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we bought old sp for about 4.5k 20 years ago as a back up, after a refurb and section control added it did all spraying on 200ha arable for several years and still going well today. refurb was about 12k with electric air compressor for 9 section shutoff. dont be too afraid of age as solid build...

we have a 1995 matbro, still a nice machine had a new joystick about 2 years ago

very little to do with agri chemicals i would assume, its surrounded by grassland and NI has very little arable which use a lot of chemicals. the main arable areas are east down and north derry neither area drains into lough neagh

old tulip/lely with wheels on drill, just take all pressure off coulters or one with hydraulic control of depth to allow them to be lifted

have the same with isabel and husky as we rogue for wild oats i noticed them but not all grains on same head/plant have the awns.

use one for rounds and square like the above opens to 2m. great job

also agricast.

plastisol coating on outside around 200micron

yes galvanised but maybe 5micron paint instead of 25 to 30micron

wouldnt use plastisol on agri buildings, inside surface paint not for aggressive atmospheres. painting only likely repair.

If you still have this i might be interested, Iain

just come from checking gas holes in the burner ring, crawl inside when empty (and stopped of course), we use a bit of welding wire or fencing wire buffed to a point and poked into each hole to make sure they are clear. as several have said plenum temp is set on the regulating valve and...

sorry mine was Agrotron 100

if its the main drive from engine into gearbox it has hole drilled to allow oil to bearing and its a shaft within a shaft. prone to fracturing, mine went about 7khrs. seems a lot of them do that.

yara's amidas is supposed to have correct blend 40N 14 SO3, i think they add ammonium sulphate to urea to get that.