Know How / Umbilical UmbilicalSee all UMBILICALSlurryKat develops ultra-lightweight 24m dribble barAt a fraction less than 1.9t, SlurryKat reckons its new 24m slurry dribble bar weighs as much as 55% less than alternative umbilical applicators of this type. Together with a… SPRAYING AND SPREADINGContractor customises UK's first Borger slurry separatorSeveral contractors are running trailer-mounted Borger RC150 separators these days, but Lockerbie-based Andy Rae was the first to do so in the UK. Having pumped, hauled and spread millions of… UMBILICALCo Down farm offers free slurry separating – with a catchThe typical business model for a large, mobile slurry separator is as follows: a contractor stumps up the cash to buy it and charges customers an hourly rate for the… SPRAYING AND SPREADINGNovel home-made trommel separator handles sand-laden slurryFarmhouse washing machines have a tough life, but Cornish contractor Kevin Heywood took the abuse to new heights when testing his concept for a unique slurry separator. Rather than oily… UMBILICALKME develops all-in-one slurry pump and compressorSlurry contractors keen to shave a few minutes off their umbilical set-up time might be tempted by the combined pump and compressor assembly developed by County Kerry-based KME Agri. The… SPRAYING AND SPREADINGMastek Combi rig combines slurry pump and compressorFarmers and contractors running tractors without a front linkage or pto can now carry a pump and compressor as a single unit thanks to Mastek’s self-contained Combi Pump Set. Rather… 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… More articles
