ABBEY SLURRY TANKERS
FEATURES AND BENEFITS OF ABBEY SLURRY TANKERS
30 YEARS EXPERIENCE COMMITMENT AND CUSTOMER SERVICE At Farmgard we like to talk about our thirty-year commitment to quality. Our family business began in 1975 when Mr Capper recognised the need within New Zealand’s agricultural sector for the supply of quality tractor implements together with an unparalleled level of customer service. More than 30 years on Mr Capper’s company, which began as a fledgling in Auckland, is now nationwide and has jumped the Tasman. Today Farmgard is a third generation family business and the original founders legacy has been to pass down the family tree his business practices and values that delivered him the loyalty of farmers, contractors and other investors in New Zealand’s agricultural economy. As the second and third generation now at the helm of Farmgard, we continue the family tradition of sourcing world leading brands in high performing farm machinery.
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ABBEY SLURRY TANKERS
Abbey Slurry Tankers are produced by Abbey Machinery in Ireland, who are one of the largest and longest established manufacturers of Slurry Equipment in Europe. With over 30 years’ experience and the very latest hi-tech manufacturing facilities, Abbey are able to ensure optimum levels of performance and reliability to meet the highest standards required by today’s operators.
SPRUNG DRAWBAR (Standard on all SD and Recessed models – optional on Tandems)
Abbey’s parabolic leaf Sprung Drawbar is designed to work when the Tanker is both full and empty and has been tested over many years. It is also designed to greatly reduce stress on both Tractor and Tanker. Recent comments from purchasers are that the Abbey Tanker rides exceptionally well.
BOLTED SWIVEL EYE, SAFETY CHAIN, WINDING JACK
All Abbey tankers come standard with a swivel hitch so the tanker can move over undulating ground easier, a winding jack for ease of hitching and unhitching and a fully safety tested chain and D shackle.
PUMPS
All Abbey Super Tankers are equipped with Battioni pumps, which have a worldwide reputation for high performance and reliability. Safety change-over handle and pressure relief valve are standard on all pumps. Standard tankers are equipped with a 9000 litre per minute pump with optional 11,000 or 13,500 litre pumps available. Auto oiler as standard
DOUBLE TRAP
All Abbey Tankers are fitted with a unique double trap system which prevents the tank from over filling or getting slurry into the pump. All tankers also have relief valves.
PRESSED DOME ENDS
Another Abbey unique feature. The actual end of the Tanker is pressed in to the tank and welded in place. It’s not just a cap that is welded to the edge of the tank. This gives the Abbey Tanker a lot of strength and rigidity when under pressure and is the only slurry tanker on the market with pressed dome ends. Some other manufacturers say they have dome ends but no one else has one pressed into the tank like Abbey.
TANK CONSTRUCTION
6mm steel sheets are butted together and welded. They then go through to the rolling process, are rolled and then welded externally. So all Abbey tanks are welded on the inside and out.
6MM EN 42 STEEL
All Abbey Tankers are constructed using a very high grade 6mm thick EN 42 high carbon steel. Abbey use a high grade EN-42 steel on all tankers which has a very high carbon content to give optimum strength. EN-42 is not a common grade of steel in NZ, although it has been sold over the years. It is a spring steel and has a common term of 1070 which means it has a 0.70% or carbon content. It is an excellent top grade spring steel and almost 30% stronger than a 1055/55kg grade steel. This means they can keep the empty weight down by not having to use heavymild steel to get the strength where it needs to be.
PAINTING/FINISH
All tankers are painted with a thick coat of primer first and baked in an oven at 80 degrees for 30 minutes.
TYRES
All Single axle tankers come with a high flotation 550/60 x 22.5 tyre. (1300, 1600, 1600SD, 2000, 2000 SD). All tyres are rated to 40km/hr. All recessed tankers have huge high flotation tyres which spread the load evenly and give very minimal ground pressure. 28.1 R 26 and 30.5 R 32 are the standard sizes for Recessed tankers. All tandem tankers come with the same tyres as the single axle tankers (550/60 x 22.5); however there is a huge range of tyre options.
SPLASH PLATE
The inverted splash plate which is controlled by a hydraulic heavy duty gate valve, is a unique feature of the Abbey tanker. It is the only tanker in the world to have a splash plate like this. Instead of fanning the slurry into the air, it spreads it down on to the ground in a very even spread over approx. 12m with watery slurry. It doesn’t leave it thicker in the middle like other tankers and because it gets the slurry closer to the ground, you get more nitrogen usage.
FILL POINTS
All Abbey Tankers come with 4 fill points so you can fill from any side of the tanker. (Single axle tankers are supplied with 1 quick attach fitting and tandems are supplied with 2).
