Students test the new Case IH sprayer series

When Case IH embarked on a roadshow to introduce its new range of Patriot sprayers, the first stop was Thabazimbi, Limpopo, where students from the University of Pretoria's Department of Natural and Agricultural Sciences had the chance to put the new Case IH Patriot 350 through its paces.

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Case IH’s Patriot range of sprayers boasts a powerful array of technological advances, aimed at ensuring precise, efficient spraying applications, as well as a user-friendly platform, with ease of use and operator comfort front of mind. And who better to ask about how the latest technology in spraying applications stack up than the next generation of Case IH customers?

The first impression that students got was of a redesigned cab, complete with ergonomic control design, making spraying a joy. Long hours spraying in the field means that ride comfort is non-negotiable, and each student noted how the suspension effortlessly managed centre-pivot ruts with no jolting.

Stiaan Joubert said the cab was very quiet and the suspension of a high quality. “We sprayed at 25km/h, and never felt a bump or jolt. The cab is spacious and the layout of the controls logical and simple, with the boom opening and closing at the push of a button,” he said.