Technical Specification

Front Tank and Pump System

1000l front mounted fibreglass tank and pump system 
1500l front mounted stainless steel tank and pump system
2000l front mounted stainless steel tank and pump system

Pump & Plumbing

1½” hydraulically or PTO driven, self priming pump (450l/min)
Pressure filtration system.
Pressure gauge
Front and rear tank content gauge
Tank fast fill port
Pump filling port

Control Systems

Diaphragm set for manual pressure control
In-cab electrical pressure control switch
TeeJet 844 automatic electronic application rate control
4 up to 12 tine blockage warning system

Tine Mounting kits

Grimme VL32B Kit
Standen Big Boy Kit 

Tine Options

Straight tines
Cranked tines
Y tines
Veg tines
Metering orifices

Chafer Fertilizer Injection Systems

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Chafer Injection Systems

Pioneered by Chafer Machinery, this technique of fertilizer placement is regarded as the most efficient fertilizer application system available for the potato crop.  Whether planting in rows or beds, the system places fertilizer exactly where it is most needed by the crop.  Simple to fit and easy to operate it enables both planting and fertilizer application to be completed in a single operation. 

The Chafer liquid fertilizer placement system incorporates a 1000l, 1500l or 2000l front mounted tank and pump assembly combined with planter mounted injection tines.  A self-priming centrifugal pump enables high application rates on planters with any number of rows, together fast filling of the tank. 

Application Rate Regulation - Constant pressure regulation and a tine blockage warning system ensure highly accurate and even flow rates through each tine.  A warning system operates for blocked tines. The very latest automatic application rate control systems give highly accurate applications at a range of speeds in all terrains.

Versatility - With tine mounting kits for popular planters and adjustable tine positions, the Chafer fertilizer placement kit is simple to fit and easy to use with any planter/tractor combination including PTO driven planters.  Tines are mounted directly on larger planters with fitting kits available. Any potato system can be catered for by placing fertilizer at all combinations of row width, bed and depth of planting.

Placement Accuracy

True placement of fertilizer into the rooting zone, has a positive effect on yield and quality. Placing fertilizer in a concentrated band into the moist soil zone alongside and underneath the mother tuber, at the same time as planting, ensures that nutrients are available as soon as they are required.

Crop Development - As the crop develops, the fertilizer is also present in the root zone, ensuring a better supply of nutrients. This can encourage stronger rooting, with the added advantages of better nutrient utilisation from a greater depth of soil and improved tolerance of drought.

 

Chafer Machinery Ltd
1 Cow Lane
Upton
Lincoln
Lincolnshire, UK
DN21 5PB

Tel: 01427 838341

Horstine Farmery is trading division of Chafer Machinery