Home made lime spreader.

[massey765]

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With all the GPS technology about nowadays we need an affordable land drive set up that gets its speed signal from the tractor,this could be used for rate spreading also.

My green transpread worked off magnetic sensors on the spreader wheels ...then the signal was sorted out by the computer to operate the speed of the belt in relation to the foward speed of the spreader
There would be probably not a lot of work to coputer buff to make it run off GPS. .....but unless you require variable rate I would think a mechanical system would be simpler and more reliable

 

[Mursal]

I thought it was to control oil flow to the hydraulic motor on the differential, so the axle would match the originals for speed?

 

[massey765]

Basically oil powered axle would only be any good for uphill .going down hill it would shove you like the 4wd on a John Deere forager does

 

[Hilly]

When you see them older land drive spreaders i cant belive that that technology has basicaly been forgotten about these days it was well ahead of its time should be on everything thats towed off raod these days.

 

[Cab-over Pete]

It's the tractor manufacturers that spoilt it. They only offer it on limited tractor choices and mostly factory fitted.

I guess just not enough farmers need it

 

[massey765]

Now it's coming to an end,I started thinking ,it would be good to go for ground drive for maybe next year. My main tractor,Mf 6475 can be retro fitted with the ground drive pto gubbins, ,so I guess its just a matter of fitting a 10 stud lorry drive axle under the spreader , doing a lot of maths as to the reduction needed, to match the tractor and spreader drive shaft speeds. Either find a gearbox with the correct ratios, or using shafts with sprockets and chains, even duplex or triplex? Should the tractor be equal or have a %age lead over the spreader? Some of you guys here will know I'm sure, john.

just thinking ......make sure your tractor is fitted with "shiftable pto "as you have to have that option to be able to fit ground speed pto

If I can remeber owt else that might be relevant I will post it or ask

 

[massey765]

It can be retro fitted to Massey up to 6480 size of back end
Had it first in a 3095 x 2 .....3115......6170 .......6290....6480 their 2 ......6480 teir 3
All the first tractors had the same gearing apart from the 6480 teir 3

New Holland have it as an option and I would assume Class with the gima transmission will also

Same / Lamborghini used to fit it.... sure now ....and maybe Zetor ....not forgetting the owd nash

 

[Mike Richards]

You don't want it to be like a John Deere forager downhill, forget to put it back in 2wd and hits the fan.

 

[Blue.]

M

My green transpread worked off magnetic sensors on the spreader wheels ...then the signal was sorted out by the computer to operate the speed of the belt in relation to the foward speed of the spreader
There would be probably not a lot of work to coputer buff to make it run off GPS. .....but unless you require variable rate I would think a mechanical system would be simpler and more reliable

My Krm works the same via magnets off the wheel,it's a good system and works well.

GPS is fine till you go under a tree or two.

Basically oil powered axle would only be any good for uphill .going down hill it would shove you like the 4wd on a John Deere forager does

Never thought about that

I remember you saying about sticking diff in for coming down steep hills so you got all 6 wheels going the same speed so it didn't run away.

 

[massey765]

My Krm works the same via magnets off the wheel,it's a good system and works well.

GPS is fine till you go under a tree or two.


Never thought about that

I remember you saying about sticking diff in for coming down steep hills so you got all 6 wheels going the same speed so it didn't run away.

It has ta be fairly steep for that
The current 6480 grips a lot better than the old one. ...must be due to the gurt weight built to sit the radiator on

 

[Devon James]

Cracking.

Enjoy. When @Devon James started contract spreading his brother went off for his first day. When he got back he was asked how he liked the job.

He replied " f***ing awesome!!"

The novelty will wear off, but enjoy it for a while!

Hope you're well James.

Thanks Pete, not so bad.
Yeah novelty wearing off but it's a good job. Lime and fibrophos starting now the fields are being cleared

 

[john432]

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1386267921427224&id=100001320889421

 

[john432]

we did have a few teething problems, but four brains soon sorted them,allmost? Firstly, we had course, dampish to the touch maglime, didn't flow in the heap, so my calculating method of calibrating didn't work, needed a bigger opening and faster floor speed to get the rate on the field. The other problem was that the lime bridged on the seperating funnel between the discs, so as in the 3rd pic we cut it and made it a bit steeper, also had to add that bit of tin on the back because the lime droped onto the returning slats and some got carried forward underneath. We will replace that tin with some proper 3mm plate in due course, another thing that needs doing is to weld a srcaper to clean out the rear sprocket ,at times the chains did get tight and grone a bit, but that will easily be fixed by splitting the chains and welding.
One thing I didn't realise is that lime spreaders empty the front first, mine does, so the theory of starting a load on the flat land and finishing on the slopes is a no no! All the weight in the back, live and learn as they say!

 

[Cab-over Pete]

It works though!!

Good news, and all these things can be overcome. Good on you.

 

[fredf]

Well done for that and good luck with the spreader.

Tom

 

[Hilly]

Have you filled it to the top yet ? take some pulling full !

 

[Cab-over Pete]

How’s it going @john432 ?

 

[john432]

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10214380164831905&id=1051376672


Going fine, we did have to put some A frames inside the hopper, and spaced boards , there was too much strain on the bed when full and travelled a bit to the field, after that no problem. Here it is spreading with my friend who's joint in it, on some sloping ground.

 

[Cab-over Pete]

Bugger. I don’t do faceache and can’t get the pics, but I’m glad it’s going well.

 

[Netherfield]

Bugger. I don’t do faceache and can’t get the pics, but I’m glad it’s going well.

Me either.