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SPREADING LIME

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JP(VA)

01-28-2002 13:46:57




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I have 2 1/4 acres of food plots to lime has anyone had any luck with using a cone type 3pt hitch spreader using ag lime? I know the stuff needs to be dry. If not the cone type then what??
Thanks for any input.




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larry va.

04-20-2002 19:37:40




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 Re: SPREADING LIME in reply to JP(VA), 01-28-2002 13:46:57  
Your local fertilizer&lime dealer will let you use a pull type spreader if you buy from them thats what some farmers do.



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Tom nj

01-31-2002 17:09:26




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 Re: SPREADING LIME in reply to JP(VA), 01-28-2002 13:46:57  
I agree with Tim and would use the pellet type of lime in your cone spreader.

Tom



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Hal

01-29-2002 15:49:39




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 Re: SPREADING LIME in reply to JP(VA), 01-28-2002 13:46:57  
If you can get hold of a 3-pt drop spreader, like a UFT brand, or So-Rite brand, they will do the job and come in 4-7 foot widths.



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smirkey

01-29-2002 13:27:39




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 Re: SPREADING LIME in reply to JP(VA), 01-28-2002 13:46:57  
since you probably need to apply at least a few if not more tons per acre, you may want to check having wet lime spread by the fertilizer dealer, it may prove cost effective and many will deliver 10 ton loads.



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James

01-29-2002 11:41:55




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 Re: SPREADING LIME in reply to JP(VA), 01-28-2002 13:46:57  
I use a Vicon PS603 pendulum spreader for lime and fertilizer. This unit is the most accurate spreader I have ever used. I have used the cone broadcast style however controling the pattern is it's problem. The spreader I have is adjustable from 20' to 50' and lays a near perfect pattern. These spreaders are more expensive than a broadcast but the accuracy is worth the additional expense. Good luck.

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Tim(nj)

01-28-2002 20:42:19




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 Re: SPREADING LIME in reply to JP(VA), 01-28-2002 13:46:57  
If you don't have an agitator in the bottom of the cone, you may have trouble with pulverized lime. Pelleted lime is available in bags, that would work best if your spreader doesn't have the agitator.



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Keewaydin

01-28-2002 14:35:44




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 Re: SPREADING LIME in reply to JP(VA), 01-28-2002 13:46:57  
I used to spread a lot of lime with an Ezee Flow spreader and I liked it a lot. Good control of the spreading rate and will handle fertilizer OK also. Before that I'd used a cone type and put more lime on my neighbor's field than I did on mine.



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Jay Simpson

03-13-2005 07:24:51




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 Re: Re: SPREADING LIME in reply to Keewaydin, 01-28-2002 14:35:44  
Tired of paying for pellitized lime....

Will the EZEE FLOW 10 foot drop spreader handle agricultural lime????? What capacity does this pull behind have??? mabe a ton????..I hear the cone type spreaders will not handle the agricultural lime....

any thoughts apreciated...using in deer/turkey plots



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george s

01-28-2002 14:21:29




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 Re: SPREADING LIME in reply to JP(VA), 01-28-2002 13:46:57  
For that amount the broadcast spreader is fine, like you said, the limestone needs to be dry, I've used bagged granular limestone on small pastures and other then a dust cloud following you,it was no problem. Unfortunatly the bagged stuff is more expensive, but here you can only get 30 tons delivered in a heap, so the bagged lime is the only practical stuff to use.Spread on a calm day,keep the spreader fairly close to the ground, keep the slots wide open, and move fairly fast to stay ahead of the cloud.

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