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SE MN | We have rolling ground with some 10% sidehills, curved rows, many point rows, uneven field edges, uneven guess rows etc. The coop has been doing the spraying but there are a few spots where they run the corn down. I am afraid that a pull behind sprayer would drag down the hills and cause problems on the curves, plus be more hassle to maneuver into the nooks and crannies. A self propelled sprayer would be nice but for less than 1000 acres probably not a good idea to have another power train to maintain on a time sensitive machine.
Would be looking to put a 90ft boom sprayer on a mx215 tractor. I assume that it would need to keep the rear duals on, so that wouldn't be ideal. It has normal 18.4 width tires, would narrow tires be a necessity? This will be all hand driving in hand planted 30 inch row crops.
Are there other down sides to 3pt sprayer on a tractor? We will need a tender regardless, so small tank size isn't a concern. I am more concerned about doing a good job and keeping machine cost and maintenance under control than getting max acres per hour. | |
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3pt vs pull behind sprayer for hills
