About Pull-Type Sprayers
Growers around the world use sprayers to protect millions of acres’ worth of crops from weeds, insects, and harmful fungi, and to promote growth and increase yields. Along with self-propelled sprayers and 3-pt. sprayers mounted on an ATV or tractor, pull-type trailers make up the three general types of chemical sprayers growers use to get the job done.
2015 Hardi Commander 7000 Pull-Type Sprayer
Compared to a self-propelled sprayer that comprises a chemical tank, booms, and other sprayer components into a single vehicle, a pull-type sprayer situates the tank and booms on a trailer that usually receives power from a tractor’s PTO (power take-off). Leading brands of new and used pull-type sprayers for sale on today’s market include Ag Spray Equipment, Bestway, Demco, Fast, Hardi, John Deere, Redball, and Top Air.
Advantages Of Pull-Type Sprayers
Experts point out that in recent years, growers have increasingly viewed sprayers as a vital piece of equipment in terms of crop-damage prevention. With spraying duties consuming significant chunks of growers’ time, a pull-type sprayer offers an advantage of being usable with various tractor models.
Conversely, a self-propelled sprayer that experiences a malfunction that requires a repair could lead to costly application delays. While pull-type sprayers vary in the tank size and boom length offered, many models offer some type of automatic boom height control that enables greater application precision, with adjustable settings for different crop types.
Other Pull-Type Sprayer Features
In addition to automatic boom height control, modern pull-type sprayers can also feature GPS, sensor, and other technology implementations supporting such features as boom section control, adjustable droplet sizes, automatic rate control, automatic nozzle control, assisted steering, and other abilities that help minimize chemical waste and enable greater precision, even on uneven terrain.
Other features can include composite material construction, improved rinse and quick cleanout abilities, tires designed to limit soil compaction, and breakaway boom sections that reposition themselves in event of hitting an object. One pull-type sprayer now in development is even using machine learning and other technologies to produce a model that can “see” and only spray weeds, including in a standing crop.
