I've got a bunch of very well composted manure/bedding which I have been working on spreading in some thin areas where I intend to frost seed some orchard grass/red clover later this winter. When I say this is well composted, I mean it. It is a uniform black color and texture. You can't tell what it used to be at all and it has no manure odor at all.This is wonderful stuff for the soil, and I've got a bunch of it. The problem is that it doesn't seem to spread very well. When the spreader is full, it spreads over a broad area. Once about a third of the load is spread, it only spreads directly behind the spreader, basically within the tire tracks. When it gets down to the last 40% of a load, it doesn't even hit the beaters, it just falls off the back. Ultimately this is because it is super fine textured. I've tried speeding the chain up or slowing it down. I've also tried varying the ground speed of the tractor. The spreader is an old New Holland. I can't read the model number. About 4 foot wide and 8 foot long bed. The beaters do not adjust in any way. Any suggestions? Right now, some areas get way too much and some areas get way too little. I'm not worried about the too little, I can solve that by just driving slower. It is spreading too thick in the last 40% of the load when it just drops off the back. Thanks in advance. Christopher
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