Last year’s LAMMA provided a showcase for the first forward control conversion of a JCB Fastrac 4220 from Knight Farm Machinery.

Now, machinery dealership AM Phillip Agritech, of Forfar, has unveiled its own take on the idea. Tom Boyd, its sales director, pointed out the company’s track record stretching JCB 2000 series Fastracs for add spraying capacity and could see the potential in creating a high capacity self-propelled sprayer out of the new Fastrac 4220.

Moving the cab creates more space on the chassis for a 3000 to 4500-litre tank, while space to fit 46-inch row-crop, or 710/60R38 tyres is found by relocating the engine’s SCR emissions package to between the right-hand wheels, with oil, fuel and AdBlue contained in a new stainless steel composite tank on the left.

“CVT drive gives you speed control and variation like hydrostatic drive, but the mechanical powertrain suits heavy duty conditions and workloads,” said Mr Boyd.

Spraying contractor, Crop Services, working throughout the Scottish Borders, Northumberland and Fife from bases at Kelso and Pitscottie, has snapped up the vehicle and is having a bespoke Landquip sprayer fitted.