RB35 Crop Sprayer (2012) · Ref 2383
East Yorkshire
£62,500 Ex VAT
Often copied, never bettered – 25 years of the Bateman VG boom
It may look similar to the original, but our latest Variable Geometry boom is the product of 25 years design evolution. Now in its third generation, our Variable Geometry boom was the first 36 metre steel boom of its kind manufactured in the UK. It was launched at Cereals in 2000…
In The Field May 2025
As a service team we cover the length and breadth of the UK. The furthest I’ve travelled was to a job on the outskirts of Edinburgh. A machine service in Land’s End was much closer to home, but generally my work takes me to Cumbia, Lancashire, Lincoln, Norfolk, and everywhere in between…
Looking back, looking Ahead
Since joining Bateman in 1999, Jonathan Hardy outlasted three Archbishops of Canterbury, three Popes and eight Prime Ministers. However, after 26 years as Technical Sales Manager for the North, Jonathan decided that March 2025 was the right time to call it a day. We sat down with Jonathan and his successor David Main to reminisce and look ahead…
Rupert Inkpen – Straight Talking
Rupert Inkpen runs an RB26 on his Warwickshire farm, and contract sprays for neighbouring farms; we sat down with him to discuss his thoughts on Bateman…
David Lemon and Darren Palin – Straight Talking
Set in the Vale of Pewsey on the Wiltshire/Berkshire Border, DL Lemon Wilton Limited look after 3,000 acres of land which is owned, rented and contract farmed. The business grows wheat, spring barley, winter barley, oilseed rape, maize and grass….
Approved by Bateman – CT Scott Ltd
There are a number of Bateman approved partners who sell and support our sprayers. Over the next few months, we’ll be putting them under the spotlight. This time it’s the turn of Craig Scott from CT Scott Ltd…
CapMod – what it is, and where we are
At Cereals last year we introduced the CapMod concept during a presentation by Brian Finstrom of Capstan AG, our Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) partner. The concept is still in the developmental stage; however, Brian explains the thinking behind this new technology…
Jon Wheeler Straight Talking
Jon Wheeler is Working Farm Manager for Osberton Grange Farm, an arable and horticultural business situated in Nottinghamshire, and runs a 2004 model RB25 which has been on the farm since that date…