Best sprayer tractor

[Thomas Simpson]

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.

We run a 4220 17 plate (3500 hrs) and its been fairly reliable alot more so than my t7270 18 plate. It pulls our 6f kv and press quite happily and if need more traction put the block on back of the cab. Be a great sprayer tractor with 4ws. We have a t235 valtra now on my trailed horsch and have been quite impressed with it. Tried a fendt it was nice but..... but insane money for one and couldn't see the benefit over the valtra.

 

[Chae1]

I don’t now the answer.

Will your row crop wheels fit if you get one of the newer 4220 if the axle hubs are bigger ?

Yeah I'm not sure what year hubs changed. Would need to check. Could always get gas axe out to make them bigger!

Got new boots today. Rides much improved.

 

[Chae1]

We run a 4220 17 plate (3500 hrs) and its been fairly reliable alot more so than my t7270 18 plate. It pulls our 6f kv and press quite happily and if need more traction put the block on back of the cab. Be a great sprayer tractor with 4ws. We have a t235 valtra now on my trailed horsch and have been quite impressed with it. Tried a fendt it was nice but..... but insane money for one and couldn't see the benefit over the valtra.

Thanks. Good to hear from someone that runs one.

Why don't you run the 4220 on the trailed sprayer?

 

[Thomas Simpson]

Thanks. Good to hear from someone that runs one.

Why don't you run the 4220 on the trailed sprayer?

Good question, we run it through the isobus so need a screen and they are alot more money than a nh or valtra and i am too tight even though i do all the spraying. Don't want to run 2 fastracs as the current one is needed elsewhere as it gets used for a lot of running about as we have a farm 34 miles away.

 

[KB6930]

Yeah I'm not sure what year hubs changed. Would need to check. Could always get gas axe out to make them bigger!

Got new boots today. Rides much improved.

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2019 for bigger hubs mines a 2020 znd I'm sure the late 19 ones had them

 

[Foxcover]

It's not that big.

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4220 would play with that, the demo one I was on lifted and pulled a 3m Trio like it wasn’t there, handled it better than a 7230R JD.

 

[ollie989898]

It is nice to see a lot of the machinery threads now include people owning up to the fact they now run a Valtra. All the subliminal messaging I've been doing clearly paying off.

 

[ollie989898]

The sprayer is currently doing the shows on the Horsch stand. Will be here in August hopefully

Looks the absolute nuts.

 

[stablegirl]

Chae you know you want a 4220, hubs changed in 2020 late summer when they went Tier5.

4220 fits your bill you like fastracs, great ploughing tractor, your row crops fit.

Job done.

 

[snarling bee]

Fendt 936.

 

[Lowland1]

We converted a MF 35 to a high clearance sprayer with a Ransomes 150 gallon sprayer fixed permanently to it row crop wheels from a Ford 5000 and plenty of four stone weights on the front and a sheet underneath you couldn’t see where it had been in either corn or potatoes so i’d say that was the best sprayer tractor so get yourself one of those you won’t go far wrong.

 

[Daniel]

Fendt 936.

942 surely

 

[daveydiesel1]

942 surely

No no no. Its the 1050 thatd ud really want with its mean lookin headlights. Sexy

 

[Richard Smyth]

Fendt 936.

That’s what I use. 10000 litre trailed and 2200 litre front tank

 

[Oldmacdonald]

That’s what I use. 10000 litre trailed and 2200 litre front tank

That's a big sprayer.

 

[Thomas Simpson]

 

[Richard Smyth]

That's a big sprayer.

It is but has a fair bit to do. Nice to be able to do 1 tank per day in front of the seeder rather than 2

 

[ollie989898]

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*Absolute weapon* TFF badge awarded. Is that a direct or the powershift?

 

[Thomas Simpson]

*Absolute weapon* TFF badge awarded. Is that a direct or the powershift?

It’s a direct drive which isn’t as smooth a vario like the fendt of nh but it goes well. Seems good on fuel so far.

 

[ollie989898]

Excellent, so another thread answered fully and correctly- a direct Valtra is the answer. My work is done.