story by Michael Raine Western Producer Staff

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

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he 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.

“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

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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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. ❖

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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

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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 mill could be easily 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. “ T h e co m p a ny h a s i t s ro o t s i n international sales,” Blaffer said during a tour of Amazone’s home factory.

FAST SHUT DOWNS FOR QUICKER STARTS Story by Michael Raine Western Producer Staff

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.

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ypro’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 SPRAYERS MAKE MODEL ENGINE Engine position (front or rear) Engine make Engine model Rated power, hp (kw) Peak power, hp (kw) Emission tier level Peak torque, ft-lb (N-m) Number of cylinders Displacement, cu in (L) Alternator amperage SOLUTION SYSTEM Solution system tank, gal (L) Solution tank material Solution system quick-fill, in (mm) Solution pump OTHER TANKS Rinse tank, gal (L) Hand wash tank, gal (L) Foam marker tank, gal (L) Chemical eductor Engine fuel tank, gal (L) Diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) tank, gal (L) Hydraulic reservoir, gal (L) Boom Boom location, front or rear Boom width option, minimum, ft (m) Boom width option, intermediate, ft (m) Boom width option, maximum, ft (m) Boom sections Ground height adjustment, in (cm) Boom breakaway angle, degrees Wingtip breakaway, ft-in (m) Off-centre nozzle spacing, in (cm) On-centre nozzle spacing, in (cm) DRIVETRAIN Drive description Number of speed ranges Maximum travel speed, mph (kph) Wheel drive (2WD, 4WD) Primary service brake Parking brake CAB Cab position

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Cab glass area, sq ft (sq m) Operator seat description Instructional seat Sprayer control CHASSIS Crop clearance, in (cm) w/ std tires

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Wheel track spacing, in (cm) Wheel track adjustment method Wheelbase, in (cm) Turning radius, ft-in (m) Steering system Suspension description Suspension travel, total, in (mm) TIRES Standard Opt row-crop tire 1 Opt row-crop tire 2 Flotation tire Opt flotation tire OVERALL DIMENSIONS, BOOM FOLDED Overall length, ft-in (m) Overall height, ft-in (m) Overall width, ft-in (m), wheels retracted Overall width, ft-in (m), wheels extended DRY WEIGHT Weight w/ shortest boom, lb (kg) Weight w/ intermediate boom, lb (kg) Weight w/ widest boom, lb (kg)

AGCO RoGator RG700

AGCO RoGator RG900

AGCO RoGator RG1100

AGCO RoGator RG1300

front Agco Power 49 AWI 165 (123) 173 (127) Tier 4 Interim 522 (707) 4 299 (4.9) N/A

front Agco Power 8.4 Tier 4 280 (209) 306 (228) Tier 4 Interim 974 (1320) 6 512 (8.4) Dual 150 amp

front Agco Power 8.4 Tier 4 311 (232) 338 (252) Tier 4 Interim 1083 (1468) 6 512 (8.4) Dual 150 amp

front Agco Power 8.4 Tier 4 339 (253) 370 (276) Tier 4 Interim 1,135 (1539) 6 512 (8.4) Dual 150 amp

700 (2,650) polyethylene 2 (51) std; 3 (76) opt Hypro 9303

900 (3,407) stainless steel 3 (76) left side std; front opt Hypro 9306 or 9307

1,100 (4,164) stainless steel 3 (76) left side std; front opt Hypro 9306 or 9307

1,300 (,4921) stainless steel 3 (76) left side std; front opt Hypro 9306 or 9307

N/A N/A N/A opt.

65 (246) 15 (56.7) 36 (136)

130 (492) 8 (30) 1 (3.8) concentrate 2.5 (9.5) stainless or 5 (19) poly 150 (568) 15 (57) 60 (227)

130 (492) 8 (30) 1 (3.8) concentrate 2.5 (9.5) stainless or 5 (19) poly 150 (568) 15 (57) 60 (227)

130 (492) 8 (30) 1 (3.8) concentrate 2.5 (9.5) stainless or 5 (19) poly 150 (568) 15 (57) 60 (227)

rear 60/80 (18.3/24.4) N/A 60/90 (18.3/27.4) 5 and 7 17-90 or 19-92 (43-229 or 48-234) mechanical, N/A degrees 14 (4.27) on 80; 19 (5.79) on 90 10, 15, 20 (25.4, 38.1, 50.8) 10, 15, 20 (25.4, 38.1, 50.8)

rear 80 (24.4) 90, 100 (27.4, 30.5) 120 (36.6) 5 w/ 80,90,100; 7 w/120 31 to 83 (79 to 211) N/A 13, 15, 20, or 27 (4.0, 4.6, 6.1 or 8.2) 10, 15, 20 (25.4, 38.1, 50.8) N/A

rear 80 (24.4) 90, 100 (27.4, 30.5) 120 (36.6) 5 w/ 80,90,100; 7 w/120 31 to 83 (79 to 211) N/A 13, 15, 20, or 27 (4.0, 4.6, 6.1 or 8.2) 10, 15, 20 (25.4, 38.1, 50.8) N/A

rear 80 (24.4) 90, 100 (27.4, 30.5) 120 (36.6) 5 w/ 80,90,100; 7 w/120 31 to 83 (79 to 211) N/A 13, 15, 20, or 27 (4.0, 4.6, 6.1 or 8.2) 10, 15, 20 (25.4, 38.1, 50.8) N/A

Bosch Rexroth Hydrostat infinite, 2 ranges 30 (48) 4WD hydrostatic dynamic braking spring-apply brakes in gearboxes

hydrostatic 7 33 (53) full time 4WD hydrostatic dynamic braking multiple discs in gearboxes

hydrostatic 7 33 (53) full time 4WD hydrostatic dynamic braking multiple discs in gearboxes

hydrostatic 7 36 (58) full time 4WD hydrostatic dynamic braking multiple discs in gearboxes

behind engine, above & behind front axle 54 (5.02) air ride std; heated semi-active opt N/A Agco AgControl std; Raven Viper Pro opt

behind front wheels

behind front wheels

behind front wheels

60 (5.57) air ride std; semi-active opt no Raven 5000, Raven Viper Pro

60 (5.57) air ride std; semi-active opt no Raven 5000, Raven Viper Pro

60 (5.57) air ride std; semi-active opt no Raven 5000, Raven Viper Pro

50 (127)

50 (127)

50 (127)

54 (137) std; 48 (122) opt 90-120 (229-305) std; 72-88 (183-224) opt manual std; hydraulic opt 149 (378) N/A N/A air spring 14 (356) including frame flex

120 to 152 (305 to 386)

120 to 152 (305 to 386)

120 to 152 (305 to 386)

hydraulic 170 (432) 24 (7.3) w/2WS; 16 (4.9) w/4WS 2WS standard; 4WS opt air spring w/ anti-roll approx 8 (203)

hydraulic 170 (432) 24 (7.3) w/2WS; 16 (4.9) w/4WS 2WS standard; 4WS opt air spring w/ anti-roll approx 8 (203)

hydraulic 170 (432) 24 (7.3) w/2WS; 16 (4.9) w/4WS 2WS standard; 4WS opt air spring w/ anti-roll approx 8 (203)

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

380/90 R46 320/90 R50 480/80 R42 620/70 R46 620/70 R38

380/90 R46 320/90 R50 480/80 R42 620/70 R38 620/70 R46

380/90 R46 480/80 R42 Michelin, Goodyear, Titan 620/70 R46 650/65 R42

28 3 (8.6) 13 1 (3.99)

26 (7.92) 13 1 (3.99)

26 (7.92) 13 1 (3.99)

30 2 (9.18) 13 1 (3.99)

N/A

13 5 (4.09)

13 5 (4.09)

13 5 (4.09)

N/A

16 1 (4.90)

16 1 (4.90)

16 1 (4.90)

19,500 (8,845) N/A N/A

N/A 29,500 (13,381) w/ 90 boom N/A

N/A N/A 31,270 (14,184)

N/A N/A 31,890 (14,465)

MAKE MODEL ENGINE Engine position (front or rear) Engine make Engine model Rated power, hp (kw) Peak power, hp (kw) Emission tier level Peak torque, ft-lb (N-m) Number of cylinders Displacement, cu in (L) Alternator amperage SOLUTION SYSTEM Solution system tank, gal (L) Solution tank material Solution system quick-fill, in (mm) Solution pump OTHER TANKS Rinse tank, gal (L) Hand wash tank, gal (L) Foam marker tank, gal (L) Chemical eductor Engine fuel tank, gal (L) Diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) tank, gal (L) Hydraulic reservoir, gal (L) Boom Boom location, front or rear Boom width option, minimum, ft (m) Boom width option, intermediate, ft (m) Boom width option, maximum, ft (m) Boom sections Ground height adjustment, in (cm) Boom breakaway angle, degrees Wingtip breakaway, ft-in (m) Off-centre nozzle spacing, in (cm) On-centre nozzle spacing, in (cm) DRIVETRAIN Drive description Number of speed ranges Maximum travel speed, mph (kph) Wheel drive (2WD, 4WD) Primary service brake Parking brake CAB Cab position Cab glass area, sq ft (sq m) Operator seat description Instructional seat Sprayer control CHASSIS Crop clearance, in (cm) w/ std tires Wheel track spacing, in (cm)

