The things you see on the back roads
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (363988)
Rockingham, Australia
October 14, 2025 7:36pm CST
Travelling on the back roads as we have been doing we haven’t seen a lot of traffic but twice now we’re seen these self-propelled crop sprayers. From a distance, it’s hard to know what they are as they look a bit eerie with so much ‘air’ underneath the main body.
The ‘arms’ swing out enabling a spray width of up to 132ft (40 metres). Some have adjustable axles to fit different crop widths. Farming has come a long way since my Dad ploughed five acres a day with a horse team.
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I guess it's to straddle quite tall crops when they're almost mature or as tall as they're going to grow.
@snowy22315 (197426)
• United States
8h
We have those around here too. Some are enormous. I thought the ones we have were corn pickers though. Maybe, they are different
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@JudyEv (363988)
• Rockingham, Australia
8h
I guess the overall height and arms are a bit similar. We don't grow corn at all in WA, not that I'm aware of anyway. It's amazing how they can create machines to do quite intricate work.
@LindaOHio (203277)
• United States
10h
We see a lot of that type of equipment out here. There are many, many nurseries all around us....and wineries too.
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@JudyEv (363988)
• Rockingham, Australia
9h
We don't see these on the roads too much but I guess sometimes they need to move them from place to place.
@FourWalls (79400)
• United States
5h
I see similar machines on the “back roads” in farming country here, too. They look like they’re tall enough to drive under. 
@sathviksouvik (21644)
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11h
thanks for sharing Judy these vehicles are very new for me
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@arunima25 (92462)
• Bangalore, India
13h
Not seen anything like this here. Yes, farming has changed a lot with technological advancements and it's so different now from the traditional old ways. I remember pair of oxen used for ploughing. Now, we have modern tractors.
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@JudyEv (363988)
• Rockingham, Australia
9h
My father was one of the last in our area to use horses for farmwork. He would be amazed at some of the machinery that is available nowadays.
