SIMA 2011 News: World premiere ALPHA evo

ALPHA evo – Ergonomics, Visibility and Optimization

Longer spraying days and nights and higher spraying speeds place heavier demands on comfort and easy operation. 
HARDI renews the self-propelled sprayer ALPHA family from 3,500 and 4,100 l with ambitious specifications in terms of better performance, reliability and driving comfort. ALPHA evo features a fine balance between front and rear and has a low total weight giving an optimal weight/capacity ratio and high performance even under wet field conditions. Also the high ground clearance from 115 to 155 cm gives a flexible usage from low to tall crops as sweet corn and sunflowers.

Newly developed EvoCab
The new large spacious EvoCab is specifically developed by HARDI with its “3 pillar design” which provides a new standard for visibility close to 360 degrees around the sprayer.
Maximum human engineering ergonomics have been the highest priority in the design phase, large and spacious environment. The pilot can operate all spray and hydraulic functions directly from the cab with the right hand located SprayCenter and the brand new HC 9500 12.1’’ touch screen ISOBUS controller.
An extreme low sound level in the EvoCab and the automatic climate control give the sprayer pilot an optimisation of his machine’s overall performance. 
An air cooled lunch box and an extra seat to the left of the pilot support the idea of the opti-mized space this machine provides.

Heavy duty drive train
ALPHA evo is powered by a Deutz 6 cylinder turbo TIER 3 175 HP or 210 HP diesel engine.  
The hydrostatic EasyDrive transmission is further developed and gives 3 choices of driving modes - (Comfort, Normal, Power). 
New heavy duty Poclain wheel motors with a more compact design and a higher efficiency. 
Also the new rear suspension with an integration of the shock absorber inside one large main spring is optimizing the driving performance and reliability under difficult working conditions.

Boom alternatives up to 40 m
Most ALPHA machines outsite France are sold with the world’s most efficient application system - the TWIN FORCE boom concept up to 36 m. For conventional spraying, good alternatives are the aluminium boom from 24 to 40 m and the FORCE boom up to 36 m. 

The intelligent sprayer with fully integrated functions as AutoSteer and ASC.
The brand new HC 9500 touch screen is featuring an integration of all electronic functions as AutoTrack, AutoHeight, AutoSectionControl and other intelligent features as AutoFill, Auto-Wash, AutoAgitation, HeadlandAssist etc. 
All functions are fully controlled from the cab and underline the level of optimization, the pilot can gain with this machine. 
At the liquid system, the ALPHA evo self-propelled sprayer is equipped with a new 35 l 
TurboFiller and a 410 l rinse tank. 
Furthemore, a new high segment GPS technology is available as option with an electronic CAN BUS orbitrol and TRIMBLE Ready concept to be ready for the future.

With all the developments and the renewal to the ALPHA evo line, HARDI expects to get an even stronger position towards large and exigent farms with regard to the intensive farming sector. The demand for higher performance and better economy, more precision and safety in application and fulfilling environmental rules, the ALPHA evo self-propelled sprayer is an important step ahead and continues more than 35 years of experience in the self-propelled segment.

HARDI INTERNATIONAL A/S 

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