ET APACHE AS1220

front Cummins QSB6.7 160 (119 ) N/A Tier 3 539 (731) 6 408 (6.7) N/A

front Cummins QSB6.7 275 (205) N/A Tier 3 730 (990) 6 408 (6.7) N/A

front Cummins QSB6.7 173 (129) N/A Tier 4 Interim 590 (800) 6 408 (6.7) N/A

front Cummins QSB6.7 215 (160) N/A Tier 3 655 (888) 6 408 (6.7) N/A

750 (2,839) poly 2 (51) std; 3 (+76) opt Hypro 9306C-HM1C

1,000 (3,785) poly std; stainless opt 2 (51) std; 3 (+76) opt Hypro 9306C-HM1C

1,000 (3,785) poly std; stainless opt 2 (51) std; 3 (+76) opt Hypro 9306C-HM1C

1,200 (4,542) poly or stainless 2 (51) std; 3 (+76) opt Hypro 9306C-HM1C

100 (379) hand rinse valve Smucker Landmark 1 gal (3.8) canister opt 100 (379) no N/A

100 (379) hand rinse valve Smucker Landmark 1 gal (3.8) canister opt 100 (379) no N/A

100 (379) hand rinse valve Smucker Landmark 1 gal (3.8) canister opt 100 (379) no N/A

100 (379) hand rinse valve Smucker Landmark 1 gal (3.8) canister opt 100 (379) no N/A

rear 80 (24.4) or 60/80 (18.3/24.4) 90 (27.4) or 60/90 (18.3/27.4) 100 (30.5) 5, 8 or 10 N/A N/A N/A 15, 20, 30 (38, 51, 76) N/A

rear 80 (24.4) or 60/80 (18.3/24.4) 90 (27.4) or 60/90 (18.3/27.4) 100 (30.5) 5, 8 or 10 N/A N/A N/A 15, 20, 30 (38, 51, 76) N/A

rear 80 (24.4) or 60/80 (18.3/24.4) 90 (27.4) or 60/90 (18.3/27.4) 100 (30.5) 5, 8 or 10 N/A N/A N/A 15, 20, 30 (38, 51, 76) N/A

rear 80 (24.4) or 60/80 (18.3/24.4) 90 (27.4) or 60/90 (18.3/27.4) 100 (30.5) 5, 8 or 10 N/A N/A N/A 15, 20, 30 (38, 51, 76) N/A

ITL/JCB Powershift transmission 4 28 (45) 2WD enclosed internal wet disc N/A

ZF Powershift transmission 6 35 (56) 2WD enclosed internal wet disc N/A

ZF Powershift transmission 6 35 (56) 2WD enclosed internal wet disc N/A

ZF Powershift transmission 6 35 (56) 2WD enclosed internal wet disc N/A

midway between axles N/A N/A standard Raven SCS 5000, Envizio Pro II, Viper Pro, Trimble CVX 750

midway between axles N/A N/A standard Raven SCS 5000, Envizio Pro II, Viper Pro, Trimble CVX 750

midway between axles N/A N/A standard Raven SCS 5000, Envizio Pro II, Viper Pro, Trimble CVX 750

midway between axles N/A N/A standard Raven SCS 5000, Envizio Pro II, Viper Pro, Trimble CVX 750

42 (107) std; 50 (127) opt 120 (305) std; 120 to 160 (305 to 406) opt manual or hydraulic N/A N/A front wheel steer hydraulic, w/ nitrogen accumulators N/A

42 (107) std; 50 (127) opt 120 (305) std; 120 to 160 (305 to 406) opt manual or hydraulic N/A N/A front wheel steer hydraulic, w/ nitrogen accumulators N/A

42 (107) std; 50 (127) opt 120 (305) std; 120 to 160 (305 to 406) opt manual or hydraulic N/A N/A front wheel steer hydraulic, w/ nitrogen accumulators N/A

50 (127) 120 (305) std; 120 to 160 (305 to 406) opt manual or hydraulic N/A N/A front wheel steer hydraulic, w/ nitrogen accumulators N/A

380/80 R38 front; 380/90 R46 rear 320/85 R38 front; 320/90 R50 rear dual rear 380/90 R46 or 320/90 R50 480/70 R34 front; 520/85 R46 rear 30.5 x 32 R39 rear

380/80 R38 front; 380/90 R46 rear 320/85 R38 front; 320/90 R50 rear dual rear 380/90 R46 or 320/90 R50 480/70 R34 front; 520/85 R46 rear 30.5 x 32 R39 rear

380/80 R38 front; 380/90 R46 rear 320/85 R38 front; 320/90 R50 rear dual rear 380/90 R46 or 320/90 R50 480/70 R34 front; 520/85 R46 rear 30.5 x 32 R39 rear

380/80 R38 front; 380/90 R46 rear 320/85 R38 front; 320/90 R50 rear dual rear 380/90 R46 or 320/90 R50 480/70 R34 front; 520/85 R46 rear 30.5 x 32 R39 rear

24 2 (7.37) 12 (3.66)

24 2 (7.37) 12 (3.66)

24 2 (7.37) 12 (3.66)

24 2 (7.37) 12 (3.66)

12 (3.66)

12 (3.66)

12 (3.66)

12 (3.66)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

19,200 (8,709) 19,200 (8,709) 19,200 (8,709)

19,500 (8,845) 19,500 (8,845) 19,500 (8,845)

19,500 (8,845) 19,500 (8,845) 19,500 (8,845)

20,300 (9,208) 20,300 (9,208) 20,300 (9,208)

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Wheel track adjustment method Wheelbase, in (cm) Turning radius, ft-in (m) Steering system Suspension description Suspension travel, total, in (mm) TIRES Standard Opt row-crop tire 1 Opt row-crop tire 2 Flotation tire Opt flotation tire OVERALL DIMENSIONS, BOOM FOLDED Overall length, ft-in (m) Overall height, ft-in (m) Overall width, ft-in (m), wheels retracted Overall width, ft-in (m), wheels extended DRY WEIGHT Weight w/ shortest boom, lb (kg) Weight w/ intermediate boom, lb (kg) Weight w/ widest boom, lb (kg)

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Canadian AVOIDANCE IS BEST, ALTERNATIVES TO HERBICIDES Resistance Facts ARE COMPLEX, EXPENSIVE Of 677 fields where wild oats Story by Robert Arnason Western Producer Staff

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

wo 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.

“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 will 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.” ❖

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).

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

G roup 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 roup 2 re s i sta nt we e d s n o t previously detected in the baseline surveys included false cleavers, mainly in Alberta (17 percent of fields), 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.

JOHN DEERE 4830

JOHN DEERE 4940

front John Deere Power Tech E 6.8 L 165 (123) 173 (129 ) Tier 3 548 (743) 6 414 (6.8) 150 Amp

above front axle John Deere Power Tech Plus 6.8 L 245 (183) 270 (201) Tier 3 N/A 6 414 (6.8) 200

above front axle John Deere Power Tech Plus 6.8 L 275 (205) 300 (224) Tier 3 N/A 6 414 (6.8) 200

front John Deere Power Tech PSX 9.0L 340 (254) 377 (281) Tier 4 Interim N/A 6 549 (9.0) 200 Amp

600 (2,271) poly 2 (51)

Solution pump

hydraulic driven, 2x2.5 in

800 (3,028) stainless steel std; poly opt 3 (76) left side; 2 (51) opt centrifugal pump driven by hydraulic motor

1,000 (3785) stainless steel 3 (76) left side; 2 (51) opt centrifugal pump driven by hydraulic motor

1,200 (4542) stainless steel 3 (76) left side; front opt centrifugal pump driven by hydraulic motor

70 (265) 4 (15) 1.5 (5.7) concentrate 5.5 (21) stainless steel, opt 71 (268) no 16 (60.6)

150 (568) 4 (15) 50 (189) 5.5 (21) stainless steel, std 133 (503) no DEF 17 (64)

150 (568) 4 (15) 50 (189) 5.5 (21) stainless steel, std 133 (503) no DEF 17 (64)

