Chicken litter spreaders

[guest]

What would be the ideal chick litter spreader, In the usa the chandler or bbi conveyor spreaders are popular, but run into problems of either being to dry or to wet. some farmers have 2 spreaders to fit the situation. wondering if something like the old zetor manure spreader model 55 would be ideal if it was super sized to fit larger farmers. An usa example is the pik rite model 795 spreader, but it has the hydrualic ram feed, doesnt work good because the load feed isnt steady, you need a chain feed to have a consisant load at the spinners. any suggest of the idea spreader

[eppie]

europe is full of this model of spreader, developed by Agrostroj Pelhrimov in the late 1960's. (the spreader you refer to as Zetor model 55, nothing to do with Zetor, they just had the same sales agent)

at Pelhrimov they do build a 14 ton model of it. www.agrostroj.cz/files//137_rozmetadla%20cz.pdf

I cant remember who builds this concept in America, but i know the concept is sold in Canada at least.

List of companies that make this concept of spreader:
Hawe
Strautmann
Schuitemaker
Bergmann

[adamL]

Bunning;

Rolland;

Richard Western;

A firm near where I was brought up had a big flock of laying I think and ran Samson spreaders.

As long as they have the slurry door, they will spread anything. I think they go up to 18 cu meters and have floatation tractor tyres on them.

A guy around here has a self propelled spreader on a Vervat (sp)

[eppie]

guest, thanks for your opinion on hydraulic push-off spreaders: I have seen this concept 3 or 4 years ago in Canada, and started thinking of building my own, with 2 cylinders of a scrapped silage block cutter. My current spreader is a 3 ton Schuitemaker, which i wish to sell of to a hobbyist who can give this 1960s spreader in perfect condition, an easier life.

Most wide spreaders are quite expensive, although this idea is from the 1960's, the concept is only gaining popularity the last 10 years, mostly being 18 ton contractor machines. So i thought of building my own push-off spreader using scrap parts, with the push-off system because its so cheap to build with two 50 Euro used cylinders.

However i think i must let go of the push-off concept, as you say they dont feed the spreading mechanism steady enough. You confirmed what i thought.

I should keep on the look for a used Rur 55 model or find a 6 to 8 ton Kemper in reasonable state... most of these wide spreaders only come at reasonable prices, if they are "up"

[SwissFarmer]

SAMSON spreaders in Québec/Canada