With a mix of cropping that includes continuous winter wheat, marrowfat peas, rye and maize for both foraging as well as for the combine, the farm also forages another 800-1200ha of maize and rye for neighbours.
A Pantera user since September 2015, their previous 40m-boomed 4502 clocked up 5,000 hours in seven years. Robert, the third generation and on the farm since the early 1970’s, confirms that the out-going model has given them sterling service.
“Although we looked at what else was on the market, its narrow road width, 50km/hr road speed and improved suspension makes it ideal for our further away contract farms plus the service support from Amazone and local dealer, R.W. Crawford contributed to our continuation with the Amazone brand. Hopefully in a few years time when we are ready for the next one, we will get the 100,000th machine.”
Made in 1969, the first Amazone sprayer was the mounted S range, which was available with tank capacities of 400l and 600l. Today’s sprayers are made at a new, purpose built assembly facility at 20ha site at Bramsche, in Germany.
Picture: On handover – from left to right: Simon Brown, managing director, Amazone, James Faulkner and Robert Davidson, Robert Davidson & Son, Rupert Batho, territory manager, Amazone and Tim Osbourne from R.W. Crawford.
