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Samagri Ltd appointed slurry tanker specialist dealer for Bauer and Bauer BSA product lines
Slurry and digestate application equipment specialist Samagri Ltd has been appointed as a sales and service dealer for the Bauer range of tankers.
T he company, run by Steve Berry at Herriard near Basingstoke, Hampshire, has a long-standing track record supplying specialist, highspecification tankers to farms and contractors for either slurry application or spreading digestate from anaerobic digesters. Adrian Tindall, Bauer UK & Ireland sales manager, explains that the tankers are usually specified by Bauer technical staff to ensure buyers get the best specification for their needs, with Bauer-appointed dealers looking after service support.
“ But Steve Berry’ s expertise as the former importer of another specialist tanker range makes him very well qualified to put together the best equipment specification for a farmer or contractor, and to provide essential after-sales support,” he says.
Samagri has therefore been appointed to join a second specialist tanker dealer – the Frome, Somerset depot of T H White Agriculture – to handle the recently expanded Bauer range.
Steve Berry says:“ Having parted company with my previous supplier, I came across Bauer’ s BSA steel tanker range manufactured in Germany and felt it would be a suitable replacement. That view was reinforced by a visit to the factory – and also to the plant where Bauer’ s polyester tankers are built.”
The BSA Profiline steel tank range was launched earlier this year with flexible specifications and high-quality components and build.
As standard, they come with double corrosion protection for the tanks to provide maximum resistance to aggressive liquor from anaerobic digestion plants. The welded steel tanks are hot-dip galvanized inside and out before receiving a high-quality duplex paint finish.
Bauer slurry equipment specialist Rob Jackson says this double layer of protection against corrosion helps maintain the integrity, appearance and re-sale value of the Bauer BSA Profiline tankers.
The poly tank spreaders have the advantage of lower weight and lack of corrosion due to the hand-built polyester tank structure, which has a smooth external finish resulting in an‘ as new’ appearance when cleaned.
Both tanker ranges feature Bauer’ s own positive displacement pump to provide consistent pressure and flow for efficient and accurate application across the widest 36m booms.
Steve Berry of Samagri( left) with Bauer slurry specialist Rob Jackson in front of a Bauer poly tank spreader
Capacities are from 10,000 to 30,000 litres( 10-30cu m) and heavy-duty pendulum running gear with independent wheel movement gives the tankers predictable towing characteristics on the road, along rough tracks and across sloping fields.
The design also allows a generous angle for the rear axle’ s passive or active rear steering system, which minimises tyre scrub in tight turns and reduces the turning circle by more than 5m.
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