The latest consignment of sprayer and vehicle exports from Knight Farm Machinery includes seven machines to Japan; five to Israel; two to New Zealand and others to Belgium.
Japan is said to be a consistent market for the British manufacturer, with the current set of orders meaning there will soon be some 60 Knight machines working there.
“Most of their orders are for a high specification vehicle equipped with a Claas cab and rear mounted engine, to which the Japanese manufacturer Kuroda adds its spray tank, plumbing and a front-mounted boom,” says Knight sales manager, David Main.
But this latest consignment going to the country includes one of Knight’s mounted sprayers with a 1,900-litre tank and 28m V-fold boom, paired with a 1,500-litre front spray tank.
The new Israeli order is for two self-propelled machines and one mounted sprayer – all fitted with air-sleeve booms – which will be used to grow a wide variety of crops, including maize, cereals, cotton and vegetables.
One of the machines going to New Zealand is a self-propelled SP2060 with a 6,000-litre tank and 30m boom with an Air-tec system. The other is a 4,000-litre 24m boom de-mount kit for an Isuzu truck.
Belgium is a relatively new market for the company, but has already taken three bespoke machines, with Knight supplying the vehicle and spray tank, to which the importer then fits its own boom and spray kit.
