Hayes Sprayers - Why So Good?
We have been selling the Hayes Sprayers for over a year now and we had been
going on about how these sprayers where so good. So in May 2007 we wrote an
article on a few of the main features that we believe make them the best
sprayer on the market.
Also the best thing about the below features is that they are ALL STANDARD so when obtaining a quote you are getting a complete sprayer that is ready to go.
PARTS: Parts used on the sprayers are all TeeJet which are all readily available and more importantly they are reasonably priced. A good example of this is if you need to replace a nozzle body on a Hayes it will cost you about $8 whereas some others are up to $30, or a pump kit which is $80 for the Hypro pump on a Hayes vs. up to $700 on some other popular brands. Add that up over the years and it is a huge saving. There is nothing on a Hayes that you will need to specially order or purchase from us. All the taps on the control manifold are standard ball valves screwed into a manifold made out of stainless steel pipe tees, hoses are all standard sizes and the hydraulic rams are all common sizes. If you have a breakdown there are no special parts that will need to be ordered and stop you from spraying.
BOOMS: The Hayes booms are all self-leveling and range in size from 18m to a whopping 48m! As standard they feature hydraulic lift and fold which includes hydraulic inner and outer fold (outer booms can be folded in hydraulically to cut down spray width). The booms also have individual hydraulic wing tilt as standard. Nozzle bodies are connected by a 1/2" hard nylon tube that has a lifetime guarantee. Boom construction is extremely heavy duty and will withstand the harshest of conditions. We have found that one of the best features on the boom is that when it is in the working position the boom isn't locked rigid into place such as Hardi, Goldacres, Croplands etc, it is supported on twin chains and if you hit something inside the breakaway or on the inner wing the boom is free to swing back on the chains (all the stress isn't transferred to the boom centre). We are also seeing this as an advantage when pulled behind new tractors with variable transmissions where spraying speed is reached very quickly. We have already seen a couple of booms from a larger manufacturer start to bow from this. The booms are plumbed as 3 sections, but can be changed to more on request.
PUMP: Is a hydraulically driven Hypro pump with a maximum flow of 784l/min and 9.2 bar pressure. The huge flow means you can use the pump for filling the sprayer from a tank or dam etc. These pumps have a beautiful smooth output and they don't 'pulse' or hammer the liquid through the lines as diaphragm pumps will always do to some degree. Pumps are very reliable and extremely low maintenance, there is only an impellor and a mechanical seal in them, making the pumps a lot simpler than diaphragm pump.
CONTROLLER: Automatic rate controller is a TeeJet 844E or 854. These controllers are a very reliable, easy to use controller. All your information is displayed on one large window so you don't need to toggle between screens to see different things. Flow meter, regulating valve and speed sensor are all TeeJet. At Stoll's we have been selling these controllers for years now and have found them to be one of the best and simplest controllers on the market. There are also many different GPS options available, or we can set it up to work with you existing GPS.
CHASSIS/TRAILER: Extremely heavy duty construction that you just won't crack/break. Trailers are on single axles with independent coil spring suspension. (The only trailing sprayer we know of that has independent suspension on a single axle). This suspension system works brilliantly. Wheels are 18.4 x 42 as standard on 4400lt trailers and 20.8 x 42 on larger trailers. Tank sizes range from 4400lt up to 8000lt - they have just added an 8000lt with 48m boom to their range, making them the biggest boom in Australia. Trailers have an extremely high clearance, which makes it ideal for late crop/rust spraying. There is plenty of room to work on everything and all components etc are extremely accessible if you do need to work on something - not like some other sprayers where a lot of the plumbing/components are hidden behind glossy panels.
PLUMBING: The plumbing layout is by far the simplest of any trailing sprayer, there are so few hoses/taps etc compared to others. All the hoses are in plain view so you can easily follow what's going on. The whole sprayer is extremely easy to operate and excellent for decontamination because there is so few hoses etc. The use of the hypro pump also means that there is no need for a pressure relief valve (which are used on diaphragm pumps) so there are no hoses with a 'dead spot' of liquid while you are spraying.
HYDRAULICS: You need three sets of remotes - one for the boom lift, one for the hydraulic pump and the third set for fold. The boom fold and tilt functions are electric over hydraulic and controlled from a switch panel in the cab.
HISTORY: Hayes Sprayers have a long history of building strong, quality sprayers. The owner, Maurie Hayes was originally a contract sprayer and consultant in the early 70's. He began building his own equipment out of necessity, and then went on to full time manufacturing of sprayers by the mid 80's.
Today, Hayes Sprayers have a state of the art workshop facility together with a dedicated team of employees. Hayes are the only sprayer manufacturer in Australia with robotic welding facilities. They are the number one choice for sprayers in Northern NSW and QLD. Hayes have built a reputation for building high quality sprayers that are simple to use and will stand the test of time, through the toughest conditions.
