GT Bunning & Sons is now offering a spreader equipped with a large-diameter, narrow tyre aimed at farmers wanting to reduce crop damage when spring top dressing.
The firm’s Lowlander 120 HY HBD spreader can now be equipped with a set of Alliance 580/85R42 IF tyres, offering a longer tread footprint and bringing the machine’s overall width down to 2,820mm. Being a Hybrid machine, it also features the wider spreading design from the company’s larger models, which improves the shredding of cattle muck for greater accuracy and weigh cells for rate control.
This tyre option helps farmers retain the flotation benefits of IF tyres and is better suited to tramline widths when travelling through growing crops. The company’s UK and Ireland sales manager, Ben Johnson, said it would appeal for several reasons.
“The 120 HY HBD model allows a 19.1 cubic metre load due to the built-in flared side extensions, but crucially features a shorter wheelbase than the bigger Lowlander 150 model, so it will lessen crop damage when turning on the headlands,” he added. “We’re seeing more customers wanting to top-dress in the spring, so the narrower tyres and shorter machine offer good output while reducing crop damage.”
