Don't see many around here.

fred goodrich · Dec 24, 2016

Ford Big Blue spreader. I will get a picture when she's done.

Fordfarmer · Dec 24, 2016

They aren't common around here anymore either. My Grandpa had a tandem axle Big Blue spreader in the '70's, and a chopperbox, too. Both traded in the late '70's. I know where there is one about the same size as yours, and I think I saw a Big Blue chopper box yesterday, about 20 miles from me.

rrlund · Dec 26, 2016

Just curious. Were those made by Colby?

Adirondack case guy · Dec 26, 2016

I never saw one. Ford dealers sold NH spreaders. It looks like a Badger spreader in discise.
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300jk · Dec 26, 2016

We have one very similar to yours except ours has taller thinner tires and ours doesn't have upper beaters or whatever the proper name is. I remember reading an article in I believe heritage iron that talked about how so of the manufactures like Ford outsourced implements that broke down more often such as spreaders so their name wouldn't be directly associated to it. Kinda a marketing thing. I can't remember who built the big blue spreaders but the info should be somewhere.

Fordfarmer · Dec 27, 2016

IIRC, it was Cobey, in Indiana, that built Big Blue for Ford.

Leroy · Dec 28, 2016

Never saw or heard of anything with a Big Blue name on it.

Don't see many around here.

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