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Doug

03-10-2001 10:42:41




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I just read through 39 returns from the archives on New Idea Manurer Spreaders. I've got a horse drawn spreader that needs alot of restoration work. First thing I need to know is what type of wood was used for the box and tongue and how long is the tongue? Does anyone know of a good book or place to find such information? I think it is a Model 10. Is there a way to know for sure what model I have? I'd really appreciate any help I can get. The spreader was 24Hours from the cutting torch when I found it. I have also adopted a Model 30 JD Combine that was last used about 15+ years ago. I have to transport it 50 miles, any ideas on that?

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Doug

03-11-2001 09:25:25




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 Re: NI spreader in reply to Doug , 03-10-2001 10:42:41  
I'd like to thank everyone who responded to my posting. This forum is really great! About the Model 30 JD Combine I found some pictures in the Archives (Implement) of a Model 30 that was transported on a flatbed trailer like mine. the only thing that concerns me is th 2.5 ft overhang on the one side. Right now I was able to jack up the wheels out of the ground but the head is frozen on top of the ground tight. Guess I must wait for it to thaw.

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Leroy

03-11-2001 06:00:07




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 Re: NI spreader in reply to Doug , 03-10-2001 10:42:41  
Could Mail you copy of Identify page out of orignal parts book and if would need provide with at cost a copy of entire parts book, believe I still have a toung orignal in excelent condition in barn that I could measure I believe yellow Pine in toung



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Tom from Ontario

03-10-2001 17:28:27




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 Re: NI spreader in reply to Doug , 03-10-2001 10:42:41  
According to the original brochures, the NO. 10 spreaders used pine for the wooden parts. I would suspect because it was easy to work with, resilient and relatively inexpensive. One older gent told me years ago that he still used the spreader his dad used, it was bought in 1905, and they figured on a complete replacement of all wooden parts every ten years.



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Keewaydin

03-11-2001 14:11:23




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 Re: Re: NI spreader in reply to Tom from Ontario, 03-10-2001 17:28:27  
Our old McCormack that has been converted to pull behind a tractor used what we call hard pine (southern pine). This is more wear resistant than the native white pine we grow here in the Pine Tree State. We use red oak for replacements and soak the wood preserver to it.



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Alan Farley

03-10-2001 15:47:09




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 Re: NI spreader in reply to Doug , 03-10-2001 10:42:41  
A friend of mine is restoring a NI spreader but it is tractor drawn and from the 50s but he used pressure-treated tongue-and-groove 1x6 deck boards. For the combine I would bring a grease-gun and a extra tube or two of grease to keep the wheel bearings in good shape. I wouldn't go over 20 mph either. And watch the mailboxes on the road, have a slow-moving-vehicle emblem, some kind of flashing light on the left edge of the combine. I also would carry a portable air tank and a can of fix-a-flat just in cause. Better to be overprepared. That's my checklist(mostly for auctions) for towing a implement with the truck. I brought home a IH 45 baler today in good shape about 15 miles. One guy got impatient and passed on a hill and about had a head-on collision. The baler is in good condition and I gave $70 for it.

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Charlie

03-10-2001 11:24:40




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 Re: NI spreader in reply to Doug , 03-10-2001 10:42:41  
I have a horse drawn NI spreader that I use all the time with a tractor. I don't know the model number. I paid $14 at an auction and out bid somebody who was going to take it home and use it as a flower bed in his yard. I fixed mine up to use and not really restore. I put pressure treated lumber into mine. If you fixing it as a restoration then I would think some sort of hard wood would be best. I don't know what was used orignally or how they were painted.

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