Dribble bar

[Boysground]

You want a Vogelstang pan type one

Thanks will have a look

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[Boysground]

How are u getting on with sand in the trailing shoe? Does it handle thick stuff?

Unless we have a breakdown (which with sand it will break) everything goes through a separator. It then goes in a small lagoon to settle before going on fields or transfer to another lagoon.

So in theory nothing thick. We do at times put thicker through but give it a good mix, if we can we will put wash water in as well to make it all thinner.

Even with settled separated liquid sand still gets in and will destroy the macerator and block pipes, it’s just a matter of being on top of it all.

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[fiat 9090]

I bet your neighbour,s a smart man

He was smart in his own way just didn't move with the times

 

[dieselboost]

What do guys make of the Agquip dribble bar? It has V shaped rubber boots that in theory should part a grass canopy to leave slurry closer to the ground is there is some cover in the field? Is this the best compromise without the weight and wearing parts of a trailing shoe? I feel it is a better set up that the like sof the Mastek set up with the layflat hoses. Interested to get peoples opinions or experiences on this? Pictures of the Agquip system on a tank given at this link:

https://www.hispec.net/agquip_dribble_bar/#1495053850785-055a8228-1ae5

 

[Dave79]

I have a 9m agquip dribble bar. Great piece of kit. Our contractor used a trailing shoe but we found weeds grew in the slits. I think He’s all dribble bars now. The tanker actually empties quicker with the dribble bar and you have a perfectly even spread, unlike most spreadplates. My vet was in the other day and commented on the dribble bar and I said it was expensive but probably saved a half hundredweight an acre a cut. If you work that out it’s a lot of money. For me over 200 acres cutting and grazing x3. So 600 x 25kg, that’s 15 tonnes of fert a year and I’m being conservative with that calculation.

 

[Speedstar]

I have a 9m agquip dribble bar. Great piece of kit. Our contractor used a trailing shoe but we found weeds grew in the slits. I think He’s all dribble bars now. The tanker actually empties quicker with the dribble bar and you have a perfectly even spread, unlike most spreadplates. My vet was in the other day and commented on the dribble bar and I said it was expensive but probably saved a half hundredweight an acre a cut. If you work that out it’s a lot of money. For me over 200 acres cutting and grazing x3. So 600 x 25kg, that’s 15 tonnes of fert a year and I’m being conservative with that calculation.

in 10 years of using a trailing shoe we have never seen a weed growing were the slurry is placed

 

[fiat 9090]

in 10 years of using a trailing shoe we have never seen a weed growing were the slurry is placed

I have never heard of that either but I saw thick cattle slurry spread with a dribble bar leaving a row where it smothered the grass last summer

 

[faircomment]

Surely pulling 40 coulters at 50mm deep every 12m down a grass field, then applying slurry would encourage a lot of weed growth and use a lot of diesel? Have you done any trials following behind with a fert spinner and some grass seed as it sounds like a good way of reseeding [emoji23]

No, you just mix in whatever seed you like with the slurry

 

[fiat 9090]

What do guys make of the Agquip dribble bar? It has V shaped rubber boots that in theory should part a grass canopy to leave slurry closer to the ground is there is some cover in the field? Is this the best compromise without the weight and wearing parts of a trailing shoe? I feel it is a better set up that the like sof the Mastek set up with the layflat hoses. Interested to get peoples opinions or experiences on this? Pictures of the Agquip system on a tank given at this link:

https://www.hispec.net/agquip_dribble_bar/#1495053850785-055a8228-1ae5

That looks a good job

 

[fiat 9090]

I have a 9m agquip dribble bar. Great piece of kit. Our contractor used a trailing shoe but we found weeds grew in the slits. I think He’s all dribble bars now. The tanker actually empties quicker with the dribble bar and you have a perfectly even spread, unlike most spreadplates. My vet was in the other day and commented on the dribble bar and I said it was expensive but probably saved a half hundredweight an acre a cut. If you work that out it’s a lot of money. For me over 200 acres cutting and grazing x3. So 600 x 25kg, that’s 15 tonnes of fert a year and I’m being conservative with that calculation.

thats a lot of slurry

 

[Lewis]

Are macerators needed on tanker dribble bars if slurry is thin? Or does the macerator act as the method of even distribution for each dribble pipe?

 

[fiat 9090]

Yes the macerator acts as a distributor to each pipe and even though the slurry is watery any little stick stone piece of wavin balls of hair or cattle tags will block the pipes if you don't have a macerator ,there are huge differences in macerator and they are being improved

 

[Grassnslurry]

Anyone have a slurryquip dribble bar? Looks to be a very tidy design with little tail swing

 

[fiat 9090]

Anyone have a slurryquip dribble bar? Looks to be a very tidy design with little tail swing

Looks tidy is that their own macerator

 

[ollie989898]

What are the best and simplest dribble bar setups that would suit 'farmer' use as opposed to contractor use?

Im assuming 8-9 metres would be ample for an average 2000 gallon farmer tanker?

 

[Grassnslurry]

Looks tidy is that their own macerator

Ya i think it is

 

[Speedstar]

What are the best and simplest dribble bar setups that would suit 'farmer' use as opposed to contractor use?

Im assuming 8-9 metres would be ample for an average 2000 gallon farmer tanker?

Farmer one will more likely be 7.5 meter wide, the a pan type masarator , simple cheap out fit , not a fan of a dribble bar on grass, you will be better off spending a little more and buying a trailing shoe

 

[Ben_Willcox]

I work for Mastek covering the UK. We offer a 7.5m dribble bar which can be retro fitted to the rear door of any make of slurry tanker (as shown on a HiSpec below).
All our products feature our own SuperCut macerator which has 6 serrated cutters to shear long fibre. The cutters also have a nylon insert to reduce friction wear with sand. It will wear but not as fast. We also offer a 7.5m trailing shoe if customers prefer, however we sell significantly more dribble bars over trailing shoe.

 

[Speedstar]

I work for Mastek covering the UK. We offer a 7.5m dribble bar which can be retro fitted to the rear door of any make of slurry tanker (as shown on a HiSpec below).
All our products feature our own SuperCut macerator which has 6 serrated cutters to shear long fibre. The cutters also have a nylon insert to reduce friction wear with sand. It will wear but not as fast. We also offer a 7.5m trailing shoe if customers prefer, however we sell significantly more dribble bars over trailing shoe.

Asked Mark about a year a go for a price for 2 trailing shoe still have never got one from him yet to go on to tankers.

 

[Ben_Willcox]

The trailing shoe was undergoing some changes last year which may of been why Mark was hesitant. I have seen some video footage (in the last couple days) of the improvements our design team have made and it looks good ring me or Mark and we will have a chat 07930876941