Page 10 - 2021 Virtual Field Day

10 SPECIAL PUBLICATION Thursday March 18, 2021 .
VIRTUAL FIELD DAY

WITH feedback from owners
and operators, combined
with advances in engineer-
ing Goldacres has created
the next generation G6 Crop
Cruiser, the Series 2.
e Goldacres Series
2 G6 is the latest edition
to the Goldacres range of
Australian-built sprayers
- built faster, smarter and
stronger - setting new stand-
ards in the Australian spray-
er market.
Central to the design is
the G Hub (Goldacres inte-
grated system), the greatest
advancement in sprayer
control Goldacres have ever
o ered, which makes time
in the sprayer easier, with all
controls and information at
your ngertips.
Improvements have been
made across the entire ma-
chine, which
Industry's best boom
now performs even SETTING NEW STANDARDS: Goldacres' next generation of sprayers, the Series 2 G6 Crop Cruiser.
better
e previous TriTech
boom set new standards with meaning left and right wings fold mechanism on the 36m tem uses industry leading ra- e AutoBoom XRT is functionality.
the three-way suspension are the same either side, and 42m booms. dar sensing technology with ISOBUS compatible and in- ere are many smart fea-
system and was subsequent- which aids manufacturing e mechanism includes simultaneous ground and creases boom longevity and tures built into the software
ly crowned number one for e ciencies and dealer parts a hydraulics breakaway fea- crop detection, this main- ultimately boom control. to save the operator time and
boom ride and stability by stocking. ture to protect the boom in tains an optimal spray height make the machine easy to
Kondinin group's Farming e new RivX design the event of a collision with for maximum spray coverage Intuitive and easy to operate.
Ahead magazine in 2012 incorporates outer wings an object. and product e cacy. use display with on- All components have been
and 2014. constructed using a mix- All boom plumbing (deliv- e XRT is not a ected by board diagnostics carefully selected and tested
e Tritech RivX boom is ture of steel and aluminium ery and boom recirculation) temperature, spray drift, dirt, Inside the cab, operators to ensure quality and relia-
set to revolutionise the mar- sections with high strength is now increased to one-inch dust or mud and features ve are treated to the all-new bility.
ket again with even greater structural rivets. and the design of inner and non-contact sensors for un- G-Hub, Goldacres' integrat- External machine lling
stability and rigidity, largely is method eliminates outer wings incorporate a matched accuracy. ed system. and rinsing functions are
due to the design and con- welding of the aluminium, single nozzle spray bar. Pressure-based control e internal controlscreen operated using a ve-inch
struction of the steel inner vastly improving the fatigue Nozzles mounted below allows for smooth boom is used to display all relevant display and 10-button key
wings and aluminium/steel strength of the wings. Tests the main boom structure movement and quick re- machine data for the oper- pad located in the side pod
composite outer wings. have demonstrated that the allows for any nozzle combi- action time with machine ator in an ergonomic and lling area.
All new TriTech RivX RivX outer wings can with- nation to be tted. chassis roll control sensing robust package. Live product and rinse
boom ranges from 36 to 42 stand 300 per cent more built in. Goldacres has custom tank volumes can be viewed
metres, with the option of up exes than the equivalent The latest A centre section rack designed the user interface on both internal and exter-
to 48 metres. welded boom. advancement in boom stability is tted and uses with input from customers to nal displays.
e boom inner, outer Goldacres' hydraulic oper- height control variable dampeners that can provide an intuitive and easy For more information visit
and breakaway structure is ated outer boom wing fold- Now available as an option change viscosity for sti er or to use powerful display with the website: goldacres.
a symmetrical construction ing replaces the cable drum on the Series 2 G6, this sys- softer boom roll control. inbuilt help and diagnostic com.au/G6
Simpli ed controls and increased capacities

THE operator workstation A three-inch transfer board ll pump. Clean water large diameter diaphragms simpler servicing and less derived from over 40 years of
area and ll system on the pump is now tted as stand- can be distributed through- to create large amounts of leakpointsacrossthesystem. research and development
Series 2 G6 has been totally ard. is pump combined out the sprayer. suction, ideal for high vis- e fuel tank has also been on Australian farms," Golda-
redesigned to dramatically with high ow plumbing Dirty point is for pre- cosity chemicals. e neat increased in size by 50 per cres' Stephen Richards said.
reduce sprayer re ll times, at provides ow rates of up to mixed water and chemical chemical can be delivered cent to 450L giving the most "Valuable feedback from
more than twice the ll rate 1150 litres per minute. transferred directly into the directly to the product tank fuel-e cient machine an our growers has played a
of the previous model. Mounted after the ll main product tank from a or diverted to the chemical even greater spraying range. huge part of the design of
In addition, the new sys- pump outlet is a pressure batching plant. In both cases induction hopper where it e hydraulic system on this machine.
tem o ers many more fea- transducer and electric the auto tank lling feature is can be measured and then the Series 2 G6 has been "Goldacres have delivered
tures while still retaining its three-inch ball valve which available to use. transferred to the product completely revised. A ma- a sprayer which is faster,
easy-to-use philosophy. are used by the G-Hub Allothermanualvalvesare tank. Tests have shown 40L/ jor improvement has been smarter and stronger, de-
All induction systems system to control both the used to direct the chemical min of high viscosity chemi- the implementation of a signed around the operator
including the hopper, have ll rate and tank level soft from the transfer pump and cals can be transferred. closed centre variable stroke to make the most e cient
increased capacities and all shut o . the probe connection points. A larger 550L rinse water hydraulic pump with load and productive sprayer avail-
ll and ush functions are Product tank lling fea- Neat chemical transfer is tank is now tted for in- sensing which delivers more able today."
now controlled with electric tures clean and dirty three- now done using a pneumatic creased rinsing capacity. than 100pc peak ow capac- Series 2 G6 started pro-
valves with the push of a inch connection points. twin diaphragm high capac- All threaded ttings have ity than the previous model. duction in September 2020
button via the G-Hub exter- Clean point is for clean ity pump, which is tted as been replaced throughout " e Goldacres Series 2 with the rst deliveries to
nal display. water suction via the on- standard. e pump features with ange style to provide G6 Crop Cruiser is a product customers starting late 2020.