Manure Spreader Recommendations

cumminspuller · May 30, 2019

I am looking at manure spreaders and would like some recommendations from those of you who have them and use them. I don't need the biggest or best thing on the market. Only hauling manure from 40-50 cows/calves right now. Hopefully that number will increase in the coming years more. Some of this manure will be out of a dry lot and a little bit out of a barn. Depending on what time of the year some of it will be wet when I'm spreading it. Not many spreaders left being used around me. What I do see is New Idea and New Holland. I found a 450 push type Deere for sale not far from me. I don't know anything about them though. Where they any good/reliable? Dealers close to me are the big 3 Deere and CNH. What do you use and recommend? Thanks Chris

4wdtom · May 30, 2019

I don't know what to recommend but you might want to say what tractor you will be pulling it with.

cumminspuller · May 30, 2019

4wdtom that would probably help some. haha It will be pulled with a 2wd 6410 Deere.

M Nut · May 30, 2019

I'd recommend the Knight/Kuhn brand. They seem to be very well built.

Fordfarmer · May 30, 2019

I've had both New Holland and New Idea. New Idea spreaders were better built than New Holland. But Agco has dropped the NI name, and new "Massey" spreaders are just renamed Meyers.
If you're looking at used, I'd look for a 3600 or 3700 series NI. Something in the neighborhood of 300 bushels would be big enough to allow for future herd growth. (3632 or 3732... 320 bu.)

Bruce from Can. · May 30, 2019

Manure spreaders, no matter what brand are never big enough, unless they are full and break down. I had good luck with all of the New Holland spreaders I have had over some 40 years. My last New Holland spreader was a 185 single beater with a end gate, worked perfectly. A tandem axle spreader is much nicer to use than a single axle. Less weight on the tractor draw bar, and once the single axle spreader is over half empty, with all the weight at the extreme backend, rattled the heck out of the tractor braw bar. Currently I have a Haugendorn, with a hydraulic push gate/no apron. I like this unit, H+S also build a spreader much the same. Thing to watch for in older spreaders would be , if there is a end gate be sure it isn?t bent and contacts the beaters. Also check the walking axle on tandem spreaders for rot and ware, as well as wheel bearings.

cjunrau · May 30, 2019

Jd push off will be what I would do. I would never buy a chain unload again. Used a JD for 11 years ,never had a break down.

Texasmark1 · May 30, 2019

I have a JD Model N which dates back to the 60's I'd assume. Bought it 10ish years ago at auction. Replaced a ladder chain link...available at TSC and cross bar which I made up from 1" or so angle iron, lubed it up good and that was it. It's a ground driven chain moving device and PTO drives the slingers. Still has the severely weather cracked R1 tires but they hold air for years.....don't remember the last time I aired them up.

centash · May 30, 2019

I have a New Idea 3632 Tandem axle bought new in 1987. It has spread thousands of tons of cattle manure under all kinds of conditions. One bearing replaced in the upper beater, a few repairs to the endgate as the wood deteriorates a bit, and replaced the wheel bearings. Still looks and works well. You need at least 60 hp in front to pull it loaded...about 10 tons.....but 90 hp works better. The galvanized seems to hold up better than painted metal.

Ben

showcrop · May 30, 2019

If you look at a New Holland box spreader crawl underneath and check the axles. Underneath they are a box and tend to rust out.

hrRoss · May 30, 2019

id recommend a knight slinger spreader, no apron chain to mess around with. in the winter all you have to worry about is getting door open. the massive augers has 38"flighting, goes real slow, don't have to worry about freezing down. it spreads all types manure, but pen manure will have a tendacy to bridge up, I usually mix some more wetter stuff in to help along. cleaning the frozen yard in winter, if you can get chunks loose with skidsteer. the knight will spread it. frozen manure comes out of the hammers the size of golf balls, and fly 50 feet. I had a new Holland 30 years ago, got the knight, wont ever go back. aprons are a pain!

showcrop · May 31, 2019

When we had sheep I had to spread barn pack manure on my hay ground. I had a Starline chain side slinger type. It broke the pack up very nicely for top dressing. As hrRoss said the Knight/Kuhn would work very well for this.

cumminspuller · Jun 3, 2019

Thanks for the replies. That narrowed it down a lot.

Bret4207 · Jun 4, 2019

I'd look for something other than New Holland if you're going for a used spreader. Our fencerows around here are littered with NH's with rotted and collapsed running gear.

W_B · Jun 5, 2019

(reply to post at 16:17:17 05/30/19)

I've used a small H&S for the last 17 years. My loads are fairly light. It has the plastic floor (thick!) and galvanized body. Had the bed chain replaced several years ago, but getting corroded again and prone to breaking if loaded too heavy. Gear box and drive chains have been flawless. I'd buy another, but probably won't need to.

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