DAIRY NEWS MARCH 25, 2014
44 // TRACTORS & MACHINERY
Fert accuracy maximises yield TONY HOPKINSON
FERT SPREADING accuracy was to the fore in the Central Districts Field Days display of Kuhn’s Axis spreaders, all with H-EMC (hydraulic drive, electronic mass flow control). “Accuracy helps crop yield as the plant gets the correct nutrients to maximise yield and by that means farmers can monitor expenses,” said national sales manager, Kuhn New Zealand, Brian Robertson. The (Remove “range of”) models give spreading widths from 12m to 50m with capacities from 1000L to 4000L. These can be combined with manual/electronic application rate adjustment proportional to ground speed. The working width is changed by altering the drop point of the fertiliser/seeds onto the disc – manually on some models and electronically from the cab on others. With the larger capacity models (Remove “a range of”) electronically controlled metering outlets can be integrated with GPS to prevent the
Glenbrook Hire’s extended excavator fleet.
wastage otherwise caused by overlapping at headlands. Kuhn’s OptiPoint automatically determines the ideal point to open and close the metering outlets with GPS support. Models with weighcells working with Quantron E-2 or HEMC Isobus allow the farmer to alter the application rate during spreading. These systems check, several times
per second, whether the flow corresponds to the programmed rate and adjusts it to the correct amount. The EMC measures and continuously adjusts application on each disc on all hydraulically driven models. This gives high flexibility and accuracy. Tel. 0800 585 007 www.kuhn.co.nz
Excavator choice didn’t take long A NEW excavator added to the fleet run
by Glenbrook Hire, near Pukekohe, was chosen on the basis that the distributor, Norwood Farm Machinery Centre, knows what it is about. After 30 years of dealing with Norwoods at Pukekohe, and the Kubota engines the firm sells and services, Glenbrook Hire manager Shane Pinker says the choice was not difficult. Since 1976 the family-run Glenbrook Machinery has serviced greater Auckland region with AVANT loaders and AUSA rough terrain forklifts. When Glenbrook were looking to add excavators to their hire fleet they decided to stick with what they knew, Norwood says. Kubota engines powering their loader and forklift range stood the brand in a league of its own, the hire firm says, so the Kubota excavator range topped its list for
fleet expansion. Says Shane Pinker, “[Norwood’s] Steve Hale has been more than accommodating and nothing is ever a problem.” Auckland and Northland sales rep Steve Hale says, “The Glenbrook team are great to deal with, always making you feel welcome. “If there is a specific Kubota product a customer wants for a long term hire then we will do everything we can to make that product available” Pinker says With a dozen Kubota excavators now available, including the recently released KX016-4, Pinker says expanding the geographical reach of their hire division and the range available is the goal for 2014. Kubota is imported in New Zealand by C B Norwood Distributors Ltd. Tel. 0800 KUBOTA www.kubota.co.nz
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