Know How / Umbilical UmbilicalSee all UMBILICALRetrofit Borger Flowsep extracts small particles from slurryBorger has developed a new separator to remove sand, grit and small glass specks from slurry and digestate. The German firm’s compact and fully enclosed Flowsep assembly is designed to… UMBILICALSteel booms for new 24m Tramspread Suffolk dribble barThe latest addition to Tramspread’s Suffolk dribble bar range runs vertical-folding steel booms, making it a cheaper and easier-to-fix alternative to the existing horizontal-fold aluminium setup. It comes in a… UMBILICALVSM Grow Tech introduces 12m MOM disc-type slurry injectorA new name in the UK slurry equipment market, Moretto Officine Meccaniche (MOM) has produced its first series-production 12m disc-type slurry injector to work on grass, with a custom 15m… UMBILICALTramspread adds shorter single-axle Contractor slurry trailerAt more than 2m shorter than its twin-axle sibling, the compact single-axle version of Tramspread’s Contractor Trailer umbilical slurry setup should appeal to operators in areas where yard and field… MUCKSPREADERSMuck and slurry field equipment: Where is it made?In the face of intense competition, not only among themselves but from EU-based manufacturers, UK companies building muckspreaders and slurry handling equipment continue to hold their own with a decent… 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… More articles
