The new liquid application system allows operators to cover more acres, with few refilling stops
Image: The LS475 Liquid System option for its F4365 High-Capacity Nutrient Applicator features a large 2,000-gallon tank. Photo: Courtesy of Deere & Company.
US-based equipment manufacturer John Deere has introduced LS475 Liquid System option for its F4365 High-Capacity Nutrient Applicator.
The new liquid application system is claimed to allow operators to cover more acres, with few refilling stops, while offering capacity, speed, comfort and reliability that they can expect with the F4365 machines.
The LS475 Liquid System has a large 2,000-gallon (7,571litres) tank that can be rapidly filled at 300 gallons (1,136L) per minute and a 90ft (27.4m), seven-section auto-fold boom mounted on the 365-hp F4365.
The liquid system can cover more ground with short application windows
The liquid system has been designed for agri-service providers and large-acre producers who need large volume flexibility and the ability to cover more ground with short application windows while minimising soil compaction and disturbance.
John Deere production step marketing manager Joel Basinger said: “The F4365 High-Capacity Nutrient Applicator has quickly become the industry standard in large, high-horsepower, low-impact broad-acre applicators.
“Since its introduction in 2016, we’ve added more application functionality to these machines, including an air boom and different spinner-spread drybox options.
“The new LS475 Liquid System, designed in collaboration with Hagie, is another example of the flexibility customers will have in using these machines to apply liquid fertilizers and other solutions to a variety of fields on their farms or for their customers.”
Other features of the liquid system include a 200-gallon (757L) rinse tank with automatic rinse cycle and transfer to the solution tank along with an enhanced agitation capabilities and self-priming load pump to save time charging the system.
Additionally, the PowrSpray solution offers ease of use for the operator in performing several functions from load station including nozzle check, air purge and system cleanout, and field cleaning with an on-board pressure washer.
Basinger continued saying: “The LS475 with its wider boom and dual solution pumps can apply liquids at rates from 5 gallons (19L) to 420 gallons (1,590L) per minute, depending on application speed, which makes it one of the most versatile machines in being able to cover everything from pasture and hay ground to corn, soybeans and wheat fields, and more.
“This machine with the liquid system can effectively apply product at speeds up to 30 mph (48 km/h), depending on application rate.”