With a hopper capacity of between 5,500-8,200 litres and a maximum working width of up to 52m, the new ZG-B Ultra Hydro delivers the performance you would expect from a top-of-the-range trailed mineral fertiliser spreader.
Nowadays more and more emphasis is being placed on maximising the work rates when mineral fertilising in order to utilise the capacity of qualified operators more effectively. This is why the Soft Ballistic System spreading technology, which has been tried-and-tested over a number of years,has been integrated in the ZG-B Ultra Hydro. This spreader unit is a convincing proposition due to its precision and capability.
The basic hopper with a capacity of 5,500 or 8,200 litres combined with a maximum payload of 10,000kg minimises the filling and non-productive time. The work rate for each running hour can be increased by more than 50% when compared to large mounted fertiliser spreaders. The running gear with modern large-volume AS tyres maximises travel speeds at the farm and on the road.
The working widths are easy to adjust and reach up to 52m, up to 40m with certain kinds of urea products – this ensures an effective supply of nutrients at the right time. The Soft Ballistic System protects the fertiliser in order to ensure precise distribution and a uniform release of nutrients.
The weighing system integrated in the ZG-B Ultra Hydro provides controlled comfort and increased reliability. The weighing system detects deviations in the flow characteristics of heterogeneous mineral fertilisers to maintain the desired spread rate. The quantity applied is precisely documented for the purposes of plot-related nutritional balance. All major field software providers can be accessed using the automatic plot-related documentation system (ASD).
To ensure a balanced supply of nutrients, the spread rate can be modified semi-automatically at the push of a button via the Amatron on-board computer. The quantity can be adjusted fully automatically according to the quantity of pure nitrogen already absorbed using online N-sensor technology.
Modern tractors with power shift gearboxes can adjust their working speed to field conditions. The forward speed-dependent rate control ensures that the specified spread rate always remains the same. This ensures optimum capacity utilisation of the Amazone ZG-B Ultra Hydro.
The Amazone ZG-B Ultra Hydro with hydraulic drive provides full independence of engine speed in relation to forward speed. Modern tractors with modern convenient hydraulics management systems can always be driven in the optimum speed range and therefore save a significant amount of fuel when in operation. The main benefits of this drive system are evident when using the variable working width control at the field edge and when spreading in wedges. A pre-programmed six-section part width section control prevents unnecessary over or under-fertilisation.
To carry out site-specific fertilisation, an N-sensor is required and the fertiliser spreader used must be correctly equipped. The basic requirement is a control technology that can make use of the measurement results obtained via the N-sensor to vary the spread rate on the fertiliser spreader.
This is achieved in the Amazone ZG-B Ultra Hydro trailed fertiliser spreader via two rate shutters that are activated electronically via the Amatron operator control terminal. The machine is also equipped with two hydraulically-operated locking cylinders. This ensures that the full amount is spread as soon as the spreader is started. In addition to satisfying this basic requirement, the ZG-B 8200 Ultra Hydro is also equipped with a hydraulic spreading disc drive and weighing equipment.
A clear benefit of the hydraulic spreading disc drive is that the spread rate varies according to the actual forward speed. This means that the tractor can even be driven extremely economically at reduced engine speeds, even at an idle speed and still always produce the required speed at the discs.
Side and boundary spreading is significantly easier as the corresponding speed reduction for the outer spreader disc can be actuated without dismounting from the tractor. Up to six-part width sections can also be controlled, in wedge-shaped fields for example, by pushing a button on the terminal. In this instance, the electronics control the speed of the spreading discs and also the required opening of the rate shutter in each case.
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