Richard western rear discharge

[farmer phil]

Got a 12 ton which been pleased with but if having another would either go for sprung drawbar or tandem axle. The ride on the road is dreadful. Also if we were just spreading slurry or very rotted FYM we would probably look at a Dual type spreader. The rubber things at the front and back of the RW do not last very, don't seal very well and let slurry through quite easily. Not good when on the road . That is maybe a fault of all rear discharge with floor chains though is it?

 

[blackbob]

A small point but I see from that ebay one that the floor chain is above the axle, I was using a Rolland (similar design) alongside a K-Two which has the floor chain below the axle and the whole machine sits lower as a result, quicker to load and less scary on hillsides?

 

[beaconsboy]

uote="blackbob, post: 334252, member: 344"]A small point but I see from that ebay one that the floor chain is above the axle, I was using a Rolland (similar design) alongside a K-Two which has the floor chain below the axle and the whole machine sits lower as a result, quicker to load and less scary on hillsides?[/quote]
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[beaconsboy]

Well got all excited about going to see the spreader on eBay. Then they ring me to say they been offered 15grand. Over our budget. So still looking.

 

[dmd]

We run both R Western and bunning spreaders both have good spread pattern, Bunning are a lot better built imo, A lot less trouble with bed chains and rotors on the bunnings, I would not buy another R Western.

 

[ColinV6]

Just a near 6 year thread bump. Currently very close to buying a RW Delilah D4095 spreader, I gather this is the 9.5 tonne model. Have they improved on comments in here regarding paint?

It won’t be a heavily used machine, but will do everything from fresh FYM to chicken litter.. has anyone recently priced a Bunning? The RW seems a keen price as it’s Brand new but been in stock a fair while...

 

[ollie989898]

Just a near 6 year thread bump. Currently very close to buying a RW Delilah D4095 spreader, I gather this is the 9.5 tonne model. Have they improved on comments in here regarding paint?

It won’t be a heavily used machine, but will do everything from fresh FYM to chicken litter.. has anyone recently priced a Bunning? The RW seems a keen price as it’s Brand new but been in stock a fair while...

There must be a Bunning locally you can go and look at before making any decisions?

 

[stevedave]

We have just changed from a RW to a K2. Spread pattern is better on the K2 as is paint work Can't really say much about reliability yet. The RW is built stronger and I prefer the rotor design. Ours was a d10 so had the 4 bed chains. We had rotor gearbox problems after the seals went letting water into the gearbox on the plus side they are quite good to work on. The bed chain gearbox also failed and a new one is expensive and took about a day to replace getting them off is the problem we ended up smashing/cutting it off. The biggest thing was the K2 was a good bit better deal.

 

[ColinV6]

There must be a Bunning locally you can go and look at before making any decisions?

Local dealer ( I think are rickerby in Carlisle) so I will give them a call.

Just was told that this RW spreader was mega cheap (supposedly) as it’s been sat there ages.... perhaps as it’s that gunmetal grey colour, and has 26” wheels not 38” but it’s just a shade over £19k....?

 

[ColinV6]

We have just changed from a RW to a K2. Spread pattern is better on the K2 as is paint work Can't really say much about reliability yet. The RW is built stronger and I prefer the rotor design. Ours was a d10 so had the 4 bed chains. We had rotor gearbox problems after the seals went letting water into the gearbox on the plus side they are quite good to work on. The bed chain gearbox also failed and a new one is expensive and took about a day to replace getting them off is the problem we ended up smashing/cutting it off. The biggest thing was the K2 was a good bit better deal.

Interesting. Our local Carrs can supply K2 spreaders. What model did you go for? Any pics?

 

[Pringles]

We have owned our RW D10 spreader for 10 years now, the only repairs needed in that time has been tightening the floor chains and changing the rotor gearbox oil. We call that maintenance!!!
The paint is excellent the only rusty bits are where it’s been attacked by the loader.

 

[ColinV6]

We have owned our RW D10 spreader for 10 years now, the only repairs needed in that time has been tightening the floor chains and changing the rotor gearbox oil. We call that maintenance!!!
The paint is excellent the only rusty bits are where it’s been attacked by the loader.

Good to hear. I suppose most of the people having paint issues simply park it up outside after use and leave all the bits of muck to rot the paint off.

I’m a bit OCD with my equipment but keeping one of these washed and clean be a thankless task!

 

[Pringles]

@ColinV6 Yes I guess that washing the spreader and keeping it inside makes a fair difference to paint longevity.

If you look after the grey spreader that you have looked at the same way you look after your slurry tanker, then you will be fine.

 

[Phil P]

We run two Richard Western spreaders, both have some age about them now and I can’t say anything bad about them. The D10 does have a better spread pattern compared to the older Delilah which has the smaller rotors in it, just have to drive accordingly though.

 

[stevedave]

The K2 is a 1200 with 1000 PTO standard is 540, sprung drawbar and a slip clutch. We find there is little to compare in spread pattern the K2 may be a bit better but it is alot newer. We got on well with the RW and if it had been closer on price I would have had another one. I'll see if I can get any pics up later.

 

[ColinV6]

The K2 is a 1200 with 1000 PTO standard is 540, sprung drawbar and a slip clutch. We find there is little to compare in spread pattern the K2 may be a bit better but it is alot newer. We got on well with the RW and if it had been closer on price I would have had another one. I'll see if I can get any pics up later.

Would you mind sharing your RW quote compared to K2? You can PM if you’d rather.... would you say the £19k we’ve been quoted was keen for a 9.5 tonne RW?

 

[stevedave]

Would you mind sharing your RW quote compared to K2? You can PM if you’d rather.... would you say the £19k we’ve been quoted was keen for a 9.5 tonne RW?

I'll have to dig it out ours included a trade in.

 

[KB6930]

I find the bunning a lot better at getting rotted or wet muck out the back going downhill than any of the others and yes we've had bunning and ktwo in the same field only thing I can out it down to is the extra floor chains not getting a hold of as well as the full width slat on the bunning

 

[ColinV6]

Rickerby meant to be getting back to me with a quote for a bunning, both 85 lowlander and 105. My hunch says it’ll be considerably more than the RW...

 

[ColinV6]

I find the bunning a lot better at getting rotted or wet muck out the back going downhill than any of the others and yes we've had bunning and ktwo in the same field only thing I can out it down to is the extra floor chains not getting a hold of as well as the full width slat on the bunning

I have used Contractors Bunning 75’s and 105C models several times and always found they worked very well.