Farms and Farm Machinery – September 2019

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All Bogballe machines

are built around a

modular design.

freewheeling eccentric agitator. This is cleverly designed to

move, as the material in the hopper flows past it, self-regulating

with the type of material in the hopper and the spreading rate.

This ensures product flows freely to the spreading discs without

being crushed or damaged.

DYNAMIC SHUTTERS

Above each spinner on the bottom hopper is a Dynamic

double shutter. Controlled by the monitor, it opens and closes

electronically to regulate flow as required. Cleverly, there is a

range of four changeable inserts that change the shape of the

shutter hole to give a range of spreading rates, from a massive

650kg/min down to an impressive 1kg/min.

While the standard insert will cover most spreading

requirements, this is also easily changed, which means the

machine can be used to spread a variety of products from

fertiliser to slug bait, salt or seeds such as grass, canola or

swedes, making the unit hugely versatile and useful. These

Dynamic shutters also allow variable rate spreading as an

option using a GPS controller. The rate can be varied rapidly

by the computer on the move as dictated by an uploaded

variable rate map.

SPREADING

Pretty much all twin discs spreaders on the market use what is

called off-centre spreading, where material is dropped on the

centre side of the spreading disc and thrown outward. This is the

first major pointofdifferencethatBogballeboasts;itsspreaders

have alwaysusedin-centrespreading,meaningmaterialis

dropped totheoutsideofthespinnerandthrownfromoneside

and acrossthebackofthemachinein analmost180-degreearc.

This givesyoua doubleoverlapin onepass,witheven

distributionacrossthebackofthemachine.So,in a normal

spreading patternat24-metreintervals,youendupwitha

quadruple overlap,whichbuildsupthespreadpatternevenly

and accurately.

The spreadingwidthcanbeanywherefrom 12 metresupto

around 42 metres,althoughconditionswouldneedtobeperfect

for this. To adjust it, a level indicator ensures the frame is level

on the tractor before it is tilted slightly forwards or backwards to

increase or decrease the spreading width. This is easily changed

with a scale manually, or there is an option for automatic

electronic adjustment from the monitor.

SECTION CONTROL

Section control effectively cuts down the spreading width in real

time as the machine is moving when spreading wedge shapes

or thin strips. While it’s an option requiring a GPS controller, it’s

well worth it in my opinion, with huge savings to be made.

The GPS detects the area to be spread and will narrow the

spreading width electronically by adjusting a small brush under

the shutter on the required spinner, which delays the drop of

the fertiliser, changing where it hits the vanes and therefore

reducing the spread pattern where required. This all happens

2018 BogballeM2Plus LinkageSpreader.9T
vaneswilldo36M area. • NSW 0282797084

$24,200 TA900361

2010 AccordExacta TL 1500. Twindisc

spreader,ISOBUSready, 3PL. •SA 0870991791

$19,800 TA938944

2018 Agromaster GS2 1200 DoubleDisc

Spreader.1200L,3PL. • VIC 03 83737265

$4,279 TA847833

2019 FarmAid3ft Mini Dolomite/Fertiliser

Dropper.3PLmount. • QLD 07 30852777

$5,767 TA803488

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1. Bogballe is compatable with most GPS
   systems, including its own Navi-App
   Tablet option


2. Unique spreading vanes are reversed
   to achieve half-width border spreading


3. The new model M35W is packed with
   new features


4. Bogballe App for spreader calibration


5. Load cells between the two frames
   on the spreader accurately weigh the
   material in the bin