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y MICRON Varidome A range of efficient band sprayers

A range of efficient band sprayers Setting the trend in precision farming Agriculture Soft Fruit With fewer active ingredients available for crop protection, farmers are often left with a limited choice of herbicides in some crops. The increasing requirement to reduce input costs and weed resistance problems also call for alternative farming techniques. The Varidome range of advanced band sprayers from Micron Group can help growers improve weed control, reduce their dependence on the use of selective products and cut herbicide cost by offering a highly targeted and accurate spraying...

Flexibility and efficiency by design Spray width can be adjusted on each individual shield enabling users to treat the desired bands in different crops and varying growth stages. The toolbar configuration can also be easily changed to fit different planting distances, band widths, number of rows and bed heights. Varidome spray shields are mounted on individual carriages with ground following wheels for independent operation. This enables Varidome to follow the contours of the terrain keeping each shield in close contact with the ground to further minimise spray drift. When not in use, the...

A Fully Bespoke Solution Recognising the varying needs of their customers, Micron designed the Varidome range to be fully modular. Each machine is entirely purpose-built and users can specify a sprayer which will be tailored to their individual requirements by simply choosing from a number of available options. 1. Toolbar Selection Customers can easily integrate Varidome into their existing planting set up by selecting the best suited working width for their application. The sprayer is available in S1, S3, S5 and S7 toolbars which are capable of treating up to 3, 6, 9 and 12 metres...

Lightweight (LW) or heavy duty (HD) carriages are offered to best suit the terrain and the crop. The lightweight carriage is ideal for narrower machines which are often destined for work in smaller areas and high value crops. The heavy duty carriage features stainless steel parallelogram linkage and is recommended for any application where the machine is likely to see significant usage over undulating terrain. The HD option can be supplied with a larger diameter, wider groundfollowing wheel. A selection of HiFlo or CDA shields that offer spraying widths from 80mm to 800mm is available to...

4. Tank Systems The Varidome range can be supplied with a choice of Micron Single or Dual Tanks of varied volume capacity. Tank System 100L. Designed for use with both Varidome S1 CDA and HiFlo models, the Micron Tank System 100L offers a 100 litre capacity and comes with separate 15 litre hand wash and flushing tanks. It incorporates an electric high capacity diaphragm pump with filter and agitation. The system can be front or rear mounted via 3 point linkage (CAT 1 & 2) and only requires a single 12 volt electrical supply for operation. Tank Systems 200L, 300L, 400L, 500L and 600L....

Machine Examples Varidome S1 CDA with a 100 litre Tank System and LW carriages for herbs. Front mounted Varidome S3 fitted with HD carriages and a combination of 100 HiFlo and 170 HiFlo shields for operation in salad onions. Varidome S3 with LW carriages, 170 HiFlo shields and Micron Dual Spray System for sugar beet. Varidome S3 for strawberries, equipped with twin SD400 HiFlo domes on HD carriages. Varidome S5 with triple 100 HiFlo shields on HD carriages for parsley. Varidome S1 configured with a 300 litre Tank System and a combination of 100 HiFlo and 170 HiFlo shields on HD carriages...

Inter-Row Sprayers Model Working Width Typical Application Rates Implement Requirement Vehicle Mounting Min. Tractor 12 volt 3 amp supply; 1 hydraulic service 12 volt 3 amp supply; 2 hydraulic services 12 volt 3 amp supply; min 3 hydraulic services 12 volt 3 amp supply; min 3 hydraulic services 12 volt 3 amp supply; min 3 hydraulic services 3 point linkage: CAT2, front or rear 35 kW 3 point linkage: CAT2, front or rear 35 kW 3 point linkage: CAT2, front or rear 75 kW 3 point linkage: CAT2, rear only 90 kW 3 point linkage: CAT2, rear only 135 kW Shield Working Width Typical Application Rates...