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New Multidrive sprayers to be launched at LAMMA
Landquip will launch at Lamma in January a new large capacity range of sprayers specifically designed and built for the
Forward Control Multidrive.
he mid-range 4500 litre exhibition model
(on stand 672) will have 24/36 metre trifold aluminium booms with high flow
stainless steel plumbing achieving even
distribution for high volume fertiliser
application of up to 1500 litres/hectare
through Landquip's Umbrella jets.
Individual nozzle auto switching of 72 sections
will ensure perfect fertiliser and chemical
application with minimal headland overlaps.
The stainless steel tank is perfectly
positioned to offer even weight distribution 50/50 on each axle - a first for the Forward
Control Multidrive and making it a 'go
anywhere' machine. The narrow profile and
cylindrical shape of the tank gives a low centre
of gravity and dissipates liquid surge making
the machine stable in the field (especially on
side hills) and safe on the road. Thanks to its
shape, emptying is more efficient into a
centrally located sump. Available tank
capacities are:- 4000, 4500 and 5000 litres.
Following the success in 2014 of individual
Seletron nozzle section switching, Landquip will
offer for 2015 the twin or quad multi auto nozzle
system. The operator simply programmes the
ideal nozzles to achieve the required spray
quality over a range of flow rates and forward
speeds.
This automatic nozzle-by-nozzle control can
be used to stay within the LERAP working
pressures around headland water courses or to
maintain a fine to medium spray as required for
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small target, e.g. blackgrass, etc.
The system is also ideally suited to high
volume fertiliser application by automatically
switching from one jet to another for headland
turns. Whilst the controller will automatically
maintain application rate, the pressure drop
when slowing down to negotiate a headland
turn will change the quality and distribution and
may well move outside the nozzles' operating
range. By equipping the nozzle cluster with
more than one Umbrella jet the auto nozzle-bynozzle control will select the smaller jet for
headland turns moving back to the larger jet
once speed has been regained in the field,
thereby maintaining application quality and
distribution/pattern throughout the field whilst
avoiding scorch from too high working
pressures.
Fast, efficient chemical induction is
conveniently carried out by the use of a large
50 litre capacity stainless steel chemical hopper
equipped with twin can wash units. The hopper
is automatically washed internally on closure of
the side folding lid.
A new intuitive touch screen gives the
operator finger tip control of all programming
and command functions. Strategically
positioned cameras utilise the large 8.4" screen
to show the operator what is going on around
the machine.
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