Agrispread has achieved accurate and even spread of urea to 36 metres from its Irish made range of trailed spreaders.
Waringa Distribution product specialist, Sam Abbott, said making the 36m width was a priority.
“We have designed new vanes with new disks and a new drop point positioner which has allowed us to achieve a 36m spread of urea,” he said.
“Testing has been in working paddock conditions including some wind.”
Using test trays and test tubes, as well as weighing the delivered product in each test tub, “ensured we have less than a 15 per cent variance across our spread width,” he said.
“We have perfected the 50‐150 kilograms a hectare rates at 36m and are now working on perfecting the high rates of up to 500 kg/ha for spreading in cotton.”
Scott Vaessen who farms near Griffith NSW uses an AS120 single axle Agrispread with ISOBUS system through his Green Star.
“With a 12m CTF (controlled traffic farming) system, 36m of urea in crop has been a high priority.
“We have achieved an even urea spread at the 36m width, travelling at 22 kilometres an hour in 15km/h winds gusting up to 19km/h.
“Agrispread was pedantic about getting it perfect,” Mr Vaessen said.
Cummins, South Australia, cropper Sam Hancock also runs a 12m CTF operation and had used an Agrispread trailed machine for gypsum and fertiliser and a linkage spreader for a late application of urea in crop “because a trailing spreader hasn’t been able to achieve 36m of urea as accurately as we needed until now.
“I have been working with the guys from Agrispread for a while to achieve the 36m of urea and I am now excited with the results we are achieving.
“The new vanes, disks and drop point have made all the difference and we are now comfortable spreading in crop early and for the late application of urea.
Goomalling, Western Australia cropper Damien Leeson has also been heavily involved in trialling prototypes.
“We are now working toward a complete CTF operation on 12m,” Mr Leeson said.
“The Agrispread has been a fantastic machine for us spreading our liming program at 12m, sulphate ammonia at 24m, but the 36m of urea in crop has always been our aim.
“I’ve been working with the guys from Agrispread testing and trialling the new vanes, disks and drop point adjuster with countless passes and tweaks to perfect the 36m in a paddock environment, and they have really cracked this now,” he said.
New spreaders fitted with the updated technology, and upgrades to existing spreaders will be available at the end of the year.