170 (644) 4 (15) 1.5 (5.7) concentrate 5 gal (19 L) stainless steel, std 155 (587) no 25.7 (97)

rear 60 (18.3) 80 (24.4) no option beyond 80 5 N/A N/A 10 0 (3.05) wing; 6 0 (1.83) breakaway 20 (50.8) opt 15 (38.1) standard

rear 80 (24.4) 90 (27.4) 100 (30.5) 7 27 to 86.5 (69 to 220) N/A 6 9 (2.06) or 10 (3.05) 20 (50.8) opt 15 (38.1) standard

rear 80 (24.4) 90 (27.4) 100 (30.5) 7 27 to 86.5 (69 to 220) N/A 6 9 (2.06) or 10 (3.05) 20 (50.8) opt 15 (38.1) standard

rear 90 (27.4) 100 (30.5) 120 (36.6) 5 w/90; 7 w/100; 11 w/120 24 to 84 (61 to 213) 35 13 0 (3.96) 18 to 40 (45.7 to 101.6) dealer install 15 (38.1) standard factory setting

hydrostatic 4 27 (43.5) full-time 4WD drive system dynamic braking disk pack, spring-apply, hyd release

hydrostatic 4 30 (48) full-time 4WD drive system dynamic braking disk pack, spring-apply, hyd release

hydrostatic 4 30 (48) full-time 4WD drive system dynamic braking disk pack, spring-apply, hyd release

hydrostatic infinitely variable 35 (56) full-time 4WD drive system dynamic braking disk pack, spring-apply, hyd release

Midway between axles N/A air suspension opt Spray Star control, Green Star 3 2630 Spray Star, Green Star 2 1800 or 3 2630 display

Midway between axles N/A air suspension opt Spray Star control, Green Star 3 2630 display

behind front wheels N/A air suspension opt Spray Star control, Green Star 3 2630 display

51.1 (130) wide; 43.3 (110) narrow wide 90 to 120 (229 to 305 / narrow 72 to 88 (183 to 224) manual standard; hydraulic opt 145.3 (369) 16 (4.88) 2WS, hydrostatic airbag / shock suspended 6 (152)

61.5 (156)

61.5 (156)

46.8 (119)

120 to 152 (305 to 386)

120 to 152 (305 to 386)

123.6 to 159.3 (314 to 406)

hydraulic standard 169.3 (430) 24 (7.3) 2WS, hydrostatic strut type w/ air springs 8 (203)

hydraulic standard 169.3 (430) 24 (7.3) 2WS, hydrostatic strut type w/ air springs 8 (203)

hydraulic standard 170 (432) 30 (9.14) 2WS, hydrostatic strut type w/ air springs 8 (203)

380/80 R38 R1W 320/80 R42 R1W no option 420/85 R34 R1W no option

380/90 R46 R1W 320/90 R46 R1W VF380/90 R46 R1W 420/80 R46 R1 520/85 R38 not factory installed

380/90 R46 R1 320/90 R50 R1W VF380/90 R46 R1W 420/80 R46 R1 600/85 R38 not factory installed

380/105 R50 R1 or R1W IF380/105 R50 R1 no option 480/80 R50 R1W 620/70 R46 not factory installed

27 3 (8.31) 12 1 (3.68)

26 3 (8.00) 13 0 (3.96)

26 3 (8.00) 13 0 (3.96)

34 (10.36) 12 9 (3.89)

N/A

11 10 (3.61)

11 10 (3.61)

12 (3.66)

N/A

14 6 (4.42)

14 6 (4.42)

14 11 (4.54)

N/A 17,600 (7983) no boom beyond 80

22,741 (10,315) 22,781 (10,333) 22,821 (10,351)

25,025 (11,351) 25,125 (11,397) 25,300 (11,476)

34,780 (15,776) 35,030 (15,889) 35,770 (16,225)

OTHER TANKS Rinse tank, gal (L) Hand wash tank, gal (L) Foam marker tank, gal (L) Chemical eductor Engine fuel tank, gal (L) Diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) tank, gal (L) Hydraulic reservoir, gal (L) Boom Boom location, front or rear Boom width option, minimum, ft (m) Boom width option, intermediate, ft (m) Boom width option, maximum, ft (m) Boom sections Ground height adjustment, in (cm) Boom breakaway angle, degrees Wingtip breakaway, ft-in (m) Off-centre nozzle spacing, in (cm) On-centre nozzle spacing, in (cm) DRIVETRAIN Drive description Number of speed ranges Maximum travel speed, mph (kph) Wheel drive (2WD, 4WD) Primary service brake Parking brake CAB Cab position Cab glass area, sq ft (sq m) Operator seat description Instructional seat Sprayer control CHASSIS Crop clearance, in (cm) w/ std tires Wheel track spacing, in (cm) Wheel track adjustment method Wheelbase, in (cm) Turning radius, ft-in (m) Steering system Suspension description Suspension travel, total, in (mm) TIRES Standard Opt row-crop tire 1 Opt row-crop tire 2 Flotation tire Opt flotation tire OVERALL DIMENSIONS, BOOM FOLDED Overall length, ft-in (m) Overall height, ft-in (m) Overall width, ft-in (m), wheels retracted Overall width, ft-in (m), wheels extended DRY WEIGHT Weight w/ shortest boom, lb (kg) Weight w/ intermediate boom, lb (kg) Weight w/ widest boom, lb (kg)

behind front wheels N/A air suspension opt

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JOHN DEERE 4630

Supplement

MAKE MODEL ENGINE Engine position (front or rear) Engine make Engine model Rated power, hp (kw) Peak power, hp (kw) Emission tier level Peak torque, ft-lb (N-m) Number of cylinders Displacement, cu in (L) Alternator amperage SOLUTION SYSTEM Solution system tank, gal (L) Solution tank material Solution system quick-fill, in (mm)

MAKE MODEL ENGINE Engine position (front or rear) Engine make Engine model Rated power, hp (kw) Peak power, hp (kw) Emission tier level Peak torque, ft-lb (N-m) Number of cylinders Displacement, cu in (L) Alternator amperage SOLUTION SYSTEM Solution system tank, gal (L) Solution tank material Solution system quick-fill, in (mm) Solution pump OTHER TANKS Rinse tank, gal (L) Hand wash tank, gal (L) Foam marker tank, gal (L) Chemical eductor Engine fuel tank, gal (L) Diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) tank, gal (L) Hydraulic reservoir, gal (L) Boom Boom location, front or rear Boom width option, minimum, ft (m) Boom width option, intermediate, ft (m) Boom width option, maximum, ft (m) Boom sections Ground height adjustment, in (cm) Boom breakaway angle, degrees Wingtip breakaway, ft-in (m) Off-centre nozzle spacing, in (cm) On-centre nozzle spacing, in (cm) DRIVETRAIN Drive description Number of speed ranges Maximum travel speed, mph (kph) Wheel drive (2WD, 4WD) Primary service brake

JOHN DEERE R4030

JOHN DEERE R4038

MILLER NITRO 5215

MILLER NITRO 5240

front John Deere Power Tech PSS 6.8L 280 (209) 300 (224) Tier 4 final N/A 6 414 (6.8) 200

front John Deere Power Tech PSS 9.0L 310 (231) 330 (228) Tier 4 final N/A 6 548 (9.0) 200

rear Cummins QSB6.7 215 (160) std / 275 (205) opt 225 (168) std Tier 3 655 (888) 6 408 (6.7) 160 Amp

rear Cummins QSB6.7 240 (179) std / 275 (205) opt 250 (186) std Tier 3 758 (987) 6 408 (6.7) 160 Amp

800 (3028) stainless steel or polyethylene 3 (76) left side, front opt 170 gpm (644 Lpm)

1,000 (3785) stainless Steel 3 (76) left side, front opt 170 or 225 gpm (644 or 852 Lpm)

1,000 (3,785) poly or stainless steel N/A Hypro 9306C std / Hypro 9307C opt

1,000 or 1,200 (3,785 or 4,543) poly or stainless steel 2 or 3 (51 or 76), front Hypro 9306C std / Hypro 9307C opt

120 (454) 4 (15) 1.5 (5.7) concentrate 8.5 (32) 130 (492) 7.5 (28) 26 (98)

120 (454) 4 (15) 1.5 (5.7) concentrate 8.5 (32) 155 (587) 7.5 (28) 26 (98)

