New toy day

Ali_Maxxum

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Chepstow, Wales
Seen a lot of nice new, fancy-looking spreaders on this thread, so here's mine that came on Friday. Kubota VS1354. It's a Vicon 1354 wagtail painted orange and says Kubota on it. Quite a bit cheaper, too.
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feilding

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Seen a lot of nice new, fancy-looking spreaders on this thread, so here's mine that came on Friday. Kubota VS1354. It's a Vicon 1354 wagtail painted orange and says Kubota on it. Quite a bit cheaper, too.
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Still can't beat the vicon design, too many modern spreaders just fall apart very young, I was using my 33 yr old vicon this week. It's never had any parts replaced ever, and still the best for spreading grass seed.
 

Chae1

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Aberdeenshire
Still can't beat the vicon design, too many modern spreaders just fall apart very young, I was using my 33 yr old vicon this week. It's never had any parts replaced ever, and still the best for spreading grass seed.
How can that motion spread accurately?

Imagine shaking a pipe back and forward with material coming out of it, trying to get a even spread.
 
How can that motion spread accurately?

Imagine shaking a pipe back and forward with material coming out of it, trying to get a even spread.
The fact I've never seen a striped field spread by a wag tail and plenty done by double disc spinners proves the point that they are accurate.
The only problem with them is that they could only spread to 12m if they found a way to make them do 24 there would be alot more about.
 

Boohoo

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Newtownabbey
The fact I've never seen a striped field spread by a wag tail and plenty done by double disc spinners proves the point that they are accurate.
The only problem with them is that they could only spread to 12m if they found a way to make them do 24 there would be alot more about.
The cheap, aftermarket spouts can make a wagtail stripe, the genuine spouts give an even spread. They used to do an 18m kit, higher speed and a different end on the spout that altered the spread pattern. Wasn't a full overlap if I remember correctly.
 

Lincsman

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Arable Farmer
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Lincolnshire
The fact I've never seen a striped field spread by a wag tail and plenty done by double disc spinners proves the point that they are accurate.
The only problem with them is that they could only spread to 12m if they found a way to make them do 24 there would be alot more about.

The originals could not do 12m, not even a change of spout was available, we changed ours to a 600s??? i think, it was one of the first to work at 12m... talking 1975 here.
 

James

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Comber, Down
The cheap, aftermarket spouts can make a wagtail stripe, the genuine spouts give an even spread. They used to do an 18m kit, higher speed and a different end on the spout that altered the spread pattern. Wasn't a full overlap if I remember correctly.

We had the abbey version for years. Wouldn't do 12m cause I tried in cereals and it stripped. Was always under the impression that they were sub 12m machine
 

Oscar

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Livestock Farmer
Sometime mid 80 s I had the misfortune of using the "big" wag tail ( held a ton I think) on a proper vicon hi lift kit on back of tractor, full, went over a bump in road, top link stripped its threads , result = a big mess !!
NB, hi lift kit was a addition frame which you added so when up on hydraulics, the spout would be 4 ft 6 - 5 ft off ground rather than 3 ft to aid spread width
 
Im in the process of buying a new feedmixer. Options are Seko Tiger VML200 or Strautmann verti mix 2100 double K. Not a big price difference. Any opinions?
 

feilding

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Not even the band on the end of the spout?
No . still on original band. And still does not stripe at all. Very little ware. Years ago before the vicon dad bought a skh twin disc spreader , striped every field, traded in for the vicon, and never striped since, not main stream farming now but still used every year.
 

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