22 September 2015

Slurry for cereal stubble

Last July, we visited our friend Diego Gala Merino in his dairy in Escalona del Prado (Segovia). He and his father own a fantastic farm and they are absolutely passionate about farming... we could share a few hours with them which was a really pleasure for us.

In the farm, there is a large pool (3m deep, 50m length and 25m width) to store the slurry generated by 300 cows... this pool can be full in 6 months if any emptying task isn’t carried out. As you can see in our video, they have a nice Joskin Euroliner spreader of 26,000 liters (his great team is composed of his nice Massey Ferguson 7626 Dyna6 and this Joskin spreader)... he has to fill about 250 Joskin spreaders to empty the pool absolutely.

The empty jobs are performed in summer, so he throws the slurry on cereal stubble (the dose used is of 50,000 l/ha). Diego told us that he don't sell slurry because he throws it on his fields or he sometimes gives slurry away to his friends. Other farmers sell slurry at 30€/trailer but it is not very common in his area. Emptying tasks continue in winter (slurry are thrown on sunflower stubbles and fallows) to allow them beginning with forage campaign in spring. As Diego told us, if he wants to empty the pool, it takes him about a month at full time.

The most important problem when he empties his pool is the sand placed on the bottom. They use sand to cows can lie down. They need to shake slurry because there is too much sand in pool (they use the old Kubota K1-150… it was made in Spain). This sand also generates problems in Joskin spreader so sometimes they have to go into it to clean it using pressurized water because sand clogs all pipes. This is the reason because they don’t inject slurry directly into the ground.


Versión en español.


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Joskin Euroliner Slurry Spreader & Massey Ferguson 7626 Dyna6. (Sacando purines)
Joskin Euroliner Slurry Spreader & Massey Ferguson 7626 Dyna6. (Sacando purines)
Joskin Euroliner Slurry Spreader & Massey Ferguson 7626 Dyna6. (Sacando purines)
Joskin Euroliner Slurry Spreader & Massey Ferguson 7626 Dyna6. (Sacando purines)
Joskin Euroliner Slurry Spreader & Massey Ferguson 7626 Dyna6. (Sacando purines)
Joskin Euroliner Slurry Spreader & Massey Ferguson 7626 Dyna6. (Sacando purines)
Joskin Euroliner Slurry Spreader & Massey Ferguson 7626 Dyna6. (Sacando purines)
Joskin Euroliner Slurry Spreader & Massey Ferguson 7626 Dyna6. (Sacando purines)
Joskin Euroliner Slurry Spreader & Massey Ferguson 7626 Dyna6. (Sacando purines)
Joskin Euroliner Slurry Spreader & Massey Ferguson 7626 Dyna6. (Sacando purines)
Joskin Euroliner Slurry Spreader & Massey Ferguson 7626 Dyna6. (Sacando purines)
Joskin Euroliner Slurry Spreader & Massey Ferguson 7626 Dyna6. (Sacando purines)
Joskin Euroliner Slurry Spreader & Massey Ferguson 7626 Dyna6. (Sacando purines)
Joskin Euroliner Slurry Spreader & Massey Ferguson 7626 Dyna6. (Sacando purines)
Joskin Euroliner Slurry Spreader & Massey Ferguson 7626 Dyna6. (Sacando purines)
Joskin Euroliner Slurry Spreader & Massey Ferguson 7626 Dyna6. (Sacando purines)
Joskin Euroliner Slurry Spreader & Massey Ferguson 7626 Dyna6. (Sacando purines)
Joskin Euroliner Slurry Spreader & Massey Ferguson 7626 Dyna6. (Sacando purines)
Joskin Euroliner Slurry Spreader & Massey Ferguson 7626 Dyna6. (Sacando purines)
Joskin Euroliner Slurry Spreader & Massey Ferguson 7626 Dyna6. (Sacando purines)
Joskin Euroliner Slurry Spreader & Massey Ferguson 7626 Dyna6. (Sacando purines)
Joskin Euroliner Slurry Spreader & Massey Ferguson 7626 Dyna6. (Sacando purines)
Joskin Euroliner Slurry Spreader & Massey Ferguson 7626 Dyna6. (Sacando purines)
Joskin Euroliner Slurry Spreader & Massey Ferguson 7626 Dyna6. (Sacando purines)
Joskin Euroliner Slurry Spreader & Massey Ferguson 7626 Dyna6. (Sacando purines)
Joskin Euroliner Slurry Spreader & Massey Ferguson 7626 Dyna6. (Sacando purines)
Joskin Euroliner Slurry Spreader & Massey Ferguson 7626 Dyna6. (Sacando purines)
Joskin Euroliner Slurry Spreader & Massey Ferguson 7626 Dyna6. (Sacando purines)
Joskin Euroliner Slurry Spreader & Massey Ferguson 7626 Dyna6. (Sacando purines)
Joskin Euroliner Slurry Spreader & Massey Ferguson 7626 Dyna6. (Sacando purines)
Joskin Euroliner Slurry Spreader & Massey Ferguson 7626 Dyna6. (Sacando purines)
Joskin Euroliner Slurry Spreader & Massey Ferguson 7626 Dyna6. (Sacando purines)
Joskin Euroliner Slurry Spreader & Massey Ferguson 7626 Dyna6. (Sacando purines)
Joskin Euroliner Slurry Spreader & Massey Ferguson 7626 Dyna6. (Sacando purines)
Joskin Euroliner Slurry Spreader & Massey Ferguson 7626 Dyna6. (Sacando purines)
Joskin Euroliner Slurry Spreader & Massey Ferguson 7626 Dyna6. (Sacando purines)
Joskin Euroliner Slurry Spreader & Massey Ferguson 7626 Dyna6. (Sacando purines)
Joskin Euroliner Slurry Spreader & Massey Ferguson 7626 Dyna6. (Sacando purines)
Joskin Euroliner Slurry Spreader & Massey Ferguson 7626 Dyna6. (Sacando purines)
Joskin Euroliner Slurry Spreader & Massey Ferguson 7626 Dyna6. (Sacando purines)
Joskin Euroliner Slurry Spreader & Massey Ferguson 7626 Dyna6. (Sacando purines)
Joskin Euroliner Slurry Spreader & Massey Ferguson 7626 Dyna6. (Sacando purines)
Joskin Euroliner Slurry Spreader & Massey Ferguson 7626 Dyna6. (Sacando purines)
Joskin Euroliner Slurry Spreader & Massey Ferguson 7626 Dyna6. (Sacando purines)
Joskin Euroliner Slurry Spreader & Massey Ferguson 7626 Dyna6. (Sacando purines)