150 (568) 3 (11.4) 3 (11.3) concentrate standard 150 (568) no N/A

150 (568) 3 (11.4) 3 (11.3) concentrate standard 150 (568) no N/A

rear 90 (27) 100 (30) 120 (36) 7 on 90, 9 on 100, 11 on 120 20 to 96 (51 to 244) 35 N/A 20 (51) 15 (38)

rear 90 (27) 100 (30) 120 (36) 7 on 90, 9 on 100, 11 on 120 20 to 96 (51 to 244) 35 N/A 20 (51) 15 (38)

front 60 (18.3) 80/60 (24.4/18.3) or 90/60 (27.4/18.3)) 100/60 (30.5/18.3) N/A 22 to 118 (56 to 300) N/A N/A N/A N/A

front 60 (18.3) 80/60 (24.4/18.3) or 90/60 (27.4/18.3)) 100/60 (30.5/18.3) 5 or 10 22 to 118 (56 to 300) N/A N/A N/A N/A

variable-speed hydrostatic infinite 30 (48.3) full-time 4WD hydrostatic dynamic plus front calipers wet-disc brakes, all wheels, spring-apply

variable-speed hydrostatic infinite 35 (56.3) full-time 4WD hydrostatic dynamic plus front calipers wet-disc brakes, all wheels, spring-apply

hydrostatic, twin pumps 3 27.2 (43.8) 4WD hydrostatic

hydrostatic, twin pumps 5 29.2 (47) 4WD 4 wheel internal wet disc, oil cooled

2-wheel

4-wheel spring applied

CAB Cab position Cab glass area, sq ft (sq m) Operator seat description Instructional seat

above & behind front wheels N/A leather std in premium cab leather std in premium cab

above & behind front wheels N/A leather std in premium cab leather std in premium cab

Sprayer control

GreenStar 3 2630 display

GreenStar 3 2630 display

CHASSIS Crop clearance, in (cm) w/ std tires Wheel track spacing, in (cm) Wheel track adjustment method Wheelbase, in (cm) Turning radius, ft-in (m) Steering system

60 (152) 120 to 160 (305 to 406) hydraulic N/A 28 6 (8.68) 2WS, hydrostatic

60 (152) 120 to 160 (305 to 406) hydraulic N/A 28 6 (8.68) 2WS, hydrostatic

Parking brake

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above and rear of front wheels N/A air ride standard

above and rear of front wheels N/A air ride standard Raven SCS 5000, Envizio Pro or Raven SCS 5000, Envizio Pro or Viper Pro Viper Pro

Suspension description

dual strut and air-spring

dual strut and air-spring

Suspension travel, total, in (mm) TIRES Standard Opt row-crop tire 1 Opt row-crop tire 2 Flotation tire Opt flotation tire OVERALL DIMENSIONS, BOOM FOLDED Overall length, ft-in (m) Overall height, ft-in (m) Overall width, ft-in (m), wheels retracted Overall width, ft-in (m), wheels extended DRY WEIGHT Weight w/ shortest boom, lb (kg) Weight w/ intermediate boom, lb (kg) Weight w/ widest boom, lb (kg)

8 (203)

8 (203)

72 (183) 120 to 160 (305 to 406) hydraulic 153 (389) 13 6 (4.11) 2WS std; 4WS opt wheel legs w/ hyd cylinders & gas accumulators 20 (508)

72 (183) 120 to 160 (305 to 406) hydraulic 153 (389) 13 6 (4.11) 2WS std; 4WS opt wheel legs w/ hyd cylinders & gas accumulators 20 (508)

IF or VF 380/90 R46 IF 320/90 R46 N/A IF 420/80 R46 N/A

IF or VF 380/90 R46 IF 320/90 R46 IF 420/80 R46 520/85 R38 620/70 R38

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

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

N/A N/A

N/A N/A

28 2 (8.59) 13 2 (4.01)

28 2 (8.59) 13 2 (4.01)

N/A

N/A

12 1 (3.68)

12 1 (3.68)

N/A

N/A

15 5 (4.70)

15 5 (4.70)

N/A N/A N/A

N/A N/A N/A

N/A N/A N/A

N/A N/A N/A

MAKE MODEL ENGINE Engine position (front or rear) Engine make Engine model Rated power, hp (kw) Peak power, hp (kw) Emission tier level Peak torque, ft-lb (N-m) Number of cylinders Displacement, cu in (L) Alternator amperage SOLUTION SYSTEM Solution system tank, gal (L) Solution tank material Solution system quick-fill, in (mm) Solution pump OTHER TANKS Rinse tank, gal (L) Hand wash tank, gal (L) Foam marker tank, gal (L) Chemical eductor Engine fuel tank, gal (L) Diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) tank, gal (L) Hydraulic reservoir, gal (L) Boom Boom location, front or rear Boom width option, minimum, ft (m) Boom width option, intermediate, ft (m) Boom width option, maximum, ft (m) Boom sections Ground height adjustment, in (cm) Boom breakaway angle, degrees Wingtip breakaway, ft-in (m) Off-centre nozzle spacing, in (cm) On-centre nozzle spacing, in (cm) DRIVETRAIN Drive description Number of speed ranges Maximum travel speed, mph (kph) Wheel drive (2WD, 4WD) Primary service brake Parking brake CAB Cab position Cab glass area, sq ft (sq m) Operator seat description Instructional seat Sprayer control

Suspension description

MILLER NITRO 5400

MILLER NITRO N2XP

rear Cummins QSB6.7 275 (205) 275 (205) Tier 3 730 (990) 6 408 (6.7) 160 Amp

rear Cummins QSL8.9 320 (239) 345 (257) Tier 4 Interim 1,020 (1383) 6 543 (8.9) 160 Amp

rear Cummins QSL8.9 380 (283) 400 (298) Tier 4 Interim 1,200 (1627) 6 543 (8.9) 160 Amp

Right side, between axles Cummins QSB6.7 215 (160) 225 (168) Tier 3 655 (888) 6 408 (6.7) 160 Amp

1,200, 1,400, or 1,600 (4,542, 5,300, or 6,057) stainless steel 2 or 3 (51 or 76), front Hypro 9306C std / Hypro 9307C opt

1,200, 1,400, or 1,600 (4,542, 5,300, or 6,057) stainless steel 2 or 3 (51 or 76), front Hypro 9306C std / Hypro 9307C opt

1,200, 1,400, or 1,600 (4,542, 5,300, or 6,057) stainless steel 2 or 3 (51 or 76), front Hypro 9306C std / Hypro 9307C opt

poly or stainless steel N/A Hypro 9306C

150 (568) 3 (11.4) 3 (11.3) concentrate standard 150 (568) no N/A

150 (568) 3 (11.4) 3 (11.3) concentrate standard 150 (568) no N/A

150 (568) 3 (11.4) 3 (11.3) concentrate standard 150 (568) no N/A

100 (379) 3 (11.4) 6 (23) concentrate standard 100 (379) no N/A

front 80/60 (24.4/18.3) 90/60 (27.4/18.3) or 100/60 (30.5/18.3)) 120/70 (36.6/21.3) 5 or 10 22 to 118 (56 to 300) N/A N/A N/A N/A

front 80/60 (24.4/18.3) 90/60 (27.4/18.3) or 100/60 (30.5/18.3)) 120/70 (36.6/21.3) 5 or 10 22 to 118 (56 to 300) N/A N/A N/A N/A

front 80/60 (24.4/18.3) 90/60 (27.4/18.3) or 100/60 (30.5/18.3)) 120/70 (36.6/21.3) 5 or 10 22 to 118 (56 to 300) N/A N/A N/A N/A

front 60 (18.3) 75/60 (22.9/18.3) to 90/60 (27.4/18.3)) 100/60 (30.5/18.3) N/A 17 to 94 (43 to 239) N/A N/A N/A N/A

hydrostatic, twin pumps 3 29 (46.6) 4WD 4 wheel internal wet disc, oil cooled 4-wheel spring applied

hydrostatic, twin pumps 3 30.1 (48.4) 4WD 4 wheel internal wet disc, oil cooled 4-wheel spring applied

hydrostatic, twin pumps 5 31 (49.9) 4WD 4 wheel internal wet disc, oil cooled 4-wheel spring applied

hydrostatic, twin pumps 3 36 (58) 4WD multiple wet disc on 4 wheels 4-wheel

above and rear of front wheels N/A air ride standard

above and rear of front wheels N/A air ride standard

above and rear of front wheels N/A air ride standard

1,000 (3,785)

above front axle N/A air ride standard Raven SCS 460, SCS 4600, Envizio Pro Raven SCS 5000, Envizio Pro or Viper Pro Raven SCS 5000, Envizio Pro or Viper Pro Raven SCS 5000, Envizio Pro or Viper Pro or Viper Pro 72 (183) 120 to 160 (305 to 406) hydraulic 177 (450) 15 (4.57) 2WS std; 4WS opt wheel legs w/ hyd cylinders & gas accumulators 20 (508)

72 (183) 120 to 160 (305 to 406) hydraulic 177 (450) 15 (4.57) 2WS std; 4WS opt wheel legs w/ hyd cylinders & gas accumulators 20 (508)

50 (127) 74 to 120 (188 to 305) hydraulic 150 (381) 18 (5.5) 2WS; 10 (3.05) 4WS 2WS std / 4WS opt 8 (203)

