Feeding fodder beet mini muck spreader

[andybk]

Just seen one of these for sale locally , do you recon they would be any good for fodderbeet in the field , we have one place with fenced track down it just wondered if this on 3pl would throw it down fence line , £400 against £900 for feed auger type

 

[hendrebc]

I've seen plenty of beet fed with rear discharge spreaders but not seen it fed with a rotaspreader
Would it not break it up too much?

 

[Longlowdog]

One meter cubed of muck capacity isn't going to equate to much in the way of jiggly, round beet with a big rod destroying available space inside.
I suspect there is a reason it's for sale. An awful lot of these smallholder, mini machines look good in the catalogue and disappoint when used. Ask me how I know...ahem... mini round baler and wrapper, quad sized harrows, etc, been there got the t-shirt. And they seldom last if stuck behind even a moderately powered full size tractor, been there as well. Had the bills, sold the scrap, got the t-shirt.

 

[Al R]

The idea is genius, whether it works in practise I don’t know.

seen plenty put it through rear discharge spreaders and dairy farms putting through straw choppers but it comes out like pulp from a straw chopper

 

[andybk]

One meter cubed of muck capacity isn't going to equate to much in the way of jiggly, round beet with a big rod destroying available space inside.
I suspect there is a reason it's for sale. An awful lot of these smallholder, mini machines look good in the catalogue and disappoint when used. Ask me how I know...ahem... mini round baler and wrapper, quad sized harrows, etc, been there got the t-shirt. And they seldom last if stuck behind even a moderately powered full size tractor, been there as well. Had the bills, sold the scrap, got the t-shirt.

I recon your about right here , i doubt its heavy duty enough to cope with huge lumps of fodder beet for long prob bend middle bar ,with something like 70hp on the front Be interesting to try an old rusty one though , bought on the cheap

 

[Derrick Hughes]

I would say no - it won't fling it out - an old West Spreader with the bottom plate down is ideal - other than that if its on the field a grain bucket on the loadal and just sprinkle it about

 

[michael N123]

ROOT CHOPPER

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Often see these for sale second Hand Might get a rougher one a bit cheaper

 

[michael N123]

I would say no - it won't fling it out - an old West Spreader with the bottom plate down is ideal - other than that if its on the field a grain bucket on the loadal and just sprinkle it about

I just go flat out backwards sprinkling it out

the older ewes with worse teeth get silage or sold

 

[andybk]

ROOT CHOPPER

www.fellviewgarage.co.uk

Often see these for sale second Hand Might get a rougher one a bit cheaper

yea been looking but most seen for sale around here have been around the grand mark , Neighbour found an old rusty one , put it on a trailer so can tow with quad , then powers it with hydraulic power pack , brilliant job , just cant find any old auger buckets about

 

[Derrick Hughes]

I just go flat out backwards sprinkling it out

the older ewes with worse teeth get silage or sold

I've seen some farms with a small tipping trailer and let it role out the back

 

[michael N123]

I've seen some farms with a small tipping trailer and let it role out the back

We used to do that but as soon as you make a heap it’s to spread out with a gripe or they make a mess

Spent a lot of my youth seeing air under the wheel off a 3 ton Marshall while it bounced half tipped up

 

[TripleSix]

Find an old land drive muck spreader.
Take the beaters off for beet.

I use ours for stockfeed potatoes

 

[spin cycle]

ROOT CHOPPER

www.fellviewgarage.co.uk

Often see these for sale second Hand Might get a rougher one a bit cheaper

yea been looking but most seen for sale around here have been around the grand mark , Neighbour found an old rusty one , put it on a trailer so can tow with quad , then powers it with hydraulic power pack , brilliant job , just cant find any old auger buckets about

i've got one i'd sell you for £500+vat....BUT....it's hand load with ZERO stone tolerance......so it's very much hand load....it didn't say that on the advert when i bought it....it does now .....it holds about 400kg ...takes about 10 mins to load.....i've to many sheep to bother with it....they have to eat whole...i'm gonna stick it on local facebook or convert to a hopper feeder if i can't sell it

 

[Bury the Trash]

theres something in the new edition of pfi not sure what. i might renew my sub actually come to think of it.

 

[Hfd Cattle]

Just seen one of these for sale locally , do you recon they would be any good for fodderbeet in the field , we have one place with fenced track down it just wondered if this on 3pl would throw it down fence line , £400 against £900 for feed auger type

There is a spreader for sale on Sunderlands online sale at Grafton ,Hereford todayand tomorrow.
It's a good spreader but does need a bearing . It's a genuine dispersal sale and the kit is old but very well looked after .
He has used it for both potatoes and beet .
It will go on an Ifor Williams flatbed .

 

[jed]

I've seen plenty of beet fed with rear discharge spreaders but not seen it fed with a rotaspreader
Would it not break it up too much?

Used a Marshall rotaspreader 9 cub to spread beet to sheep for years will wang it 10 m and chop it up for them in process .Works a treat

 

[Anymulewilldo]

Used a Marshall rotaspreader 9 cub to spread beet to sheep for years will wang it 10 m and chop it up for them in process .Works a treat

Did this in the drought this spring. Can’t do it in winter here. Too damn wet!

Was a dead easy way too feed 40 tonne of beet!

 

[paul&mandy]

Can only really spread going forwards with bucket. Seem to heap going backwards. Just keep 1 hight and flick it as you go in a big arc.

 

[Skintagain]

Please just tip them out. These contraptions will only hurt your pocket. Loader bucket either backwards or just drive over them sheep will eat them regardless. Tipping trailer is ok tip them on top of a mound so sheep walk them off the bank as they eat them.

 

[Jerry]

That pic looks like a toy, not a real item!!

Just dribble them out with a loader bucket and drive over them a bit tell they get a taste for them.