Devil's advocate
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- Posh side of Barnsley
Getting close to 6 now, all 120hp, 2 on 600, one 520, two 18.4 and one 11.2.
May be a little over tractored on 100ac corn.
One straw customer has 30 of them.
150 acre I think mostly grass.
Trailered or self propelled sprayers
- Thread starter Notbluewontdo
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One straw customer has 30 of them.
150 acre I think mostly grass.
- Location
- LINCOLNSHIRE/KENYA
I just had my leaking wheel motor of a Househam Spirit done for £250 labour is cheaper here but parts more expensive the trick is to stop as soon as you see the leak.
Get the wheel changer thingy ASAP. I got one a few years ago and love it. Makes the job far safer and far easier. You won’t regret it l, I wish I’d got mine years ago.
Oliveau
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- Indre et Loire, France
Looking at Adam Hensons tramlines on Countrypile last week I reckon he uses Terra -Tyres all year round!
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
Isn’t he running a 36m Horsh sprayer, so would be on wider tyres with fewer tramlines?
It would be a far cry from normal tractor tyres every 12m….
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
Or count that money, and that from not needing the ‘spare tractor’, towards the cost of an ageing SP for the OP……
The poor things need to go somewhere in retirement.
I’d still get a wheel changer thingy, ‘cause there are always wheels that need changing.
kiwi pom
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- canterbury NZ
I agree. I said at the start of the thread, buy a trailed so you're just spending money on the sprayer not an engine, cab etc.
We now know its for 150 acres and there's 2 tractors so I'll go further and say a 24m mounted would be good, you're removing a set of wheels and tyres from the, things to go wrong, list then too.
I have a 3000 litre SP sprayer on 200 acre cereals, it’s actually my 2nd as it replaced a 2000 litre SP machine earlier this year,
yes it’s not a big area and if I only had 200 acre corn to spray and nothing else to do I could do it with a 1000 litre 12m mounted one.
however there’s other stuff going on so I’ve made the spraying a quick and easy job to do which also means timings are spot on 99% of the time.
40 acre to do this aft. Be a hour or so job from start to finish.
Tractors can stay hitched up to harvesting kit ready to go.
yes it’s not a big area and if I only had 200 acre corn to spray and nothing else to do I could do it with a 1000 litre 12m mounted one.
however there’s other stuff going on so I’ve made the spraying a quick and easy job to do which also means timings are spot on 99% of the time.
40 acre to do this aft. Be a hour or so job from start to finish.
Tractors can stay hitched up to harvesting kit ready to go.
this would be my way of thinking too. i know you can get trailed sprayers the same width as SP, but i think its a bit like the BIG M argument, yes they are only the same width as a large set of triples, but the output isnt even close. bit of a bad example as SP sprayers are a lot cheaper than a big M, so easier to justify an SP sprayer with a bit of time pressure.
Oliveau
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- Indre et Loire, France
Enlighten an old fart please - What's a BIG M? When I googled it all that came up was a Big Mac, and I can't believe that a Big Mac costs more than a SP sprayer !
- Location
- Pinnaroo. South Australia
Got a chaviot, will match any new 24m self propelled spot rate. It was less than 10k with 2 sets of wheels and covers my 250ac crops and neighbours 50-100ac easily.
If you want suspension, climate control, quiet cab, 50kph, Bluetooth etc buy a trailed sprayer. Noone seems to take into account with this argument tho that if you have a new 120hp tractor pulling the trailed, the tractor is depreciating £10/hr plus. A cheap old SP wont be anywhere near as much.
Edit no idea why you'd actively look for a 12m, there is probably far less choice to start with than tidy 15k 24m traileds. I would look for 12/24 folding tho if you have any awkward corners
Only other factor would be your drill width and fert tub
If you want suspension, climate control, quiet cab, 50kph, Bluetooth etc buy a trailed sprayer. Noone seems to take into account with this argument tho that if you have a new 120hp tractor pulling the trailed, the tractor is depreciating £10/hr plus. A cheap old SP wont be anywhere near as much.
Edit no idea why you'd actively look for a 12m, there is probably far less choice to start with than tidy 15k 24m traileds. I would look for 12/24 folding tho if you have any awkward corners
Only other factor would be your drill width and fert tub
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- Wiltshire
While I was spraying today I was thinking about this, my latest solution was a 6000l trailed, 100l/ha does the farm in 1 load 
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marco
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- tipperary, ireland
If a farmer with 1500 acres spent 150,000 on a sprayer nobody would blink an eye. But God forbid someone with 10% of the acres spends 10% of the money people loose their minds.
The fact that you are a mechanic and can keep it going easily for 15 years mean it should cost a minimal amount per year.
Get it bought.
The fact that you are a mechanic and can keep it going easily for 15 years mean it should cost a minimal amount per year.
Get it bought.
- Location
- Scotland
Sometimes I think it's as if the big boys think us small lads dont deserve to use big machinery. As if we should spend every minute working with small antiquated machinery.
- Location
- North West
What sized tyres do people have on their tractors for spraying (trailed or mounted) in the spring?
Devil's advocate
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- Posh side of Barnsley
I have three tractors, use the one to suit the conditions so
11.2
13.6
or
16.9
All 85 hp weigh in 3.6 ton (ish)
Devil's advocate
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- Posh side of Barnsley
You have a lot of interest.
It would be interesting to know what tractors you have, how the crop is harvested, stored & the range of crops grown.
Sorry for so many questions
Devil's advocate
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- Posh side of Barnsley
I still think a brand new shiny mounted 12 metre with some modern gadgets. Is less work over 20 years than anything second hand if you take into account time on maintance. Also less storage space needed & a cheaper quicker annual MOT.
Storage is quite a big deal, compact machine taking up little space might even consider heated store if work needs to be done very early or late in the season.
Storage is quite a big deal, compact machine taking up little space might even consider heated store if work needs to be done very early or late in the season.