A source of frustration for all crop farmers is the short window periods during which crop spraying is possible. Whenever pests occur, the farmer should spray his crops as quickly as possible to prevent extensive damage, and to beat weather conditions during which spraying is impossible.

Therefore, a bigger sprayer that allows to cover larger areas per day makes perfect sense.

When it comes to trailed sprayers, the Amazone UX 11201 is in a league of its own. In fact, as the biggest crop sprayer on the African continent, this sprayer is redefining the future of agricultural equipment.

With an enormous tank capacity of 12 000 litres, no job is too big for the UX 11201. Coupled with the Super L2 or L3 sprayer booms in working widths of 24 to 40 m and its double pump system with suction capacities of up to 900 ℓ/min, it makes short change of large crop fields or crops that require particularly high application rates.

For even more impact, the UX 11201 can be equipped with the ultramodern AmaSelect, an individual nozzle control, boasting integrated LED lighting and the latest CurveControl technology.

The Amazone UX 11201 in action

The team from Falcon recently delivered such a beast of a trailed sprayer to grain and cattle farmer Heinrich Schönfeldt in Caledon in the Western Cape. Heinrich’s farming operations work on controlled traffic lines and his focus is firmly set on economical farming practices through precision farming.

An immediate change to 3 300 mm centre to centre, was made to the track width and after a thorough training and post-delivery inspection (PDI), it was all systems go to commission the biggest crop sprayer on the continent.

According to Heinrich, who has been making use of Amazone equipment for the past 25 years, the UX 11201 is a welcome addition to his equipment fleet of two ZA-M spreaders, a ZA-TS 3200 spreader and a ZA-TS 4200 spreader.

For the past ten years, he has been spraying with 36 m booms, with 12 m track traffic. He also uses another 36 m self-propelled sprayer for his canola production. He acquired the UX 11201 for its increased productivity capabilities which allow him to spray up to 600 hectares per day while the reduced cost of using a trailed sprayer (he saves up to 50% on diesel costs) further makes good business sense. He can now also better utilise his Claas Xerion tractors.

Heinrich’s aim is to only utilise the Amazone UX sprayer while reserving the self-propelled sprayer for canola production. And what is next for Heinrich and his Amazone fleet? He considers moving up to 48 m booms to effect a further saving of 25% in production costs, where a bit more ground clearance is required.

For more information, contact your nearest authorised Falcon dealer or send an e-mail to info@falconequipment.co.za.