K-Two or Bunnings muckspreader

[peachmelba]

Any ever compared these two? Tried a Bunnings Lowlander 120 with RDS weigh scales and rear hood. Spreading PAS100 on a dry windy day. Very impressed with spread pattern.
K-Two Evo with hood but no weigh scales again dry PAS100. Less money for K-Two but just can not quite make up my mind which.

Whats everyones experience of K-Two and Bunnings??

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[henry]

Haven't experienced a K-Two but I am very impressed with our Bunning, weigh-cells, variable rate, hood, horizontal beaters and spinning discs. Use it on broiler muck, FYM, compost and Limex. Very even spread pattern and great build quality.

 

[tr250]

I would have a bunning our 150hd is brilliant we are only spreading fym so have verticals. I like the single slat as our sort of much used to bridge in a k two

 

[deleted user 837354]

I would examine how easy it is to maintain and operate the machine. How easy is it to grease, repair, tension the bed chains or replace a slat or remove and repair a gearbox? How easy (check parts prices) is it to replace the vanes on the spreading discs? What does the drive line look like underneath? Also consider what spec you might need. I've run Bunnings before and liked them, solid machines but I've not run one of their horizontal beater machines.

It's the small things that make a difference when you actually own a spreader compared to just hiring one once or twice a year where their flaws aren't a big issue.

 

[Sid]

Haven't run a bunning but had a KTwo on hire last autumn, wasn't very impressed by the spread tbh

 

[jondear]

Have a k-Two over a Bunning spreads better imo! k-Two duo 900 that is over a 105 Bunning.

 

[Mad For Muck]

We run 3 Bunning 150 HBD’s & wouldn’t run anything else, far better built than the ktwo in my opinion & have a far better spread pattern. Yes they’re expensive or more expensive when we priced both but you get what you pay for & the bunning is without a doubt worth the extra money

 

[peachmelba]

I have had a Teagle RD12 since 2002 and she has done more than her fair share of work and owes me nothing. She just cant spread the PAS100 very well. Very little difference between them and its the little things that will decide it.

Bunnings have an extra stone guard option and the slats on the K-Two let stones through (Cotswold brash). Rep says people put perspex on it.. but that will just become hazed over time. But window on K-Two is deeper so you can see in better.

Bunnings has 2 x 16mm chain, K-Two has 4 x 16mm chains. Do 4 chains bridge. Is the maintenance harder with 4? Are they a pain to tension. Are the slats easier to change.

Just really wanted to know if anyone has had any good or bad experiences with either company or product.

Cheers

Tim

 

[Mad For Muck]

I have had a Teagle RD12 since 2002 and she has done more than her fair share of work and owes me nothing. She just cant spread the PAS100 very well. Very little difference between them and its the little things that will decide it.

Bunnings have an extra stone guard option and the slats on the K-Two let stones through (Cotswold brash). Rep says people put perspex on it.. but that will just become hazed over time. But window on K-Two is deeper so you can see in better.

Bunnings has 2 x 16mm chain, K-Two has 4 x 16mm chains. Do 4 chains bridge. Is the maintenance harder with 4? Are they a pain to tension. Are the slats easier to change.

Just really wanted to know if anyone has had any good or bad experiences with either company or product.

Cheers

Tim

4 chains to keep tight = 4 links to take out when they stretch. Not sure how easy to change the slats are as I hate the twin slat design but the single slats are easy to change - we’ve only changed 1 slat in 8 years & that was only due to a large lump of concrete.

Depending on where in the cotswolds you are we’re roughly an hour away - if you want to come & look round a Bunning HBD on weigh cells etc your more than welcome (they are absolutely flat out at the moment but I’m sure we can plan something when they’re in the yard or closer to home)

The back up from Bunning is very very good in my experience, always at the end of the phone if you have a problem or even just need some advice.

That’s the only picture I’ve got of ours on compost. That was very dry PAS100 which is why they were running fairly close together. Normally it would throw it much further.

 

[Farmer_Joe]

local contractor has k2, used one last year very nice spread on it,

borrwed bunning of local farmer a few times also good but would say spread was not as neat but could just be worn beaters.

 

[Bobthebuilder]

Replaced a 23yr old bunning lowlander 90 last year with a new lowlander 120, simple easy machines to maintain with the single slats compared to twin slat machines, not had anything to do with weigh cells on muck spreaders tho

 

[peachmelba]

Replaced a 23yr old bunning lowlander 90 last year with a new lowlander 120, simple easy machines to maintain with the single slats compared to twin slat machines, not had anything to do with weigh cells on muck spreaders tho

Bobthebuilder - next one try with weigh scales - speeds up the operation considerably especially with guidance. All you need to worry about is forward speed.....

 

[Bobthebuilder]

Bobthebuilder - next one try with weigh scales - speeds up the operation considerably especially with guidance. All you need to worry about is forward speed.....

Don’t do enough to warrant the extra cost of weigh cells for muck

 

[KB6930]

I have had a Teagle RD12 since 2002 and she has done more than her fair share of work and owes me nothing. She just cant spread the PAS100 very well. Very little difference between them and its the little things that will decide it.

Bunnings have an extra stone guard option and the slats on the K-Two let stones through (Cotswold brash). Rep says people put perspex on it.. but that will just become hazed over time. But window on K-Two is deeper so you can see in better.

Bunnings has 2 x 16mm chain, K-Two has 4 x 16mm chains. Do 4 chains bridge. Is the maintenance harder with 4? Are they a pain to tension. Are the slats easier to change.

Just really wanted to know if anyone has had any good or bad experiences with either company or product.

Cheers

Tim

Yes 4 chains bridge . Put a bunning and a Ktwo on a steep downhill run and the bunning will empty no bother where the ktwo will be slow.

Every time I had a ktwo hired it would jump a floor chain and bend all the slats . We went back to getting bunning spreaders and never have a problem.

 

[Hilly]

Yes 4 chains bridge . Put a bunning and a Ktwo on a steep downhill run and the bunning will empty no bother where the ktwo will be slow.

Every time I had a ktwo hired it would jump a floor chain and bend all the slats . We went back to getting bunning spreaders and never have a problem.

Funny that I hired a tidy k2 month ago and the barsteward jumped a few links , had to stop slacken chain put it right re tighten straighten a few bar s lost two hrs then got charged 200 a day fek that next time two bunnings no bother .

 

[KB6930]

Funny that I hired a tidy k2 month ago and the barsteward jumped a few links , had to stop slacken chain put it right re tighten straighten a few bar s lost two hrs then got charged 200 a day fek that next time two bunnings no bother .

There's plenty bunning spreaders to be hired round the area so it's a no brainer

 

[Hilly]

There's plenty bunning spreaders to be hired round the area so it's a no brainer

The guy had one of each when I pulled up
He said which you want I said I take the smaller one as wanted to
Spread steep , first time I’ve not had bunmi
G first time I’ve had bother never again

 

[michael N123]

Agrispread

 

[deleted user 837354]

The twin slat designs can bridge in the wrong kind of material, usually it s fairly light material that like to clump together which is worst. Believe me I have operated Rollands and they were a sod for it in the wrong kind of material. I think the internal shape of the body plays a part, too.

I guess if you are in compost which is very light the body size and extensions will be worth considering.