Self Propelled Sprayers Dismantled Machines in Canada

About Self-Propelled Sprayers

Most sprayers used by growers and application professionals to apply herbicides, pesticides, fungicides, and other chemicals to crops to help promote higher yields fall into one of three main categories: self-propelled, pull-type, and three-point/mounted. Ray Hagie, founder of sprayer builder Hagie Manufacturing (which was purchased by John Deere in 2016), is credited with inventing the world’s first self-propelled sprayer in 1947. While today’s self-propelled models have advanced dramatically since then in terms of the technologies, materials, and designs they incorporate, Hagie’s invention drastically altered how producers applied nutrients, insecticides, and other chemicals, providing numerous time- and cost-savings benefits.

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Hagie ST16 Self-Propelled Sprayer

Spray Smarter & More Quickly

As growers face increasingly shorter application windows, self-propelled sprayers in general help producers cover more acres in less time than they can using pull-type sprayers. Compared to pull-type sprayers that integrate the boom, tank, and other components onto a trailer that usually draws power from a tractor’s PTO, self-propelled models incorporate the tank, boom, and so forth into a single vehicle. Modern models generally use fibreglass or polyurethane tanks that can extend past 7,500-litre (2,000-gallon) payloads. Today’s models also incorporate a host of sensors, cameras, and other tools to support precision ag technologies such as auto guidance, auto shutoff, auto boom height control, self-leveling abilities, nozzle control systems to regulate droplet size, and other intelligent features. Combined, such features help lessen overlaps and skips, control drifting, reduce operator fatigue, and generally make spraying easier and more efficient.

Advantages & Features

With booms extending up to about 40 metres (130 feet) and featuring aluminum, steel, and composite construction, current self-propelled sprayers are designed to be lighter and offer better weight distribution to reduce on soil compaction. Manufacturers are also offering flotation tire options to extend these benefits even further. Self-propelled sprayers generally offer higher crop clearance than pull-type models, as well, which minimizes crop damage. Other features include dual-tank systems that allow for the simultaneous application of two products, full-turn compensation and shut-off abilities for more efficient product use, and rear- and front-mounted booms to improve operator visibility.

Find The Right Sprayer

You’ll find a big selection of new and used self-propelled sprayers for sale at MarketBook.ca from leading manufacturers such as Ag-Chem, Apache, Case IH, Hagie, John Deere, Miller, New Holland, RoGator, Spra-Coupe, and others.