Fertilizer Spreader Update

Bill VA · Mar 13, 2015

Had a few minutes to swerve into the farm today and took these pics of the 3 pt spreader I posted about a few days ago. The only markings I could get to were the spreading application instructions, and they were vague. The gearbox turns freely, there is some surface rust, but no real weak sheet metal. It has both cat 1 & 2 lift pins.

When the weather breaks, I'll pull it out for a better look-see.

Anyone know anything about this spreader?

Thanks!
Bill

Dick2 · Mar 13, 2015

I don't know anything about that spreader; it just reminds me of the "flinger type" spreader that my Dad made in the 1930's with a 50 gallon barrel, a model T differential and a few pieces of scrap metal. He used it to spread poison during the grasshopper invasions during the dry years of the 1930's.

Some counties and government agencies used similar types of spreaders to fight grasshoppers. They bought more poison that they needed, so the government crews just buried the excess. Now they find that arsenic and strychnine are being found in wells where the poison leached down into the earth several decades after it was buried.

Shetland Sheepdog · Mar 13, 2015

It's a Lely model HR! Hopper will hold about 500 lbs of granular fertilizer without the extensions on the hopper. It's the smallest of the Lely spreaders. It is an expensive spreader if bought new. The metering/feed ring can be positioned to throw to either side as well as straight back. IMHO, they are a very good spreader, and prolly bullet proof, except for rust! I have acquired 3 of them over the years, and manage to keep one useable in spite of the rust.
HTH, Dave

showcrop · Mar 14, 2015

I have one of those. I got it reasonable at auction probably ten years ago. I usually use the much bigger one from where I buy my fertilizer, but the Lely has been good for fill in here and there. I clean it up good after each use and apply WD-40 liberally to drive moisture out of places where parts attach together.

rankrank1 · Mar 14, 2015

Never used one like that but it looks much better built than most you see. I would not part with it.

A gearbox with a real PTO shaft instead of a rubber hose that has to make a 90 degree turn to serve as the flapper drive. Your design is much more heavy duty and durable.

I like the hopper shape too as compared to the more common cone shaped hopper. Your hopper shape will hold more product in a lower profile bin which makes it easier to load by hand manpower. Alternatively that shape is more condusive to using a narrow tractor bucket or skid loader bucket to fill than the cone shape is.

I like it.

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