Lime spreading

[massey765]

they had a lime demo near to me , in the trough of bowland between lancaster and clitheroe .that was a wet day...late eighties early ninties ? ..........memory is turning to mushy lime

 

[Cab-over Pete]

Maybe it was there then. Must have been 1990 when we took Dads kit because that was the year the spreader was built.

I was pretty sure it was Yorkshire though.

 

[holywell farmer]

Maybe it was there then. Must have been 1990 when we took Dads kit because that was the year the spreader was built.

I was pretty sure it was Yorkshire though.

Pete do ever spread basic slag still ?

 

[massey765]

Maybe it was there then. Must have been 1990 when we took Dads kit because that was the year the spreader was built.

I was pretty sure it was Yorkshire though.

right on the lancashire ,yorkshire border

 

[Henarar]

Every day’s a lime day

any larger with that ?

 

[Cab-over Pete]

Pete do ever spread basic slag still ?

Yes, occasionally. Being bang in the centre of the country the haulage is dear so we don’t do much of it.

 

[Shovelhands]

any larger with that ?

Afraid not...

 

[Tomtrac]

I once took a 1056 and tramspread 750 made by land drive where john mowbury was a sales man to a demo drove it from here in cumbria to the other side of the A1 somewhere nr thirsk must off been in the 80s-very early 90s.i was peed off because all the spreaders where queuing to get loaded but there was a new electric rate controlled spreader and it kept jumping the que
It may off just been a land drive event must off been a dozen spreaders there
If anyone remembers it

 

[Cab-over Pete]

Did it rain biblical amounts all day?

 

[massey765]

Did it rain biblical amounts all day?

hell pete.... yur goin to have that event right over in yorkshire

 

[Kevtherev]

Proper thread about proper lime @Mounty @Cab-over Pete

 

[njneer]

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Truck up,Ramps into spreader , proper job. Up a bit ....bit more....but more....but more....f**k where’s the shovel

 

[njneer]

Sure on the old MF’s they used to,put the land drive shaft onto the pto on the tractor , stick it in neutral and let the spreader push the tractor. First incarnation of 50 km/h I believe.

 

[Cab-over Pete]

White knuckle ride

 

[fang]

Has anyone got any photos of Land Drive dump boxes, I believe they made them when they used to convert Atkinson spreaders

 

[massey765]

Has anyone got any photos of Land Drive dump boxes, I believe they made them when they used to convert Atkinson spreaders

i had one for about 20 years....dont think i have any photos

 

[cheggars]

Chap near me and @DaveJ
No longer with us used to spread lime with a variety of mfs and land drive spreaders (Atkinson)
He would go anywhere used to spread Humber at my home across anywhere.

And Only a wide Single on the Spreader and 2 Wheel drive MF usually. He didn't like the 4wd one.
We had quite a few places he wouldnt/couldn't go., but they where described as Cliffs by others

 

[cheggars]

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We used to Fill the spreader with small bag fert under the chopper. We where told if you loose the empty bag, the chopper will come down on top of you.