Compost turners

Wigeon

Member
Arable Farmer
Being very on-trend I'm interested in getting hold of one of these, but don't know where to start.

Basic questions like:

Who sells them (Google no help)
Do I need a creeper box on the deere (which I don't have)
Roughly How much does a 4m machine cost
Are they are general pita?
Etc.

Any advice very welcome. I have a nice selection of pitchforks that I'm really hoping not to use.

Thanks.
 

Wigeon

Member
Arable Farmer
Oh dear, is it that much of a dark art?

Muck and mystery...

All I can read is of people getting second hand ones for a song. That would be the ideal, but I don't know where to sing.

Thanks
 

Barleycorn

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BASE UK Member
Location
Hampshire
I have a Menart, calls it'self self-propelled, which it is on a flat, dry, surface, but out in a wet field with a bit of a slope, I would find a tractor with a creeper box, (most Deutzs seem to have them).
Mine is quite old and I didn't pay that much for it, but it does break down fairly regularly. I priced a new 4m a few years back and it was £30,000.
It does a fantastic job when it's working, and makes spreading so much better.
The importer is Ian Wallis, from Winchester, 447917115811, or 0845 3708880, Greentec Machinery Ltd
 

Barleycorn

Member
BASE UK Member
Location
Hampshire
This is the first time through on one of my lines, trailer loads tipped in a line.
Steaming nicely!
turner.png
 

martian

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BASE UK Member
Location
N Herts
The importer is Ian Wallis, from Winchester, 447917115811, or 0845 3708880, Greentec Machinery Ltd

Good luck getting Ian to answer the phone. We tried him a few times, genuinely wanted to buy a turner and he kept putting us off. Luckily we found a second hand one, purely by chance. Wasn't exactly a song, more of an opera, but thrilled to bits with it.

Second hand turners are a bit like mushrooms, if you look too hard you won't find, once you chill a bit they'll reveal themselves to you
 

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