No Bateman?

[chris.watson]

how do all. as we all know, bateman and househam are two very popular makes of sprayer. why has no manufacturer made a good model of them yet. is the market to small?. please post your thoughts.

[MuirHillyBilly]

Not sure about the trailed ones Chris but I guess the self-propelled sprayers are rare due to demand and the ones that do exist are pretty expensive. Generally I think demand is limited as there have been few sprayers released in recent years when compared to other implements like tankers, ploughs and trailers. There are a few Amazone ones I think, or a really rare John Deere one (based on the Britains one)

Edited January 25, 2012 by MuirHillyBilly

[sparrow legs]

have to disagree slightly muri, most farms round us have selfpropeled sprayers, mainly houseman then bateman, were i work have a few jd ones out also. i agree its about time the model world made a common make of self propeled sprayer.

[MuirHillyBilly]

Sorry Sparrow I meant the model versions were scarce not the real life ones so we agree

[Manor Farm]

three oaks are hopefully make a bateman this year and has the plans ready

[Niels]

They are popular within the UK and there's the odd one or two on the Continent but especially in the motherland of models, i.e Germany/France, there are none so it is not going to happen! Unless either factory approaches a manufacturer and then it could happen BUT, a big but. Sprayers are one of the most awful machines to build in model, together with beet harvesters, as they are so complex and so many details. It will cost loads (look at Norscot's RoGator) and even on a small scale they will cost even more.

Sorry chaps, get the paint brush and super glue out!

[alpinefocus]

we have the plans for the bateman, spalding april it will be there (i hope)

Dan

[Tractorman810]

would be nice to see a good bateman done, good few working this way, along with a few knights, the odd jd and 1 case i know of to, however most do seem to still use trailed or mounted ones

[Deere-est]

Made in Devon, always found that odd seeing as compared to the rest of the UK arable isn't the big deal down there. Niels knocked it on the head though, he is quite right and it stands true for most UK branded machinery.

[Lord Ferguson]

Never mind that... I want an Agrifac like my mate Jack makes

[Tractorman810]

sure jack would build you one marky, afterall we have 8 months odd till zwolle dont we, place the order now and you never know

[chris.watson]

we have the plans for the bateman, spalding april it will be there (i hope)

Dan

hi dan, will it be a prototype at spalding or some models ready to sell? any rough gestimate how much it will cost, rgds, chris.

[Manor Farm]

been to the Bateman factory today. Is there much intersted in the model as i will be alot to build.

[chris.watson]

been to the Bateman factory today. Is there much intersted in the model as i will be alot to build.

sorry, i dont understand the question

[Fenside MF]

I thought replicagri were going to release a berthoud and tecnoma self propelled sprayer last year

Neils is right,the u.k is a small market for selling models compared to Germany.The bateman sprayer sounds interesting,could it be sold in kit form at all?

[Manor Farm]

How many people are intersted as it would be a hard build

[Manor Farm]

I thought replicagri were going to release a berthoud and tecnoma self propelled sprayer last year

Neils is right,the u.k is a small market for selling models compared to Germany.The bateman sprayer sounds interesting,could it be sold in kit form at all?

Not sold as a kit form

[masseyjack590]

Not sold as a kit form

i think you'd be able to sell quite a few kits i'd buy one i'd also buy kit trailers if you did them

[Manor Farm]

i think you'd be able to sell quite a few kits i'd buy one i'd also buy kit trailers if you did them

i think the bateman would not be done as a kit form as its alot of work.

[masseyjack590]

i think the bateman would not be done as a kit form as its alot of work.

yeah but it'd only really be assembling it wouldn't be to difficult for someone who's done a few conversions/scratchbuilds

[Hoss]

Any idea which model Bateman & tank size, hope its a RB55 5000litre

[dave the farmer]

there are a few batemans around here,amesbury,wiltshire.i drive a RB15 2500ltr 24m.lovely machine,down the road there is a bateman hi low,and druids lodge estates run a RB25 near stonehenge.i ve got my name down 4 one of three oaks models.hoopers at gores cross run a RB25,and contractor over near westbury run 2 RB 25s.and i think theres

another RB 25 around amesbury nr the A303.dave

[neilw]

There's 2 rb 15's around this way (Swindon) so one of those would be spot on!! Pretty sure I'll be havin one regardless of price, got the hardi alpha At the mo and it looks a bit big!!!!

[chris.watson]

There's 2 rb 15's around this way (Swindon) so one of those would be spot on!! Pretty sure I'll be havin one regardless of price, got the hardi alpha At the mo and it looks a bit big!!!!

on our farm we have a bateman hi-lo, getting on a bit now, but running o.k. i also have the hardi alpha, great model, but i also thought it looked a bit big for 1/32 scale.

[kevinw]

I thought replicagri were going to release a berthoud and tecnoma self propelled sprayer last year

Neils is right,the u.k is a small market for selling models compared to Germany.The bateman sprayer sounds interesting,could it be sold in kit form at all?

i emailed replicagri the other day and was told the berthoud and tecnoma should be released in december