Slurry Tanker: Myles & Marty Tripled Their Capacity

Myles and Marty jointly own two farms operating side by side in Woodville, Manawatu. Together the farming business comprises of 430ha, with a target production of 240,000 m/s. Each have their own cow sheds. One farm has effluent flowing into a sump which is then pumped out to irrigators, and excess effluent is stored in an above ground tank. The other farm stores effluent in a pond, which is spread with a slurry tanker. Their previous slurry tanker was a wee 7,000L Joskin which had worked well with the old tractor.

Fast-forward to 2021 and a new 145HP tractor was welcomed onto the farm. With the new pulling power, now was the time Myles had been waiting for to seriously look at upgrading the slurry tanker to a larger Nevada.

‘I’d been talking with Lloyd about a 14,000L slurry tanker since that’s the recommended size for our size tractor, but Marty thought we should go bigger.’
Myles McKeefry – Dairy Farmer, Woodville

Marty had been doing some research of his own…

‘What really sold the slurry tanker to me was the website and in-depth detail of the product. With Nevada slurry tankers being so easy to pull, and our paddocks being relatively flat, I figured the new tractor could handle more. The added value in having the extra capacity and more wheels on the ground more than justified the small increase in cost between a 14,000 and a 20,000L.’

Marty Genet – Dairy Farmer, Woodville

Marty had Myles convinced, so they went for it and couldn’t be happier with their decision.

‘The tractor handles it well. We like that we can store effluent for 6 weeks then just do 1 day spreading, where with the old 7,000L we’d be spending heaps of time chasing our tails. The Nevada slurry tanker has exceeded our expectations. If anyone is looking at getting a tandem axle, I’d happily tell them the benefits of upgrading to a tridem.’
Marty Genet – Dairy Farmer, Woodville