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SULKY BUREL FERTILISER SPREADERS – THE NEW DPX 2012 RANGE

PALMERSTON NORTH – (22nd September 2011) – SULKY, the fertilizer spreading specialist, is pleased to announce the launch of its 2012 range of DPX mounted fertilizer spreaders for autumn. The DPX range, which is aimed at satisfying the needs of the growing mixed farming sector, includes three models:

DPX 18:
Working width adjustable from 9 to 18 metres
Payload: 1,500 kg
Available in hopper sizes of 800 litres, 1,200 litres and 1,500 litres
1.82 m loading width

DPX 24:
Working width adjustable from 12 to 24 metres
Payload: 2,100 kg
Available in hopper sizes of 900 litres, 1,500 litres and 2,100 litres
2.21 m loading width

DPX 28:
Working width adjustable from 12 to 28 metres
Payload: 2,800 kg
Available in hopper sizes of 1,500 litres, 2,100 litres and 2,700 litres
Up to 2.70 m loading width for the 2,700 litre model with wide side extensions

The DPX28 is available in a VISION WPB version with an on-board continuous weighing function.

The DPX spreaders are complemented at the next level by the X12-44 range of spreaders (the X36 and X44 are able respectively to achieve working widths of 36 and 44 m). The latter are followed by the POLYVRAC XT family of trailed spreaders with capacities of 7,200 and 9,500 litres and a working width of up to 44 m.

DPX System®: a tried and tested spreading principle

The feed chutes of the DPX system® accurately regulate the spreading width by simply modifying the point where the fertilizer drops onto the discs; this means you never need to change cogs, plates or vanes, even when spreading late in the season.

To control the application rate, the pressed stainless steel hopper bottoms (zero welding) enable a constant flow practically to the last kilogram of product. The oscillating regulators (SULKY patent) ensure that the fertilizer flows smoothly, no matter what the quantity in the hopper; their flexible, rounded tines are kind to the granules, even when the shutters are closed (half-width spreading, turning round in headlands etc.).

As far as horizontal distribution is concerned, multi-overlapping is achieved via graduated spreading vanes (SULKY patent) of different lengths. The moderate, constant rotation speed, even at the machine’s maximum working width, ensures that the granules are projected in accordance with their physical characteristics, an essential point for accurate ground distribution.

Priority given to ease of adjustment

The manual application rate and width settings, which are located at a convenient height, can be operated in complete safety. The desired working width can be set logically using the "continuously” adjustable SULKY chutes; the working width is increased by increasing the setting in the graduated quadrant and vice versa.

As a complement to the settings manual, the Fertitest® service is available 24 hours a day on the internet. This interactive service is based on over 450 reference fertilizers.

The most demanding users will turn to the DPX28 VISION WPB with on-board continuous weighing function; this latter version enables the application rate to be calibrated automatically from the driver’s cab at any point throughout the day.

TRIBORD 2D: for tidy borders!

This device (available as an option on the DPX 18 and 24), which is controlled electrically from the driver’s cab, ensures compliance with European environmental standards when spreading at the edge of a plot. The TRIBORD 2D, which is fully integrated into the DPX System, preserves the fertilizer grains perfectly for meticulous borders.

Manufacturing quality

Manufactured in France in SULKY’s new factory in Châteaubourg, the DPX range incorporates a large number of stainless steel parts and offers a strong chassis with excellent ventilation for cleaning. The high-quality paint finish, which is so important for longevity, starts with the careful preparation of the steel sheets, and is consolidated through electrophoresis by being dipped by robot in a finishing bath. Highly demanding international ISO 9001 quality standards are followed to the letter at every stage.

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