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

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

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

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

30 3 (9.22) 13 2 (4.01)

30 3 (9.22) 13 2 (4.01)

30 3 (9.22) 13 2 (4.01)

19 8 (5.99) 12 0 (3.66)

12 1 (3.68)

12 1 (3.68)

12 1 (3.68)

11 2 (3.40)

15 5 (4.70)

15 5 (4.70)

15 5 (4.70)

N/A

N/A N/A N/A

N/A N/A N/A

N/A N/A N/A

N/A N/A N/A

strut w/ airbag

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72 (183) 120 to 160 (305 to 406) hydraulic 177 (450) 15 (4.57) 2WS std; 4WS opt wheel legs w/ hyd cylinders & gas accumulators 20 (508)

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Suspension travel, total, in (mm) TIRES Standard Opt row-crop tire 1 Opt row-crop tire 2 Flotation tire Opt flotation tire OVERALL DIMENSIONS, BOOM FOLDED Overall length, ft-in (m) Overall height, ft-in (m) Overall width, ft-in (m), wheels retracted Overall width, ft-in (m), wheels extended DRY WEIGHT Weight w/ shortest boom, lb (kg) Weight w/ intermediate boom, lb (kg) Weight w/ widest boom, lb (kg)

MILLER NITRO 5345

Supplement

CHASSIS Crop clearance, in (cm) w/ std tires Wheel track spacing, in (cm) Wheel track adjustment method Wheelbase, in (cm) Turning radius, ft-in (m) Steering system

MILLER NITRO 5275

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MAKE MODEL ENGINE Engine position (front or rear) Engine make Engine model Rated power, hp (kw) Peak power, hp (kw) Emission tier level Peak torque, ft-lb (N-m) Number of cylinders Displacement, cu in (L) Alternator amperage SOLUTION SYSTEM Solution system tank, gal (L) Solution tank material Solution system quick-fill, in (mm) Solution pump OTHER TANKS Rinse tank, gal (L) Hand wash tank, gal (L) Foam marker tank, gal (L) Chemical eductor Engine fuel tank, gal (L) Diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) tank, gal (L) Hydraulic reservoir, gal (L) Boom Boom location, front or rear Boom width option, minimum, ft (m) Boom width option, intermediate, ft (m) Boom width option, maximum, ft (m) Boom sections Ground height adjustment, in (cm) Boom breakaway angle, degrees Wingtip breakaway, ft-in (m) Off-centre nozzle spacing, in (cm) On-centre nozzle spacing, in (cm) DRIVETRAIN Drive description Number of speed ranges Maximum travel speed, mph (kph) Wheel drive (2WD, 4WD) Primary service brake Parking brake CAB Cab position Cab glass area, sq ft (sq m) Operator seat description Instructional seat Sprayer control CHASSIS Crop clearance, in (cm) w/ std tires Wheel track spacing, in (cm) Wheel track adjustment method Wheelbase, in (cm) Turning radius, ft-in (m) Steering system

MILLER CONDOR GC40

MILLER CONDOR GC75

NEW HOLLAND SP.240F

NEW HOLLAND SP.240F XP

front Cummins QSB6.7 240 (179) 250 (187) Tier 3 758 (987) 6 408 (6.7) 160 Amp

front Cummins QSB6.7 275 (205) 275 (205) Tier 3 730 (990) 6 408 (6.7) 160 Amp

rear Cummins QSB6.7 240 (179) 250 (187) Tier 3 N/A 6 408 (6.7) 160 Amp

rear Cummins QSB6.7 275 (205) 275 (205) Tier 3 N/A 6 408 (6.7) 160 Amp

1,000 or 1,200 (3,785 or 4,542) polyethylene or stainless steel 2 (51) ACE FMC-150F-206

1,000 or 1,200 (3,785 or 4,542) polyethylene or stainless steel 2 (51) ACE FMC-200F-HYD-304

1,000 or 1,200 (3,785 or 4,542) polyethylene or stainless steel 2 or 3 (51 or 76), front Hypro 9306C std / Hypro 9307C opt

1,000 or 1,200 (3,785 or 4,542) polyethylene or stainless steel 2 or 3 (51 or 76), front Hypro 9306C std / Hypro 9307C opt

100 (379) N/A 3 (11.4) concentrate opt 3.6 gal (13.6) w/ rinse 120 (454) no N/A

100 (379) N/A 3 (11.4) concentrate opt 3.6 gal (13.6) w/ rinse 120 (454) no N/A

150 (568) 3 (11.4) 6 (23) concentrate opt 3.6 gal (13.6) w/ rinse 150 (568) no N/A

150 (568) 3 (11.4) 6 (23) concentrate opt 3.6 gal (13.6) w/ rinse 150 (568) no N/A

rear 90/60 (27.4/18.3) 100/60 (30.5/18.3) no option beyond 100 5 or 10 20 to 80 (50 to 203) on secondary boom wing N/A N/A 15 or 20 (381 or 508)

rear 90/60 (27.4/18.3) 100/60 (30.5/18.3) 120/65 (36.6/19.8) 5 or 10 20 to 80 (50 to 203) on secondary boom wing N/A N/A 15 or 20 (381 or 508)

front 90/60 (27.4/18.3) 100/60 (30.5/18.3) no option beyond 100 5 or 10 22 to 118 (56 to 300) on secondary boom wing N/A N/A 15 or 20 (381 or 508)

front 90/60 (27.4/18.3) 100/60 (30.5/18.3) no option beyond 100 5 or 10 22 to 118 (56 to 300) on secondary boom wing N/A N/A 15 or 20 (381 or 508)

Allison RDS 2500 automatic transmission 5 39.5 (63.6) 2WD rear rear wheel hydraulic disc spring apply, hydraulic release

Allison RDS 3000 automatic transmission 6 40.6 (65.3) 2WD rear / front assist opt 4-wheel hydraulic disc spring apply, hydraulic release

hydrostatic w/ twin pumps 5 38 (61.2) 4WD 4 wheel internal wet disc 4-wheel

hydrostatic w/ twin pumps 5 38 (61.2) 4WD 4 wheel internal wet disc 4-wheel

behind front wheels N/A air ride standard Raven SCS 5000, Envizio Pro or Viper Pro

behind front wheels N/A air ride standard Raven SCS 5000, Envizio Pro or Viper Pro

above and rear of front wheels N/A air ride standard Raven 4600, Envizio Pro, Viper Pro

above and rear of front wheels N/A air ride standard Raven 4600, Envizio Pro, Viper Pro

42 (107) std / 48 (122) opt 120 to 150 (305 to 381) manual std; hydraulic opt 168 (427) 15 (4.57) front wheel steer, hydrostatic

48 (122) 120 to 150 (305 to 381) manual std; hydraulic opt 168 (427) 15 (4.57) front wheel steer, hydrostatic

72 (183) 120 to 160 (305 to 406) hydraulic 153 (389) 15 (4.57) front wheel steer, hydrostatic wheel legs w/ hyd cylinders & gas accumulators 20 (508)

Suspension description

airbags and shock absorbers

airbags and shock absorbers

Suspension travel, total, in (mm) TIRES Standard Opt row-crop tire 1 Opt row-crop tire 2 Flotation tire Opt flotation tire OVERALL DIMENSIONS, BOOM FOLDED Overall length, ft-in (m) Overall height, ft-in (m) Overall width, ft-in (m), wheels retracted Overall width, ft-in (m), wheels extended DRY WEIGHT Weight w/ shortest boom, lb (kg) Weight w/ intermediate boom, lb (kg) Weight w/ widest boom, lb (kg)

11 (279) front; 9 (228) rear

11 (279) front; 9 (228) rear

72 (183) 120 to 160 (305 to 406) hydraulic 153 (389) 15 (4.57) front wheel steer, hydrostatic wheel legs w/ hyd cylinders & gas accumulators 20 (508)

380/90R46 320/90 R50, for 1,000 gal only 380/90 R46 Michelin 520/85R38 520/85R38 front / 710/70R38 rear

380/90R46 320/90 R50, for 1,000 gal only 380/90 R46 Michelin 520/85R38 520/85R38 front / 710/70R38 rear

380/90R46 320/90R50 380/90R50 520/85R38 N/A

380/90R46 320/90R50 380/90R50 520/85R38 N/A

27 2 (8.28) N/A 12 0 (3.66) 14 6 (4.42)

27 2 (8.28) N/A 12 0 (3.66) 14 6 (4.42)

28 2 (8.6) boom open 13 2 (4.01) 12 1 (3.68) 15 5 (4.70)

28 2 (8.6) boom open 13 2 (4.01) 12 1 (3.68) 15 5 (4.70)

N/A N/A N/A

N/A N/A N/A

25,550 (11,589) N/A N/A

26,380 (11,966) N/A N/A

NEW HOLLAND SP.275F

NEW HOLLAND SP.365F

NEW HOLLAND SP.240R

rear Cummins QSB6.7 275 (205) 275 (205) Tier 3 N/A 6 408 (6.7) 160 Amp

rear Cummins QSL8.9 365 (272) 375 (280) Tier 3 Canada / U.S. T4i N/A 6 543 (8.9) 160 Amp

front Cummins QSB6.7 240 (179) 250 (187) Tier 3 N/A 6 408 (6.7) 160 Amp

1,000 or 1,200 (3,785 or 4,542) polyethylene or stainless steel 2 or 3 (51 or 76), front Hypro 9306C std / Hypro 9307C opt

1,200, 1,400, or 1,600 (4,542, 5,300, or 6,057) stainless steel 2 or 3 (51 or 76), front Hypro 9306C std / Hypro 9307C opt

1,000 or 1,200 (3785 or 4542) polyethylene or stainless steel 2 (51) std; 3 (76) opt.

