Mounted to Trailed sprayer

[beltbreaker]

This has been asked before but have many done it. I have had a self propelled but never worked a trailed.

My mounted Amazone UF1501+800 front tank is 20 years old its been a great sprayer covering 48000ha over its life. However backup over the last 2 years has been pathetic. We lost our dealer and the nearest dealer is an hour and a half away, the next 3+hrs away. So I am looking at moving from sublime to ridiculous going to a 6000l and moving to liquid fert thinking of changing to another brand, possibly go to 30-36m trailed. Looking at a Knight or Chafer as they both have strong reputations with a someone on the doorstep who can work on them. Moving to 6000l is complete overkill but if I can slow forward speed and spray most crops in one or 2-4 fills then it makes more time efficiency. My worry is what ruts I would make in a damp season and what hp/wt to pull it (5.5t 105 currently on sprayer but 7t 180 and 10.5t 230 available). Field size ranges from 4-60 acres mostly around 25 and not too many poles or obstacles.

 

[Will Blackburn]

I switched from a mounted 1000 ltr knight to a 3200 ltr GMR trailed, typically applying 170 ltrs after doing 140 previously. Takes a lot of time pressure out of the job and makes it a pleasure.

 

[Nearly]

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It's not the field size but the corners where a trailed is less convenient.
Once you've made the first set of ruts it will follow them as you reverse.
2600 litre trailed here for 3 x 30acr fields.

 

[Sandy]

This has been asked before but have many done it. I have had a self propelled but never worked a trailed.

My mounted Amazone UF1501+800 front tank is 20 years old its been a great sprayer covering 48000ha over its life. However backup over the last 2 years has been pathetic. We lost our dealer and the nearest dealer is an hour and a half away, the next 3+hrs away. So I am looking at moving from sublime to ridiculous going to a 6000l and moving to liquid fert thinking of changing to another brand, possibly go to 30-36m trailed. Looking at a Knight or Chafer as they both have strong reputations with a someone on the doorstep who can work on them. Moving to 6000l is complete overkill but if I can slow forward speed and spray most crops in one or 2-4 fills then it makes more time efficiency. My worry is what ruts I would make in a damp season and what hp/wt to pull it (5.5t 105 currently on sprayer but 7t 180 and 10.5t 230 available). Field size ranges from 4-60 acres mostly around 25 and not too many poles or obstacles.

If you can wait there’s 2 36m chafers being changed not far from here won’t be till after harvest though

 

[Michael3112]

Pull a 6000 chafer with 200hp, we have the sprayer on 620 vf tires its just floats no where near the ruts that that old knight 5000L an its 480s left everywhere. The chafer also a far better sprayer our knight only lasted 4 seasons until it become so problamatic it went down the road

 

[Thomas Simpson]

If you can keep the same tramlines every year without ripping them out then that will also help.

 

[warksfarmer]

This has been asked before but have many done it. I have had a self propelled but never worked a trailed.

My mounted Amazone UF1501+800 front tank is 20 years old its been a great sprayer covering 48000ha over its life. However backup over the last 2 years has been pathetic. We lost our dealer and the nearest dealer is an hour and a half away, the next 3+hrs away. So I am looking at moving from sublime to ridiculous going to a 6000l and moving to liquid fert thinking of changing to another brand, possibly go to 30-36m trailed. Looking at a Knight or Chafer as they both have strong reputations with a someone on the doorstep who can work on them. Moving to 6000l is complete overkill but if I can slow forward speed and spray most crops in one or 2-4 fills then it makes more time efficiency. My worry is what ruts I would make in a damp season and what hp/wt to pull it (5.5t 105 currently on sprayer but 7t 180 and 10.5t 230 available). Field size ranges from 4-60 acres mostly around 25 and not too many poles or obstacles.

If you compare a similar sized trailed to SP then the trailed makes no more mess in my experience. So say 6000l tank and 36m booms your ruts will be the same.

If going from a smaller machine mounted or SP to a big trailed then yes you’ll have deeper ruts.

