Know How / Umbilical UmbilicalSee all UMBILICALFarm bags a bargain with self-propelled umbilical setupUmbilical slurry application might be a great tool to make the most of slurry nutrients while limiting compaction, but it can also be painfully time-consuming. Somerset contractor Matthew Targett believes… SPRAYERSThompson Brothers' bespoke umbilical slurry pumping trailerWith the hourly cost of running a tractor soaring, Lancashire farming and contracting outfit Thompson Brothers decided to build a self-contained, remotely controlled umbilical pumping trailer. This would save its… SLURRY TANKERSMartin Desborough's Tramspread and custom pumping trailersFor the past three years, Herefordshire contractor Martin Desborough has been spreading slurry using a remote-controlled pumping trailer built by Suffolk firm Tramspread. He purchased the 2015 model second-hand from… SLURRY TANKERSGraham Hayllar's custom umbilical slurry pumping trailerCumbrian contractor and agricultural engineer Graham Hayllar built his first slurry pumping trailer more than 25 years ago and has since added two more to his fleet. The idea for… SLURRY TANKERSLightweight 15m Duo dribble bar extends SlurryKat rangeSlurryKat has unveiled a new Premium Plus dribble bar with a 15m wingspan, which it says offers a healthy bump in output over the 7.5-12m second-generation Duo range launched in… SLURRY AND MANURE MANAGEMENTHow slurry and forage analysis is benefiting from NIR techAdopting precision techniques more commonly used in the arable industry is allowing livestock and grassland enterprises at Myerscough College to run more efficiently. Following access to grant funding, the college… SLURRY TANKERSAdvice on setting up the perfect umbilical slurry systemSpreading slurry through an umbilical system can be vastly more efficient than running tankers, but it’s not always a practical proposition for every farm, particularly those with outlying ground a… MUCKSPREADERSFarm-built dribble bar improves contractor's slurry accuracyIt wasn’t that long ago that slurry was considered a nuisance rather than a commodity, constantly threatening to overwhelm the lagoons and towers built to contain it. But as on-farm… SLURRY TANKERSUniversal dribble bar reduces costs for slurry contractorContractor A&J Slurry has tried just about every brand of pump, reeler and spreading set-up going, but the firm thinks its latest dribble bar from Irish company Mastek has made… MACHINERYWiltshire contractor doubles output with smart slurry pumpUmbilical slurry spreading is definitely a Marmite job – some people just can’t get enough of it, while for many it’s something to steer well clear of. The traditional set-up… More articles