ACE FMC-150F-206

150 (568) 3 (11.4) 6 (23) concentrate opt 3.6 gal (13.6) w/ rinse 150 (568) no N/A

150 (568) 3 (11.4) 6 (23) concentrate opt 3.6 gal (13.6) w/ rinse 150 (568) no N/A

100 (379) N/A 3 (11.4) concentrate opt 3.6 gal (13.6) w/ rinse 120 (454) no N/A

front 90/60 (27.4/18.3) 100/60 (30.5/18.3) 120/70 (36.6/21.3) 5 or 10 22 to 118 (56 to 300) on secondary boom wing N/A N/A 15 or 20 (381 or 508)

front 90/60 (27.4/18.3) 100/60 (30.5/18.3) 120/70 (36.6/21.3) 5 or 10 22 to 118 (56 to 300) on secondary boom wing N/A N/A 15 or 20 (381 or 508)

rear 90/60 (27.4/18.3) 100/60 (30.5/18.3) no option beyond 100 5 or 10 20 to 80 (50 to 203) on secondary boom wing N/A N/A 15 or 20 (381 or 508)

hydrostatic w/ twin pumps 5 38 (61.2) 4WD 4 wheel internal wet disc 4-wheel

hydrostatic w/ twin pumps 5 34 (54.7) 4WD 4 wheel internal wet disc 4-wheel

Allison RDS 2500 automatic transmission 5 40 (64.4) 2WD rear 2 discs, each w/ dual calipers on rear axle spring apply, hydraulic release

above and rear of front wheels N/A air ride standard Raven 4600, Envizio Pro, Viper Pro

above and rear of front wheels N/A air ride standard Raven 4600, Envizio Pro, Viper Pro

above and rear of front wheels N/A air ride standard Raven SCS 5000, Envizio Pro, Viper Pro

72 (183) 120 to 160 (305 to 406) hydraulic 153 (389) 15 (4.57) front wheel steer, hydrostatic wheel legs w/ hyd cylinders & gas accumulators 20 (508)

72 (183) 120 to 160 (305 to 406) hydraulic 177 (450) 15 (4.57) front wheel steer, hydrostatic wheel legs w/ hyd cylinders & gas accumulators 20 (508)

42 (107) std / 48 (122) opt 120 to 150 (305 to 381) manual 168 (427) 15 (4.57) front wheel steer, hydrostatic airbags and shock absorbers 11 (279) front; 9 (228) rear

Supplement

380/90R46 320/90R50 380/90R50 520/85R38 N/A

380/90R46 320/90R50 380/90R50 520/85R38 650/75R38

380/90 R46 320/90 R50, for 1,000 gal only 380/90 R46 Michelin 520/85 R38 520/85 R38 front / 710/70 R38 rear

28 2 (8.6) boom open 13 2 (4.01) 12 1 (3.68) 15 5 (4.70)

30 4 (9.2) 13 2 (4.01) 12 1 (3.68) 15 5 (4.70)

27 2 (8.28) boom open 12 11 (3.94) 12 0 (3.66) 14 3 (4.34)

28,540 (12,945) N/A N/A

N/A N/A N/A

N/A N/A N/A

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MAKE MODEL ENGINE Engine position (front or rear) Engine make Engine model Rated power, hp (kw) Peak power, hp (kw) Emission tier level Peak torque, ft-lb (N-m) Number of cylinders Displacement, cu in (L) Alternator amperage SOLUTION SYSTEM Solution system tank, gal (L) Solution tank material Solution system quick-fill, in (mm) Solution pump OTHER TANKS Rinse tank, gal (L) Hand wash tank, gal (L) Foam marker tank, gal (L) Chemical eductor Engine fuel tank, gal (L) Diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) tank, gal (L) Hydraulic reservoir, gal (L) Boom Boom location, front or rear Boom width option, minimum, ft (m) Boom width option, intermediate, ft (m) Boom width option, maximum, ft (m) Boom sections Ground height adjustment, in (cm) Boom breakaway angle, degrees Wingtip breakaway, ft-in (m) Off-centre nozzle spacing, in (cm) On-centre nozzle spacing, in (cm) DRIVETRAIN Drive description Number of speed ranges Maximum travel speed, mph (kph) Wheel drive (2WD, 4WD) Primary service brake Parking brake CAB Cab position Cab glass area, sq ft (sq m) Operator seat description Instructional seat Sprayer control CHASSIS Crop clearance, in (cm) w/ std tires Wheel track spacing, in (cm) Wheel track adjustment method Wheelbase, in (cm) Turning radius, ft-in (m) Steering system Suspension description Suspension travel, total, in (mm) TIRES Standard Opt row-crop tire 1 Opt row-crop tire 2 Flotation tire Opt flotation tire OVERALL DIMENSIONS, BOOM FOLDED Overall length, ft-in (m) Overall height, ft-in (m) Overall width, ft-in (m), wheels retracted Overall width, ft-in (m), wheels extended DRY WEIGHT Weight w/ shortest boom, lb (kg) Weight w/ intermediate boom, lb (kg) Weight w/ widest boom, lb (kg)

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MAKE MODEL ENGINE Engine position (front or rear) Engine make Engine model Rated power, hp (kw) Peak power, hp (kw) Emission tier level Peak torque, ft-lb (N-m) Number of cylinders Displacement, cu in (L) Alternator amperage SOLUTION SYSTEM Solution system tank, gal (L) Solution tank material Solution system quick-fill, in (mm) Solution pump OTHER TANKS Rinse tank, gal (L) Hand wash tank, gal (L) Foam marker tank, gal (L) Chemical eductor Engine fuel tank, gal (L) Diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) tank, gal (L) Hydraulic reservoir, gal (L) Boom Boom location, front or rear Boom width option, minimum, ft (m) Boom width option, intermediate, ft (m) Boom width option, maximum, ft (m) Boom sections Ground height adjustment, in (cm) Boom breakaway angle, degrees Wingtip breakaway, ft-in (m) Off-centre nozzle spacing, in (cm) On-centre nozzle spacing, in (cm) DRIVETRAIN Drive description Number of speed ranges Maximum travel speed, mph (kph) Wheel drive (2WD, 4WD) Primary service brake Parking brake CAB Cab position Cab glass area, sq ft (sq m) Operator seat description Instructional seat Sprayer control CHASSIS Crop clearance, in (cm) w/ std tires Wheel track spacing, in (cm) Wheel track adjustment method Wheelbase, in (cm) Turning radius, ft-in (m) Steering system Suspension description Suspension travel, total, in (mm) TIRES Standard Opt row-crop tire 1 Opt row-crop tire 2 Flotation tire Opt flotation tire OVERALL DIMENSIONS, BOOM FOLDED Overall length, ft-in (m) Overall height, ft-in (m) Overall width, ft-in (m), wheels retracted Overall width, ft-in (m), wheels extended DRY WEIGHT Weight w/ shortest boom, lb (kg) Weight w/ intermediate boom, lb (kg) Weight w/ widest boom, lb (kg)

NEW HOLLAND SP.333F

VERSATILE SX240

VERSATILE SX280

rear Cummins QSL8.3 365 (272) 375 (280) Tier 4 N/A 6 520 (8.3) 160 Amp

front Cummins QSB 6.7 240 (178) 248 (183) Tier 4 730 6 408 (6.7) 160 Amp

front Cummins QSB 6.7 280 (209) 291 (214) Tier 4 760 6 408 (6.7) 160 Amp

1,200, 1,400, or 1,600 (4,542, 5,300, or 6,057) stainless steel 2 or 3 (51 or 76), front Hypro 9306C std / Hypro 9307C opt

1,000 (3,875) poly 3 (76) Hypro 9306C std / stainless opt

1,000 (3,875), 1,200 (4,540) poly, stainless steel 4 (76) Hypro 9306C std / stainless opt

150 (568) 3 (11.4) 6 (23) concentrate opt. 3.6 gal (13.6) w/ rinse 150 (568) N/A N/A

100 (378) N/A opt.

