Poly floor for manure spreader?

Eldon (WA) · Oct 15, 2015

I picked up this New Holland 675 manure spreader today at an auction. The apron chain is like new, but the floor is toast. I'd like to put a poly floor in it....any ideas on where to get the materials?

coonie minnie · Oct 15, 2015

Osseo plastics. Osseo, WI.

Eldon (WA) · Oct 15, 2015

(quoted from post at 20:58:09 10/15/15) Osseo plastics. Osseo, WI.

Thanks! I'll have to give them a call as soon as I get the spreader home to measure it.

jeffcat · Oct 15, 2015

Just remember most plastics get very brittle when really cold. Now if you load it with hot poo. A fiber glass panel may be better. Just thinking. That is what was in the bottom of our old fertilizer spreader.

mjsnodgrass · Oct 15, 2015

plastics west, Aberdeen Washington. fair prices and Curtis and Jim will not oversell you.

JD Seller · Oct 15, 2015

Eldon a better floor than poly is fiberglass covered plywood. The poly flooring expands and contracts with temperature changes and usually cracks if it is in larger sheets. If you look at most new poly floored spreaders the flooring is in 6-8 inch wide "boards" that are 3/4 to an inch thick. The fiberglass covered plywood is what many Semi van trailer sides are made out of. You can usually find manufactures of the sheets around. You also can usually find wrecked trailers with good sections big enough for your needs. Also the boat repair business uses fiberglass covered plywood too. That might be a better route for you to look.

With the fibber glass covered plywood you can make the floor out of one big sheet. The wood in the center keeps the thermal changes minimal. The fiber glass outside gives you the wear and rot protection you need.

Fred Werring · Oct 15, 2015

FWIW, used 3/4 pressure treated plywood on mine, it's held up 10-12 years now.

Fred

notjustair · Oct 16, 2015

Mae Wes. They are north (Michigan,Minnesota, something). I use all of their products to reline
auger tubes and flighting. I put some in the intake auger of my mixer grinder and have used it
about 45 times in the last year and as much the year before. Not a scratch on it. They are very
good and can do a solid sheet with fasteners. I would recommend them highly.

Eldon (WA) · Oct 16, 2015

(quoted from post at 21:41:24 10/15/15) Eldon a better floor than poly is fiberglass covered plywood. The poly flooring expands and contracts with temperature changes and usually cracks if it is in larger sheets. If you look at most new poly floored spreaders the flooring is in 6-8 inch wide "boards" that are 3/4 to an inch thick. The fiberglass covered plywood is what many Semi van trailer sides are made out of. You can usually find manufactures of the sheets around. You also can usually find wrecked trailers with good sections big enough for your needs. Also the boat repair business uses fiberglass covered plywood too. That might be a better route for you to look.

With the fibber glass covered plywood you can make the floor out of one big sheet. The wood in the center keeps the thermal changes minimal. The fiber glass outside gives you the wear and rot protection you need.

That is a good idea....there was a place here that sold remnants on the local consignment auction. I will have to see if they are still around. I bought a haywagon made from that stuff and it was so slick it was dangerous to walk on....especially with chaff on it!

Eldon (WA) · Oct 16, 2015

(quoted from post at 21:56:31 10/15/15) FWIW, used 3/4 pressure treated plywood on mine, it's held up 10-12 years now.

Fred

I need something with low friction...a lot of the compost I spread is almost like dirt...and usually dry.

markct · Oct 16, 2015

Wonder how trex decking or simular would
work, some of it is way too slippery for
decking so maybe good for this. And it sure
is tough I have scraps I used for the table
on my log splitter and it's held up to the
abuse for years now

roaddevil49 · Oct 16, 2015

Check with dump truck body installers as they should have some sort of material that
would work,or truck/trailer dealers.

ss55 · Oct 16, 2015

UHMW polyethylene (Ultra High Molecular Weight) is tough and slick. It is also available with Teflon in it. Any plastics supplier should be able to get it in sheets or strips. It might be less expensive to install a thin sheet of it over a wood floor. Bevel or chamfer the ends so the chain doesn't snag.

showcrop · Oct 16, 2015

I can't imagine the UMHW dump truck bed liner not holding up to manure spreader use. It has to work from way below freezing to above 500 degrees. When installed in truck bodies it is fastened only in the front to allow for expansion contraction.

Traditional Farmer · Oct 16, 2015

We used to use it at the concrete plant to line chutes would outlast harden steel plate and almost nothing will stick or freeze to it.Works best if you can 'shingle' it so it doesn't buckle up.

Spudm · Oct 16, 2015

Composite decking is what Farmers around me are using to replace their wooden beds.

ztrmower · Oct 16, 2015

i did unit few years back for fellow was thru new holland heavy and tough stuff

taem · Oct 16, 2015

I did this some years ago on a NH 512 with a tender floor. I got 3/16" poly sheeting from Farm Tec, used flat headed bolts. It has held up beautifully and the floor is so slick that the tractor works a lot less when unloading.

jacks · Oct 16, 2015

Eldon, some spreaders come with tongue and groove poly floors with a
lifetime warranty on the poly boards. I have many years experience
selling and servicing spreaders with tongue and groove poly board
floors, and have not seen any failures. To get an idea of what is
available, here is a link:
http://plasticlumberyard.com/plasticlumber.htm
Your best bet is probably to find the closest supplier that carries
t&g poly boards, and buy from them. You will want to make sure to get
enough thickness to support the weight, probably a 1" or 5/4" board.
Tongue and groove will not allow a crack to travel across the entire
floor. If for some reason, a board would be damaged, you only need to
replace one board, not the entire floor.

stonerock · Oct 17, 2015

what do you haul that is above 500 deg?

J.Wondergem · Oct 17, 2015

(quoted from post at 18:30:41 10/17/15) what do you haul that is above 500 deg?

Hot poop.

showcrop · Oct 17, 2015

(quoted from post at 15:30:41 10/17/15) what do you haul that is above 500 deg?

Asphalt-I expect that it is a lot hotter than 500 but I didn't want to make any shaky claims.

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