Shelbourne reynolds powerspread

[Tony1989]

Hi, thinking of getting a used one of these spreaders, it will be for rotted fym and solid digestate, are they any good? Better than a west? Thanks

 

[Tony1989]

Any users? Thanks

 

[Speedstar]

Hi, thinking of getting a used one of these spreaders, it will be for rotted fym and solid digestate, are they any good? Better than a west? Thanks

Yes they do a good job on what you want to spread not so good on dry straw muck

 

[Slippery Slope]

We run a 1600. Get on very well with it. Not used a west, but preferred the SR because it’s lighter and we’re on steep ground (don’t know if that means wests are made with thicker metal though). Also preferred the door opening up and down on the SR as it gives a wider spread width if you’re spreading more liquidy dung/slurry compared to the west which opened sideways.

Makes a real nice job of rotted dung like you’ve got though.

 

[Tony1989]

Thanks for reply’s, I’ve been looking at a grey 2300 but would it be too big for 120hp on banks?

 

[shumungus]

We run a 2000 here, have run it behind 100hp so its do-able weight comes forward so helps the grip on the banks. Good spread pattern vastly superior machine to a Harry West as the Shelbourne uses the vertical door as @Speedstar says un rotted strawy muck can be a problem but if there is an anti-bridger fitted to the side of it it'll be no problem. Great machine for spreading muck on grassland as it will mill the muck right down and no lumps if you give it it's time.

 

[Slippery Slope]

I reckon you’d struggle if you load up like I do! We run our 1600 on a 100hp nh and you need to be facing down hill fully loaded otherwise it’s too much grunt needed (posher tractors are available though).

If I load more sensibly to the conditions it manages fairly well in fairness.

 

[Tony1989]

We run a 2000 here, have run it behind 100hp so its do-able weight comes forward so helps the grip on the banks. Good spread pattern vastly superior machine to a Harry West as the Shelbourne uses the vertical door as @Speedstar says un rotted strawy muck can be a problem but if there is an anti-bridger fitted to the side of it it'll be no problem. Great machine for spreading muck on grassland as it will mill the muck right down and no lumps if you give it it's time.

Thanks, we don’t do much strawy muck but the one I’ve seen has got a manual bridging kit fitted. It will be for grassland, so that’s good to hear

 

[Elpresidente]

In the photo is the newer style 2300 which I hire in from a friend, it’s a big improvement on the older style ones. The door opens a lot more to get to any large stones or concrete blocks which mysteriously end up in people’s muck heaps and failing that the rotor can be dropped hydraulically. This is a big improvement over the older models where I had to enlist the help of my vastly more agile son to climb into it to remove large stones and blocks. Also if you have some strawy muck just mix it in with some more rotted stuff and it’ll cope fine.

 

[Tony1989]

In the photo is the newer style 2300 which I hire in from a friend, it’s a big improvement on the older style ones. The door opens a lot more to get to any large stones or concrete blocks which mysteriously end up in people’s muck heaps and failing that the rotor can be dropped hydraulically. This is a big improvement over the older models where I had to enlist the help of my vastly more agile son to climb into it to remove large stones and blocks. Also if you have some strawy muck just mix it in with some more rotted stuff and it’ll cope fine. View attachment 1002537

Do you mean newer type as in grey rather than yellow?

 

[shumungus]

I reckon you’d struggle if you load up like I do! We run our 1600 on a 100hp nh and you need to be facing down hill fully loaded otherwise it’s too much grunt needed (posher tractors are available though).

If I load more sensibly to the conditions it manages fairly well in fairness.

Nah we load it to the gills, but then I see you have 100 New Holland horses

 

[shumungus]

Now that @Elpresidente has mentioned it, that reminds me that that would be their one big weakness because they have a fast spinning rotor they do not like foreign objects at all, it causes us no bother as we only spread our own muck.

 

[Slippery Slope]

Nah we load it to the gills, but then I see you have 100 New Holland horses

I’m only as good as the tools I’ve got to work with

 

[Elpresidente]

Do you mean newer type as in grey rather than yellow?

Yes the grey ones

 

[Tony1989]

Now that @Elpresidente has mentioned it, that reminds me that that would be their one big weakness because they have a fast spinning rotor they do not like foreign objects at all, it causes us no bother as we only spread our own muck.

Our muck is very clean and the digestate has been through a separator so we should be ok their, thanks

 

[shumungus]

Our muck is very clean and the digestate has been through a separator so we should be ok their, thanks

In that case it would be a good machine for your job. IMO the Shelbourne is the best side discharge out there.

 

[Slippery Slope]

I just don’t get how people can be loading in concrete blocks/string etc and not notice or are they just to lazy to get off there arses and sort it out?

 

[Pistonbroke]

I just don’t get how people can be loading in concrete blocks/string etc and not notice or are they just to lazy to get off there arses and sort it out?

A neighbour asked me to help him catch up with some spreading once and his elderly father was hell bent on doing the loading for the two of us. Managed to get a three foot water tank and the breeze blocks it stood on into mine in one grab full. He came out to the field on the quad to stop me because he'd seen water pouring out,but I was in the spreader trying to work out what the feck had blown the shear bolt

 

[Tony1989]

Still looking at these spreaders, does anyone know the difference between the powerspread pro and the dairy? Thanks

 

[Bullring]

Still looking at these spreaders, does anyone know the difference between the powerspread pro and the dairy? Thanks

Bigger rotor, bigger capacity and generally heavier duty, anti bringing as standard on the pro.