Higher, wider spraying

AMAZONE’s Pantera 4504-HW self-propelled sprayer now boasts a high-clearance chassis with fully adjustable track width and ground clearance for use in a wide variety of crops and row spacings. Track width can be hydraulically adjusted from 2.25 to 3 m with a ground clearance of 1.25 or 2.45 m, or optionally, an extra wide 3.2 m track width with a ground clearance of 1.7 m.

CLAAS Harvest Centre Product Manager – AMAZONE, Steve Gorman, says the improvements enable rapid, stable and comfortable spraying operations. “The angled lifting cylinders provide large clearance under the machine whilst still providing tremendous stability,” he says.

The optional SunflowerKit enables the Pantera-HW to be used in tall crops without causing excessive plant damage. “This kit consists of crop dividers, drive wheel gearbox covers and an underbelly cover,” Steve says. “The crop dividers precisely separate the plants between the rows directly in front of the tyres. The profile of the flexible underbelly sheet allows sunflowers to gently slide under the machine without hindrance.”

An optional lift module can be used to raise the Super-L2 boom by a further 70 cm. “When used with this lift module, the Pantera-HW has an application height of 3.85 m, measured from the lower edge of the nozzle,” Steve says.

Like all AMAZONE spraying units, Pantera 4504-HW features the SmartCentre control system for easy operation.

“Instead of operating taps, the TwinTerminal 7.0 utilises a pressure-sensitive touchscreen, which functions perfectly even when wearing gloves. The user just selects the desired function and the sprayer adjusts itself automatically. Two different filling profiles can be stored in the job computer. The operator just has to couple the filling hose and the machine will automatically fill the spray agent tank and fresh water rinse tank up to the desired levels. The operator can also pause the filling of the spray agent tank at any time.”

There are three automatic cleaning programs: boom rinsing, quick clean and intensive clean. “Simply select the function and the Pantera adjusts everything for fully automatic cleaning of the entire machine,” Steve says. “In addition, the induction bowl is automatically rinsed after every fill."

The Comfort-Pack plus configuration includes a fresh water pump with an output capacity of 160 L/minute. “This can be used to supply the induction bowl with fresh water from the fresh water tank during bowser filling,” Steve says. “The fresh water pump can be used to fill the fresh water tank and the spray agent tank in parallel via the suction port. The additional fresh water pump also enables faster cleaning.”