13 September 2015

​Test on field. Pöttinger Terradisc 3501 disc harrow (2nd Part)

​We continue speaking about Pöttinger Terradisc 3501 disc harrow that  Durán Maquinaria Agrícola S.L. has lent us during this summer (they import all kind of Pöttinger products in Spain). We published the first post about this disc harrow with its main features. In this post, we are going to speak about our experience and impressions after the working performed in the last weeks.

As you can see in our pictures and video, we have mainly been working cereal stubbles in different fields. So, the work conditions have changed with the main common factor: the ground was hard and dry. We guess it the soil is ​​wetter, the Terradisc disc harrow could carry out better harrowing.

We have got some really good results after harrowing over 50ha. This implement performs a shallow work and it removes cereal stubble absolutely. As it has a cutting packer roller you don't generate any clod and the next time you can harrow with cultichiseel more comfortable. This disc harrow needs to work at high speed. We have worked at 12.7km/h (at 1,600 r.p.m.). It means you could work at 4.44ha/h. We worked at 4ha/h when we harrowed a large field so we saved time and diesel especially. If you work at lower speed (we tested it at 10km/h), the work done is not optimal. The high speed has an important disadvantage... sometimes tractor bounces considerably.

We worked in fallow, garlic and sunflowers stubble. In this case, the ground is soft and Terradisc disc harrow can work more deeply... the labor was fantastic but the required power was higher (we work with our Agrotron M600 of 130HP) and we could test our tractor was working stronger.

As you can see in our video, our tractor is equipped with Cerea, that is a auto steering system by GPS... this system is really cheaper and it works pretty fine.

The main problem we can commend it is the important investment for small farmers... for them, Durán Maquinaria Agrícola S.L. has nice financing plans.

Definitely, Pöttinger Terradisc disc harrow is a tool really interesting and beneficial for all farmers.


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Pöttinger Terradisc 3501 disc harrow
Pöttinger Terradisc 3501 disc harrow
Pöttinger Terradisc 3501 disc harrow
Pöttinger Terradisc 3501 disc harrow
Pöttinger Terradisc 3501 disc harrow
Pöttinger Terradisc 3501 disc harrow
Pöttinger Terradisc 3501 disc harrow
Pöttinger Terradisc 3501 disc harrow
Pöttinger Terradisc 3501 disc harrow
Pöttinger Terradisc 3501 disc harrow
Pöttinger Terradisc 3501 disc harrow
Pöttinger Terradisc 3501 disc harrow
Pöttinger Terradisc 3501 disc harrow
Pöttinger Terradisc 3501 disc harrow
Pöttinger Terradisc 3501 disc harrow
Pöttinger Terradisc 3501 disc harrow
Pöttinger Terradisc 3501 disc harrow
Pöttinger Terradisc 3501 disc harrow
Pöttinger Terradisc 3501 disc harrow
Pöttinger Terradisc 3501 disc harrow
Pöttinger Terradisc 3501 disc harrow
Pöttinger Terradisc 3501 disc harrow
Pöttinger Terradisc 3501 disc harrow
Pöttinger Terradisc 3501 disc harrow
Pöttinger Terradisc 3501 disc harrow
Pöttinger Terradisc 3501 disc harrow
Pöttinger Terradisc 3501 disc harrow
Pöttinger Terradisc 3501 disc harrow
Pöttinger Terradisc 3501 disc harrow
Pöttinger Terradisc 3501 disc harrow
Pöttinger Terradisc 3501 disc harrow
Pöttinger Terradisc 3501 disc harrow
Pöttinger Terradisc 3501 disc harrow
Pöttinger Terradisc 3501 disc harrow
Pöttinger Terradisc 3501 disc harrow
Pöttinger Terradisc 3501 disc harrow
Pöttinger Terradisc 3501 disc harrow
Pöttinger Terradisc 3501 disc harrow
Pöttinger Terradisc 3501 disc harrow
Pöttinger Terradisc 3501 disc harrow
Pöttinger Terradisc 3501 disc harrow
Pöttinger Terradisc 3501 disc harrow
Pöttinger Terradisc 3501 disc harrow
Pöttinger Terradisc 3501 disc harrow
Pöttinger Terradisc 3501 disc harrow
Pöttinger Terradisc 3501 disc harrow
Pöttinger Terradisc 3501 disc harrow
Pöttinger Terradisc 3501 disc harrow