been running a T20P for about two seasons doing contract spraying, mostly rice and some cotton fields in the delta. its been solid but im looking at scaling up and the T40 is the obvious upgrade path but a buddy of mine keeps telling me to look at the XAG P40 before i commit to anything.

the specs on the XAG look real good on paper, 40L tank, the radar terrain following seems comparable, but i cannot find anyone around here who actually operates one so im flying blind on real world reliability and what the parts situation looks like when something breaks. and stuff always breaks eventually.

the DJI ecosystem lock in is real but at least i know i can get parts and service without waiting three weeks. anyone have actual field time on the P40 or know someone who does? not looking for spec sheet comparisons i can read those myself

havent run the P40 but ive put a lot of hours on the T40 this past season and the terrain following on that thing is genuinely impressive compared to older agras units. we were doing some pretty variable topography and it handled it better than i expected. battery management is still the main operational headache, you need a solid ground crew rhythm or you lose a lot of time between runs.

the XAG parts situation is the thing that would scare me off personally. talked to a distributor at a trade show last spring and even he was kind of vague about regional support infrastructure. maybe fine if youre near a major metro but out in the delta id want DJI's network behind me when something goes sideways at 6am before a spray window closes

this is kinda tangential but have you looked at what the actual per-acre cost difference works out to after you factor in battery cycles and nozzle replacement over a full season? i feel like a lot of people compare purchase price and miss that the consumable math can flip the whole calculus. the T40 nozzle wear on abrasive chemistries is something people dont talk about enough