Friday, 14 September 2018 09:56

Irrigator to achieve low-depth application

Written by 
Numedic Adcam 750 irrigator fitted with boom support bracket and braid. Numedic Adcam 750 irrigator fitted with boom support bracket and braid.

Effluent specialist Numedic says small but important improvements to its Adcam travelling irrigators enable these to meet the environmental councils’ rules.

A new winch drum and cam assembly design enables the Numedic range of Adcam 750 irrigators to achieve even lower application depths.   

“Depths of 5mm and below are now achievable,” says Peter Reid, Numedic.  “All farmers are looking at better and more sustainable ways to apply their effluent to pasture.”

The slowest speed has been removed and other faster speeds are now achievable.  The improvements can be retrofitted to an existing Numedic irrigator. The company says it is always looking at innovative ways to improve its product line.  

All new irrigators are now fitted with a boom support bracket that supports the cam and riser assembly while the irrigator is being moved.  This improvement is inexpensive. 

And synthetic braid is available to replace traditional wire rope.  The braid is the same strength as wire rope but has high flex-fatigue resistance, resists wear and stretches little.  

“You can eliminate the damage caused by kinking and overall it is a much easier product to use and lasts a lot longer,” says Reid. 

Numedic says customers who have converted to braid would not return to wire rope. Both the boom support bracket and the braid can be fitted to existing Numedic Adcam irrigators.

Tel. 0800686334 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

More like this

A true Kiwi ingenuity

The King Cobra raingun continues to have a huge following in the New Zealand market and is also exported to numerous overseas markets.

Innovation, new products galore

It has been a year of new products and innovation at Numedic, the Rotorua-based manufacturer and exporter of farm dairy effluent equipment.

King Cobra rain-gun's reign

Since its release almost a decade ago, Numedic's King Cobra rain-gun has earned a solid reputation as a productive and widely supported unit.

Numedic buys Cobra irrigators

Numedic Ltd has acquired a major part of Waikato Milking Systems' effluent and environmental business, including the well-known Cobra range of travelling rain gun irrigators.

Featured

Dr Mike Joy says sorry, escapes censure

Academic Dr Mike Joy and his employer, Victoria University of Wellington have apologised for his comments suggesting that dairy industry CEOs should be hanged for contributing towards nitrate poisoning of waterways.

People-first philosophy pays off

The team meeting at the Culverden Hotel was relaxed and open, despite being in the middle of calving when stress levels are at peak levels, especially in bitterly cold and wet conditions like today.

Farmer anger over Joy's social media post

A comment by outspoken academic Dr Mike Joy suggesting that dairy industry leaders should be hanged for nitrate contamination of drinking/groundwater has enraged farmers.

From Nelson to Dairy Research: Amy Toughey’s Journey

Driven by a lifelong passion for animals, Amy Toughey's journey from juggling three jobs with full-time study to working on cutting-edge dairy research trials shows what happens when hard work meets opportunity - and she's only just getting started.

National

Machinery & Products

JDLink Boost for NZ farms

Connectivity is widely recognised as one of the biggest challenges facing farmers, but it is now being overcome through the…

New generation Defender HD11

The all-new 2026 Can-Am Defender HD11 looks likely to raise the bar in the highly competitive side-by-side category.

» Latest Print Issues Online

Milking It

Buttery prize

OPINION: Westland Milk may have won the contract to supply butter to Costco NZ but Open Country Dairy is having…

Gene Bill rumours

OPINION: The Gene Technology Bill has divided the farming community with strong arguments on both the pros and cons of…

» Connect with Dairy News

» eNewsletter

Subscribe to our weekly newsletter