The TOS 1600 Tower puts the air outlet where tall trees actually need it. A 170 cm tower above the 36″ angled-intake fan releases the air band horizontally into the canopy at height, instead of asking air launched at ground level to climb four metres and still carry spray when it arrives.
That geometry is what separates spraying tall orchards from misting their bottom halves. In mature macadamia, avocado, mango and old-standard citrus — the tall, dense canopies of South Africa's subtropical belt — a tower machine deposits chemical in the top third where rust, thrips and stink bugs actually live. Eighteen nozzle positions up the tower, angled and curved deflectors, and the 153 L/min AR 1604 pump complete the package.
The tower releases air horizontally along its full height through angled, curved wide-angle outlets. Air enters the canopy perpendicular to the foliage — the shortest path to the leaf — instead of dissipating on a long climb from a ground-level outlet.
Eighteen holders distributed vertically put nozzles adjacent to every canopy layer. Shut off tower sections for shorter blocks and run it as a conventional machine — one sprayer for the tall orchard and the young one.
The 93 cm (36″) fan draws air through an angled intake — cleaner airflow, less turbulence, more of the fan's energy arriving as usable air at the tree. Ten adjustable-pitch blades and a two-speed gearbox with neutral let you tune air volume to canopy stage; wide-angle deflectors spread the air band to cover taller rows without a tower.
The Annovi Reverberi AR 1604 four-diaphragm pump delivers up to 153 litres per minute at 50 bar. That is enough flow to run a full set of nozzles on both sides at orchard pressures and keep the tank agitated — the difference between a suspension that stays mixed and one that settles in row twenty.
The AR By Matic 50 control unit holds your set pressure as sections open and close, with a master shut-off within reach. Set it once at the row end and the dose stays put — no creeping pressure as the tank empties.
Chassis and fan housing are hot-dip galvanised, not painted. Spray chemistry, fertiliser dust and washdowns eat paint in a season or two; galvanising is why these machines still look serviceable when they change hands years later.
| SKU | TIMA506 |
| Tank | 1 600 L |
| Tower height | 170 cm |
| Fan diameter | 36″ |
| Air outlet | Angled + curved |
| Pump | AR 1604 — 153 L/min |
| Max pressure | 50 bar |
| Fan blades | 10, adjustable pitch |
| Gearbox | 2-speed + neutral |
| Nozzle positions | 18, up the tower |
| Chassis | Hot-dip galvanised |
For the tall, dense canopies of the subtropical fruit and nut belt:
The 170 cm tower on the 36″ fan places effective air well into canopies far beyond a conventional outlet's reach — the practical limit depends on density and row width. Tell us your crop, tree height and spacing; we'll be straight about whether this machine or the TOS 3000 HP is the right call.
Yes — tower sections shut off independently, so you can spray a young block with the lower outlets only and open the full tower for mature rows.
Yes. Pump diaphragms and seals, control unit parts, nozzle bodies and tips are stocked at our Oudtshoorn workshop. Email abie@timagri.com or WhatsApp a photo of the part — most items ship same week.
Every TIMAGRI sprayer is commissioned on your farm: nozzles matched to your rows and target rate, pressure verified across all sections, and the operator walked through the controls before the first tank goes out.
Crop, row spacing, tractor horsepower — that's all we need to quote the right configuration, usually within one working day.
