Horsch: The Leeb PT330 sprayer offers high speed for high crops

As an extension of its plant protection product range Horsch will show the production version of its self-propelled PT330 sprayer at Agritechnica 2015. The prototype was exhibited at the show two years ago, and the model will go on sale in 2016.

The PT 330 has a six-cylinder engine with 330hp and water cooling. It’s equipped with an electro-hydraulic all-wheel steering and the drive is a continuously variable hydrostatic traction drive with a control that is a Horsch in-house development. The traction drive is designed for speeds of up to 30km/hr in the field and of up to 60km/hr on the road.

The machine is equipped with hydraulic single-wheel suspension and the track width is continuously variable from 2.25m to 3.00m. Ground clearance is infinitely variable from 1.4m to 1.6m. Thus, the PT330 is ideal for high crops like maize or sunflowers. The tank capacity is 5,000 litres for spraying mixture and 500 litres for fresh water. The pump output is 1,000 lit/min.

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The new Horsch Leeb PT330 is available with boom widths from 30m to 36m.

Inside cleaning is carried out automatically via the Continuous Cleaning System. The available boom width range is from 30m to 36m (nine section boom). The boom control system is BoomControl Pro that was awarded a silver medal at Agritechnica 2013. It guarantees a steady boom position even at high speeds and on uneven terrain.

Like the new trailed Leeb LT sprayer, the Leeb PT330 is equipped with a new operating concept. It is a Horsch in-house development and has a lot of new and innovative functions which will facilitate adjustment, operation and control of the machine. Part of it is the Horsch nozzle switching with a nozzle spacing of 50cm or 25 cm. This together with BoomControl Pro allows for a target area height of 30cm, thus allowing for an enormous drift reduction and optimisation of the plant wetting.

For more information visit: www.horsch.com.