All articles about Slurry tankers Advice and tips 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… See all Case studies SLURRY TANKERSLeics contractor rates 70t Vervaet Quad XL slurry spreaderSurging demand for cheaper crop nutrition in the face of last year’s volatile fertiliser prices drove farmers across the country to seek alternatives to synthetic nitrogen. The resulting appetite for… 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 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… See all Community WORKSHOP SKILLSInventions Comp 2023: Mick Thompson's custom pumping trailerMick Thompson takes third place in the complex category of the 2023 Farmers Weekly Inventions Competition with his slurry-pumping trailer. Mr Thompson of Lancashire outfit Thompson Brothers built a remote-controlled… WORKSHOP SKILLSInventions Comp 2023: Self-propelled pump and tankThe runner-up of the complex category of the 2023 Farmers Weekly Inventions Competition is Alistair Craig with his lorry slurry pumping trailer. Remote umbilical slurry pumping trailers and nurse tanks… See all Insights TECHNOLOGYHow to improve slurry and silage kit with infrared sensorsScientists have been using near-infrared spectroscopy for decades, analysing everything from blood and tissue samples to livestock forage and grain. But now this technology is starting to migrate from the… See all News SLURRY TANKERSTramspread launches quick-build slurry storage tanksTramspread has introduced a new range of steel storage tanks that can be erected relatively quickly without laying a concrete base. The Butek Tank stores instead sit on a ring… SLURRY TANKERSVogelsang DoubleFlow halves trailing shoe row spacingsSlurry specialist Vogelsang has unveiled a retrofit Y-shaped pipe splitter that can double the number of rows on its UniSpread and Blackbird trailing shoe applicators. The DoubleFlow linkage halves the… WORKSHOP SKILLSInventions Comp 2024: Slurry separator bags top prizeThis year’s complex category winner is a self-powered slurry separator built over two years by Alan Gilkes for Cornish contractor AJ Heywood. The machine was designed to split the liquid… SLURRY TANKERSJ Riley pens deals for five more slurry applicator rangesVervaet self-propelled spreader importer J Riley aims to become a one-stop shop for slurry and digestate handling equipment by taking on agencies for complementary equipment from several other manufacturers. Bomech… See all Test and reviews SLURRY TANKERSVogelsang builds retrofit tanker-mounted trailing shoeFamily-owned Vogelsang has built its first dedicated Blackbird trailing shoe toolbar, with a redesigned distributor to help improve the accuracy of slurry spreading. See also:Advice on planning your slurry storage… See all
