Sitting smack-bang in the middle of Hardi’s trailed sprayer line-up, the middleweight Navigator is a real mix of simple spec and top-end tech. To obtain a true picture of how it performs we ran a 4,000-litre model with 27m booms for a full season last year

The Navigator is Hardi’s mid-range, mid-spec trailed sprayer. Introduced in 2007 to complement the Commander flagship (profi 05/2007) and the entry-level Ranger trailed sprayer, the line-up offers tank capacities from 3,000 to 6,000 litres and a choice of three different types of 18-39m boom. Unlike the range-topping Commander with its established axle steering, the Navigator is only available with drawbar tracking as an option. But more on this later…