John Deere 512 mounted sprayer

An Gof

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Location
Cornwall
Any body have any experience with these sprayers? Looking at a 2004 model. Will go on a 6630 and a 6115r only doing about 500 acres of spraying a year.
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Be careful, very careful. I ran one for 6-7 years. Was a good sprayer BUT look very carefully around the boom suspension point. Mine started cracking up and I had it welded twice. Cousin also had one of these and had similar problems. Was a good sprayer to buy new but knowing what I do I would not entertain a second hand one.
 

dinderleat

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Location
Wells
Just had a look at it seems a fair sprayer, booms and suspension in good condition been plated and welded on the main frame but is a lot stronger now.
 

A Trebor

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Location
Isle of Axholme
Is it the one in classified for sale on here.Had a 510 here on 6320/6610 no problems,am in the market at the moment for sprayer and thought about a 512 as seem value for money on small acreage.
 

dinderleat

Member
Location
Wells
No I don't think it's the same one, the only trouble I might have is when it folds up past the cab on the new John Deere's the new cabs are wider so only leave an inch either side.

Yeah the one I've found is 4K seems a lot of sprayer for the money.
 
Take a VERY careful look at the main pivot for the boom suspension. It is a weak point and they crack. I had a 512 and had to sell it for that reason. Other than that a very good sprayer. Cousin also ran one and had the same problem.

Thanks, I'll take a good look. This one has been one one farm since new and only done a couple of hundred acres a year.
 

dinderleat

Member
Location
Wells
Depends on how much they want for it. An old self propelled might be a better buy or a trailed I did see a tidy John Deere trailed for 9k. The only thing I would rather have sprayer that folds up behind as it’s better than folding up beside the cab
 
Depends on how much they want for it. An old self propelled might be a better buy or a trailed I did see a tidy John Deere trailed for 9k. The only thing I would rather have sprayer that folds up behind as it’s better than folding up beside the cab

I'm not planning on doing huge acreages at all, at most it would 250 ac a year. It's hard to justify a sprayer at all when I'm only doing that but I think not being able to get anyone to spray at the right time has cost me to thousands in the last couple of years.
 

dinderleat

Member
Location
Wells
I'm not planning on doing huge acreages at all, at most it would 250 ac a year. It's hard to justify a sprayer at all when I'm only doing that but I think not being able to get anyone to spray at the right time has cost me to thousands in the last couple of years.
It’s hard to justify any machinery at the moment but I think duck it and jfdi
 

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