Agriculture:
Irrigation Drag & Manure Slurry Distribution:
Liquid manure tankers generally discharge manure from the rear of the tank on the soil surface. Alternatively, various types of soil incorporation tools may be used and are generally mounted directly to the tanker. Manure from the tank is distributed through a series of hoses and discharges through the soil incorporation tool. Soil incorporation of liquid animal manure can minimize odors and conserve nutrients.
Land applications by sprinkler irrigation or by a drag-hose, tractor-mounted applicator are the current practical methods of applying large volumes of lagoon effluent or contained lot runoff. Drag-hose applicators can decrease odor problems and the loss of ammonia nitrogen to the air by incorporating the manure. The advantages of sprinkler irrigation include reduced cost because of lower energy and labor requirements.
Higher Materials provides HM Flex AG Hose for drag, manure slurry application that is designed for the latest environmentally friendly drag systems which makes it easy for the distribution of slurry and manure as fertilizer in the fields of agriculture.
Drag systems require hoses to be connected between slurry reservoirs (lagoons) and tow tractors in the field to be fertilized. The tow tractor pulls the draghose behind it while the hose feeds the injection tool bar that deposits the manure in the plowed furrows. The distance between the lagoon and the edge of the field is made up of transfer hoses usable, HM Flex AG Hose, two lengths of hose before the tow tractors are dragged in the field and put under continuous severe tress. Standard lengths up to 660ft length. Longer lengths on request for diameters lower than 6 inches.HM Flex AG Hose was designed with this extreme tensile stress and abrasion in mind. The TPU cover has abrasion resistance 4 – 5 times that of commonly used rubber. The tensile strength has been substantially increased to withstand the pull forces. HM Flex AG Hose represents the latest in environmentally friendly and safe manure distribution.