What Was New in 1998 | What's new 1997 | Whats new 99 | Whats new 2000 | These are the updates we made to the web site together with news of most of the new things we did and products we introduced during 1998.  Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |  | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Last Update Pages added and updated 27 Nov Secondhand update, 29 Oct Secondhand update, 26 Sep New dealer for Borders & Northumberland 22 Sep Secondhand update, First export to France , Link to Smithfield web site. 2nd Sep New dealer for Scotland, Info-base now available on CD, Secondhand update 13th Aug New sprayer control system, Electrobroadcasters, Secondhand update 17th Jul Secondhand update Frazier Info-base 2nd Jul Secondhand update 8th Jun The TDI 2000 - unveiled at last! Direct sales in Yorks & Lincs. New dealer in north west- R.F. & M. Mercer. A few more links on the links page. S/H update. Comparison of machine weights 22 May The RTT All Terrain Vehicle - All new project for Frazier, S/H update 13 May More pictures on the Jaguar (also see below). Coming soon - The Full Monty 15 Apr S/H update, The new Lowline Jaguar 1st Apr S/H update The new TDI engine & auto gearbox (See below) 27 Feb More news on the giant Hercules run way de-icer and a new dealer in France, T.&L. Belither, new show in France added to Calendar. 25 Feb New product page - Phantom, Phantom options/prices, Phantom specs, secondhand update, general product page update 23 Feb News of two more new developments on this page - the Jaguar and new engine and transmission options from LandRover. 16 Feb News of the latest new model below - the Phantom, secondhand update, Whats new 97 archive, 98 show calendar, New dealer - W.M. Staite (Jersey). Link to Tractornet October 1998 New dealer for the Borders & Northumberland Our new dealers for Northumberland and the Borders are Cleveland Crop Sprayers based at Dunns near Berwick. They specialise in spraying machinery and are main distributors for the Gambetti range of sprayers. | More info | First export to France Our first export to France - a TDI2000 with 24m boom, was sold after a very successful demonstration on a farm in the Mid-Pyrenees in the South of France. This was a few days after the end of the Innov-Agri exhibition near Paris in early September. Until recently farmers in France have generally only been interested in very big, high clearance machines with hydrostatic drive. However, the majority of these machines do not perform particularly well on the extreme steep slopes found in the southern part of the country and neither are they very stable.. The TDI2000 came into its own on these slopes with its high power to weight ratio, low centre of gravity and its mechanical transmission system with easy to use automatic gearbox.   September 1998 New dealer for Scotland Our new dealers for Scotland are T.R.P. (Scotland) Ltd.. Based near Perth they specialise in Potato machinery and will be covering Scotland from Edinburgh northwards. | More info | Web site & Info-base available on CD Our latest information database consists of this complete web-site plus a rapidly growing parts and reference book. (See below). Due to the expanding size of it all it is impractical to supply it on floppy disc so we have now made it available on CD for convenience - Please give us a call if you're interested August 1998 New sprayer control system All new sprayers as of August 1998 will be fitted with electric boom control units from Spraying Systems. These are a very high output valve and incorporate a quick change, balanced return system. This means that when any individual boom section or multiple boom sections are switched off the flow is re-directed to the tank through an adjustable restrictor thereby keeping the spraying pressure constant. A colour coded dial is fitted (matched to ISO nozzle colours) which is simply rotated to the appropriate position whenever the nozzles are changed. This then lines up the correct restrictor (which can be pre-set) for that particular nozzle fitted. | More info | July 1998 Frazier Info-base The latest improvement to our web-site is the development of our new information database. This is held within a restricted area on the server with different levels of password protected access. The information ranges from our product price lists to tips and updates for end users and parts and technical information for dealers and repairers. It's still very early days and there is not much to see yet - we envisage that it will be some time before it is fully up to speed. We would, of course, be pleased to hear of any suggestions of for information you would like to see made available and will do our best to oblige. If you are a bona-fide end user, dealer or repairer or if you are interested in our products and would like pricing information then please give us a call or e-mail us for a user name and password. The links to the restricted area are at the bottom left of our home page. June 1998 Unveiled at last We are now pleased to be able offer our latest development and highest capacity lightweight sprayer yet - The TDI 2000. The machine is available initially based on the Phantom chassis and will also soon be available based on the flagship Stealth. Main features are the new LandRover 113hp engine, a dual range fully automatic gearbox and a new sprayer with 2,000l stainless steel tank. | More info |   Direct sales in Yorks & Lincs Our main distributors for Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, Spraycare, have decided to cease selling spraying machinery after 20 years. We have had an extremely good trading relationship with Spraycare over the last seventeen years but now, as in other areas of the industry, the time has come for change. We, as manufacturers, are now in a position to offer a continuation of the same sales and after care service with our own range of machinery that our customers in these areas have enjoyed in the past. May 1998 The RTT All Terrain Vehicle The RTT is a high speed, multi purpose, All Terrain Vehicle designed to fill a gap in the market place between the conventional LandRover type utility vehicle and the larger four wheel drive lorry/Unimog. Originally designed by RTT Design Ltd., it is now in the final stages of development and testing and is being manufactured by Frazier under a licensing agreement with RTT. | More Info | March 1998 The Frazier Jaguar is released. A completely new innovation from the Frazier factory. This machine has been developed to work in "Spanish" tunnels for a large soft fruit grower. The design of this machine had to cope with the height and curvature of the polythene tunnels,so we designed and constructed a new cab to give a maximum height of 2.1 metres on 12 x 28 wheels.The cab was also moved forward to give a new low driving position and more glazed areas were introduced to improve visibility. The basic chassis remains the same, based on a Phantom 4W/S to give the maximum maneuverability needed for working in the tunnels. The machine is now being fitted with a special air blast sprayer to suit the customers needs and we'll bring you more pictures of the machine at work soon. This project proved once again that we can offer almost any adaption to our range of machines and we hope to do more in the future. | More info |     The lowline Jaguar has also been fitted with a front mounted, hydraulic parallel linkage to carry a small inter-row sprayer February 1998 110hp - You have been asking for it! We can now offer the Stealth and Phantom with the Land Rover 300 series TDI engine giving a massive 110hp with enormous torque capabilities. This is coupled to a 4 speed Automatic gearbox with high and low range giving 8 forward and 2 reverse speeds. Like other recent Frazier developments, ease of operation is a high priority with reduced noise levels due to lower operating engine revs, and, of course, field operation and maneuvering is simplicity itself with reduced stress for both the operator and the machine. This is a totally new concept for the self propelled sprayer giving the operator an easier driving technique but still retaining the proven design of permanent four wheel drive and mechanical axles with the addition of a centre diff lock. The first machine is already working for all to see, watch this space - more news soon! January 1998 Phantom launched Designed to give the operator new levels of comfort the Phantom fits into the range between the 5D and the Stealth. The cab is built in house and was ergonomically designed using computer aided techniques. The chassis is based on that of the 5D and is available with all the usual options including either 75, 90, or 110hp engines, 1000 to 1600 litre tanks, standard or wide axles giving track widths up to 80 inches, and wheel options including the 600/50-22.5 low ground pressure wheels giving it true low ground pressure performance. 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