Kuhn or Amazone fert spreader

[tr250]

What do people like the best out of the two? Which costs less to run? (actuators mainly)
Best paint?
Best spread pattern?

 

[An Gof]

Use the search function

 

[tr250]

Use the search function

Which thread you mean if your thinking of the one I am Amazone isn’t one of the options

 

[Al R]

Which thread you mean if your thinking of the one I am Amazone isn’t one of the options

KV Geospread?

 

[tr250]

KV Geospread?

Very pricey

 

[LH10]

We ran ZAM for years after a wagtail very little trouble and good pattern... two years ago went to a zav profis tronic. Very accurate even with grass seed and no striping so far. 4200l model can get plenty in, parts wise not a clue not needed any yet

 

[tr250]

We ran ZAM for years after a wagtail very little trouble and good pattern... two years ago went to a zav profis tronic. Very accurate even with grass seed and no striping so far. 4200l model can get plenty in, parts wise not a clue not needed any yet

Exactly the same as us wagtail and 2 ZAMs we are looking at a zav also but 3200l. My gripe with zam is it’s difficult to get into the headland tramline without leaving a little undressed bit

 

[welger]

Very pricey

We have just brought a 4 bag simple manual setting.20 m to 28 m disc.it was slightly cheaper then the vicon.don’t think you go far wrong with Amazon Kuhn vicon or krm


krm

 

[A H N]

Kuhn really good .

 

[michael N123]

My Amazon was shite it was a simple zam but the plastic adjusters fell to bits every year and was always having problems with it the stupid taps on and off in every gateway got abit tedious aswelll was also Horrible to wash for some reason


Love my new (used) Kuhn it’s a lot better made and can calibrate it with a phone app no complaints

 

[snarling bee]

If you want all singing all dancing my Amazone TS is very good.
If you want less tech then Kuhn are probably better, although I did need new actuators after 5 years.

 

[tr250]

If you want all singing all dancing my Amazone TS is very good.
If you want less tech then Kuhn are probably better, although I did need new actuators after 5 years.

Does that machine have 5 actuators? I’m looking at za-v 3200 so a lot more basic machine. I want one to do it’s own calibration through a weigh cell but don’t want variable rate or section control

 

[snarling bee]

My TS has 4 actuators I believe. 2 for rate and 2 for drop on point. I would seriously look at section control as well, saves a serious amount of overlap and therefore money.

 

[Welshlad91]

Kuhn switched to motors instead of actuators, looks a lot better job. They say they’re quicker and give less bother which makes sense

 

[MrNoo]

Had a ZAM, did alright but became very rusty and vanes seemed to wear. Went Kuhn weigh cell with drop point all connected to gps. Had 1 actuator failure but replaced foc, get on very well indeed with it, overlaps on pickets seem non existent. 4 bags of Urea fit nicely too which is a bonus

 

[Tilly's Boss]

Exactly the same as us wagtail and 2 ZAMs we are looking at a zav also but 3200l. My gripe with zam is it’s difficult to get into the headland tramline without leaving a little undressed bit

We find it the same problem

Exactly the same as us wagtail and 2 ZAMs we are looking at a zav also but 3200l. My gripe with zam is it’s difficult to get into the headland tramline without leaving a little undressed bit

We find the same problem on a za v machine at 24 m, settings on app say 3 m over headland tramline before switch off, anyone solved the problem?

 

[curly]

We have had Amazons for years & had no mechanical problems at all but had same problem with shutting off at headlands so to help I do the 1st dressing by starting at the normal finish of the field & go the opposite way to normal. The remaining dressings are done the normal way round. This evens things up a bit & I don't get the paler patches at the end of the tramlines after a week or 2 that I used to get when it was all done the same way.

 

[LH10]

We find it the same problem

We find the same problem on a za v machine at 24 m, settings on app say 3 m over headland tramline before switch off, anyone solved the problem?

What discs are you on? V3?

 

[redsloe]

We have had Amazons for years & had no mechanical problems at all but had same problem with shutting off at headlands so to help I do the 1st dressing by starting at the normal finish of the field & go the opposite way to normal. The remaining dressings are done the normal way round. This evens things up a bit & I don't get the paler patches at the end of the tramlines after a week or 2 that I used to get when it was all done the same way.

Same here. I've heard other makes do it too, and why wouldn't it. All makes throw it way back.

 

[tr250]

Kuhn switched to motors instead of actuators, looks a lot better job. They say they’re quicker and give less bother which makes sense

How long ago did they chance will an old stock machine from the summer have the new motors