6000l 36m chafer is a good match to a 230hp tractor.

 

[principal skinner]

I know where there will be a gem at the end of June. Chafer Guardian 3600/24m.

Has wanted for nothing in the five years I’ve owned it.

 

[Chae1]

Gem sprayer?

 

[principal skinner]

Gem sprayer?

Chafer

 

[Highashgrange]

This has been asked before but have many done it. I have had a self propelled but never worked a trailed.

My mounted Amazone UF1501+800 front tank is 20 years old its been a great sprayer covering 48000ha over its life. However backup over the last 2 years has been pathetic. We lost our dealer and the nearest dealer is an hour and a half away, the next 3+hrs away. So I am looking at moving from sublime to ridiculous going to a 6000l and moving to liquid fert thinking of changing to another brand, possibly go to 30-36m trailed. Looking at a Knight or Chafer as they both have strong reputations with a someone on the doorstep who can work on them. Moving to 6000l is complete overkill but if I can slow forward speed and spray most crops in one or 2-4 fills then it makes more time efficiency. My worry is what ruts I would make in a damp season and what hp/wt to pull it (5.5t 105 currently on sprayer but 7t 180 and 10.5t 230 available). Field size ranges from 4-60 acres mostly around 25 and not too many poles or obstacles.

Chafer are a good buy as they hold their value well. Built for fertiliser as well. There’s a couple for sale in classifieds.
The ultimate thought is Horsch but flipping heck they are expensive. Chafer definitely the next best thing.

 

[Will 1594]

Chafer are a good buy as they hold their value well. Built for fertiliser as well. There’s a couple for sale in classifieds.
The ultimate thought is Horsch but flipping heck they are expensive. Chafer definitely the next best thing.

Priced horsch and chafer , spec for spec chafer dearer ,and not as many sections in boom ,

 

[cosmagedon]

What sort of age did these sprayers start going to Isobus? The massive control boxes you used to get with them were obscene and really annoyed me swapping from different tractors or just hooking up quickly for a small job.

 

[deleted user 837354]

I know where there will be a gem at the end of June. Chafer Guardian 3600/24m.

Has wanted for nothing in the five years I’ve owned it.

This. This is the one. Buy this.

 

[deleted user 837354]

This has been asked before but have many done it. I have had a self propelled but never worked a trailed.

My mounted Amazone UF1501+800 front tank is 20 years old its been a great sprayer covering 48000ha over its life. However backup over the last 2 years has been pathetic. We lost our dealer and the nearest dealer is an hour and a half away, the next 3+hrs away. So I am looking at moving from sublime to ridiculous going to a 6000l and moving to liquid fert thinking of changing to another brand, possibly go to 30-36m trailed. Looking at a Knight or Chafer as they both have strong reputations with a someone on the doorstep who can work on them. Moving to 6000l is complete overkill but if I can slow forward speed and spray most crops in one or 2-4 fills then it makes more time efficiency. My worry is what ruts I would make in a damp season and what hp/wt to pull it (5.5t 105 currently on sprayer but 7t 180 and 10.5t 230 available). Field size ranges from 4-60 acres mostly around 25 and not too many poles or obstacles.

You don't have to absolutely load it right up 100% Tender times or a dodgy field just put in enough to do a field or two?

Make no mistake, 6000 litres of liquid fert is going to be fudging heavy. Might be ok on your soils and on the right tyres though. Trailed sprayers are no big deal if your fields are sensible for one.

 

[warksfarmer]

What sort of age did these sprayers start going to Isobus? The massive control boxes you used to get with them were obscene and really annoyed me swapping from different tractors or just hooking up quickly for a small job.

My 2012 is isobus

 

[TyneAgri]

I know where there will be a gem at the end of June. Chafer Guardian 3600/24m.

Has wanted for nothing in the five years I’ve owned it.

Anymore details of this as and when its available?

 

[principal skinner]

Anymore details of this as and when its available?

It went to Avison Sprayers last week.