Silvan Cane Boom Sprayer

Press Release: SILPR13-10 Release Date: 21/05/13SILVAN’S CANE BOOM LINKAGE SPRAYERProduct News Release - May 2013SILVAN’S CANE BOOM LINKAGE SPRAYER MEETS GROWER’S NEEDS FOR PRECISIONAPPLICATION PRACTICESSilvan has released its Silvan Cane Boom sprayer specifically developed to meet the changing needs of Australia’s PRESS RELEASEsugar cane industry.Probably no other Australian rural enterprise has to contend with more price ups and downs than cane growerswith season by season variations in the tonnage produced in the major producing areas like South America alwaysimpacting on the price trend.A second consideration for Australian producers is the AustralianGovernment’s Five Year “Reef Rescue” program which seeks to improvethe water quality of the Great Barrier Reef.One of its facets is incentives for farmers in sugar cane, horticulture,cotton, dairy and grazing in Queensland rural areas adjacent to the GreatBarrier Reef to improve their on farm practices in pesticide and herbicidemanagement through precise application and rate controlled equipmentto minimise run off.Silvan Australia’s Queensland Product Specialist David Carr says that“Silvan recognised that with our extensive experience, resourcesand equipment choices Silvan could design and produce a linkagemounted sprayer and boom that was specific to the new needsof farmers”.What has emerged from the development project over the last severalyears is the newly released Silvan Cane Boom. Photo caption –First and foremost the Cane Boom is a linkage spray unit which Newly developed by Silvan Australiaincorporates shielded spray heads and air inducted nozzles to minimise the Silvan Cane Boom has been specificallyspray drift. designed for Australian cane farmers.It uses a fully galvanized four row boom (a six row model will be available Shielded spray heads and air induction nozzlesshortly following requests from larger growers) with a standard hydraulic will precisely apply chemical and the sprayer hastwin folding boom mechanism and adjustable tracking arms. a host of improved design and control features. Currently a four row version, (a six row option is toThe Cane Boom offers a choice of 600, 800 or 1100 litre capacity be released) the Silvan Cane boom linkage sprayerUV stabilised Polytuff spray tank. is designed to meet the row crop farming and spraying needs of growers and is being released to cane growers currently.The tank itself features a range of options including a fifteen litre freshwater hand clean tank with an integrated, four litre capacity, sealed tool box and a 70 litre capacity optionalflush tank for filter, spray line and nozzle flushing which fits snugly under the main spray tank.The pump choices are Silvan oil-backed high pressure diaphragm pumps with the promise of a long life againstchemical corrosion.The pump option has choice of two capacities 71 litres per minute at 1500kPa or 121 litres a minute at 2000 kPa.Accurate spray application is provided by an optional Bravo 180 Spray Rate Controller that automatically adjuststhe application rate by measuring the flow rate and ground speed.The Bravo is matched to electric valves which are all able to be controlled from the tractor cabin.Silvan Australia Pty. Ltd. ABN 48 099 851 144Telephone: 1300 745 826 Facsimile: 1800 745 826Website: www.silvan.com.au

Press Release: SILPR13-10 PRESS RELEASE Release Date: 21/05/13SILVAN’S CANE BOOM LINKAGE SPRAYERBut it is the boom design that is a special feature with the vertical channel of the spray tank assembly allowinga manual boom height adjustment or an optional hydraulic boom lift.Attached to the boom are the four 500 to 1800 mm wide spray head and nozzle assemblies, with 800mm widespray heads generally the standard choice.Each spray head also has a brush skirt to contain the area of application.The heads are attached to the boom by a unique parallelogram tracking system with heavy duty hingesthat withstand boom drag.Standard nozzle choices within the spray head are two twin nozzle bodies per head with air induction nozzles fitted.Silvan’s David Carr says that the boom assembly can also be supplied with an optional wet boom assemblyso that the Cane Boom sprayer can also be used for broad acre spraying in addition to row crop applications.Another optional choice is an Economy Hose Reel with twenty metres of 10 mm hose and a Triam 49 spray gunwhich enables spot spraying as well.“I am confident that we have taken into account in our design all of the row crop industry practices employedby cane growers to deliver a new Cane Boom unit that meets grower’s needs.“There are financial incentives available to individual cane growers under the Reef Rescue program and we areworking with cane farmers on facilitating access to the funding towards their purchase cost”.Mr Carr says that although the Silvan Cane Boom has been previewed to a number of farmers and clients of Silvandealers in cane growing districts the new unit is scheduled to be on show at key machinery days and sugar industryevents over the next three months.“I am inviting interested cane growers to run their eyes over the Silvan Cane boom to see how it will enhancetheir spray application performance and to see what incentives under the Reef Rescue project can be accessedto their advantage.”For more information: David Carr, Queensland Product Manager Silvan Australia,Mobile 0425 748 944 or [email protected] any other enquiries contact Silvan Australia on 1300 SILVAN (1300 745 826) email [email protected] see the website www.silvan.com.au for technical information.Silvan Australia Pty. Ltd. ABN 48 099 851 144Telephone: 1300 745 826 Facsimile: 1800 745 826Website: www.silvan.com.au