H-Select nozzle control now available on COMMANDER models

Previously only available on self-propelled RUBICON and SARITOR 62 Active machines, Hardi’s H-SELECT nozzle control technology will now be offered as an optional extra on its COMMANDER trailed sprayer range.

The technology uses 4-head nozzle bodies arrayed in individual boom sections which are controlled by an autonomous controller.

The controller monitors each boom section’s speed against the set spray rate, then selects nozzle heads rapidly and precisely in order to achieve consistent spray delivery.

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“Placement or deposition of chemical is a significant determinant of spray efficacy,” HARDI Australia CEO, Bill Franklin said.

“In other words, predictably getting the right amount of chemical in the right place is what spraying science is all about. Achieving that with reliability is the holy grail for sprayer hardware.

“This is precisely why we have developed H-Select – to bring this extra precision and efficiency to our sprayers.”

HARDI Australia Product Manager, Steve Lancaster, said offering H-SELECT on the HARDI COMMANDER represents the next leap forward for the trailed sprayer segment.

“COMMANDER has been delivering unbeatable performance and productivity to Australian farmers for many years,” he said.

“Adding highly advanced H-SELECT application technology to the COMMANDER brings unrivalled precision and efficiency to the capacity and operating efficiency it is known for.”

Unlike pressure adjusted systems, which affect fluid velocity and nozzle performance, H-SELECT switches between multiple nozzles which allows the flow rate to be continually adjusted without compromising the size or speed of the droplets produced, according to HARDI.

H-SELECT is also free from boom size limitations that constrain other nozzle switching technologies, HARDI added, as it has been used on booms with widths of up to 54m with much success.

ISOBUS integration means H-SELECT operators can use the in-cab control screen to set and adjust their target droplet size on-the-go to suit changes in the crop, coverage rate and spraying conditions.

HARDI Australia will deliver the first COMMANDER equipped with H-SELECT to Young, New South Wales, later this year.