Exact regulation of spread rate is just as important when it comes to road salt application in the winter as it is for spreading other materials such as fertilisers or sand and grit. With years of experience in the agricultural world of utilising electronics to control spread rates, Amazone used Saltex 2010 at Windsor to launch their E+S spreader range equipped with the new electronic controls.

Amados E+S not only relieves the stress on the operator by making the use of the machine more comfortable but also gives improved flexibility. The desired application rate is entered into the control box in the cab and is maintained irrespective of forward speed by the electronic actuation of the shutter slide. The working width is also infinitely variable from the tractor seat. Joe Weston, Manager Amazone Groundcare explains ‘to be able to accurately spread in built-up areas it is important that the speed of the tractor can be adjusted to suit the operational conditions as safety is paramount at all times. However, the driver also needs to be in control of the spreading width to get the maximum impact of the spread material by concentrating it on the paved areas and not in the flowerbeds!’

This is where the electronic regulation system really comes into its own; if road condi-tions open out to the level where it is possible to travel faster then, no problem, the driver just changes gear. When the working width of the spreader is reduced to suit the street width then the electronics recognise that fact and reduce the aperture size accordingly, thus ensuring that the application rate stays the same; in other words the system is ’clever’.

With this degree of functionality, the new electronically regulated Amados E+S takes the exact application of salt and grit to a new level and, at the same time, also mini-mises waste and so cuts the cost of application, important in these days of restricted budgets. Importantly though, the E+S is not just a tool for winter application but can also be used year-round for other duties, whether, for example, mineral fertiliser appli-cation, top dressing or the spreading of sand on sports pitches. 

Amazone Ltd
Blyth Road
Harworth
Doncaster
South Yorkshire
DN11 8NE
Tel: +44 (0) 1302 751200
Web: www.amazone.co.uk