N/A 103 (494) N/A 32 (121)

100 (378) N/A opt.

N/A 103 (494) N/A 32 (121)

front 90/60 (27.4/18.3) 100/60 (30.5/18.3) 120/70 (36.6/21.3) 5 or 10 22 to 118 (56 to 300) on secondary boom wing yes N/A 15 or 20 (381 or 508)

rear 90 (27.5) N/A 100 (30.5) 5 25 to 72 (63 to 183) N/A yes 5 (2.5) N/A 15 or 20

rear 90 (27.5) N/A 100 (30.5) 6 26 to 72 (63 to 183) N/A yes 5 (2.5) N/A 16 or 20

hydrostatic w/ twin pumps 5 34 (54.7) 4WD 4 wheel internal wet disc 4-wheel

Allison RDS2500 auto, mechanical 5 35 (57.5) 2WD rear 4 wheel internal wet disc spring apply, hydraulic release

Allison RDS3000 auto, mechanical 5 35 (57.5) 2WD rear 5 wheel internal wet disc spring apply, hydraulic release

above and rear of front wheels N/A air ride standard Raven 4600, Envizio Pro, Viper Pro

mid-mount 77 (7.18) air ride standard Raven

mid-mount 77 (7.18) air ride standard Raven

72 (183) 120 to 160 (305 to 406) hydraulic 177 (450) 15 (4.57) front wheel steer, hydrostatic wheel legs w/ hyd cylinders & gas accumulators 20 (508)

48 (122) 120 (304)/120-152 (304-386) manual/opt hydraulic 163 (419) 15 (4.57) front wheel, power air ride 11 (279)

48 (122) 121 (304)/120-152 (304-386) manual/opt hydraulic 163 (419) 15 (4.57) front wheel, power air ride 11 (279)

380/90R46 320/90R50 380/90R50 520/85R38 650/75R38

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

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

30 4 (9.2) 13 2 (4.01) 12 1 (3.68) 15 5 (4.70)

27 (8.23) N/A N/A N/A

27 (8.23) N/A N/A N/A

28,500 (12,927) 28,500 (12,927) N/A

27,300 (12,409) N/A 28,194 (12,815)

27,300 (12,409) N/A 28,194 (12,815)

AG SHIELD FINDS THE ROAD TO THE DITCH Story by Ron Lyseng Western Producer Staff

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

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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.

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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

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e 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

PULL-TYPE SPRAYERS

MAKE MODEL Tire size Optional tire size 1 Optional tire size 2 Product tank (size in litres and material - i.e. poly, stainless) Optional product tank (size in litres and material - i.e. poly, stainless) Rinse tank (size in litres and material i.e. poly, stainless) Product pump - type Product pump - gallons (U.S.) per minute Boom (in feet) Boom options (in feet) Boom features Crop clearance (in inches) Optional crop clearance (in inches) Axle width (in inches) (range if adjustable) Rate controller - make and model if applicable

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AG SHIELD MANUFACTURING CART SPRAYER 16.5/16, 18.4/26 18.4/38 14.9/R46

DEMCO 50 SERIES 13.6 x 38 bias tires with 38 inch wheels.

N/A N/A

FARM KING 850 320 (12.4) / 85R38 N/A N/A

FARM KING 1200 320 (12.4) / 90R46 N/A N/A

poly; 3,785

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

850 (3,200) poly

1,200 (4,500)

poly; 5,678

poly; 120 (456)

N/A

N/A

poly; 170

poly; 2.5 (5.5)

15 (57)

15 (57)

Hypro HM1 - HM 5 centrifugal

hydraulic; Hypro/Ace

Ace FMCSC150-HYD-206

Ace FMCSC150-HYD-206

114 - 212

N/A

N/A

N/A

60 - 134 (18-34) N/A hydraulic boom breakaway reset, wind shields 30 N/A

60 or 80/90 (18-XX) N/A

N/A N/A

60 80, 90 parallelogram w/ rephasing hydraulic cylinders, rubber torsion mounts N/A N/A

60 80, 90 parallelogram w/ rephasing hydraulic cylinders, rubber torsion mounts N/A N/A

72 - 132

yes; 90 - 144

N/A

N/A

TeeJet, Raven, MicroTrack

Raven 440, Envizio Pro

Raven 440, Envizio Pro

Raven 440, Envizio Pro

diaphragm, 3/4 inch, triple nozzle bodies on 20 inch nozzle spacings, equipped with secondary in-line strainers and manual fence row nozzles. boom height 21 - 62 rinse tank 137 N/A

diaphragm, 3/4 inch, triple nozzle bodies on 20 inch nozzle spacings, equipped with secondary in-line strainers and manual fence row nozzles. boom height 21 - 62 rinse tank 57 N/A

N/A

Other specifications 1

ground following system

stainless booms

Other specifications 2 Other specifications 3 Other specifications 4

2nd tank for spot spraying Red Ball flow monitors Combojet nozzles

opt chem eductor opt 33 gal foam marker Astro speed sensor

MAKE MODEL Tire size Optional tire size 1 Optional tire size 2 Product tank (size in litres and material - i.e. poly, stainless) Optional product tank (size in litres and material - i.e. poly, stainless) Rinse tank (size in litres and material i.e. poly, stainless) Product pump - type Product pump - gallons (U.S.) per minute Boom (in feet) Boom options (in feet)

FARM KING 1600 380 (14.9) 90R46 N/A N/A

FAST 9500 380/90R46 - 480/80R50 duals N/A

FAST 9600 380/90R46 - 480/80R50 duals N/A

HARMON AUTOFOLD 16.5 R16, 21.5 R16 N/A N/A

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

Ace FMCSC150-HYD-206

hydraulic; Hypro 9306C-HMI

hydraulic; Hypro 9306C-HMI

hydraulic or PTO centrifugal

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

60 80, 90 parallelogram w/ rephasing hydraulic cylinders, rubber torsion mounts

60 66, 80, 88, 90, 100, 134

60 66, 80, 88, 90, 100, 134

67 83, 93

Boom features Crop clearance (in inches) Optional crop clearance (in inches) Axle width (in inches) (range if adjustable) Rate controller - make and model if applicable Other specifications 1 Other specifications 2 Other specifications 3 Other specifications 4

suspended boom

suspended boom

auto fold

N/A

30 N/A

30 N/A

29 N/A

N/A

yes; 80 - 88 - 120

yes; 80 - 88 - 120

108-137

Raven 440, Envizio Pro

Raven 450

Raven 450, Envizio Pro

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A N/A N/A

N/A N/A N/A

N/A N/A boom tire 6.7 15

diaphragm, 3/4 inch, triple nozzle bodies on 20 inch nozzle spacings, equipped with secondary in-line strainers and manual fence row nozzles. boom height 21 - 62 rinse tank 57 N/A

MAKE MODEL Tire size Optional tire size 1 Optional tire size 2 Product tank (size in litres and material - i.e. poly, stainless) Optional product tank (size in litres and material - i.e. poly, stainless) Rinse tank (size in litres and material i.e. poly, stainless) Product pump - type Product pump - gallons (U.S.) per minute Boom (in feet) Boom options (in feet)

HARMON ALL TERRAIN 16.5 R16, 21.5 R16 N/A N/A

BRANDT SB4000 14.9R46 singles or duals 18.9R46 singles only 28.0R38 singles only

BRANDT QF1500 18.4R26 16.5R16.1 12.5R15 tandem only (4)

BRANDT QF2500 18.4R26 16.5R16.1 tandem only (4) N/A

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

hydraulic or PTO centrifugal

Hyd - ACE 206

Hyd - ACE 206

Hyd - ACE 206

N/A

Hyd - Hypro HM1 & HM4

Hyd - ACE 206 & 310; PTO 540/1,000

Hyd - ACE 206 & 310; PTO 540/1,000

67 N/A

80 90, 100, 120, 130

80 90, 100, 120, 130

Boom features

manual fold

N/A

N/A

Crop clearance (in inches) Optional crop clearance (in inches) Axle width (in inches) (range if adjustable)

29 N/A

80 90, 100 suspended boom, four pin pendulum, self leveling 41.5 N/A

25 N/A

25 N/A

108

72-152

84-120

84-120

Rate controller - make and model if applicable

N/A

Other specifications 1 Other specifications 2

N/A N/A

Other specifications 3

N/A

Other specifications 4

boom tire 12.5 L 15 N/A

MicroTrak 3406FII Microtrak 9000 Raven 450 GS2 Norac Boon Control N/A boom height 15-72 in. standard equipment includes high flow plumbing sloped tank floor & deep sump wind cones

