The two key features for the new Air Max Precision F1/F2 Spreaders are more productivity and more precision.
“We’re going to a wider 90’ boom now, and also an increase in our section control by 200%, basically doubling our section control with four sections now versus two.” says Tanner Lund, a product marketing specialist for AGCO.
Lund says the new Air Max Spreaders provide the equipment retailers need to spread multiple products at variable rates across many customer fields. Speaking to the two configurations, he says the Air Max fits across many use cases.
“The F1 is a single bin, but we have the F2, which is our two-bin system, so we can split products. We also offer a micro-bin option as well for any of our micronutrients,” he says. “We have a 365 cubic foot capacity now on our F1, then the F2 is a 355 cubic foot capacity.”
To provide for the greater precision, Lund explains the four section control is provided by taking the left and right chains of each bin, and then splitting those further in the distribution funnels to divert the flow to two sections on each side. He also shares there are even more innovations on how the Air Max is increasing its precision.
“In previous generations of the Air Max, we were using a 360 pulse per rev rate sensor in our drive motors. Now we’ve gone up to an 880 pulse per rev rate sensor, which allows us to get a super low rate, as well as super high rate. So we can get down as low as 20 pounds the acre, and up to 1,200 pounds to the acre. That’s rated with 65-pound density material at 10 miles an hour,” he says.
This opens up a larger capacity for seeding applications as it specifically allows retailers to spread cover crops through the main bins instead of previously relying on the micro bins.
Higher capacity, increased precision, advanced drive motors all add up on the new Air Max boxes.
“These boxes will be available on our larger TerraGator models: 8300C, 8400C, and 900C,” Lund says. “Because it is a bigger box, bigger booms, a little bit more weight, we do need some extra horsepower and chassis to support that system.”
