New Muck Spreader

[Lowland1]

The time has come to retire our old Kidd Spreaders and replace them with a modern (new) machine.
We do 5000 tonnes or more per year but 12 months of the year so it should n't be a hard life. Obviously everyone will say Bunning but is there something cheaper but good out there.

 

[Yale]

Rear discharge only?

 

[Lowland1]

Yes. I hadn’t thought of anything else.The material is fairly composty

 

[nonemouse]

Yes. I hadn’t thought of anything else.The material is fairly compostyView attachment 1006285

Just priced Richard western, k two and bunnings - bunnings was cheapest

 

[Rs chunk]

Marshall Vesuvius no floor chains

 

[Jon]

Might not be cheapest, but have a look at Agrihire machines.

I hire them, they are very good.

 

[Matthew Britton]

What about the European machines, Samson, Bergman, Miro, Rolland,et al?

 

[michael N123]

Agrispread

 

[mf7480]

Marshall Vesuvius no floor chains

They’re awful

 

[danpwll]

got a rolland 4510 here, for last 2 years, great machine , only fault the back lights get coverd in muck after first load !!!!!!!!! replaced a west dual spreader

 

[Poorbuthappy]

They’re awful

In what way?

 

[mf7480]

In what way?

Getting them to spread evenly through the load is almost impossible, you get them set on one day then one day the oil will be a little warmer or cooler and send it all out again. Also you cannot load above the height of the sides and the spread pattern is bad. The rotors aren’t balanced out of the factory and as a result of either that or poor/ undersized bearings, the top bearings fail regularly. Oil seals in the massively over complicated ram mechanisms will fail regularly. Other than that it’s a grand machine

They sound great on paper, but definitely are not.

 

[Poorbuthappy]

Getting them to spread evenly through the load is almost impossible, you get them set on one day then one day the oil will be a little warmer or cooler and send it all out again. Also you cannot load above the height of the sides and the spread pattern is bad. The rotors aren’t balanced out of the factory and as a result of either that or poor/ undersized bearings, the top bearings fail regularly. Oil seals in the massively over complicated ram mechanisms will fail regularly. Other than that it’s a grand machine

They sound great on paper, but definitely are not.

Ok, not my experience at all but each to their own.

 

[Happy]

Getting them to spread evenly through the load is almost impossible, you get them set on one day then one day the oil will be a little warmer or cooler and send it all out again. Also you cannot load above the height of the sides and the spread pattern is bad. The rotors aren’t balanced out of the factory and as a result of either that or poor/ undersized bearings, the top bearings fail regularly. Oil seals in the massively over complicated ram mechanisms will fail regularly. Other than that it’s a grand machine

They sound great on paper, but definitely are not.

Sadly would agree with that.
Killed hydraulic pumps on two different tractors in 3 years while spreading with one and blown umpteen hydraulic hoses on the spreader.
First one we had pre the electrics to control ram speed was trouble free though.

 

[Mur Huwcun]

Sadly would agree with that.
Killed hydraulic pumps on two different tractors in 3 years while spreading with one and blown umpteen hydraulic hoses on the spreader.
First one we had pre the electrics to control ram speed was trouble free though.

And a fantastic machine to block the rotors with, just reverse the floor oh no, hold on!!!! Then you get an unexperienced operator or someone forgets and it gets loaded with the flipping door still at the back……

 

[hally]

We took delivery if new marshall in the summer, was wrong right from the start. Turned out main issue ( there was others) was an unbalanced rotor so away it went back to the manufacturer. 3 weeks later it returned with welded bits on it, not even painted properly and yet it was no better. We rejected it and ordered a west through the same dealer which has been excellent, as was the dealer. Must have had a friday afternoon one and these things happen but it was disappointing and we lost alot of time with the whole episode.

 

[marco]

https://www.hispec.net/xcel/ this is a great machine

 

[daveydiesel1]

We got a new west this year. All im for sayin is impressed so far and like it alot

 

[aled1590]

We took delivery if new marshall in the summer, was wrong right from the start. Turned out main issue ( there was others) was an unbalanced rotor so away it went back to the manufacturer. 3 weeks later it returned with welded bits on it, not even painted properly and yet it was no better. We rejected it and ordered a west through the same dealer which has been excellent, as was the dealer. Must have had a friday afternoon one and these things happen but it was disappointing and we lost alot of time with the whole episode.

Did you get a west dual or the rear discharge?

 

[Baz65]

got a rolland 4510 here, for last 2 years, great machine , only fault the back lights get coverd in muck after first load !!!!!!!!! replaced a west dual spreader

Second that we replaced our west dual spreader with a Rolland 5012 compact in 2018 does a good even spread.