Efficient axle suspension boosts your capacity
12-05-2010
Efficient axle suspension boosts your spraying capacity
Spraying your fields is a highly important and essential part of running a farm, it needs to be done at a reasonable speed and, of course, always with respect for the actual biological effects on the crops of your chemicals in mind.
The warning that you might need to spray may come late, and the time available to perform the spray job can be short. The speed which you can maintain while spraying a field is, however, limited by shocks and vibrations from the sprayer’s wheel and chassis, and the effects of these can easily be felt in the tractor’s cockpit. Every shock puts a strain on the sprayer and means that it will require extra maintenance later, and every vibration in the cockpit reminds you ominously about this.
SmoothRide suspension for Navigator In order to increase maximum speed during transport and spraying without compromising the fundamental reliability of the sprayer, HARDI has developed an efficient, cost effective and easy-to-maintain axle suspension system for the COMMANDER and the NAVIGATOR. The axle suspension also helps the boom suspension to remain level above the crops.
Extra stability on slopes
The suspension also addresses the question of safety during work on slopes. The way the suspension is designed prevents the sprayer from sinking down on the lower side of a slope. While HARDI sprayers have excellent ground clearance, they are also very stable because of their remarkably low centre of gravity. So the extra stability provided by the suspension makes good sense.
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Better driving abilitiesSafety during work and transportation is also enhanced, because good suspension minimizes the unpleasant and to some extent dangerous vibrations to the tractor. Most modern tractors have their own suspension on the front axis, and comfort and safety are efficiently enhanced by the sprayer’s suspension.
To reduce the number and size of shocks during work more, the suspension arms are fixed to the chassis in front of the wheels. This trailing arm desigen of suspension is similar to those used on off-road motor bikes. It ensures a higher degree of comfort for the driver while allowing the wheel to move more freely. This solution also supports the overall performance and provides the operator with extra comfort and safety.
Little or no maintenance
| The COMMANDER’ suspension works by adjustable hydraulics, and the system can be adjusted, if needed, for instance when spraying with the heavier liquid fertilizer. |
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The SmoothRide suspension for the NAVIGATOR is made with a polyurethane cone. This simplicity and the lack of sliding parts make the systems very durable and ensure that maintenance is a rare or non-existent issue. |