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    using edge/trifluralin through an air cart?

    I'm trying to find out if there are any carts out there capable of metering out edge or bonanza dry granular herbicide through them?
    My plan is to hook one up to a vertical tillage unit and use the tank to broadcast these products as well as possibly spreading sulphur, maybe seeding canola in wet spots, etc..

    A new valmar is $18,000, and i cant get one till oct/nov. Also would like the versatility of spreading higher rates of fertilizer.

    A neighbor told me he had an ezee-on tank (2175 i think?) that he used for this purpose, so i'm wondering if any roller-style metering system would work. Like the flexicoil 2320? Not sure how these dry herbicides work in a pressurized system.

    Let me know if anybody out there has any experience with this, which systems work, and which dont?

    #2
    I used to broadcast treflan and edge with a
    Bourgault 2115.

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      #3
      I haven't seen many of those around, did it have
      an auger system or a roller system for metering?

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        #4
        railway, seems to me that I remember seeing one, on consignment, advertised in Redhead(Estevan). Don't remember the model it was for, but think it was for a Flexicoil.

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          #5
          Any bourgault tank will meter granular herbicide. They use an metering auger, should have a double flighting in my opinion, but maybe not neccessary. I don't think you can meter sulper fines with any tank. Because of bridging problems. Need that Valmar system that meters with a drag chain. Not sure if any air tank uses that any more or if any did.

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            #6
            We use to use a beline to broadcast treflan product on in front of a medium duty cult. We also used it to seed canola. Not sure if it would work for fertilizer. Still have it and it could be mounted on a vertical tillage tool if interested.

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              #7
              20 series flexi had small 3rd tank option for that, had one on a 2320 with a 820 way back, had the deflectors on the front for granular, we built teesinto the primary lines and used it quite successfully with canola and granular innoculant.

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                #8
                Bourgault had an auger system. Double flighting
                for sure. They also have a box to fit surrounding
                the double flight auger for more accurate
                metering of canola seed, and granular herbicides.
                I never used fines. One guy used To spread fines
                with a bulk spreader and disk markers . He was
                the but of many jokes......until harvest time. Fines
                really worked for him.

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                  #9
                  2320 Flexicoil with third tank will do the trick. I've got one for sale. I don't have the deflector kit but may be able to find one for you.

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                    #10
                    Seed and harvest from an airplane, thats
                    the only way ta go! F#$k everything
                    else........

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                      #11
                      Any Flexicoil system will do the job, they used q broadcast system with 4 runs and a 4 run roller that was like a canola (Extra fine) roller system. I am sure there are old brodcast systems in the bushes all over western Canada..(We have one as well) they had their own front header with deflectors (18" coverage) on 800 series flexicoil seeding tools. Smaller distribution hoses were used than the regular seeding package. These systems could double shoot right out of the main cart tanks.

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                        #12
                        Sounds like I've got a few options. My only
                        concern would be that the hoses are large enough
                        to handle 100 to 150 lbs of product at 10 mph.
                        Also the tank needs to stand up to that type of
                        speed all day!
                        I gather that any of the flexicoil tanks can be used
                        for herbicide (not just the small 3rd one) as
                        metering system is the same on all of them. My
                        tool is 40 ft so need 26 runs at 18".
                        Crusher, i have my heart set on a tow between,
                        let me know if yours is tbt, I am near estevan. My
                        cell is 487 7922.

                        Any more pointers are appreciated!

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