umbilical slurry spreading

PMU

anyone know of a contractor that does this with a trailing-shoe or an injector. I have too much grass for a splash plate.

dar31

my slurry contractor has one.
what part of country are you?

PMU

south roscommon, could you pm me his number.thanx

6480

my contractor has a dribble bar its very good on grass , the problem with the injector or trailing shoe is that it takes a lot of effort to pull it around

frazzledhome

Looking for a slurry contractor with an umbilical trailing shoe set up. North KK area

frazzledhome

Any takers

Milked out

frazzledhome wrote: »

Any takers

Our slurry contractor is based in doneraile in cork but has gone up to parts of north clare as well. Comes down to bandon here as 4 or 5 farmers use him. He would prob travel but because of distance could be heading opposite direction when u need him. Don't know of anyone yer direction

dar31

frazzledhome wrote: »

Any takers

What quantity are you talking about
Our lad regularly travel to west wicklow

frazzledhome

dar31 wrote: »

What quantity are you talking about
Our lad regularly travel to west wicklow

Will you pm his number. How many meters pipe do you recon he has?

dar31

frazzledhome wrote: »

Will you pm his number. How many meters pipe do you recon he has?

He dose 1.4 km for us. He was talking of getting more though.
Was getting on to him to get a flow meter as spread rates can be a bit varaible.
Will send pm

Greengrass1

dar31 wrote: »

He dose 1.4 km for us. He was talking of getting more though.
Was getting on to him to get a flow meter as spread rates can be a bit varaible.
Will send pm

Mate of mine spread 5kl /ac of water from lagoon along with dairy washings - lagoon went 8n last sept only getting cubicles in this yr.
The grass thar came after it was unreal.

frazzledhome

dar31 wrote: »

He dose 1.4 km for us. He was talking of getting more though.
Was getting on to him to get a flow meter as spread rates can be a bit varaible.
Will send pm

Cheers Dar got it

frazzledhome

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Mate of mine spread 5kl /ac of water from lagoon along with dairy washings - lagoon went 8n last sept only getting cubicles in this yr.
The grass thar came after it was unreal.

That's what I want but with shoe. All lagoon slurry with slatted tanks pumped to it

whelan2

frazzledhome wrote: »

That's what I want but with shoe. All lagoon slurry with slatted tanks pumped to it

we had a guy from meath with the trailing shoe, grass bombed it after it. Will do it again next year

visatorro

used dribble bar on paddocks with heavy covers, was very happy with results. wasn't exactly watery slurry. he didn't pump too far for me but come pump 4k. after seeing dribble bar I wouldn't bother with shoe

Mad4simmental

Harrahill near templemore might have one. He's got a fairly big set up now.

kevthegaff

Mad4simmental wrote: »

Harrahill near templemore might have one. He's got a fairly big set up now.

Didnt know they done that, m barry from mid tipp but not sure is it just a splash plate. Sound guy

frazzledhome

Mad4simmental wrote: »

Harrahill near templemore might have one. He's got a fairly big set up now.

Know him Does work this country

Milked out

visatorro wrote: »

used dribble bar on paddocks with heavy covers, was very happy with results. wasn't exactly watery slurry. he didn't pump too far for me but come pump 4k. after seeing dribble bar I wouldn't bother with shoe

Our lad did say u need a good cover with dribble bar as if there isn't enough grass cover to keep the pipe up so to speak the pipe smears the slurry across the grass as it's pulled along

Miname

I thought trailing shoes and dribble bars were pretty common now. There's a fair few of them around here.

tanko

Miname wrote: »

I thought trailing shoes and dribble bars were pretty common now. There's a fair few of them around here.

I think I remember seeing an article in the journal about a contractor who had a self propelled slurry tanker spreader in monaghan. It was a serious piece of kit. I wonder did he get much work for it and whether he still has it or not?

frazzledhome

Miname wrote: »

I thought trailing shoes and dribble bars were pretty common now. There's a fair few of them around here.

A trailing shoe tanker isn't what I'm after its one with an umbilical

Miname

tanko wrote: »

I think I remember seeing an article in the journal about a contractor who had a self propelled slurry tanker spreader in monaghan. It was a serious piece of kit. I wonder did he get much work for it and whether he still has it or not?

I've heard nothing more about it since then and haven't seen it in use anywhere local either. Conor's covering the other side of the county so he might have seen something.

visatorro

Milked out wrote:

Our lad did say u need a good cover with dribble bar as if there isn't enough grass cover to keep the pipe up so to speak the pipe smears the slurry across the grass as it's pulled along

that would make sense alright, when he's reeling back in the pipes it's nearly impossible to avoid. but would still recommend it. better than splashplate imo.

stanflt

whelan2 wrote: »

we had a guy from meath with the trailing shoe, grass bombed it after it. Will do it again next year

I got a guy called Kevin Meade Agri in after silage with dribble bar and umbilical- he will be back 4-5 times a year from now on- gonna park up the tanker as too time consuming- calving and breeding too important

stretch film

How soon are u all grazing after dribble bar / t shoe .
In other words is a widescale spread for early and late season only?
What about disease issues. ?

mahoney_j

stanflt wrote: »

I got a guy called Kevin Meade Agri in after silage with dribble bar and umbilical- he will be back 4-5 times a year from now on- gonna park up the tanker as too time consuming- calving and breeding too important

And tax efficient too!!,use trailing shoe tank here 2/3 times a year and also got contractor in to spread fertliser a few times as well..really frees up time .i also only process a 1600 gallon tank and 1 tonne rauch spreader .priced replacement 1.5 tonne rauch with gps,cover etc near 10 k .will be sticking with what I have and use contractor more .

