Opinions on side discharge manure spreaders

jeremy in NE · Aug 13, 2011

Need to get a different spreader. I am not set on a side discharge,
but would like some input as I know nothing about them. Or what
brands of regular spreaders to stay away from. Thanks for you
input

Mike (WA) · Aug 13, 2011

Dealers always liked them, because it was one spreader they could stand behind!

Sorry- I couldn't resist.

If you're talking about the round ones with the chains that are attached to a center pipe, I liked them fine. Much better with sloppy stuff, for obvious reasons. Do require a bit of power to work properly, of course.

Cienna · Aug 13, 2011

I've got just what you need---a two-wheeled, ground-driven spreader, with Nebr experience. Shoot me an email.

oldtanker · Aug 13, 2011

If yer asking about the flail chain spreaders......side discharge always spread into the wind! Dad had a read discharge that was great.

Rick

IOWA NORTHEAST · Aug 13, 2011

The slingers are the only ones around here for semi dry manure, liquid will also not slop out when hauling within reason. They spread it real consistant.

However a chunk of concrete is a three thousand dollar surprise.

Anonymous-0 · Aug 13, 2011

I saw an advantage to side spreaders this spring. The ground was saturated from a lot of rain. Passed a guy spreading manure-- he was driving along halfway on the road with the spreader tossing manure quite a way into the field from the road. Depending on how many fields available, at least he got some hauled.

Paul from MI · Aug 13, 2011

My neigh bor has had a flail spreader for over 40 years. He had a dairy much of that time so it got used every day, The only repairs in all that time were replacing a couple of bearings and putting new ends on the chains. It really chewed up the manure very fine, which was great for my garden. Don't remember what the brand was.

teddy52food · Aug 13, 2011

Neighbor had one that worked fine with cow manure but not with chicken litter. When the chains got extended just right it would unload the whole works in one spot.Litter was fairly dry out of the barn.

Anonymous-0 · Aug 14, 2011

Don't know much about spreaders but came home from work one afternoon and the neighbor down the road had his tractor and side spreader parked by the barn and both tractor and spreader were coated with a nice thick coating of honey. joe-

rockyridgefarm · Aug 14, 2011

I have a Knight 712 and a 912 slinger. They're the single auger style before they went to the protwins. I'd like to sell the 912 and buy a 716 this fall. similar style, but bigger.

In bed pack, the single auger slingers are worthless. You better bring a sandwich with you while unloading that. The protwins work a little better because they pull the manure back with one auger and forward with the other. This chews up the material a little more. They are a lot more money.

BUT I don't have any bed pack. I have 8300 laying hens and they do well in chicken litter. They also do well when used under a barn cleaner. basically, anything they don't have to tear apart, they do well.

I agree with others on the advantage of throwing manure from the road. I've spread litter very thin over growing wheat and corn with very good results.

Anonymous-0 · Aug 14, 2011

I had a Knight Slinger when I was farming. I loved it for 6 or 7 years. It would spread any thing I put in it. Sometimes you have to control the discharge a little by opening or closing the gate according to what consistency your'e hauling.I bout it well used and I gave it plenty of abuse and never any problems.

Opinions on side discharge manure spreaders

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