QUICK ATTACH FITTING
The Abbey hose quick attach is a very simple system and attaches the hose straight on rather than levering it from one side. This means you get a very tight fit and clamps evenly. Option Autofill is available.
SIGHT GLASS/LEVEL
All Abbey tankers come standard with a rear sight glass and front sight tube which means when filling from the rear, you can see when the tanker is nearly full and when emptying, you can see the level in the tank.
HOSE
All tankers come standard with 2 x 6m (20ft) lengths of 6” suction hose. 8” Hose is optional.
HYDRAULIC BRAKES
All tankers come standard with hydraulic brakes. These work extremely well on hilly conditions. All tankers are also fitted with a handbrake.
BOTTOM OUTLET ATTACHMENT
All tankers are fitted with a 6� bottom outlet attachment. This means that you can completely empty the tank rather than have sediment build up in the bottom.
LIGHTS
All tankers are fitted with full road lights which are rubber mounted to take shock loadings from any uneven ground.
REAR DOOR
All tankers come with a rear inspection door.
AUTOFILL BRACKETS
All Abbey tankers come standard with brackets for the Autofill so you can retro fit this option after sale without any engineering or hassle.
WIDE ANGLE DRIVESHAFT
All Abbey tankers come standard with a wide angle driveshaft so you can spread around corners and turn tight circles with the machine still running.
PARTS BACKUP
Farmgard have an extensive parts and service back up. We stock all common parts, pumps, tyres, rims, pump vanes, brake components and optional accessories for the complete range of tankers.
EXTRA FEATURES ON RECESSED AND TANDEM TANKER RANGE
The Abbey recessed tanker is the flagship of the range. Being the only tanker on the market with a recessed tyre and recessed axle, this makes it the nicest, fastest and smoothest tanker to tow. Abbey also have a large range of Tandem tankers which have similar features to the Recessed range. See below.
CHASSIS STRUCTURE (on both Recessed and Tandem/Tri Axle Tankers)
The Abbey recessed and tandem tankers have a complete full length chassis which acts as a cradle for the tank. It has four points of weld. The outer parts of the chassis have a complete full length weld and the inner has strip welds.
The Abbey is the only tanker on the market to have these four points of weld holding the tank onto the chassis. The way the chassis is holding the tank, means there is no stress on the tanker – see next page for the drawbar.
DRAWBAR (Optional on tandems)
On all the recessed models, they come standard with a sprung drawbar. The sprung drawbar pulls from back up under the tank, by the axle. This means the tank is smooth to pull and tows nicer than a tandem. The drawbar is 10mm box section (Not folded)
On all Abbey tankers, the drawbar is pulling from underneath the tank and not pulling it down at the front. This means you get a lot lower centre of gravity and smoother towing.
RECESSED AXLE (Recessed tankers only)
The heavy duty axle is actually recessed up into the chassis rather than being bolted to the chassis. This lowers the whole tanker giving a far better ride.
INTERNAL RECESS
This is the part of the tank which is the internal recess into the tanker meaning you can get huge flotation tyres while still staying within a 2.5m transport width.
BAFFLES
All recessed and tandem tankers have internal baffles which strengthen the tank and prevent surging.
AXLES – RECESSED
All Abbey recessed tankers have huge commercial ADR axles (Commercial commercial, not Ag commercial) so they are actually 80km rated! The one in the picture above is a 150 x 150mm axle.
TRAILING SHOE / DRIBBLE BAR BRACKETS
All recessed tankers come standard with brackets for a Trailing shoe/ dribble bar/disc injector so these options can be retro fitted at any time.
AXLES – TANDEM
All Tandem tankers (Apart from the 2000 T) are fitted with a robust self-steering, multi leaf spring bogie. This provides optimum weight distribution giving a high level of stability and comfort while enhancing the tankers manoeuvrability. Optional forced steering.
COMMON OPTIONS AUTOFILL
Optional 6” or 8” Autofill. Complete in cab control with pump switch over so the driver never has to leave the cab. Can be retro fitted ex stock.
GALVANISING
Galvanising inside and out. Indent only.
TOP FILL HATCHES
Optional manual or hydraulic top fill hatch’s for overhead filling. Can be retro fitted ex stock.
OTHER OPTIONS • • • • • • •
Turbo fillers for faster filling 11,000/13,500 litre per minute pumps Hydraulic drive pumps Hydraulic remote control for pump change over (Not needed with Autofill) Pump silencer Mudguards Additional sight glasses
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50mm hose for rear tap LED lights Over hedge boom arm Huge range of tyres Fully rear opening door Air/Hydraulic braking ABS Trailing shoe/dribble bar/disc injectors
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