ON-FARM

Front-mount fire chaser

THE KONDININ Group researchers have been to visit the team at Butterfield Beef at the hills of the Stirling Ranges in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, so can report first-hand that they run a pretty slick operation.

Ben White
 Butterfield Beef team innovation

Butterfield Beef team innovation

This innovation from Paul O'Meehan, Martin Brooks and the team is no exception. They have mounted 1000-litre fire-fighting units to the front of the articulated 4WD tractors that pull chasers at harvest.

The fire units use a hypro pump to pump water through a pipe fitted with TeeJet ¾" boomless nozzles that are pointed forward for chasing down fires.

A hand-held hose is also mounted to the cab-entry side if required.

We hope they don't have to use it but with the chaser usually the first on the scene, we reckon this is a nice setup to quickly douse any fires that spring up.

See more photos of the innovation on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Doctor_650/status/1059614017294000128 

A couple of Workshop series books on their way as a token of our thanks for sharing the photos.

If you have an idea, innovation or low-cost solution, send it in and we will publish it. As a token of our thanks, we'll send you a couple of copies of our Workshop series reference books.

Email us the idea at contact@kondinin.com.au or send us an MMS of it at 040 111 FARM (0401113276)

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the farming sector, brought to you by the Farming Ahead team.

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