Buying second hand sprayer and fert spinner

[Mhfarrier]

Hi, looking to buy a rear mounted sprayer and fert spinner.
We only have a small equestrian holding about 50 acres of grass for grazing and hay making.
Looking to buy a second hand sprayer and spinner.
What should I be looking to get ?
Size ?
New cheap or second hand ?
Many thanks in advance

 

[bobk]

Buy both new for 1500

 

[Mhfarrier]

What sort of sizes am I wanting?
Capacity?
I know absolutely nothing about these implements.
What's important to know and what is useless dealer speak

 

[bobk]

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[Laminated]

Ive got a Vicon wagtail sitting in the yard with a 600L hopper. After £150 for it. will spread to 12 metres

 

[Mhfarrier]

Ive got a Vicon wagtail sitting in the yard with a 600L hopper. After £150 for it. will spread to 12 metres

Where are you based?

 

[tr250]

Ive got a Vicon wagtail sitting in the yard with a 600L hopper. After £150 for it. will spread to 12 metres

This is what you need. And for sprayer a nice hardi 12m both will be cheap and amazingly good and capable. Perhaps a snobby thing to say but I don’t like those cheap nasty looking machines that you can get new I’d rather an older tidy but proven machine a vicon wagtail certainly is

 

[Mhfarrier]

Do second hand sprayers need a ticket on them?

 

[B R C]

I agree a 12m hardi if you can find one.

 

[steveR]

This is what you need. And for sprayer a nice hardi 12m both will be cheap and amazingly good and capable. Perhaps a snobby thing to say but I don’t like those cheap nasty looking machines that you can get new I’d rather an older tidy but proven machine a vicon wagtail certainly is

Jarmet sprayers are built to a price, but work well enough for a small acreage, they do have more expensive and better specced machines, but for some thistle spraying, a basic 10/12m sprayer will suffice. I have a 10m machine for going on the Compact, and it's horrid compared to a better known machine, BUT, it is fine to use for 3 years then sell on and have another new one.... No MOT needed

The little spreaders are best avoided.... Got one here you can have, if close enough... Used to use it on a tiny compact for paddocks and also spreading salt. Get a wgatail...

 

[steveR]

Do second hand sprayers need a ticket on them?

Some dealers will put an MOT on a sprayer.

 

[neilo]

Do second hand sprayers need a ticket on them?

Yes, every 5 years, unless you are Farm Assured for crops (in which case it’s annual iirc).

 

[Laminated]

Where are you based?

Near Colchester in Essex

 

[rusty]

You will need your PA1 and PA2 sprayer certificates if you want to run your own sprayer. That involves several days training and 2 exams. For small areas probably better to get a contractor in than have to mess about with all the legislation that goes with operating a sprayer.

 

[bravheart]

You will need your PA1 and PA2 sprayer certificates if you want to run your own sprayer. That involves several days training and 2 exams. For small areas probably better to get a contractor in than have to mess about with all the legislation that goes with operating a sprayer.

Is this right even for spraying your own grassland or food for your own horses?

What tractor have you got?

 

[Mhfarrier]

Looking for a new tractor currently. Something similar to a 5455 mf possibly a bit smaller

 

[redsloe]

Looking for a new tractor currently. Something similar to a 5455 mf possibly a bit smaller

Looking for a sprayer and fert spreader but no decent tractor......?
This is going to run into money!

 

[steveR]

Is this right even for spraying your own grassland or food for your own horses?

What tractor have you got?

In theory, a supplied of agrochems sould not supply a lot of products unless you are "a qualified person". Although what a qualified person is, I am unsure!!

My neighbour was buying some grass herbicide last year and because he did not have an account, the supplier was quite difficult.

 

[Mhfarrier]

Sold my last tractor Oct been looking but there's been a lack of decent choices. There are a few about , but just waiting to see what happens. My local guy has put a tender in for 2 ex council ones.
If he wins I'll have one of those, if not I'll have to take a jab at an unknown as nothing local currently.
Unfortunately need to upgrade everything been to tight with money and now it's costing me time which I don't have as the grassland isn't my primary source of income

 

[bravheart]

Some council tractors used to be cut down poverty spec. Check it has all you need before buying