Hayes manufacture a full range of broadacre spraying equipment, including three point linkage, trailed, truck and utility mounted sprayers and shield sprayers.
Also the best thing about the below features is that they are ALL STANDARD so when obtaining a quote you are getting a complete sprayer that is ready to go.
PARTS: Parts used on the sprayers are all TeeJet which are all readily available and more importantly they are reasonably priced. A good example of this is if you need to replace a nozzle body on a Hayes it will cost you about $8 whereas some others are up to $30, or a pump kit which is $80 for the Hypro pump on a Hayes vs. up to $700 on some other popular brands. Add that up over the years and it is a huge saving. There is nothing on a Hayes that you will need to specially order or purchase from us. All the taps on the control manifold are standard ball valves screwed into a manifold made out of stainless steel pipe tees, hoses are all standard sizes and the hydraulic rams are all common sizes. If you have a breakdown there are no special parts that will need to be ordered and stop you from spraying.
BOOMS: The Hayes booms are all self-leveling and range in size from 18m to a whopping 48m! As standard they feature hydraulic lift and fold which includes hydraulic inner and outer fold (outer booms can be folded in hydraulically to cut down spray width). The booms also have individual hydraulic wing tilt as standard. Nozzle bodies are connected by a 1/2" hard nylon tube that has a lifetime guarantee. Boom construction is extremely heavy duty and will withstand the harshest of conditions. We have found that one of the best features on the boom is that when it is in the working position the boom isn't locked rigid into place such as Hardi, Goldacres, Croplands etc, it is supported on twin chains and if you hit something inside the breakaway or on the inner wing the boom is free to swing back on the chains (all the stress isn't transferred to the boom centre). We are also seeing this as an advantage when pulled behind new tractors with variable transmissions where spraying speed is reached very quickly. We have already seen a couple of booms from a larger manufacturer start to bow from this. The booms are plumbed as 3 sections, but can be changed to more on request.
PUMP: Is a hydraulically driven Hypro pump with a maximum flow of 784l/min and 9.2 bar pressure. The huge flow means you can use the pump for filling the sprayer from a tank or dam etc. These pumps have a beautiful smooth output and they don't 'pulse' or hammer the liquid through the lines as diaphragm pumps will always do to some degree. Pumps are very reliable and extremely low maintenance, there is only an impellor and a mechanical seal in them, making the pumps a lot simpler than diaphragm pump.
CONTROLLER: Automatic rate controller is a TeeJet 844E or 854. These controllers are a very reliable, easy to use controller. All your information is displayed on one large window so you don't need to toggle between screens to see different things. Flow meter, regulating valve and speed sensor are all TeeJet. At Stoll's we have been selling these controllers for years now and have found them to be one of the best and simplest controllers on the market. There are also many different GPS options available, or we can set it up to work with you existing GPS.
CHASSIS/TRAILER: Extremely heavy duty construction that you just won't crack/break. Trailers are on single axles with independent coil spring suspension. (The only trailing sprayer we know of that has independent suspension on a single axle). This suspension system works brilliantly. Wheels are 18.4 x 42 as standard on 4400lt trailers and 20.8 x 42 on larger trailers. Tank sizes range from 4400lt up to 8000lt - they have just added an 8000lt with 48m boom to their range, making them the biggest boom in Australia. Trailers have an extremely high clearance, which makes it ideal for late crop/rust spraying. There is plenty of room to work on everything and all components etc are extremely accessible if you do need to work on something - not like some other sprayers where a lot of the plumbing/components are hidden behind glossy panels.
PLUMBING: The plumbing layout is by far the simplest of any trailing sprayer, there are so few hoses/taps etc compared to others. All the hoses are in plain view so you can easily follow what's going on. The whole sprayer is extremely easy to operate and excellent for decontamination because there is so few hoses etc. The use of the hypro pump also means that there is no need for a pressure relief valve (which are used on diaphragm pumps) so there are no hoses with a 'dead spot' of liquid while you are spraying.
HYDRAULICS: You need three sets of remotes - one for the boom lift, one for the hydraulic pump and the third set for fold. The boom fold and tilt functions are electric over hydraulic and controlled from a switch panel in the cab.
HISTORY: Hayes Sprayers have a long history of building strong, quality sprayers. The owner, Maurie Hayes was originally a contract sprayer and consultant in the early 70's. He began building his own equipment out of necessity, and then went on to full time manufacturing of sprayers by the mid 80's.
Today, Hayes Sprayers have a state of the art workshop facility together with a dedicated team of employees. Hayes are the only sprayer manufacturer in Australia with robotic welding facilities. They are the number one choice for sprayers in Northern NSW and QLD. Hayes have built a reputation for building high quality sprayers that are simple to use and will stand the test of time, through the toughest conditions.
Hayes manufacture a full range of broadacre spraying equipment, including three point linkage, trailed, truck and utility mounted sprayers and shield sprayers.
