New machinery distributor Reesink Agri enters the Irish market with Kaweco high end slurry equipment from the Netherlands
Dutch company Royal Reesink is a market leading international distributor and service provider in the field of high quality machinery, components and services in agriculture, landscape maintenance, Turfcare and warehouse equipment. The 238 year old Dutch giant was founded by Hendrik Reesink as a one man operation in the Netherlands in 1786 and today employs over 2,500 people in around 40 subsidiaries worldwide.
Tomás Cooney explained that and the new Reesink Agri Division in Ireland will run alongside their existing Turfcare division in Nurney Co. Kildare and that the first product they are introducing is the Kaweco range of high end slurry equipment from the Netherlands.
With a rich history Kaweco have been producing slurry tanks in their plant in Hengelo since 1969 and are part of the wider Royal Reesink Group. They excel at producing high end specialized slurry tanks for intensive users and contractors looking to maximise output and efficiency. They also specialise in slurry injection with applicator options of up to 12 metres wide for both tillage and grassland.
He explained that with splash plate slurry spreading outlawed in the Netherlands since 1992 both tanker technology and application methods have reached a more advanced level there with 95% of slurry now applied through injection. Dutch regulations also oblige farmers to record all slurry application details on a central data base and with regulations also tightening here it is something Irish farmers are also expecting to see introduced in the future.
Kaweco slurry tank range
Kaweco produce a wide range of tanks to meet all customer needs including trailed, goose neck and self propelled units. The Profi I, II and III trailed tanker range varies in size from 2200 to 7000 gallons with single, twin, tandem and tridem axle options available. Trailing shoe options are available from 6 to 30m and disc injector models are from 5.6 to 12m for tillage and grassland applications.
At the recent Irish launch event the company were using a twin axle KAWECO PROFI II 4000 gallon contractor model tank with a Liftmax premium linkage system enabling the machine to be used with both a 15m Bomech Trailing shoe and a Kaweco Opti-Ject 8m Disc Injector offering contractors plenty of flexibility depending on their customers needs.
Most tanks are built to order and the integrated chassis and modular build of the tank makes it very easy to add additional options at a later stage. The machine is divided into 2 compartments and empties from the back first keeping weight applied on the tractor ensuring better balance and traction.
Other notable features are the rotary lube pump which is positioned under the machine for maximum filling and unloading capacity. The flowmeter is mounted vertically to ensure a more even flow of slurry at start up and in combination with the Isobus system it ensures slurry flow is automatically regulated in conjunction with tractor forward speed and PTO rpm.
For further details see Kaweco.com or contact Tomás Cooney directly on 087 2470684. The Reesink Agri/Kaweco stand at the Ploughing will be in block 2, row 1 stand 8.