ALPHA evo – Ergonomics, Visibility and Optimization
Longer spraying days and nights and higher spraying speeds place heavier demands on comfort and easy operation.
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 120 to 165 cm gives a flexible usage from low to tall crops as sweet corn and sunflowers. |
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ALPHA evo Features |
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EvoCab II optimizes visibility with 3-pillar design
The new large spacious EvoCab II is specifically developed by HARDI with its “3-pillar design”, which provides a new standard for visibility with more than 320° around the sprayer.
The cabin is equipped with a pressurisation system, a dust filtering of fresh air, an aerosol and vapor filtering to protect the driver and fulfill the Class 4 requirements.
The new climate control system has been tested intensively in climate chamber in order to bring highest driver comfort in warmest condition. |
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FloatRide suspension
By equipping the ALPHA with the optional FloatRide, the standard coil spring suspension is replaced by airbags. This ensures even more boom stability and maintains balance of the ALPHA in strong slope. The chassis’ height will be maintained whatever tank volume.
By allowing for individual wheel movement, the ALPHA provides a maximum comfort, even at high spraying speeds through a wheel travel of 33 mph.
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Engine Deutz Stage IV / Tier 4 final
High torque and low fuel consumption
The ALPHA evo is equipped with water-cooled 6-cylinder inline engines with turbocharging, charge air cooling and cooled external exhaust gas recirculation. Two-stage turbocharging for the highest performance requirements.
Engine and exhaust aftertreatment (EAT) is optimised for highest total system efficiency and thus ensure minimised fuel and total operating costs.
The powerful DEUTZ Common Rail (DCR®) injection system and the electronic engine control (EMR 4) with intelligent link to the drive management (EcoDrive) ensure optimum engine performance with a low fuel consumption.
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Hydraulic Track width Adjustment
The ALPHA evo EcoDrive with FloatRide suspension can be equipped with Hydraulic Track width Adjustment. This Hydraulic Track width Adjustment axle allows a track width from 88 to 126 in. (depending on tire dimensions).
The driver will set his track width from the cab display and will be ready to drive. This will allow changing track width from the road to the field and from cereal crop to maize, row crop or vegetable with a variation of 1 m between minimum and maximum.
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HARDI Features |
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Steering systems
Four-wheel drive / two- and four-wheel steering
The three different steering systems make the ALPHA evo versatile in operation. On the road you drive as usual with the front axle steering, whereas during spraying operation the advantages of the all-wheel steering or the manual crab movement steering is used.
In four-wheel steering the turning radius measured in the middle of the machine is only 182 in., which is extremely small. This ensures a maximum manoeuvrability, even in small fields, and in addition increases the area output. On the other hand, on slopes, the use of the manual crab movement steering allows, for example, to steer against the rear wheels to stabilize the track |
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HARDI SprayCenter
The pilot can operate all spray and hydraulic functions directly from the cab with the right hand located arm rest SprayCenter. The HC 9600 12.1’’ touch screen controller is featuring an integration of all electronic functions as AutoTrack, AutoHeight, AutoSectionControl and other intelligent features as AutoFill, AutoWash, AutoAgitation etc.
All functions are fully controlled from the cab and underline the level of optimization, the pilot can gain from this machine. |
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HC 9600
All the main spraying functions are operated with the fi ngertip multifunction joystick in conjunction with the HC 9600 12.1” touch screen spray controller to provide the highest level of performance and application precision.
The HC 9600 controller provides the growers with a powerful, full-featured precision farming tool for guidance, data logging, split-screen for better overview, application report generation, automated steering and more. |
Turning radius
Due to the small tire and bracket dimension of only 22 in., the narrow turning radius and a 100 % alignment of the wheels, the crop damage is reduced to the absolute minimum.
The turning radius with four-wheel steering and 78.7 in. track width is only 282 in. measured in the middle of the chassis.
Four-wheel steering is possible with boom folded in.
The wheel base of the ALPHA evo is 147.6 in. This ensures a stable machine when driving, also in rough terrain.
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Technical specifications |
| Tank |
1,100 gal. (4,100 ltrs) |
| Pumps, type - l/min |
464/12: 85 gal (540rpm) (321 ltrs) |
| Booms |
TWIN FORCE |
| Engine Deitz 6 cyl. 245 hp / 180 kW (Stage IV / Tier 4F) |
Standard |
| Hydrostatic 4-wheel transmission - 33 mph (53 km/h) |
EcoDrive Standard |
| Pneumatic suspension FloatRide |
Standard |
| Hydrostatic Steering (includes permanent 4, 2 wheel, & 4 wheel) |
All |
| Hydraulic Track Adjustment (HTA) - electronic control 88 in. to 126 in. (2.2 m to 3.2 m) |
Standard |
| Turning radius 88 in (2.23 m) track width (middle of chassis) |
192 in. (4.9 m) |
| Weight (standard machine, empty)* w/ 120 ft. TWIN FORCE |
22,308 lbs. (10,118 kg) |
| Weight, front axle, basis machine in transport (empty)* |
12,782 lbs (5,797 kg) |
| Weight , rear axle, basis machine in transport (empty)* |
9,526 lbs (4,321 kg) |
| Total length* |
384 in. (9.75 m) |
| Total height* 380/90 - R54 w/ 61" drop legs |
156 in. (3.96 m) |
| Width with TWIN FORCE 90 to 120 ft. (27.5 to 36.5 m) |
118 in. (3 m) |
| Track width HTA axle** (380/90 R54) |
88 to 126 in. (2.2 to 3.2 m) |
| Wheel base |
148 in. (3.76m) |
| Clearance (380/90 R50 - 320/90 R54) |
61 in./67 in. (1.55 m/1.7 m) |
| RinseTank |
108 gal. (410 ltrs) |
| Fuel tank |
85 gal. (320 ltrs) |
| Filling capacity water |
215 gpm (800 ltrs) |
| Filling capacity TurboFiller |
32 gpm (120 ltrs) | |