Boosting Crop Production by Spreading Effluent
Tararua district farmer Jamie Harris milks around 400 cows using a split calving system on his farm, Crossdale Dairies.
The company is also heavily involved in handling liquid effluents, with a range of tankers from basic farmer models, through to high spec, high output contractor units.
Distributed in New Zealand by the Power Farming Group, the Maxx Line Standard range is available ex-stock, with 8,600 or 10,600 litre capacities, with or without integral loading arms.
Featuring fully galvanised componentry, tanks feature integral baffles, while large section tyres help protect against damage to swards, while hydraulic braking systems, means tankers stop safely and under control.
Equipped with a 11,000 litre/min pump, the base machine uses a 6-inch suction intake, while machines fitted with the integral boom loading system, moves to an 8-inch diameter intake for faster filling and turnaround.
Both capacities feature a sprung drawbar assembly, working in conjunction with an unsprung single axle. Standard equipment includes a silenced pump/compressor assembly, fill level indicators Hydraulic changeover valve for filling or emptying, double syphons and a full lighting kit.
Elsewhere in the extensive range, double and triple-axle layouts complement capacities of 3000 to 27,500 litres within the MaxxLine, Maxxline Plus and Alpha Line families.
Offered with a choice of discharge/spreading options, the entry level splash plate can be upgraded to the highlevel impact head unit to help reduce nitrate losses from by up to 30%.
For those looking for better utilisation and more accuracy of application, more specialised trailing shoe and disc injection methods are available.
Both secondary application systems are “fed” by a screw auger system that includes dedicated traps to remove foreign objects and stones to remove the risk of blockages in the delivery hoses.
The Skate Drag Shoe applicator, improves on conventional trailing shoe set-ups, by offering a pressure of up to 8kg per shoe, while also featuring mechanical or hydraulically activated section control, while featuring a 250mm hose spacing. A comfort function offers automatic folding and headland turns, while also incorporating antidrip stop feature when folded.
The Vari-Disc injection system allows operators to incorporate effluent in the top 5 to 10cms of the soil profile, offering easy access of nutrients to plants, while also eliminating odours in sensitive areas.
Using 530mm diameter, angled, spring loaded discs, the unit is available in 3m, 5.56m and 7.15m operating widths, with 11, 22 and28 outlets, each unit folding to less than 3 metres width for transport.
