Piggery effluent polluting stream
Waikato Regional Council has sought an interim Enforcement Order from the Environment Court to stop piggery effluent from entering a waterway north of Te Aroha.
Toplink Machinery exhibited at National Fieldays the Tramspread contractor unit, a self-contained system that enables one-man operation and the ability to arrive on farm, set up quickly and spread effluent, then pack up and move to the next job.
Built around a tandem-axle box section trailer, the unit comprises a 900L priming/holding tank initially primed via a vacuum pump driven by a small Honda engine.
The main pumping unit, a Bauer SX2000, has 150mm inlet and twin 125mm delivery outlets, and offers a typical output of 120-130m3/hour depending on material consistency and terrain. This unit is driven by a reconditioned John Deere engine typically sourced from a combine breaker in the UK.
At the front of the unit cradles carry the twin spool of delivery pipe, each with a capacity of 1000m of 100-125mm pipe or 600m of 150mm. Connection is then onwards to a tractor linkage mounted dribble bar assembly in the paddock.
For one man operation an optional remote-control system for the pumping station is offered.
Once the field work is completed, a 170m3 compressor system takes care of blowing out the lines, before the move to the next job.
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