Case IH AIM Command FLEX retrofit kits now available
Case IH’s latest spray control technology can now be installed on older model Patriot sprayersOwners of Case IH’s Patriot self-propelled sprayers manufactured between 2009 to 2016 can now have the AIM Command FLEX retrofit kit installed on their machines.
“It’s great news for owners of older Patriots who’d like to take advantage of the improved technology, but aren’t in a position at this stage to invest in a whole new machine,” said Case IH Patriot Product Specialist, Andrew Kissel.
Case IH introduced the AIM Command on Patriot sprayers in 1999 to offer operators increased flexibility in product application. Since then, the spray technology has evolved into the AIM Command FLEX which delivers even more for the producer seeking to maximise the potential of each hectare of cropland.
It now offers consistent, flexible and accurate application, independent of speed, with features such as:
- 36-section overlap control to minimise costly over spray and double applications
- Application rate turn compensation to minimise potential damage when spraying around trees, utility poles, or any curve in a field where the spray boom can be travelling faster on the outside of the turn and slower on the inside.
- Constant boom pressure which can be adjusted independent of the target rate and sprayer speed. With the push of a button, operators can toggle between two fully customisable spray pressures.
- Increased product application flexibility, for example: operators can choose to increase spray rates up to 30 per cent from the target rate in key sections of the boom. Those sections include up to eight nozzles behind the sprayer wheel tracks, on the outside of the boom, or wherever the operator chooses
Co-owner of Case IH dealership Intersales at Temora, Adam Blachut, said the AIM Command FLEX retrofit kits were easy to install, meaning little machine downtime for farmers, and made good financial sense.
“You can put this system on your old sprayer, and have it do just as good a job as a new sprayer with the latest and greatest spray technology,” he said.
Earlier this year, the dealership installed a kit for a customer who had initially decided against the AIM Command technology on his Patriot.
“The customer was having some issues with weeds and with trying to get the right (chemical) droplet size on the target,” Blachut said.
“So upgrading to AIM Command FLEX meant he could maintain droplet size at different speeds, achieving a far better result.
“The sprayer is the most used machine on the farm and you put more dollars through it than anything else when you look at the high cost of chemical. So, at the end of the day you want to do the best job you can, otherwise you’ve wasted your money.”
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