Remote-Controlled Manure Handling: Manure lagoon equipment saves fuel and labor

摘要

Puck Custom Enterprises (PCE) featured two remote-controlled manure nutrient management tools at the recent North American Manure Expo in Prairie du Sac, WI. Ben Puck, president and founder of the Manning, IA-based company, demonstrated the Manure Lagoon Agitation Boat. Controlled from the lagoon's rim, Puck operates what looks like a video game controller to maneuver the agitation boat, a floating pump and engine unit that uses high-pressure nozzles to shoot liquid downward to stir up solids on thebottom of the lagoon. A high-pressure cannon is mounted on the top of the boat, which shoots a recirculating stream onto the lagoon surface to break up any crust that has formed.