Tow and Fert slurry fertiliser applicator ticks all boxes Designed with simplicity in mind The Tow and Fert was designed for tool-less maintenance and cleaning. Every fitting can be removed in the paddock using the robust ‘cam-lock’ hardware. This means, for whatever reason, you need to clear a blockage - you can do it down the back paddock of your farm. Nozzles that offer different application rates can be switched on-the-fly giving you full flexibility of your requirements.
The Tow and Fert is “NOT just-another-sprayer”, George Freeman of Metalform emphasises. It provides every farmer the freedom and independence they need when it comes to managing their fertiliser and animal health programme effectively. With the ability to mix and apply nearly every type of fine particle fertilisers, liquid fertilisers, bio fertilisers, humates, animal health products and weed control products - the Tow and Fert is no toy! Metalform of Dannevirke, New Zealand have been developing fertiliser application products for over 30 years from fine particle slurry applicators for helicopters to particle grinders for ground spread trucks. The newest addition after 4 years of R&D, is the versatile Tow and Fert Multi 800. Don’t be fooled by the size of the Multi 800. To put it in perspective, one load can cover up to 10 hectares with a typical 50 kg/ha of Urea - in just over half an hour. Everything about the Tow and Fert is simple - from planning and executing your desired mixture through to cleaning and maintaining the machine with no tools. It is designed so that any employee can quickly learn how to operate and utilise all the features of the Tow and Fert without any hassle. The most important thing about the Tow and Fert is the cost benefits you can achieve in your fertiliser programme, by being able to manage the exact amount of product going on your pastures and applying it when you want rather than waiting for contractors to do large areas.
Free up your tractor and use a 4WD ute! The Tow and Fert being used to apply Fine Lime. Cost benefits are immediate With great results emerging, the Tow and Fert customers are reporting paybacks on their Tow and Fert of fewer than 12 months. When this is coupled with Metalform’s easy financing option, owning the Tow and Fert and removing the cost of a 3rd party to apply fertiliser and saving on actual fertiliser amounts - can often make this a cash flow positive purchase making the decision a real no-brainer. The Tow and Fert’s multi role ability means you will be saving money in fertiliser, application costs, timely application of animal health trace elements, application of herbicides (thistle, dock spray etc) while simultaneously applying lime, urea etc.
Coupled with the specifically designed software package by Metalform, the Tow and Fert is so easy to use. The software programme lets you choose the product combination you wish to apply, rate per hectare and estimated speed of travel and the program will give you exactly the amount of product and water required. This eliminates all guess work of your mixtures.
Loading the Tow and Fert from a silo is easy!
Notice how every plant has guaranteed droplet cover across the entire 18 metre swath. The ability to quickly and easily apply zinc to treat a facial eczema out-break, gives an obvious cost saving in vet costs and lost production. Zinc is one of the many animal health products that can be applied with the Tow and Fert.
Handling urea is easy with a loading bin - 500kg is easily mixed into the Tow and Fert patented pre-mixer A versatile machine Imagine being able to apply all products related to nitrogen (urea and gibberellic products), animal health products (mag oxide, fine lime, selenium, copper, iodine and zinc), fine particle fertiliser (including phosphorus, potassium and sulphur), liquid fertilisers (seaweed and fish based products) and soil conditioning products (humates) all whenever you want to and the amount you need to. The Tow and Fert has made this possible. Now, if you need to do a light cover of mag-oxide before you bring the cows into the paddock - you can! If you require a small dose of weed spray mixed with nitrogen after the cows have been in the paddock - you can! Not only can it mix and apply products for your pasture, the potential uses are endless. “I use it for mixing up my whole milk powder to feed the calves” says Mark Warren of Oamaru who milks 1500 cows. With the ability to self fill out of a creek, David Miller of Pokeno who milks 650 cows was happy to tell us, “During this dry season up in the north, I’ve been spraying out water onto my row of trees along my drive and pumping water into my supply tank thanks to the Tow and Fert” .
After analysing your soil and herbage tests, you may find that different paddocks require different nutrients. With the Tow and Fert, it is easy to blend a custom mix for each area and change it at different times of the year - try doing this with your bulk spreader.
In summary The Tow and Fert offers flexibility in your busy schedule to apply products you know and want, in a timely and effective manner. Don’t wait until you have 60 hectares to spray and call in a Helicopter - get the Tow and Fert so you can mix and apply any product at any time. Like being in control? If you like the concept behind slurry, dissolved or bio fertilisers but want to know how many kg/ha of nutrient you are getting on your pastures and want to guarantee timely applications then call Metalform on 06 374 7043 or freephone 0508 747 040 to organise a no-obligation demonstration of the Tow and Fert. Then you can make your own mind up! Visit www.towandfarm.com to find out more or watch the video.
Apply liquid suspended Magnesium oxide with the Tow and Fert with an even 18 metre cover