Chae1
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I've just sold a 1135 fastrac with demount sprayer for similar money.
Would have been a appreciating asset.
Would have been a appreciating asset.
For 150 acres at a time ??
Thats 60 ha - at 200l/ha= 12000 litres water
2000l tank = 6 tankfuls. That just doesn't justify a SP!
It does however merit a nice s/h 12m 2000l trailed - on that acreage even the argument for 24m boom is debatable on cost grounds.
Very few SP's in this part of France, but plenty of 24m trailed.
Similar situation to the OP here and went for a 24m 3000L trailed case sprayer which was bought for just over half your budget. Certainly wouldn't want any less capacity when I'm tramping about at 4.30 am to get a load done before work! 12m mounted sprayer might be ok if you had all week to p*ss about doing it but when you're trying to juggle a job too you just want to get it done out the way.
If you've a decent tractor to stick on the front I think that would be a much better place to spend time than an old self propelled.
Steering/tracking drawbar a must though especially if you have any hills/sidelands
Point 1 - not so. My neighbour seems to spend a lot of time out with his 24m trailed !Also in France they don’t pass through the crop as many times as we do and probably have less catchy weather?
I always sound bitter when I say this but people on here seem to “need” so much machinery and then claim machinery costs are killing the job. (Have no memory of the OP doing this so please excuse me) but in this example who needs £15k of 24m sprayer for 150ac ? £1500 buy a plenty adequate one. 12m big enough even. Again apologies to OP cos not aimed specifically at you but I’m constantly astonished by stuff like this. As I have said before probably because I’m not a very good farmer that I can’t afford all this gear
Do sprayers need an MOT in France ? Operators need PA 1/ 2 etc ?For 150 acres at a time ??
Thats 60 ha - at 200l/ha= 12000 litres water
2000l tank = 6 tankfuls. That just doesn't justify a SP!
It does however merit a nice s/h 12m 2000l trailed - on that acreage even the argument for 24m boom is debatable on cost grounds.
Very few SP's in this part of France, but plenty of 24m trailed.
150 acres - so probably not in one field. I suggest that in such cases 24m isn't actually double the work rate of 12m. Irrespective of boom width 150 acres should be a very comfortable days work. And I think you have actually hit the nail on the head - With 150 acres affordability really comes into the equation - £15k comes out at £100/acre12 metre?? Why not sell the tractors and buy a couple horses? They'd be plenty adequate!
Why not buy the most efficient tool he can afford? What price do you value your time at per hour?
Oh yes, France loves it's buraucracy, so operators have to be proficient, But MOT? are you pulling my leg?Do sprayers need an MOT in France ? Operators need PA 1/ 2 etc ?
Similar situation to the OP here and went for a 24m 3000L trailed case sprayer which was bought for just over half your budget. Certainly wouldn't want any less capacity when I'm tramping about at 4.30 am to get a load done before work! 12m mounted sprayer might be ok if you had all week to p*ss about doing it but when you're trying to juggle a job too you just want to get it done out the way.
If you've a decent tractor to stick on the front I think that would be a much better place to spend time than an old self propelled.
Steering/tracking drawbar a must though especially if you have any hills/sidelands
Why not buy an agrifac condor?12 metre?? Why not sell the tractors and buy a couple horses? They'd be plenty adequate!
Why not buy the most efficient tool he can afford? What price do you value your time at per hour?
Trailed 24m Gem here. One tractor stays on rowcrops all year. Just swap sprayer wheels onto wides in autumn and put one of normal tractors on for winter.Do you guys all enjoy swapping rowcrops on and off tractors all summer on your own, or do you just stick on fat tyres?
Or maybe you have a dedicated tractor spare to sit on the sprayer instead?
On my old Agribuggy I put the rowcrops on when it dries up in the Spring, then swap to floats in the Autumn. Those wheels are small & light enough as to be able to safely & easily manoeuvre them myself. I certainly couldn’t do that with the wheels on my JD tractor.
Trailed 24m Gem here. One tractor stays on rowcrops all year. Just swap sprayer wheels onto wides in autumn and put one of normal tractors on for winter.
Getting close to 6 now, all 120hp, 2 on 600, one 520, two 18.4 and one 11.2.Similar 3 tractors here all 85 hp
One on 11.2
One on 13.6
One on 16.9
Use what suits on the day.