Opico has launched a new slurry injector for mounting onto the company’s 6m hydraulic folding Sward Slitter. Called the Slit Injector, it gives improved nutrient utilisation over splash plate applicators as slurry is delivered down to the ground and into the slots made by the slitter blades, reducing nutrient losses due to volatilisation and evaporation.
The Slit Injector dispenses slurry through 36 outlets that are directly aligned with each of the four-blade rotors of the Sward Slitter.
“While splash plate slurry application offers only a 20 per cent nutrient efficiency, because the Slit Injector delivers slurry down to the ground and to the root zone, it gives an estimated 85 per cent nutrient efficiency, a significant benefit by comparison,” Opico’s grassland product specialist, Neil Robinson, said.
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| Opico’s new Slit Injector, mounted onto the 6m Sward Slitter, ensures significantly better slurry nutrient utilisation compared to splash plate applicators. |
The Slit Injector also features: heavy–duty inline rubber outlet nozzles with adjustable height control; a Vogelsang ExaCut distributor to macerate the slurry, complete with large capacity stone trap and easy drain port; and a heavy–duty double–swing arm fitted with robust double-acting hydraulic line feed valve, with a Bauer HK108 (four-inch) female line fitting – alternative line fittings are available on request.
The Slit Injector costs £11,978and the combination of the 6m hydraulic folding Sward Slitter and Slit Injector costs £20,512 (prices correct as of January 2013).
For more information visit: www.opico.co.uk.
