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Ecologistics Research Services has a large fleet of plot equipment covering all situations.
Two John Deere tractors provide reliable and reproducible mounting for our spray booms and
cone seeder units.Two stationary threshers and two custom plot combines, including a modified
Gleaner combine with automatic weighing, moisture and data logging, handle our harvest needs.
Ecologistics also has a wide variety of custom-built equipment, including a co2 powered
air-blast sprayer, and a powerboat for water and sediment sampling.
Rest assured, whatever your study requirements, we have the equipment to do the job!
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| Equipment | Description and purpose |
| John Deere 790
| 2000 Model year, 4 WD 30HP compact tractor for spraying, cultivation etc
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| John Deere 5210
| 2000 Model year, 2 WD 53 HP Utility Tractor for Soil Sampling, spraying, tillage, irrigation, mowing etc.
Equipped with Trimble GPS/Autosteer 1.5 cm pass-to-pass accuracy
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| Gleaner K2 Combine
| Combine with small plot harvesting modifications and Almaco data collection and logging system
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| Kincaid Small plot Combine
| Small plot combine for small seeded crops and
beans
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| Kincaid Cone Planter
| 4 Row Precision Seeder for all types of seed
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| John Deere 7000 2 Row Cone Planter
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| Great Plains Cone Seeder
| Drill to seed small seeded trials on 7" and 14" rows
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| Kubota Tiller
| 50" 3 PTH tiller for seed bed preparation/crop
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| Mantis Tiller
| Mini rototiller for in plot cultivation
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| S Tine Cultivators
| 60" & 120" cultivator for soil prep
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| 60" 3 PTH Discs
| Tractor mounted discs for plot preparation/crop destruct
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| 96" trail type Discs
| Trail type discs for land preparation and crop destruction
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| Wilspray Airblast Sprayer
| Customized 15 liter small plot airblast sprayer
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| Irrigation Systems
| Pumps, pipe, hoses, tanks, sprinklers, and drip systems
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| Cadman Traveller
| Small irrigation traveller - up to 5 acres/day
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| Decloet Herb Dryer
| Used for precision drying of corn, herbs, chopped plants
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| Tunnel Dryer
| Small dryer for overnight drying of small samples
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| Lab Oven
| Lab oven for drying small samples, and moisture determinations
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| Farmi Moisture Tester
| Grain Moisture tester
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| CO2 sprayers
| Small plot sprayers 2,3,4 m booms, both tractor mounted and hand held. Tractor mount unit with hydraulic agitation system
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| Chemical Storage Room
| Climate controlled Storage for Test Items and adjuvants, with dedicated fume hood for dispensing Test Items.
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| Gas Pressure washer
| Pressure washer and water tank for infield cleaning of equipment
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| 20' Trailer
| 12,000lb trailer for transport of tractors and field equipment
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| 10' Enclosed Trailer
| Enclosed trailer for transport of smaller equipment, freezers
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| 3/4 ton 4WD Trucks (2)
| Equipment Haulers
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| 1/2 ton 4 WDTruck
| Heavy duty towing package, equipment hauling & transport
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| Lab Scales
| 150g, 1200g, 2000g, 5000g, 6000g, & 50 kg scales
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| Generator
| 15/25 KW generator for standby facility power
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| Portable Generators
| 5.6 KW portable generator for infield power and for use with mobile sample freezers
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| Microscope
| In lab use for pest counting and identification
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| GPS Systems
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| Sample Storage
| Walk In Freezer and 4 chest freezers for sample storage. Temperatures monitored by data loggers and min/max thermometers
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