Flexicoil double tank/boom sprayer…….

[woodland]

Thanks for all the replies. Lots of different ideas I didn’t think about. There’s a lot of collective knowledge on here👍

[woodland]

Just a quick question Woodland. Have you checked with Polar Industrial Services ltd. In Edmonton for timing gears for your Spra Coupe? Polar is a Perkins industrial motor dealer according to their website. If I remember correctly you have a 7650 or 7660 sprayer.

I will definitely have to try them. I tried Simpson Maxwell as they did decent with an older Perkins we rebuilt but were useless for this model. Should have just flew to England and picked them up myself as it would be cheaper and less frustrating………….

[AlbertaFarmer5]

I will definitely have to try them. I tried Simpson Maxwell as they did decent with an older Perkins we rebuilt but were useless for this model. Should have just flew to England and picked them up myself as it would be cheaper and less frustrating………….

I was going to suggest Simpson Maxwell they used to be really good with Perkins parts. Did you try the cat dealer as well?

[woodland]

My two cents.
I would be happy to own a suspended boom pull type if I could.
I've had them before and wouldn't go back to a wheeled boom ever.

My dad was running this pull type and did a good job. He doesn’t want to do the SP as it’s too complex. Not sure how good the booms on a suspended model would follow in our hills and how much more complicated that would make it to run? I know our spray coupe can’t keep up with the booms for following in the hills and we have manually help it.

[woodland]

I was going to suggest Simpson Maxwell they used to be really good with Perkins parts. Did you try the cat dealer as well?

Tried Finning but they weren’t able to do anything. Our wheel loader has a Perkins labeled as a Cat and that has 18,000 hours and hasn’t been touched yet. Quite the difference in quality obviously

[blackpowder]

My dad was running this pull type and did a good job. He doesn’t want to do the SP as it’s too complex. Not sure how good the booms on a suspended model would follow in our hills and how much more complicated that would make it to run? I know our spray coupe can’t keep up with the booms for following in the hills and we have manually help it.

Good points. Not for an older operator maybe.....
I've run them manually in hills, just not fast. I've also put auto height on them but adds to cost.
I just liked not having boom wheels trying to upend in sloughs or ruts and you can pick them up over the odd fence or tree or in right corners. Jacknifing not an issue.
If you're doing your own, who says you have to race?

[WiltonRanch]

Good points. Not for an older operator maybe.....
I've run them manually in hills, just not fast. I've also put auto height on them but adds to cost.
I just liked not having boom wheels trying to upend in sloughs or ruts and you can pick them up over the odd fence or tree or in right corners. Jacknifing not an issue.
If you're doing your own, who says you have to race?

I have a 67xl with suspended booms. No auto height. Might spray a bit high in hills but run air induction nozzles and don’t break land speed records. Not gloating but it does a good job.

I look at sp guys and they’re running high as I am in these hills as well. As well, ownership costs on these pt sprayers are so low I can afford to hire neighbours with similar number of acres to do fungicide and preharvest with their sp machines.

[fjlip]

We have a Deere controller, Auto rate, sectional just like $500,000 gets you. 3" fill, JD guidance...missing NOTHING for $35000, 6 years ago. Custom guy has SFA to do, everyone has the SP.

[blackpowder]

Im in a 3 way co-op on a sp.
Not necessarily cheaper but gets access to labor I don't have. An acre cost regardless of profit margin on crop tho too. If had labor would sometimes wish I had a pull type yet.

[WiltonRanch]

I can’t bear the costs of owning a sp or better yet I think it would be foolish to own a machine capable of spraying most of my land base. Like I said before guys with similar acres own sp machines and what their per acre cost is crazy compared to mine. Sure I have to hire fungicide and preharvest if needed but that’s less than the cost of owning a sp machine. If I farmed level ground I’d probably have a more cost effective sp machine for acres farmed but in these hills and swamps I need lots of power and rubber a piddly SpraCoupe would crap the bed in.