TRAMSPREAD CONTRACTOR TRAILER EDPU

Tramspread had been producing slurry spreading booms for a decade when it begun contracting with an umbilical spreading system in 1998. For this task company founder Terry Baker designed the first purpose-built Contractor Trailer engine driven pump unit (EDPU). The contracting enterprise expanded rapidly, and a second Contractor Trailer was soon produced. These early single-axle versions used commercial trailer axles without suspension and carried a tractor-mounted 1200m or 1400m hose reel. The second-generation Contractor Trailer was introduced in 2013, having been redesigned from the ground up, and was further improved in 2022.

These purpose-built units carry everything needed by a slurry spreading contractor with a self-contained engine-driven pump, compressor for blowing out the drag hose, capacity for carrying 2000m of hose (2x spools), work platform and storage for oils, tools, couplings and anything else needed. No straps are needed, saving time during loading and unloading, with the spools secured by locking pins. A long drawbar allows the towing tractor to carry a dribble bar whilst moving between jobs, and generous rear ground clearance is handy for reversing up lagoon banks.

Current typical specification includes:

• FPT six-cylinder 175hp engine
• Bauer SX2000 slurry pump
• 900-litre fuel tank
• Twin-axle running gear with suspension and air-brakes.
• Honda-driven Bauer vacuum pump for priming
• 140 CFM compressor
• Remote control system: Tramspread Teletram 2020 (GSM) or Tramspread SIL Vision IV
(radio).

Options: 238hp engine, Doda or Cri-Man slurry pump, 180, 260 or 425 CFM compressor, remote sponge ball (pig) launcher and suction hose transport kit.