For more than 80 years, John Deere has been providing spraying equipment to American farmers looking to efficiently provide nutrients to their crops. While the technology has advanced significantly, the premise has remained unchanged; keep up with customer demands and stay on the cutting-edge.
1930: John Deere promotes three different row-crop sprayers with Novo engine drive, tractor drive, and traction drive. These sprayers included 150-gallon cypress tanks and an angle iron boom, an exclusive John Deere feature.
1959: Deere introduces drawn and mounted sprayers in both tank and drum types. Models 10, 20, and 30 carry one, two, and three 55-gallon drums respectively.
1962: The John Deere Hi-Cycle™ Sprayer enters production at the Des Moines Works and provides crop producers with the high spraying clearance required in cotton and corn farming. The initial 600 model includes a 200-gallon tank, pump, and 8-row spray boom.
1966: The 3-point hitch 25A Sprayer becomes on of John Deere's best-sellers. More than 2,000 units are sold in 1966 and 1967.
1972: Deere introduces new truck-mounted and pull-type sprayers (320, 335, 520, and 535). All models are made with cross-linked polyethylene tanks that can “bounce back” from impacts.
1975: The new 6000 Hi-Cycle Sprayer offers a 4-speed transmission, a speedometer that reads directly in mph, 70-inch under-axle clearance, and a 315-gallon solution tank.
1979: The 6000 Hi Cycle Sprayer offers the operator new levels of comfort with its Sound-Gard cab. It can be ordered with air conditioning, AM or AM-FM radio, and an 8-track stereo tape player.
1984: The 250 SpraCart Sprayer is introduced with a 500-gallon tank that carries its own weight on wheels, eliminating the hurdle of inconsistent working depths as the tank empties.
