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ol snuffy

03-24-2005 18:39:05

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When spreading dry fertilizer with a rotory type 3pt spreader how in the heck do you keep track of your spacing on each round so you don't end up with an over lap?? Thanks Steve

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kyhayman

03-27-2005 16:59:16

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Re: fertilizer spreader in reply to ol snuffy, 03-24-2005 18:39:05

I do my head lands and then go back and forth.

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Roy in UK

03-26-2005 13:27:18

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Re: fertilizer spreader in reply to ol snuffy, 03-24-2005 18:39:05

No good in grassland I must admit but now you know why "tramlines" are so popular over here in Europe!

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Roy in UK

03-26-2005 13:22:17

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Re: fertilizer spreader in reply to ol snuffy, 03-24-2005 18:39:05

No good in grassland I must admit but now you know why "tramlines" are so popular over here in Europe!

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NO.2

03-25-2005 10:43:23

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Re: fertilizer spreader in reply to ol snuffy, 03-24-2005 18:39:05

IT IS VERY HARD TO DO. THE MORE IRREGULAR THE FIELD THE HARDER. I TRY TO MAKE STRAIGHT PASSES USEING FENCE POSTS, TREES OR EVEN CLUMPS OF GRASS AS A MARKER.SOMETIMES YOU CAN FOLLOW YOU TRACTOR TRACKS. EVEN SO I"LL MISS SOME SPOTS AND OVERLAP SOME. USUALLY IN A HAY FIELD YOU CAN SEE YOUR MISTAKES REAL QUICK!

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Hayfarmer

03-25-2005 07:39:48

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Re: fertilizer spreader in reply to ol snuffy, 03-24-2005 18:39:05

I use a rental large version of the 3 point mount one. In my area we use corrigations on the field so I count over however many I need to skip depending upon the spread of the spreader. To get best coverage with the one I use they recommned overlap and lower feeding rate. Other way I have done it is to drag the field before spreading fertilizer, if you know the width of the drag you can go by the marks on the field. Short of GPS don't think you can get it totally accurate.

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R Wyler

03-25-2005 07:18:54

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Re: fertilizer spreader in reply to ol snuffy, 03-24-2005 18:39:05

Usually it will say what the speading width is approx on the spreader or the manual. Useing your tire tracks is a good way that is whay I do its not exact though it works well. I am thinking about getting a 3 point one myself.

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Harold Hubbard

03-25-2005 05:00:29

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Re: fertilizer spreader in reply to ol snuffy, 03-24-2005 18:39:05

I use a rental spreader from the fertilizer company, but it works the same way.The way I did it when I first started using one was to give my kids a 50 foot long piece of bale string, and have them step off the spreader swaths as I drove. Most of my fields are less than five acres, so I could judge the whole piece with them in the middle. I went back and forth, not around and around. This is on hay ground, and now that I have done it for several years, I can judge the smaller fields fairly accurately. The larger pieces I still mark in some way, often by stopping at the end of the row, and stepping off the distance to the next pass, then picking some clump of svegetation to line up on.

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ChrisL

03-24-2005 21:00:01

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Re: fertilizer spreader in reply to ol snuffy, 03-24-2005 18:39:05

the modern way is $2000 for a light bar and GPS to watch you - the old fashioned way is to stick with rows or follow windrows or just do a wild guess.....

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tuds

03-25-2005 05:13:30

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Re: fertilizer spreader in reply to ChrisL, 03-24-2005 21:00:01

what brand of lightbar do you recommend

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Cliff Neubauer

03-25-2005 16:44:11

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Re: fertilizer spreader in reply to tuds, 03-25-2005 05:13:30

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We use an Outback light bar, I think they are down to under $3,000 now but it still takes alot of acres to justify one. We use our's for spreading fertilizer, spraying, combining and even mowing hay so it sees around 10,000 acres a year. One of our local fertilizer dealers has a floater with a dry spreader and a foam marker that drops foam directly under the truck so at least they can see where they ran the last pass.

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MN_FISH

03-25-2005 09:08:08

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Re: fertilizer spreader in reply to tuds, 03-25-2005 05:13:30

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I don't think these are cost effective for a small farm. Here is the one we use. http://www.cultiva.com/vw/fs/p008.htm works good. When spreading on hay fields it is hard to judge the distance between passes especially if you can't see your last round. I don't know if you could use a handheld GPS or not being they might not be accurate enough. I use a Garman Etrex GPS when I spray with our garden tractor to get the mph. Foam markers on the 10' sprayer. With the price of fertilizer & chemicals & fuel you want to be as accurate as possible.
Here is another new item http://www.123farmworks.com/ezsteer.htm

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lee blount

03-25-2005 16:47:03

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Re: fertilizer spreader in reply to MN_FISH, 03-25-2005 09:08:08

A cheap foam marker from agrisupply will solve your problems and you can use it to spray by too. Mount it where it will drop foam near the center of your tractor and you're good to go, cost less than $400.00, and with the price of fertilizer now, would pay for itself really quick.

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