Horsch Leeb’s GS series trailed sprayers recently underwent an update that brought the design into line with the existing range-topping GS8000. We took the new 7GS with 7,000-litre stainless steel tank and 27m booms to the field — to get a feel for how it performs.
While the Horsch Leeb name might be new in the sprayer game, the company claims to be making in-roads into the top-end of the market, especially with its high-spec, high capacity trailed units. The two Bavarian companies joined forces back in 2011, Horsch benefitting from being able to present its customers with more of a full-line product offering and Leeb gaining access to a worldwide sales network after having previously concentrated solely on its home market.
Aside from its PT 270 self-propelled unit, the partnership has had just two trailed models until now — the 8,000-litre GS8000 and 6,000-litre GS6000. The two sprayers have been on the market since 2009, the key difference between the two being a parallelogram linkage to carry the boom on the larger
sprayer and a vertically sliding ladder frame on the lower capacity model.
The line-up is now to be streamlined with three new machines: the 6GS, 7GS and 8GS — 6,000, 7,000 and 8,000 litres, respectively. Similar to the GS8000 model in design, they have a parallelogram boom carriage and suspension. All three models are identical in build, the only difference being tank
capacity. Here we take an in-depth look at the 7,000-litre 7GS.
