Slurry Tanker: Paul's Advice To Other Dairy Farmers

After 9 months with his beloved 12,800L Nevada slurry tanker, Paul Bavin has just one regret – that he didn’t go bigger!


Following up with Paul, his 187ha dairy farm on the outskirts of Nelson Lakes is thriving. His Nevada journey began in late 2020 with the purchase of his 12,800L Nevada slurry tanker. Previously running off an underground system with travelling irrigator, Paul had wanted to make better use of the natural fertiliser he was already producing and spread over the entire farm. An adapter was fitted to allow the slurry tanker’s auto-filling arm to suck from the above ground Klip Tank™, and Paul’s been smiling ever since…

  • ‘I’m very happy with the machine, my only regret is I didn’t go bigger.’
    Paul Bavin
    Dairy Farmer, Nelson Lakes

When Paul was first deciding on the slurry tanker size, a 12,800L fit the bill as the ideal size to easily spread over the area he intended without making too many trips. However, as many farmers in his position find, once you get going with a tanker, it’s much faster and more efficient than you’d think, and you end up wanting to use it more and more.

  • ‘My advice is to get the bigger size than you think you need as you’ll always grow into it.’

Paul fell in love with his slurry tanker right away, surprised at the speed and ease of operation from filling through to application, and 9 months on he still feels the same way.

  • ‘It’s so easy to operate and I haven’t had to chase irrigators this spring – the farm is looking good.’

He’s also been able to achieve his goal of cutting back on synthetic fertilisers.

  • ‘I’m using less synthetic ferts, and my potassium levels have gone from 6 to 16 in 9 months!’

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Talk to a Nevada Specialist

Keen to find out more or get a price? No worries! Just leave us your details below and we'll get in touch...

If you're not in New Zealand, no worries! We can help over the phone, or happy to jump on a video call. Our equipment can be exported - to date it has made it's way over to Australia, USA and South America!

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