Technology: John Deere previews new sprayer at Cereals Event

A 5,000-litre spray tank is allied to spray width of up to 36m in John Deere’s new R4050i self-propelled sprayer, which will make its UK and Ireland show debut at Cereals 2016 in Cambridgeshire in June.

Despite the extra weight of spray liquid, weight distribution has been improved, by using a carbon fibre boom, thus removing around 900kg from the rear.

Able to spray at widths of 18m or 36m, the high-performance spray boom is considerably lighter than steel or aluminium designs.