Ejector crop transfer trailer wins special IAgrE award
In the Larrington Ejector crop transfer trailer (also called a push-off trailer), the rear of the trailer can be raised to 4m high, and the crop pushed out of the back of the body by the sliding bulkhead.
This original trailer was launched last year; but a rear-mounted cross-conveyor has been added, which transforms the machine into the multiple-use crop and material handling trailer which has won the IAgrE award.
“This is the first trailer to offer the idea of pushing loads upwards onto a discharge conveyor, while offering 20tonnes capacity, far greater than any alternative trailer,” said company boss Richard Larrington.
Voted best new product at the recent LAMMA agri-show in England, the Larrington Ejector crop trailer can transfer its entire load up to 2.2m to the side.
With the back of the trailer lifting as high as 4m, the tractor driver can build a neat heap that can easily be picked up by a loader — advantageous for beet contractors in particular, who are often inconvenienced trying to pick up loads dumped on ground rutted by trailer wheels.
The conveyor can also feed the load into high trailers.
The manufacturer claims an ejector trailer is more stable than a tipping trailer, and the force of the ram system can be used to increase carrying capacity by at least 30%, by compressing the load, then withdrawing the front headboard and refilling the body.
The company says the conveyor turns it into a chaser trailer, and the taildoor can be interchangeable with a spreader adaptation, thus creating a new muck spreader.
A 20tonne ejector trailer with rear conveyor costs about £65,000 (€76,280) in the UK.
*The value of an IAgrE award has been illustrated by their Ivel Award winner.
It was won by Fuel-Guard’s diesel fuel decontaminator, and resulted in enquiries from around the world, and helped Fuel-Guard to sell the distribution rights to Interlube Systems.
