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OLD RELIABLE ON APPLE ISLE<\/span><\/h1>

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In Northwest Tasmania, Brett Squibb continues a proud legacy as a third-generation apple grower. As Managing Director of RW Squibb & Sons, Brett oversees nearly 30 hectares of apple orchards and like any grower, he knows the importance of reliable, efficient equipment.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

After his old red sprayer finally gave up, Brett found himself at a Future Orchards field day, where a recommendation changed everything. Brett asked the guy running the day, \u2018If you were buying a new spray pump, what would you get?\u2019 to which he said, \u2018I\u2019d go with the Cropliner with the 920 DSV fan.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That advice led Brett to Croplands and Croplands Tasmania Territory Manager Dave Farmer and within days, a demo unit was delivered from Shepparton to Tasmania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI spoke to Dave on a Thursday or Friday, and the machine was here by Monday or Tuesday,\u201d Brett said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since then, Brett hasn\u2019t looked back. He now owns two Cropliners, both fitted with auto flow rate controllers and identical setups for a seamless operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI like things to be exactly the same,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cIf something happens to one, we can jump into the other and keep going.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Cropliner\u2019s dual spray ring with 28 nozzles and powerful fan delivers exceptional coverage, even on low speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt punches through the canopy and gives us even coverage from top to bottom. It does everything we need it to do,\u201d Brett said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s not only the equipment that\u2019s impressed Brett, it\u2019s the service. Each season, his local Tasmac team services the machines, runs calibrations, and provides reports. Meanwhile, Dave Farmer remains one of Brett\u2019s trusted contacts, even offering advice on drone spraying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe\u2019s full of knowledge and always happy to help \u2014 even when it\u2019s outside his wheelhouse,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brett sums it up simply:
\u201cIf I wasn\u2019t happy with them, I wouldn\u2019t have two of them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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