Major Equipment, based in Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo, have new low emission Dribble Bar and Trailing Shoe applicators. They offer a solution to the growing challenges of tighter regulations while maximising the benefit of slurry.

Trailing Shoe applicator

The MAJOR applicators are designed to apply slurry to the soil surface as accurately as possible while minimising nutrient loss and ammonia emissions. Both are available in 7.5m working widths and have 30 outlets spaced 260mm apart for even and precise distribution of liquid material in long and short grass.

Low emission and precision slurry spreading
“Slurry is an asset and to extract the most value out of it, it needs to be applied as close to the soil as possible,” says Eoin Murphy, Major Equipment’s UK General Manager. “Besides reducing the amount of nutrients lost when compared to surface spreading, you minimise sward contamination and uneven growth. These are increasingly important considerations for farmers who depend on healthy grass for livestock.”

Simple and affordable solutions to stay compliant
The new systems are simple and cost-effective solutions to comply with upcoming government requirements to spread slurry and digestate using only low-emission spreading equipment.

The MAJOR slurry injectors are easily mounted onto the back door of a vacuum tank without welding or fabricating, making them ideal for retro-fitting. Brackets with settings in 60mm increments allow either unit to be set according to the tanker height making the system completely adaptable to any tanker make or model. They can also be used with the existing splash plate left in place.

“The bewildering number of systems out there can be overwhelming for farm business owners who just needs a solution to stay compliant,” says Eoin. “We’ve been customising tankers for over 40 years so we’ve thought through everything with our retrofit low-emission slurry spreaders. With best in class components and materials, our systems are built to last, thereby delivering real value for money.”

Double duty agricultural mower
MAJOR will also display a selection of its power-saving Cyclone mower. The heavy duty shredders do the work of conventional mulchers and flails with a minimum 25% less power required than equivalent-sized machines. For example, a 110-hp tractor with a PTO at 1000/rpm is enough to power the 5.6m (19’) shredder.

From traditional pasture topping to brush control, these machines are especially effective on crop stubble including cotton, maize, rapeseed, and sorghum. They are equally at home in set-aside, forestry margin management, and environmental scrubland control.