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Phil P

Phil P

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Arable Farmer
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Steevo said:
Good service that!!

Was that a CL they demoed for you? I'd think that would probably be more rare than a TL.
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No they demo’d the TL, fitted all the harness etc on my tractor. I bought the CL as I couldn’t get the figures to stack up on my acreage at the time but we’ve expanded a lot since then so swapped to the TL.
Would be interesting to get a quote to swap again at 3-4 years old as my old spreader had lost very little to be fair. And considering there’s probably going to be a couple of 100k £ worth of product going through it this year it makes a new spreader look cheap!
 
Steevo

Steevo

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Gloucestershire
Phil P said:
No they demo’d the TL, fitted all the harness etc on my tractor. I bought the CL as I couldn’t get the figures to stack up on my acreage at the time but we’ve expanded a lot since then so swapped to the TL.
Would be interesting to get a quote to swap again at 3-4 years old as my old spreader had lost very little to be fair. And considering there’s probably going to be a couple of 100k £ worth of product going through it this year it makes a new spreader look cheap!
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Makes sense. Can’t argue at that logic though.

Probably best not to think what value will be going through it next year…🤢😵

As an aside, I didn’t realise til the other week that the CL is a narrower spreader body. Glad I didn’t consider downsizing when swapping to the Geospread. My old machine was the narrow body TL (275cm) which is quite a bit wider than the CL (220cm). You must be loving the upgrade in capacity to the wide body machine from 220cm to 290cm.

My new spreader is the standard wide body version, and as it was a stock machine it has three extensions which is one extra extension than my previous one! No excuse for spillage now. 😂
 
robbie

robbie

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BASIS
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the brecks norfolk
DrWazzock said:
I’ve had my Amazone ZAM 1200 for 22 years. It still does the job. No electronics on it. It’s essential to calibrate it using a bucket underneath driving in the field over a set distance. Set the vanes right for spread width.
Do we really need the electronics with all the extra overhead of setting up, calibration, maintenance, unreliability? Nit wishing to dissuade those who can perhaps make productivity gains over a large area with such equipment but for myself doing lots of different jobs on a small farm who just wants to hitch it on after breakfast and get more or less straight to it, I like to keep it as simple as possible. It’s starting to get seriously corroded in the joint where the steel tank meets the stainless tank bottoms but other than than that it’s been fine for the price.
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Up until this year I was running a very similar spreader to you and I was always of the opinion that fert spreaders should be as simple as possible and electrics and fert should never mix but Ive now got a weigh sell bogballe.

It's not section control but everything is done from a box.
I'd say it's easier and quicker to set up and go. I don't have to fanny about with a bucket calibrating or moving vains. I set the height, set the angle, type in application rate and away I go.
Spreading has become so relaxing and easy. My speed was always governed by the crapest headland now I can go whatever speed I want to to suit conditions and know that it'll be spot on.

There's no, do a field and shut it down a notch or do another field and open it 2.
 
Phil P

Phil P

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Arable Farmer
Location
North West
Steevo said:
Makes sense. Can’t argue at that logic though.

Probably best not to think what value will be going through it next year…🤢😵

As an aside, I didn’t realise til the other week that the CL is a narrower spreader body. Glad I didn’t consider downsizing when swapping to the Geospread. My old machine was the narrow body TL (275cm) which is quite a bit wider than the CL (220cm). You must be loving the upgrade in capacity to the wide body machine from 220cm to 290cm.

My new spreader is the standard wide body version, and as it was a stock machine it has three extensions which is one extra extension than my previous one! No excuse for spillage now. 😂
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Massive difference going from 3 bags at a push to 6 bags (depending on product) and the time saving from less road time saves a fortune on its own.
 
Steevo

Steevo

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Gloucestershire
Phil P said:
Massive difference going from 3 bags at a push to 6 bags (depending on product) and the time saving from less road time saves a fortune on its own.
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Six bags…?! 😂

I put 3 urea bags in my last spreader and I think the new one will manage 4 but I haven’t been brave enough to drop them straight in yet as I have no real front weight or links. 😂
 
JCfarmer

JCfarmer

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Mixed Farmer
Location
warks
Steevo said:
Makes sense. Can’t argue at that logic though.

Probably best not to think what value will be going through it next year…🤢😵

As an aside, I didn’t realise til the other week that the CL is a narrower spreader body. Glad I didn’t consider downsizing when swapping to the Geospread. My old machine was the narrow body TL (275cm) which is quite a bit wider than the CL (220cm). You must be loving the upgrade in capacity to the wide body machine from 220cm to 290cm.

My new spreader is the standard wide body version, and as it was a stock machine it has three extensions which is one extra extension than my previous one! No excuse for spillage now. 😂
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I bought the CL a few years ago with 3 extensions on , it will hold about 2200kg of urea at a push so we drop 2x1t bags in usually with 100kg left in. I like the narrower body as it doesn't stick outside the tractor to catch tree branches etc when on the road.
It replaced a 1141 Kuhn spreader, with no weigh cells, drive at a set speed. Big jump when buying the KV and I would not go back, get on a lot faster, easy to set up and accuracy is brilliant. Reliability has been very good with no probelms as yet after 4 years. (y)
 
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essex man

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colchester

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