Berthoud repair or new sprayer

GmB

Member
Location
S.Glos
Going back to doing the spraying myself with my own equipment.
My Berthoud Standard 12 needs work to pass it’s MOT, hopefully nothing too major, but should I bother with it, or just buy a new cheap brand?
It has hydraulic boom height, and boom levelling, and quad nozzle holders, all of which I think would be extras on a new machine?
Pressure gauge is buggered, the sections don’t fully switch off, and there is only a rubber bung for the drain.

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Surgery

Member
Location
Oxford
Going back to doing the spraying myself with my own equipment.
My Berthoud Standard 12 needs work to pass it’s MOT, hopefully nothing too major, but should I bother with it, or just buy a new cheap brand?
It has hydraulic boom height, and boom levelling, and quad nozzle holders, all of which I think would be extras on a new machine?
Pressure gauge is buggered, the sections don’t fully switch off, and there is only a rubber bung for the drain.

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Just get John rhoades out and fix her up
 

balerman

Member
Location
N Devon
You can buy a new Solano 12m electric controls and hydraulic fold,chemical bowl and clean water flush tank for £8k.Looks a nice well made sprayer,manual fold is a PITA
 

David.

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
J11 M40
Don't buy a tired old Hardi, because all the control valves, electrics, pump spares, boom parts, etc are expensive and OEM only.
Buy something based on Lurmark, Teejet, Arag etc components that are widely available.
I'd say its well worth having something decent and a bit wider perhaps, with hydraulic fold and raise/ lower.
£3/4k buys quite a lot of sprayer in a dispersal.
 

neilo

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
Montgomeryshire
Possible.
Is the rubber bung MOT passable?

It looks like it's split, so at the very least would need replacing. It must surely be fairly simple to mount a lever tap on an outlet in the same hole, making it a lot easier to actually use?

Personally, I'd look at a half decent secondhand one though, as suggested above. John Rhodes would surely have one, with an MOT (which will cost you £200+ to put on a secondhand one or yours, even if nothing needs doing).
 

GmB

Member
Location
S.Glos
It looks like it's split, so at the very least would need replacing. It must surely be fairly simple to mount a lever tap on an outlet in the same hole, making it a lot easier to actually use?

Personally, I'd look at a half decent secondhand one though, as suggested above. John Rhodes would surely have one, with an MOT (which will cost you £200+ to put on a secondhand one or yours, even if nothing needs doing).
What is the situation with a sprayer test/MOT, from what I’ve read, a new sprayer needs testing before 5yr old, then every 3yr, but s/h sprayers from a dealer come with a 12mth ticket?
 

Andy26

Moderator
Arable Farmer
Location
Northants
What is the situation with a sprayer test/MOT, from what I’ve read, a new sprayer needs testing before 5yr old, then every 3yr, but s/h sprayers from a dealer come with a 12mth ticket?
If you're Red tractor and in England you need a sprayer MOT every 12 months, for BPS/EU law every 3 years and Scotland/NI only need a test every 3 years.
 

Andy26

Moderator
Arable Farmer
Location
Northants
Options,
The Moteska boom would be bomb proof, View attachment 1042202View attachment 1042203
I'd buy either of above than spend any money on the Berthoud.

Hardi mounted sprayers sold by the bucket full, as mentioned some parts are unique and expensive.

If you could find a Knight mounted sprayer much cheaper parts and better build.

@GmB you really want electric on/off and section control in the cab. Leaning out the cab window is bad in so many ways.

Personally I'd only have a trailed sprayer now, unless lots of small fidly fields.
 

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