Chae1
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- Aberdeenshire
Looking for people's views on best tractor for a mounted sprayer?
Have a 1900l front tank, 2000l rear with booms that fold up at back. Spraying circa 2000ha a year total. All cereals and liquid fert too.
Currently got a 2011 2170 fastrac 6500 hours, it's a bit noisy and uncomfortable, so looking to upgrade. Running 380 rowcrops at 80".
Would also hope to plough with whatever tractor I buy too so I can use it over winter. Got a 6f fully mounted KV with a packomat press so basically weight of a 7f mounted.
Currently ploughing with our t7 260, which also does drilling, mowers, hesston square baler. So would take some pressure off it. It's done 6k hours so should last a good while yet.
First choice would be a 4220 fastrac as like 4ws for ins/outs tramlines. Bit concerned about reliability though. Just bought new tyres for existing rowcrops too.
Would be 2nd hand. The weight of the sprayer loaded makes me think a heavier tractor would be better. It seems to be boss of the 2170 in some places. Also definitely want a vario transmission. The t7 is a auto command, really miss that gearbox when doing fieldwork with fastrac.
Have a 1900l front tank, 2000l rear with booms that fold up at back. Spraying circa 2000ha a year total. All cereals and liquid fert too.
Currently got a 2011 2170 fastrac 6500 hours, it's a bit noisy and uncomfortable, so looking to upgrade. Running 380 rowcrops at 80".
Would also hope to plough with whatever tractor I buy too so I can use it over winter. Got a 6f fully mounted KV with a packomat press so basically weight of a 7f mounted.
Currently ploughing with our t7 260, which also does drilling, mowers, hesston square baler. So would take some pressure off it. It's done 6k hours so should last a good while yet.
First choice would be a 4220 fastrac as like 4ws for ins/outs tramlines. Bit concerned about reliability though. Just bought new tyres for existing rowcrops too.
Would be 2nd hand. The weight of the sprayer loaded makes me think a heavier tractor would be better. It seems to be boss of the 2170 in some places. Also definitely want a vario transmission. The t7 is a auto command, really miss that gearbox when doing fieldwork with fastrac.