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who makes best manure spreader?

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SteveinFL

05-20-2007 16:56:45




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I"m in the market for an antique ground driven spreader but have never owned one. I"m looking for a small one for just a few horses. I have been looking for an IH Cub model 100 because it is the right size and my equipment has always been IH but I have also been looking at New Idea. I noticed that the New Idea spreader is what I would call a paddle blade style and the IH is an auger blade style. Is one style any better than the other? If you have any recommendations on these two I mentioned or any others I need all the info I can get. Thanks!

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MLD

05-22-2007 06:33:15




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 Re: who makes best manure spreader? in reply to SteveinFL, 05-20-2007 16:56:45  
I think they all work well & do the job, you just need to find one in good condition. My father knew someone that had a 100 Cub spreader & always said it was hard to pull because it had such small wheels on it.



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tg in VA

05-21-2007 19:23:58




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 Re: who makes best manure spreader? in reply to SteveinFL, 05-20-2007 16:56:45  
I"ve been through two IH"s, a John Deere and an Oliver ground drive spreader in my equine operation. They all were fine, however, the IH"s had an odd ball apron chain link (SB or #75). Whatever you get, be sure you can find replacement links. The links rust and stretch over time and then break. #67 links are readily available. The #75 links are hard to find.



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georgeky

05-21-2007 09:28:52




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 Re: who makes best manure spreader? in reply to SteveinFL, 05-20-2007 16:56:45  
Lots of companies made good spreaders. IH,JD,NI.NH,AC,MF,Case and the list goes on. You want to make sure whichever one you look at is in good shape, not rusted or rotted out, with good chains and beaters. If you plan on loading with a loader, I would recommend a PTO driven as some of the groud drive models will not tear big clumps apart very well, and cause problems. If you load with a pitch fork or small loader a ground drive will work very well. I have an old Case that belonged to gramps it works good if you don,t use the loader. I have a New Idea ground drive that is the same way. I have a IH 125 PTO driven that I use mostly because I am to lazy to load with a fork.

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MF Poor

05-21-2007 08:51:25




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 Re: who makes best manure spreader? in reply to SteveinFL, 05-20-2007 16:56:45  
The John Deere dealer up the road has a nice one, but there must be something wrong with it, 'cause there's no warranty. He said that he wouldn't stand behind it.



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jra

05-21-2007 07:33:34




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 Re: who makes best manure spreader? in reply to SteveinFL, 05-20-2007 16:56:45  
I've had a couple ground driven spreaders for packed down cow and pig doo and they never worked very well. I then bought a PTO model and had no more trouble. So, if you plan to use it much I think you would better off with a PTO type spreader. Can't say what brand is best though.



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James22

05-21-2007 09:03:22




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 Re: who makes best manure spreader? in reply to jra, 05-21-2007 07:33:34  
We spread countless loads of "packed" hog and cattle straw-based manure with our ground driven NI spreader and never had any problems. Over 90% was loaded with a manure loader. However we always filled from the front to the back, thereby reducing the chance of "wedging" a tough load immediately in front of the beaters. I'm with vally farm, NI was as good as any on the market, although maybe not as pretty as the spoked yellow wheel green ones.

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vally farm

05-20-2007 20:22:19




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 Re: who makes best manure spreader? in reply to SteveinFL, 05-20-2007 16:56:45  
EVERYone in myarea ises New Idea. I have an old ground driven...never broke down in the 10+ years I"ve owned it. I use it for heavy pack from the goat barn. It has lots of hay in it. This old girl is the onlyu spreader that will rip it up nice and fine and spread it out evenly. I use a larger NI pto drive for the cow manure because without all the hay it"ll spread fine and is 3 times larger. Mike

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Ford 312

05-20-2007 18:55:59




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 Re: who makes best manure spreader? in reply to SteveinFL, 05-20-2007 16:56:45  
John Deere made a really good ground driven spreader. My Dad had one and it received some rough use. Using a tractor manure loader to load manure out of a barn that had been well packed by cows walking on it all winter. That spreader held up well with that kind of use.



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SteveinFL

05-20-2007 19:09:26




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 Re: who makes best manure spreader? in reply to Ford 312, 05-20-2007 18:55:59  
I"m not that familiar with JD equipment. Do you know what models they made that have a good reputation that are smaller like the IH 100? I don"t remember how many bushels the 100 is but I believe it measures around 7ft long and 3ft wide.



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Matt Weltz

05-20-2007 18:28:47




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 Re: who makes best manure spreader? in reply to SteveinFL, 05-20-2007 16:56:45  
Not sure that any one brand of manure spreader is better than any other. We have always run John Deere tractors and equipment. If you are spreading horse manure you will most likely want a want a triple beater spreader. Most of the older ground driven and the first PTO driven spreaders should have three beaters.



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El Toro

05-21-2007 13:33:46




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 Re: who makes best manure spreader? in reply to Dave Anderson, 05-20-2007 17:58:05  
I thought it was Bush & Cheney. Hal



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Unimog

05-20-2007 18:28:20




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 Re: who makes best manure spreader? in reply to Dave Anderson, 05-20-2007 17:58:05  
Now that there is funny, I don't care who you are.



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