MAKE MODEL Tire size Optional tire size 1 Optional tire size 2 Product tank (size in litres and material - i.e. poly, stainless) Optional product tank (size in litres and material - i.e. poly, stainless) Rinse tank (size in litres and material i.e. poly, stainless) Product pump - type Product pump - gallons (U.S.) per minute Boom (in feet) Boom options (in feet) Boom features Crop clearance (in inches) Optional crop clearance (in inches) Axle width (in inches) (range if adjustable) Rate controller - make and model if applicable

SUMMERS ULTIMATE NT SUPERSPRAYER 480/80R38 380/90R46 dual 480 or 380

SUMMERS ULTRA SUPERSPRAYER 480/80R38 380/90R46 dual 480 or 380

HARDI RANGER 28 38 N/A

HARDI RANGER 38 N/A N/A

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

Hypro centrifugal 9303C

Hypro centrifugal 9303C

Ace 150

Hardi 1303, 363, 463

N/A (97-147 US gal/min

N/A (97-147 US gal/min

30-80 US gal

30-80 US gal

60 80, 90, 100, 110

60 120, 133

28 29

28 29

45 60 paralift 24, 27 N/A

45 50, 60, 66 paralift 27 N/A

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

EVC remote control sections and pressure Turbofiller for dry or liquid mixing cyclone filters opt Norac boom height

EVC remote control sections and pressure Turbofiller for dry or liquid mixing cyclone filters opt Norac boom height

Other specifications 2 Other specifications 3 Other specifications 4

3 inch bottom fill touch down skids cam lock drains

3 inch bottom fill touch down skids cam lock drains

N/A N/A

bottom fill frost kit, wind cones

standard equipment includes deep sump

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100 mesh strainers

N/A N/A standard equipment includes deep sump bottom fill frost kit, wind cones

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100 mesh strainers

Tee Jet 744 MicroTrak 3406FII Microtrak 9000

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Other specifications 1

Tee Jet 744 MicroTrak 3406FII Microtrak 9000

MAKE MODEL Tire size Optional tire size 1 Optional tire size 2 Product tank (size in litres and material - i.e. poly, stainless) Optional product tank (size in litres and material - i.e. poly, stainless) Rinse tank (size in litres and material - i.e. poly, stainless) Product pump - type Product pump - gallons (U.S.) per minute Boom (in feet) Boom options (in feet) Boom features Crop clearance (in inches) Optional crop clearance (in inches) Axle width (in inches) (range if adjustable) Rate controller - make and model if applicable Other specifications 1 Other specifications 2 Other specifications 3 Other specifications 4

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HARDI NAVIGATOR 320R46 N/A N/A

HARDI NAVIGATOR 320R46 N/A N/A

HARDI NAVIGATOR 320R46 N/A N/A

HARDI COMMANDER 320/90 R46 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

Hardi 1303 / 363 / 463

Hardi 1303 / 363 / 463

Hardi 1303 / 363 / 463

Hardi 463-73 / 463H85

ACE 150H, 200H, 650H

ACE 150H, 200H, 650H

ACE 150H, 200H, 650H

ACE 150H, 200H, 650H

45 90-60/120-90 Eagle 27 N/A

45 90-60/120-90 Eagle 27 N/A

45 90-60/120-90 or Force 80-132 Eagle/Force 27 N/A

80 90-60/120-90 or Force 80-133 Force/Twin 30 N/A

60-120

60-120

60-120

N/A

Hardi HC5500, HC6500, ISOBUS compatible EVC remote control sections and pressure Turbofiller for dry or liquid mixing cyclone filters opt Norac boom height

Hardi HC5500, HC6500, ISOBUS compatible EVC remote control sections and pressure Turbofiller for dry or liquid mixing cyclone filters opt Norac boom height

Hardi HC5500, HC6500, ISOBUS compatible EVC remote control sections and pressure Turbofiller for dry or liquid mixing cyclone filters opt Norac boom height

MAKE MODEL Tire size Optional tire size 1

HARDI COMMANDER 320/90 R50 N/A

HARDI COMMANDER 320/90 R50 N/A

HARDI COMMANDER 320R50 N/A

Optional tire size 2

N/A

N/A

N/A

poly; 1,600

poly; 2,000

N/A

N/A

Product tank (size in litres and material - i.e. poly, stainless) Optional product tank (size in litres and material - i.e. poly, stainless) Rinse tank (size in litres and material - i.e. poly, stainless) Product pump - type Product pump - gallons (U.S.) per minute Boom (in feet) Boom options (in feet) Boom features Crop clearance (in inches) Optional crop clearance (in inches) Axle width (in inches) (range if adjustable) Rate controller - make and model if applicable Other specifications 1 Other specifications 2 Other specifications 3 Other specifications 4

Hardi HC6500, ISOBUS compatible EVC remote control sections and pressure Turbofiller for dry or liquid mixing cyclone filters opt Norac boom height

NEW HOLLAND/CASE IH 68/S1050 18.4-26R3 380/80R38 320/90R46/duals 320/90R46, 380/90R46

NEW HOLLAND/CASE IH 68 XL/S1070 480/80R38 R1 380/90R46 R1 320/90R46/duals 320/90R46, 380/90R47

poly; 2,600

poly; 1,050

poly; 1,070

N/A

N/A

N/A

poly; 132

poly; 132

poly; 195

poly; 115

poly; 116

Hardi 463H-35 / 2x463-160

Hardi 463H-35 / 2x463-160

Hardi 1303 / 363 / 467

Hypro HM1C

Hypro HM1C

ACE 150H, 200H, 650H

ACE 150H, 200H, 650H

ACE 150H, 200H, 650H

Hypro HM3C, Ace 206

Hypro HM3C, Ace 207

80 90-60/120-90 or Force 80-134, Terra Force 120-132 Force/Terra Force/Twin force air assist 29

80 90-60/120-90 or Force 80-134, Terra Force 120-133 Force/Terra Force/Twin force air assist 32

80 90-60/120-90 or Force 80-134, Terra Force 120-134 Eagle/Force/Terra Force/Twin force air assist 32

80

80

90, 100

90, 100, 110, 120

N/A

wheeled boom in 4 or 6 sections

33-36

33-37

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

FlexControl III or Plus III

FlexControl III or Plus III

N/A

N/A

N/A

Hardi HC6500, ISOBUS compatible EVC remote control sections and pressure Turbofiller for dry or liquid mixing cyclone filters opt Norac boom height

Hardi HC6500, ISOBUS compatible EVC remote control sections and pressure Turbofiller for dry or liquid mixing cyclone filters opt Norac boom height

Hardi HC6500, ISOBUS compatible EVC remote control sections and pressure Turbofiller for dry or liquid mixing cyclone filters opt Norac boom height

opt hydraulic fold

opt hydraulic fold

N/A N/A N/A

N/A N/A N/A

THE TICKING TIME BOMB Story by William DeKay Western Producer Staff

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

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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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ore 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

WHEN BIG BOOMS NEED TO GET BIGGER Story by Ron Lyseng Western Producer Staff

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

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ercil, 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

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.

“You have to look at the leverage factors associated with such a big boom.”

—JAY MERCIL 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

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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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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 nonstop.

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

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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 sprayquality 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

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 —RON SYLTE a 3,100 gallon tank has to be the ultimate sprayer for big-acre producers who grow sprayer with 150 foot aluminum boom isn’t his small grain cereals.

“It has potential for one man to spray first Sprayflex.

“I’ve had truck sprayers for 20 years now. 1,800 acres in a long day and stay ahead of In 40 years of spraying, this new Sprayflex is the seeding rig.”

He said all that weight and extended the best ride I’ve ever had,” he said. leverage at the boom tips haven’t been a “I bought my first Marflex (now Sprayflex) truck sprayer about 15 years ago. Because of problem in wet conditions.

“When we started this project, I talked the weight factor, these truck sprayers give me greater tank capacity than a high wheel to the guys at Sprayflex about adding a drive system to the front, but that’s a deep sprayer.”

Sylte said his previous Sprayflex was a expenditure of $20,000 or more no matter 2,000 gallon unit with a 120 foot boom and how you do it,” he said.

“We have full lock on both rear single rear axle. It was the biggest sprayer differentials.

I only engaged it once this year Sprayflex had built.

With 25,000 acres under his belt, he said (2012) when I was pulling out of a ditch. It picked the front tires right off the ground. the new 150 foot machine handled well.

“We saw very little boom bounce, which So I would say we get plenty traction and was a surprise for such a wide boom,” he said. torque transfer from those four rear tires.

“We installed a Raven boom height Right now, I don’t think we need front control. It told us that the boom remained assist.” ❖

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

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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.” ❖

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