Additive system on a forage wagon.

[BDBed]

I have recently purchased a Pottinger torro 6010 and I'm looking at setting up an additive system on it. I have noticed the normal place to put the tank/drums is on the front of the wagon up high. Has anybody done anything different to this? Also any other advice on fitting a system would be great

Thanks in advance!

 

[miniconnect]

http://www.selmechsupplies.co.uk/
^speak to selmech.

theyve mounted a tank under a forage wagon before.
https://www.facebook.com/Selmech/photos/pcb.243286836076153/243286119409558/?type=3&theater

 

[Weare Cham]

I have used wagons with both. Personally I prefer it up above the rotor as you can see how much you are using/have left, it is easier to plumb, easier to put additive in, and there is less chance of it getting damaged.

 

[A Sales representative]

Does your tractor have a front linkage? If it does could you get in and out of gates and yards with something like this?

 

[ploughman1963]

As weare cham says it’s a lot easier up out of trouble where you can see it. Lot more work to constructing a suspended cradle? Difficult to swing out the knife bank?

 

[BDBed]

Does your tractor have a front linkage? If it does could you get in and out of gates and yards with something like this?

Yes tractor has front linkage. When we have the baler wrapper combination and conventional baler and bale band it on the back we put a front tool box on the front, for wrap, string and banding etc. We can get in most places but it's once in and out the field. Multiple times it could start to get on your nerves.

 

[BDBed]

As weare cham says it’s a lot easier up out of trouble where you can see it. Lot more work to constructing a suspended cradle? Difficult to swing out the knife bank?

Do you climb up and stand up on top of the rotor or have you the ability to fill from the ground?

 

[Horn&corn]

Yes tractor has front linkage. When we have the baler wrapper combination and conventional baler and bale band it on the back we put a front tool box on the front, for wrap, string and banding etc. We can get in most places but it's once in and out the field. Multiple times it could start to get on your nerves.

Pop a camera to point both ways. eBay job not v expensive

 

[ploughman1963]

Do you climb up and stand up on top of the rotor or have you the ability to fill from the ground?

We fill using an IBC filled with premixed additive off telehandler/loader. Yes, driver climbs onto hood over rotor to open tank and put hose in. Works well for us. One wagon has 200litre clear plastic chemical barrel, other one has a £1000 selmech tank- can’t see any difference myself other than initial cost

 

[BDBed]

Just a bit concerned that if I'm not about I don't want any accidents. Having fallen off the bale band it myself with a misplaced foot I know it can happen. Difference is on the band it you fall into the field not the back end of a tractor.

 

[Headless chicken]

Just a bit concerned that if I'm not about I don't want any accidents. Having fallen off the bale band it myself with a misplaced foot I know it can happen. Difference is on the band it you fall into the field not the back end of a tractor.

If it’s not owner operated I think I’d want a ladder and maybe a platform of some sort to work on.
What about a little 12v pump where you have the pipe work fixed and the. Suck yo from the ground

 

[ploughman1963]

I have seen someone relocate the access ladder for the body side door for just this purpose

 

[BDBed]

If it’s not owner operated I think I’d want a ladder and maybe a platform of some sort to work on.
What about a little 12v pump where you have the pipe work fixed and the. Suck yo from the ground

When looking into the wagons I went to look at some second hand ones. The comment from the seller was it can be dicey fill up with additive. Since I ended up buying new I was hoping to avoid the situation.