Looking to purchase first self propelled sprayer. Seeking advice!!!

Farm 350 acres. Most think I'm probably crazy for having a sprayer. It's the same as owning combine and Hooper bottom. Get it done when I want counting on weather, if not call the helicopter. Have a Tyler 150 with 75' boom. Overkill but that's what I thought would be best. Got 16000 in sprayer and freight.

********** is right about Apache sprayers. I have the same setup. I also added duals to the back of mine for added floatation in the spring.

Apache probably has the most bang for the buck. I had a 2010 1020 for two years then moved up to a 2012. The 2012 has a tilting hood and radiator fan reverser. I also got the drop boxes for more ground clearance. They are great machines if you don’t need to spray corn at tassel.

************ or ***** is what we like. Love the front mount boom. Pricey tho

At 2500 acres, I’d say stick with a pull type. I put 4-5,000 acres on my pull type every year, but can’t justify a self-propelled. Besides I don’t think 25-30K wouldn’t get much of a SP sprayer

To go off this post, what are guys spending on a sprayer to justify it. And at what point do you go from pull type to self propelled. Some guy told me 10 × number of acres you run through the machine a year. So for us we run prolly 2500 acres through our sprayer currently between corn, beans, wheat, and alfalfa. So to spend 25k-30k sound unresonable? And go to older sp or stay with pull type?

I agree about a John Deere sprayer, I have 2, 4720’s

They are just good sprayers!!

I’ve had an Apache for 11 years. One of the first AS715. 60/90 split booms. It’s never gave me a single problem. OVA is great to deal with as well. I had them do a winter inspection on it a couple years ago. It goes over around 5000 total acres or so a year.

Ran differing models of Apaches since 2008. Good machines, easy to operate and work on, agree that the booms were definitely the weakest link of the machine. Had an AS1020 and was constantly welding and reinforcing the booms.

I'm on my second selfpropelled unit, if you are looking at machines look the booms over for welds and check the pivot points out for slop and rusty pins that don't turn, that will tell what you are buying, the 854 Rogator is the way I'd go if I was in your shoes. The Apache are lighter machines but all my neighbors have to weld their booms yearly if not twice a year

Been running Apache for over 15 years no major complaints. Have one for sale an 2016 AS 1230 with 540 hours. 60' 90' foot booms 15" nozzle spacing with accuboom and autosteer. Great machine need to get a drop box machine to run my floater tires.

I have a CaseIH 4410. It’s been a great machine for me. A neighbor told me once you have self propelled you won’t go back to pull type. He was correct. I use it to spray corn, soybeans and wheat. Also have Y drops that go on it to apply 28% on corn. I have noticed a great crop response from Y drops.

I’ve been running one for 8 years. Only trouble I have is booms. Mine is 100 foot. People I know who run 90 foot booms don’t have any trouble. Other people I know with 100’s also have problems.

Have been running an Apache about 15 years also, no major complaints, I honestly liked the original machine with the John Deere engine over the 2012 model we currently have, That being said the bigger cab is nice, also you should get a cat, mice are highly attracted to all the wires under the arm rest on the newer modeles

Been running Apache for 15 years no problems easy to run