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Check our ‘how to calibrate’ guidance on setting and maintaining fertiliser spreaders and using latest automated spreader calibration, rate regulation, section control and field mapping technologies for Amazone, Kuhn, KRM Bogballe, Kverneland, Sulky, Teagle and Vicon spinner disc and boom spreaders.

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WORKSHOP SKILLS

£10,000 Wing Jet workshop mod forms 30m Avadex applicator

Upsizing from 24m to 30m tramlines meant Buckinghamshire arable farmer Charlie Edgley had a raft of machinery to either upgrade or replace, one of which was his Avadex applicator. In…

FERTILISER SPREADERS

Why lime contractor commissioned custom Bunning spreader

With just a bag of clothes in the back of his Ford Focus, Steve Pack’s career in soil nutrition began 12 years ago as he drove from the family farm…

FERTILISER SPREADERS

Forward-control Fastrac ups spreading output by 30%

Spreading 30,000t of lime annually across a 70-mile radius means Chris Anstey’s supply-and-apply business needs an applicator that is quick, versatile, reliable and comfortable. Those qualities were somewhat lacking in…

FERTILISER SPREADERS

Twin fert spreader combo reduces passes and eases logistics

One of the first Amazone front and rear spreader combinations in the UK is allowing its Dorset-based owners to spread two products at variable rates in a single pass and…

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WORKSHOP SKILLS

Inventions Comp 2023: Charlie Edgley's 30m Avadex applicator

Having switched from 24m to 30m tramlines, Buckinghamshire farmer Charlie Edgley and his team set about building a custom Avadex applicator/cover crop broadcaster to suit the new setup. A donor…

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FERTILISER SPREADERS

7 low-cost fertiliser spreaders for smaller farms

Plump for all the fancy add-ons and it’s fairly easy to push the price of a high-capacity twin-disc fertiliser spreader to more than £30,000. But for those content with an…

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FERTILISER SPREADERS

Kuhn ramps up headland fert spreading accuracy

Kuhn has further developed its Optipoint fertiliser spread pattern control software for even greater accuracy at headland intersections. Available for the Axis range of twin-disc broadcasters, Optipoint Pro adjusts the…

FERTILISER SPREADERS

Valtra claims fertiliser savings with auto spreader tweaks

A system designed to correct the pitch of a mounted fertiliser spreader as it empties is one of several new options being offered by Valtra. The Smart Top Link kit…

FERTILISER SPREADERS

APV extends PS applicator options with new distribution head

Austrian outfit APV has launched a new mushroom-shaped distribution head for its small PS pneumatic applicators. Rather than having a clutch of pipes crammed directly below the metering unit, the…

FERTILISER SPREADERS

Stocks Ag applicators get new mid-range control box

A new controller for Stocks Ag granule and seed applicators provides a third option for operating the company’s Turbo Jet, Rotor Meter, Fan Jet Plus, Maxi Meter and Micro Meter…

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Test and reviews

FERTILISER SPREADERS

Driver’s view: Ryetec self-propelled fertiliser spreader

For specialist spreading contractors there’s a lot to be said for running a self-propelled machine rather than a tractor and trailed unit. Not only does it make the machine more…

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CEREALS

Video: Machinery highlights from Cereals 2018

The Farmers Weekly machinery team headed to the southern site for the annual Cereals show, this year at Chrishall Grange in Cambridgeshire. Although several machinery manufacturers scaled back their stands,…

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