lime spreader

[avag]

Looking at buying a lime spreader and have been offered an older bredal machine with PTO drive spreader discs seen most newer machines are hydraulic driven what are the benefits of this machine would only be used on lime no fert thanks

 

[Cooper3075]

Hydraulic can keep running when turning?

 

[hilux]

They're a pain in the a#s to spread with. As said above hydraulics can keep running when turning. Buy one and after a couple of loads you'll wish you hadn't !

 

[Henarar]

why do you have to stop them when you turn ?

 

[john432]

Wide angle pto ? Vast quantities lime was spread on the hills of Wales in the past with pto driven Atkinsons . Think shaft drive was the least problem. Local contractor has a big old Bredal, spreads great.

 

[hilux]

Uj's snap on the pto when you turn sharp ,unless it's got a wide angle pto shaft.

 

[Kevtherev]

@Cab-over Pete

 

[Henarar]

I don't think I would worry to much, put a wide angle on it if its a problem

 

[hilux]

Wide angle pto ? Vast quantities lime was spread on the hills of Wales in the past with pto driven Atkinsons . Think shaft drive was the least problem. Local contractor has a big old Bredal, spreads great.

Beat me to the post! One I hired didn't and was a pain to use

 

[john432]

I would go for a Bredal as an old well used spreader over any others. No hydraulic motors to brake down and contaminate the tractor , and no gearboxes on the spreader discs, just a twisted belt between pulleys, yet they have ground drive meetering off the wheel.

 

[will_matt2]

We have a 1970 bredal an pto driven we've never ever broke a uj or stub on her or tractor in all my days of having her. Turns rite round with her going if wanted to never a problem , mind the belts don't slip off the back though Bec there a proper cod to get back in correctly lol here's a twist in them at the back an secret is to not tighten to tight hope this helps

 

[Cab-over Pete]

Can't see them being too much trouble. I have no experience of them, but there are plenty of them in use.

 

[massey765]

Level ground spreader.. spinner gearbox is a bit close to ground ...otherwise a good machine