Haze Ag spreader rebrands

The award-winning Haze Ag spreader is now sporting yellow insignia after Coolamon Spreaders obtained the manufacturing and marketing rights.

The Haze Ag Spreader was developed on the back of 40 years of contracting and design experience by Richard Hazelton of Cudal (NSW).

The spreader is well known for its variable sized cones with bolt on spinner blades that spread fertiliser out to 50m, resulting in a consistent 36m coverage of urea and a 15m coverage of lime. It is now manufactured under the brand and colours of Coolamon Spreaders in southern NSW.

Rebadged as the Coolamon Spreader, it will be demonstrated in Victoria on March 20 at Warracknabeal and March 22 at Lismore, followed by NSW, South Australia, Queensland and Western Australia.

Coolamon Spreaders general manager, Heath Hutcheon, said the machine adds to an expanding stable of field, chaser and mother bins; and seed and super units.

“Today, there is a lot more emphasis on spreading accuracy and meeting the challenges of spreading products like manure,” he said.

“We have been inundated with inquiry for machines with increased accuracy and efficiency to squeeze operation costs and make that bottom line better.”

Hutcheon said Coolamon Spreaders is able to provide volume manufacturing and marketing to take the Haze Ag machine to the next level.

“We have already delivered three spreaders with a larger batch going through in April,” he said.

“We anticipate the spreader becoming a main line to our business as it is a machine which can be used nine months of the year.”

There are five trailing units in the range from 7500 to 14,500 litres, along with truck-mounted spreaders for contractors.

“The variable sized cones combined with the spread pattern and width is what puts these spreaders apart from the rest,” Hutcheon said.

The Coolamon Spreader is ideal for granulated products such as lime, poultry manure and feedlot waste.

The spinners are polyurethane with rounded backs, creating a negative pressure at the centre of the disc and pulling the product into the middle before throwing it out.

The spinners run a proven bearing system perfected by Hazelton over four decades of industry experience.

“Regardless of the product density, there is no need to change the rear spinner assembly to accommodate it,” Hutcheon said.

“The variable sized cones are changed in a few seconds to customise the rear of the machine to suit any product.

“The one metre wide cleated belt coupled with the open design of the steer assembly means manure or lime is not being pushed through small holes potentially creating blockages.”

The machine also features a self-cleaning hopper design, also developed by Hazelton.

“The spreader is all Australian made and designed by a contractor aware of the challenges faced when spreading,” Hutcheon said.

Hazelton has now joined Coolamon as a product specialist.

“We will have the Coolamon Spreader at all national field days across Australia this year,” Hutcheon said.