C0N0R

Miname wrote: »

I've heard nothing more about it since then and haven't seen it in use anywhere local either. Conor's covering the other side of the county so he might have seen something.

There was a big contractor up in Carrick maybe Farrelly had a brand new one years ago, haven't heard a whole pile about it since. There is a lad near me had one on behind an old artic Massey but she gave up he ghost this year so he bought a yoke in from Germany, would be new and haven't seen her.

Miname

C0N0R wrote: »

There was a big contractor up in Carrick maybe Farrelly had a brand new one years ago, haven't heard a whole pile about it since. There is a lad near me had one on behind an old artic Massey but she gave up he ghost this year so he bought a yoke in from Germany, would be new and haven't seen her.

There's no farrelly in carrick that I know of.

C0N0R

Miname wrote: »

There's no farrelly in carrick that I know of.

Your right! Dessie Cunningham is who I was thinking of, slurry.ie is his website

stanflt

stretch film wrote: »

How soon are u all grazing after dribble bar / t shoe .
In other words is a widescale spread for early and late season only?
What about disease issues. ?

17 days no problem

whelan2

stanflt wrote: »

I got a guy called Kevin Meade Agri in after silage with dribble bar and umbilical- he will be back 4-5 times a year from now on- gonna park up the tanker as too time consuming- calving and breeding too important

ye thats the guy, he must cover a fair area

mahoney_j

stretch film wrote: »

How soon are u all grazing after dribble bar / t shoe .
In other words is a widescale spread for early and late season only?
What about disease issues. ?

Often grazed after 10 days ,no issue .advisor says should wait 20 days at least due to rapid release of phosphorous in the plant especially with applications early in season

frazzledhome

stanflt wrote: »

I got a guy called Kevin Meade Agri in after silage with dribble bar and umbilical- he will be back 4-5 times a year from now on- gonna park up the tanker as too time consuming- calving and breeding too important

Would go that road if farm was all together. Tankers are slow, costly and inefficient

C0N0R

frazzledhome wrote: »

Would go that road if farm was all together. Tankers are slow, costly and inefficient

That depends on layout of farm and scale really though

Miname

C0N0R wrote: »

Your right! Dessie Cunningham is who I was thinking of, slurry.ie is his website

A website for slurry that's a first for me

Limestone Cowboy

Miname wrote: »

There's no farrelly in carrick that I know of.

Is there a mcguinness fella up that side with a umbilical setup. Went to ag college with his son.

Miname

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Is there a mcguinness fella up that side with a umbilical setup. Went to ag college with his son.

Not mc cann by any chance?

Limestone Cowboy

Miname wrote: »

Not mc cann by any chance?

Nope, definitely mcguinnes.

C0N0R

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Is there a mcguinness fella up that side with a umbilical setup. Went to ag college with his son.

There is a McGuinness near me does silage anyway not sure about slurry, Monaghan town

Muckit

How are lads being charged for umbilical? Us it per hour or gallons pumped?

Got slurry spread by umbilical this spring. It's some job. Big plus l see with it is little or no compaction.

Miname

Muckit wrote: »

How are lads being charged for umbilical? Us it per hour or gallons pumped?

Got slurry spread by umbilical this spring. It's some job. Big plus l see with it is little or no compaction.

Between 120-150 an hour around here, some charge for rolling out the pipes some don't. 12 bays agitated and out for less than 700 this year. It wouldn't pay to spread your own.

tanko

Muckit wrote: »

How are lads being charged for umbilical? Us it per hour or gallons pumped?

Got slurry spread by umbilical this spring. It's some job. Big plus l see with it is little or no compaction.

Got 12 bays spread for €450 a few years ago. Charged per hour spread, it was well mixed.

C0N0R

Miname wrote: »

Between 120-150 an hour around here, some charge for rolling out the pipes some don't. 12 bays agitated and out for less than 700 this year. It wouldn't pay to spread your own.

Same here, all I know charge for setup and spreading time.

td5man

C0N0R wrote: »

There is a McGuinness near me does silage anyway not sure about slurry, Monaghan town

Taites?

C0N0R

td5man wrote: »

Taites?

I'm lost!

td5man

C0N0R wrote: »

I'm lost!

Have Taites pipes?

visatorro

100 euro an hour. that includes reeling in and out. rough estimate bit I reckon when he got going he was fit to pump 60000 litres and hour. that's what, 12000 gallons in old money. not a mark on the field. used dribble bar. he'll be here hopefully twice in the spring.

kevthegaff

visatorro wrote:

100 euro an hour. that includes reeling in and out. rough estimate bit I reckon when he got going he was fit to pump 60000 litres and hour. that's what, 12000 gallons in old money. not a mark on the field. used dribble bar. he'll be here hopefully twice in the spring.

I thought they could spread 20-30 k gallkns/hr, great job nontheless

visatorro

kevthegaff wrote:

I thought they could spread 20-30 k gallkns/hr, great job nontheless

yeah when I get calculator out its 25k an hour. was far from watery stuff aswell