The latest slurry separation development from Bauer brings new plug-and-play flexibility to slurry management for large farms and opens the way for contractors to provide separation services to smaller livestock units.
The remarkably compact unit comprises a galvanised steel frame housing a pump and enclosed control panel, with a screw press separator mounted on top with all the necessary pipework. Built-in pallet fork slots enable farmers and contractors to quickly off-load the unit from a trailer and pack it up again to move to a new location.
“It could be an ideal solution for the growing number of farms with more than one dairy unit and slurry storage and handling facilities,” Bauer’s UK and Ireland sales manager, Adrian Tindall said. “For contractors, it offers a new service opportunity that’ll bring the benefits of separation to farms that can’t justify investment in their own system.”
The plug-and-play unit requires minimal permanent infrastructure and is available with a choice of Bauer separators to provide different levels of output.
“The individual components are optimally integrated into the design for guaranteed stability and a long lifespan,” Bauer Group product manager Hans-Peter Hojas said. “It delivers a very high level of dry matter from slurry using a low amount of energy.”
All components are contained within and protected by a galvanised steel frame. They comprise a proven Bauer eccentric screw intake pump; a rotary discharge pump; an electronic control unit with cabling; and flexible intake, overflow and discharge piping with the famous Bauer quick coupling for easy connections.
Three versions are available; with the Bauer S655 or 655HD screw press separator, the mobile unit provides a typical throughput of 30 cubic metres/hour and organic material up to 32 per cent dry matter using a standard length screw with single screen.
The same dry matter performance is achieved with the S855/855HD separator, but at throughputs of up to 40 cubic metres/hour thanks to an extended screw and double screen. Both separators are powered by a 5.5kW electric motor.
For separation and the opportunity to produce a soft, comfortable bedding material for cow cubicles, the mobile unit can be equipped with the Green Bedding version of the 855 separator, which has a 7.5kW motor and achieves outputs typically of 25 cubic metres/hour producing material with up to 36 per cent dry matter.
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