What clients and media are saying about ...........

Ashmore Engineering

‘Haymax’ Super Conditioner

Grain Auger

Urea Booms

‘Binmax’ Grape Trailor

‘Feedmax 2’ Feed-out Trailor

‘Feedmax 6’ Feed-out Trailor

‘Feedmax 12’ Feed-out Trailer

‘Pride of Workmanship’ Award, Clare Rotary Club 2007
 

“Ashmore Engineering has been providing repair and manufacturing services to our company for many years. Their innovative approach and practical general knowledge of the agricultural industry in one of the main reasons the machines they design and manufacture are so successful”.

Ian Bidstrup
General Manager, Martindale Holdings Pty Ltd
Mintaro, SA

“Adrian Smith is an ‘ideas-man’ - he is instilled with the greatest of Australian attributes; ‘the ability to invent’. His first hand experience as a contractor gives him the practical foundation for his inventiveness. It is refreshing for Envision to work in such an environment where we can help Adrian realise his ideas.”

Kai Schwenke, Envision Engineering Visualisation

“Well engineered products, simple design with ease of operation in mind. We have been dealing with Ashmore Engineering for many years now and have no hesitation in recommending their products as strong and reliable”

John Lloyd, Gawler Farm Machinery

“Ashmore products are of the highest quality, strength and durability. Most equipment has features which are very useful and practical with distinct advantages over the competition. Having witnessed the manufacturing facilities and been involved in the representation of these products, I can thoroughly recommend Ashmore products”.

Ian J. Denton

‘The Land’ Thursday August 9, 2007
With the exponential growth of the export hay industry, and the stringent standards of exporters and international buyers of hay, production methods are increasingly reviewed. There is now a need for machinery which delivers a higher quality product through superior farming practices.

Ashmore Engineering has been manufacturing its ‘Haymax’ Super Conditioner for six years, and has a unit capable of conditioning just about any crop which can be used for hay. An Ashmore Engineering spokesperson said the Haymax reduced drying time by as much as 50% - vastly improving colour and feed nutritional value. “Super conditioning is essential to those considering growing hay for the export market”, the spokesperson said, “Owners of the Haymax testify to its durability, a longevity which vastly outweighs the perceived benefits of investment in cheaper, but lighter weight, conditioners.

Recently, Ashmore launched a Windrow Shifter. “The Windrow Shifter will substantially reduce the requirement for raking and reduces the risk of contaminating the windrow with ground refuse”. The Windrow Shifter also enables windrows to be lifted for aeration and placed on dry ground.

A serious concern for all operators today is occupational health and safety. Ashmore Engineering’s ‘Feedmax 2’ and ‘Feedmax 6’ feed-out trailers reduce the risks associated with off-truck feeding. Ashmore’s feed-out trailers tease out the hay for best use of the material by stock. It (Feedmax 2) comes with an optional self-loader for round bales, and can be towed behind a conventional 4WD vehicle.

Ashmore Engineering is about to release its Bale Stacker, which will stack 10 eight by four by four bales at a time. The lifting mechanism of teh Bales Stacker is on the side of the Stacker, which means the machine does not need to be offset. It also lets the Bale Stacker travel in the same direction as the baler, so bales can be stacked as soon as they have left the baler. “The Bale Stacker is fitted with a unique ‘push-off’ unloading system to ensure bales are clear of machine and not dragged with machine as it returns to the field”.

‘Northern Argus’ Wednesday March 9, 2005
Ashmore Engineering is the major business in Farrell Flat in the State’s Mid North and, with innovative designs, modifications and repairs, is a focus of excellence and service for the rural community throughout Australia....The company has a well deserved reputation for innovation and has several successful machines on the market
 

‘Northern Argus’ Wednesday March 24, 2004
Rob Purvis, manager of Gum Creek South, has purchased an array of augers, hay forks and other equipment over the years. He said the machinery manufactured was as good as anyones. The equipment is always evolving , making things better and better.
“Ashmore can manufacture anything. If you have an idea, Adrian will sit down with you, nut out the design, then produce the product. Nothing is too hard, he operates a very personalised service.”
John Mitchell, from Mintaro, made comment on the quality of workmanship.
“Ashmore employ good tradesmen.....there isn’t much they can’t do,” John said.
Bill Piggot, a farmer from the Porters Lagoon area, is impressed with the quality of machinery he has purchased, having bought a seeder, a roller and an auger in the past few years.
“Their quality is excellent, there hasn’t had to be any after sales service.”

HAYMAX

‘The Flinders News’ Wednesday March 29, 2006
In the past five years Ashmore Engineering has developed the Haymax Super Conditioner which now operates in all states except Tasmania. Reducing hay drying time by greater than 50 percent while improving quality and feed value, this robust machine is at present the only Australian-made tow-behind unit in the country. As a further improvement, a steel tyned baler-type pick-up has been developed for the machine allowing crops like lucerne/sorghum and low-lying cereal to be conditioned.
 

‘AG Contractor and Large Scale Farmer’ Summer 2006
Ashmore Engineering’s Haymax is a genuine super conditioner, not merely a windrow aerator. The Haymax features heavy construction, a good looking appearance, and a low profile. It is a tow-behind machine that is not only effective but also easy to operate and maintain.
Although initially developed to speed the drying of export oat hay, Haymax can be effectively used on forage sorghum, medic and lucerne. Among the key features of the Haymax are its heavy steel conditioning rollers that give maximum crushing power and efficiency.
 

