Knight vs landquip

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Hi looking for a bit of advice. Looking at buying a new sprayer and like the look of the knight 4200 ltr 24 mtr trailblazer, and also landquip 4200 intrac, which is the better sprayer only main difference is the boom is aluminium on the landquip.

 

[Bobthebuilder]

Used a Knight for 13 seasons, was a good basic sprayer with a very good boom (series 4) changed it a year past September for a horsch leeb4Lt streets ahead of the knight tech wise, only had a few problems with the knight mainly wear on pivot bushes and pump diaphragms then the compressor in its last season but overall a decent machine, still going with another TFFer AFAIK

 

[Zebbedee]

Alloy booms must be an advantage? Horsch will be more technical better boom levelling etc but main issue will be price and availability of parts all British sprayers are easy to source parts for. Knight booms are on our sprayer and we like them but I would like alloy ?

 

[quattro]

Is anyone using a horsch sprayer using less chemicals than their previous sprayer, or is increased speed/acres the benefit

 

[Alistair Nelson]

We run a knight really like sprayer been very reliable well thought out design and decent people to deal with. Don’t worry the technology has moved on dramatically from even 5 yrs ago if you want it like a Horsch or they can make it dead simple if you want less complication and are on a tighter budget. Knight boom as good as they come. Can’t speak for or against landquip as have never dealt with them but bumblebee is your man for them he runs a couple.

 

[jh.]

Used a Knight for 13 seasons, was a good basic sprayer with a very good boom (series 4) changed it a year past September for a horsch leeb4Lt streets ahead of the knight tech wise, only had a few problems with the knight mainly wear on pivot bushes and pump diaphragms then the compressor in its last season but overall a decent machine, still going with another TFFer AFAIK

Really can't fault it , it's a great basic sprayer for us. As said, booms travel really well . Was in a brand new landquip for a load last year and the booms moved around a lot more than my old knight.

I did consider going new and changing to liquid fert. Knight was top of the list as I like lower arm linkage mounting rather than draw bar. The local dealer had both at an open day and the linkage version had a lot more clearance .

The only thing that let's it down is the paint work. I was on a 1999 case/gem before it for a lot of years and the paintwork was near perfect , the knight seems like some metal hasn't been prepped right getting made , so some beams have good paint while one next to it can be rusted to bare metal , like all the paint has flaked off over the years.

I know mine is old compared to what you will be looking at but fair chuffed with it and wouldn't hesitate having another.

 

[Lincsman]

Hi looking for a bit of advice. Looking at buying a new sprayer and like the look of the knight 4200 ltr 24 mtr trailblazer, and also landquip 4200 intrac, which is the better sprayer only main difference is the boom is aluminium on the landquip.

Alloy is fine until you damage it or get a crack, can you weld alloy would be the determining factor.

 

[Chae1]

My landquips 22 year old. Booms haven't been much bother.

Excellent company to deal with. Richard Abbot is a gent.

No experience of knight, but I'd definitely buy another landquip.

 

[Mark C]

Cannot fault Landquip service. Have a 2010 mounted crop master. Booms have never been touched. Even though it’s not a high value machine I have experienced the same level of service that I’d expect from a brand new trailed or SP. They went to the same school of service as Bateman and Sands. Not uncommon for Richard Abbot to answer the phone and make sure you get what you need when you need it.

 

[Agriimark]

If a knight trailed is anything like the sp then i would stay away from it. Not just from a machine view with its issues but back up is poor and not very helpfull to deal with

 

[Lukehaynes]

I did 3 seasons with a knight trailblazer 5200. It was generally a great machine, boom good, travelled pretty well for size, auto section control, auto fill, auto boom levelling.

Had a few problems in that time
But nothing too major, pump is under specced for size of machine in my opinion and diaphragm changes were regular.

Backup was an issue. They had 2 fitters on the road originally, but that dropped to 1 and they were struggling to source another. James the remaining one was brilliant, good over the phone and good when he got to you but that could be some time....

That said they are working with dealers also, so you may have a dealer that can back you up locally.

I would have another.

 

[Bumble Bee]

I've no experience with Knight but can't recommend Landquip highly enough. Good backup and well built machines. Neither of my 2 machines have had any welding done to their booms and they've had some work.