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The new Pro+ HBS series are said to be designed for high daily outputs and precision spreading in manures.
Irish manufacturer Agri-Spread International has launched a new range of rear discharge manure spreaders to complement its existing range of vertical beater machines offered from six to 18 tonnes.
The new Pro+ HBS series are said to be designed for high daily outputs and precision spreading in manures, composts and bulk materials, featuring twin horizontal rotors and internal floor width of 1.6m and 14, 16 and 18 tonne capacities.
Manufactured using a fully welded construction, the base of the machine uses twin 20mm, grade 80 floor chains to move material rearwards to the beaters, with the speed of the single slats controlled variably and including crossflow relief valve protection.
Material is shredded and chopped by the rear horizontal rotors that feature boron flights and 12mm flight tips that deliver the material to adjustable 1.85m diameter discs with twin paddles, which offer a spreading up to a width of up to 24m.
Standard specification includes a wide-angle equipped, 1,000rpm PTO driveline, disc paddle shear bolt protection and automatic HD cam clutch protection for the discs and horizontal beaters. The spreaders are also fitted with a hydraulic double-acting slurry door, a rear rotor hydraulic canopy door with an adjustable spring-loaded hood drop point that also serves as a border control limiter, hydraulic brakes, parking brake and LED lighting.
Drawbars are fitted with fixed, swivel or spoon hitches, while a sprung drawbar is optional. Other options include air/hydraulic brakes and a full ISObus compatible application rate control system with load cells to ensure spreading rates are maintained relative to forward speed.
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