Farms and Farm Machinery

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Leaning fertiliser is more effective on sugar cane when applied directly into the rootball – splitting the sugar stool – Innisfail sugar cane grower and engineer Michael Camilleri of Maalacan Engineering teamed up with fellow growers David and Paul Cecchi to create a new spreader.

Inspired by a Caterpillar dozer’s ripper, Camilleri came up with the idea of incorporating a parallelogram system for mounting the coulter, tine and depth gauge wheel that keeps the working angle of the disc

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