Matching the widths and tyre centres of equipment can provide many benefits to the farming system, particularly for spray applications. However, matching widths does not require that everything has to been done all at the same time: the process should occur in logical steps.

Matching other equipment with the width of the cutter bar on the harvester is the starting point. If you are considering upgrading the harvester (or the harvester front), it is a good time to consider how all of the machinery works together and plan how they may be integrated.

Most harvesters are supplied with imperial tyre centres, so it is logical to use this measurement system on other equipment.

Aligning the row spacings and tyre centres on the seeding equipment would be the next step, with upgrades to the sprayer (or tractor and spray rig) being one of the last steps to complete the transition.

Once everything is in alignment, the opportunity for greater precision and improved spray-application methods can become a reality.