R J & H W Wrinch of Hill House, Shotley, purchased there new sprayer from Doe Power, Sudbury, in January 2008. A 3200 litre 24 meter Commander fitted with the heavy duty Force boom.
Richard Wrinch was looking to replace his existing trailed Case sprayer with a sprayer that was modern, well built, technically up to date and offered high capacity with simplicity of use. I spray liquid fertilizer and therefore go through my crops a minimum of six times. The HARDI Commander appeared to offer all of this, and I haven’t been disappointed explained Richard. As well as the Commanders modern design and general build quality I was particularly impressed with the machines steering system. The system articulates at the rear between the main tank and axle, which allows a 6m turning radius’ precise tracking and outstanding stability.
Another feature that Richard comments on is the Commanders ChemFiller which uses a vortex system to pre mix chemicals before being transferred into the main tank, which is particularly efficient when using powders and granules. The can wash is efficient and has a safety shut off which cuts off as soon as the trigger is released which has proven safer to use than on my previous machine.
The machine is straight forward and simple to operate, explains Richard, with features such as the EasyClean suction filter, positioned in the work zone, being of real importance to me as inevitably filters require attention and the EasyClean Filter can be removed and cleaned, with ease, even when the tank is full. The integral dirt trap is great at trapping larger particles in the system.
For his liquid fertilizer applications Richard uses the HARDI Quintastream nozzle and finds that the variable pressures which he can operate the nozzles at doesn’t affect the individual streams ensuring a good pattern is maintained.