AUSSIES FERT SUCCESS
Where would today’s farmers be without fertilizer?
With the Abares report suggesting that we are in for a $100 billion agricultural production year in 2025.
You can see that Australian farmers are taking advantage of modern fertilizer techniques.
Australian Pump understand the need for fast filling of sprayers when the pressure is on.
They specialize in what they call ‘Smart Pumps’ that are made from 30% glass filled polyester and fitted out with a range of elastomers, suitable for virtually every corrosive liquid transfer application.
FARM SUCCESS ESSENTIALS
It’s obvious that the three essentials for successful cropping are soil, sun, and water.
This is not news to any farmer, but many people don’t necessarily understand the conditions, challenges, and hazards that farmers have to deal with.
Apart from escalating costs of diesel fuel, seeds and fertilizer, wet weather or drought is a constant worry.
Australian Pump recognise this issue and have come up with a range of liquid fertilizer handling pumps that can tolerate the corrosive nature of these essential ingredients.
“Whether it’s nitrogen, phosphate, or potassium based, our Smart Pumps can deal with liquid fertilizer and fast fill sprayers at amazing rates”, said Aussie Pumps Chief Engineer, John Hales.
2INCH OR 3INCH?
The choice farmers need to make is how fast they need to fill the sprayers and make a selection accordingly.
For example, the 2-inch version of these revolutionary pumps is capable of producing 835 LPM flow.
That’s a lot of fertilizer per minute. It translates to being able to fill a 5000 L tank in around 6 minutes. It’s big brother, the 3-inch version, model RSE3BSV can handle up to 1010 LPM!
Machines are compact, low cost and come with a unique 5 year pump end warranty.
“We have found they are not only good for fertilizer but also for animal digestives like urea, molasses, and similar applications”, said Hales.
EVEN MORE VERSATILE
The only difference between the 2-inch and 3-inch pumps is flow and port size.
They come with a choice of either high pressure or high flow configuration.
The 2-inch pump in high head configuration can hit 52 PSI (37meters), with maximum flow of 720 LPM.
The same pump in the high flow configuration impeller and volute, can produce 835 LPM but with reduced PSI to 35, i.e. 25 meters head.
The same applies to the 3-inch version. The big 3-inch pumps maximum flow can do 1010 LPM.
At that volume, the maximum pressure is 35 PSI, again 25m head.
OPTIONAL ELASTOMERS
By far the most popular elastomer for Aussie’s fertilizer pumps is Viton.
Viton is compatible with most fertilizers and will pump diesel fuel, fresh water, sea water, and a wide range of chemicals.
Aussie Pumps free chemical compatibility chart is available for any farmers needing guidance on exactly what combinations they should choose.
For example, EPDM will handle most fertilizer and agricultural chemicals, but not all.
Buna is widely used for sea water, diesel fuel and fresh water.
Many Aussie Pump dealers stock all three configurations to make sure the customer is getting the right selection for the specific application.
Aussie also offers a polypropylene version of the same pump.
You can tell the difference because of the pale grey colour of polypropylene compared to the normal black polyester colour.
Polypropylene Smart pumps are highly suitable for AdBlue applications and need to be fitted with Viton seals for these applications.
Exotic mechanical seals like Halar siliconized graphite, are available for extremely corrosive chemical resistant applications.
EASY DRIVE SELECTION
The other major benefit of Aussie Smart Pumps and why they call them smart, is because of their adaptability to drive systems.
By far the most popular of the combination of pump and drive system is Honda’s GX200 61/2 horsepower petrol engine.
When the machines are fitted with the Honda engines, they are mounted on two steel rails with anti-vibration mounts.
That makes for a very neat piece of kit with the handle of the pump itself part of the backplate.
All machines are built right here in Australia, in Aussie Pumps big new factory in Norwest, Sydney.
OTHER DRIVES
Some of the Navies of the world are standardizing Aussie’s Seamaster. It is the same 2-inch 30% glass filled polyester pump but is mounted on a L48 Yanmar diesel engine.
Built by Aussie into stainless steel frames, resistant to seawater applications, the pumps make an essential ‘Damage Control’ system with the ability to move water fast, for any kind of extreme requirement, whether putting out a fire or salvage work.
“They also have an application in agriculture and we are pleased to see more and more of these pumps being used in everything from barra farming to abalone and rooster farming as well”, said Hales.
Aussie also offers a number of free training courses.
That includes everything from the Pumpology Training Course to Safety Programs for pressure cleaners and drain cleaning Jetters as well as ‘how to’ get the most out of cleaning your equipment.
Further information is available on Aussie Pumps website aussiepumps.com.au including Pump Smart 9 and Blaster Blitz 9.
These are useful documents with not only specifications and features but also troubleshooting guides, and good advice on how Aussie Pumps and the Gold distributor network can help buyers to pick the right selection for their equipment.
