The award recognises the best new Australian designed and built agricultural machine and was judged by a panel of independent judges at the Henty Machinery Field Days on September 17-19.
It was presented by Greater Hume Council general manager Evelyn Arnold and Henty Machinery Field Days director Matt Noll to John Arentz of JTA Spraying Equipment, Wagga Wagga, for his new 8500 Series Sprayer.
Mr Arentz was overwhelmed at the win with his first entry in the coveted award.
“We have a uniquely designed machine with a gooseneck drawbar to make it a mid-mount boom spray compatible with any tractor platform – or simply plug and play with any other brand that is ISOBUS compatible,” he said.
“The tri-fold boom has the JTA auto-height system where we can set particular offsets on the wing tips during spray mode, or multiple height settings ideal for automatically raising the boom in rough terrain.
“The gooseneck drawbar allows plenty of clearance and one of the best visibilities of any trailing boom spray on the market.”
The trailing sprayer boasts a mid-mount 48.5 metre tri-fold boom and 8500 litre UV stabilised polyethylene tank.
Founded nine years ago, JTA Spraying Equipment build rear or mid-mount boom sprays ranging from 6500 litres through to 16,000 litres and booms ranging from 24 to 54 metres.
The business also manufactures a 11,000-litre self-propelled sprayer with a boom from 36 to 54 metres.
Fitted with a gooseneck drawbar, the winning 8500 Series has a self-levelling boom with hydraulic tilt rams, and it is bifolding allowing the operator to fold the outer/breakaways in and spray with the inner booms in spraying mode.
Mr Arentz said the boom was plumbed into 11 sections with left and right fence lines, and with Arag non-drip nozzle bodies on 250mm spacings.
“The Hypro pump has a low-pressure pump alarm while the 60-litre induction hopper has a 3-inch Venturi fast fill, and drum flushing, hopper rinse and agitation nozzles.
“The simple plumbing and layout for ease of use and simple decontamination.
“The sprayer is of a robust design and made from all Australian steel.”
The sprayer has a powder coated finish and is ready for use with an Arag IXB100 rate controller.
With a transport width of 3.5m, the 8500 Series comes standard with a boom light kit, road kit, tow bar, four air points for compressed air, a handwash tank, touch down wheels.
The Arag live tank level pressure sensor has a viso screen mounted over the sprayer, a self-priming hydraulic drive fill pump with a three way tap to fill the main/flush tank, and a three-tier spraying system.
“We have been coming to Henty for seven years for brand awareness and it gives people the chance to see, touch and ask about the machines, their workmanship and quality,” Mr Arentz said.
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