‘We super conditioned approximately 1400ha of oaten hay for export in the 06 season. The Haymax Super Conditioner is extremely reliable, it performing a very acceptable job on the hay, reducing baling time by approximately half. We have used other similar machines and this is by far the best all round conditioner used to date’.

Stephen King
Lake Grace
Canning Vale WA

GRAIN AUGERS

‘Northern Argus’ Wednesday March 24, 2004
These units are unique - mounted on springs to reduce damage in rough paddocks/roads and ahve a mechanical ground drive through a Ford differential to make them easier to handle. Even the hopper is fitted with wheels to facilitate ease of handling.

UREA BOOMS

‘Northern Argus’ Wednesday March 24, 2004
These are a recent addition to Ashmore’s product line and have proved to be an excellent machine. Here again, the company’s innovative design utilises cable support, combined with hydraulic fold. They are fitted with Landcruiser tyres and have air bag suspension.
Adrian has been told that one of these units spread up to 70 hectares per hour at 70 kilos per hectare, and said he believed they were the best way to get an even spread of urea on to the crop.

BIN MAX

‘National Grape Growers’ June 2004
The Bin Max can also weigh the amount of fruit on the lifter. The weighing system provides information to the operator through a digital screen located in the cabin. Polish River grapegrower and inventor Martin Smith says the ability to know how much fruit is in the bin is a great advantage because wineries are becoming stricter in regard to fruit intake.
“If a grower is contracted to deliver 20t of grapes and turns up with 21t, he or she may be turned away. This system allows the grower to weigh fruit accurately”.
Martin has been working on the design for about a year and successfully harvested about 20t of fruit using the original design in 2003. He then asked Ashmore Engineering to develop the lifter and engineer a prototype.
“Since then, we have made some improvements and modifications and now believe there are advantages for winemakers and grapegrowers who use the system”.
He says grapegrowers can save about $30/t by using the system. The Bin Max is patent pending.

‘FEEDMAX 2’ Feed-out Trailer

* Elmore Field Days 2006 ‘Best Australian Working Demonstration’
 

‘The Flinders News’ Wednesday March 29, 2006
With the country reeling under drought, more and more farmers have been forced to hand feed stock which makes the Feedmax 2 a practical alternative to other time-consuming and inefficient hay distributors. Operator safety in a major concern and all Occupational Health and Safety requirements have been exceeded in the design of the Feemax 2. The mechanism for breaking up the hay is so efficient, the unit has a further application assisting farmers break-up prematurely baled hay so that it dries out and can be re-baled ready for export.

‘Countryman’ March 2009
By spitting out hay into windrows, Harley said they had been able to get a 30 per cent increase in the value of their feed that would have otherwise been wasted and there was a lot fewer poor sheep.
(NB: this is a referee from a Feedmax 12 client that highlights the value of the teasing out function that is standard to all Feedmax Trailers)

‘FEEDMAX 6’ Feed-out Trailer

‘The Feedmax 6 enables one to take out a large quantity of hay to the paddocks without having to return to the hay shed. Its operation is simple, and one has the option to feed out all or part of any bale.
I have always been very pleased by the way that the hay is fed out off the Feedmax 6, allowing all stock to get a decent feed, and the hay is not “pugged” into the ground and wasted.
The Feedmax 6 is the most efficient way to feed stock numbers in one trip’.

Jock Duncan
Gum Creek Station
Farrell Flat SA
 

‘We have no hesitation in recommending Ashmore Engineering’s Feedmax 6 to anyone contemplating automating the hayfeeding part of their stock enterprise. These machines are well designed, heavily built and perform reliably. Ashmore are good to deal with and their service is tops. Our only complaint is that we didn’t buy this machine years ago!’

Tom Oborn
Mundulla SA

‘Countryman’ March 2009
By spitting out hay into windrows, Harley said they had been able to get a 30 per cent increase in the value of their feed that would have otherwise been wasted and there was a lot fewer poor sheep.
(NB: this is a referee from a Feedmax 12 client that highlights the value of the teasing out function that is standard to all Feedmax Trailers)

‘FEEDMAX 12’ Feed-out Trailer

‘Countryman’ March 2009’
The technological revolution has made its way to the sheep industry with the Feedmax 12, a feed-out trailer that saves on labour and increases the value of feed.
Designed and developed by Ashmore Engineering in South Australia, the trailer can hold up to nine tonnes of hay.
It was custom built for Dumbleyung farmer Harley Bairstow and sons Courtney and Regan.
The mixed farming family went hunting for a safe and reliable way to feed 2500 mated ewes and 2000 dry sheep without having to make constant trips to the haystack.
They tried stacking square bales on the back of a truck, but with health and safety risks, they needed an alternative. Luckily, Harley had tried Robbie Atkin’s Feedmax 2, a feed-out trailer that can be towed by a 4WD ute or tractor.
But needing something bigger, Harley ordered a custom sized, 10m long, 3.3m wide, 4m high trailer with two floor chains and three rotors.
“Feeding sheep used to be a two-man job but now we have gained 100 per cent in labour by taking one person out of having to feed sheep,” Harley said.
By spitting out hay into windrows, Harley said they had been able to get a 30 per cent increase in the value of their feed that would have otherwise been wasted and there was a lot fewer poor sheep.