Sprayers & Spreaders: self propelled machines in Britain DVD

From the late 1970s we have witnessed the continuous technical development of sprayers and spreaders.

Chris Lockwood demonstrates this by showing 51 examples in operation.

He starts with some early self-propelled conversions such as the SAM F.C. from 1977. Although hydrostatic drive was soon to take over, mechanical-drive machines continued to play a role, particularly in special applications.

The bulk of Chris Lockwood s programme deals with sprayers from the 1990s onwards.

Increased tanks capacities, greater boom width, higher clearance and improved driver comfort are just some of the many advances that Chris shows and describes.

By the end of the programme we have reached the full integration of GPS, with automatic functions to govern boom levelling, section control and steering.