Washing out fert spinners

[oilcan]

Do people wash their spinners out after every use i.e if you're using it for a week solid would you wash it at the end of every day or just at the end of the week? I've always done it every day but someone said recently to me they don't see the need to. I do sometimes have the issue of the inside of the spinner being damp if I wash out in the evening and then start again early the next morning which obviously isn't ideal so it would solve this issue if I were to just wash out once finished with it for a while. Thoughts?

If you have a Centre liner they just melt ,so you cannot wash and oil spray too often.

 

[Alex72]

We have a KV spreader, don’t wash every day, it’s horrible to clean properly.

We replaced our 10 year old KV with a newer model.
The newer one is far worse to get clean compared to the older style.
Considering giving up on buying Polysulphate and Potashplus because its such a pain to get clean

 

[Magnus Oyke]

If you have a Centre liner they just melt ,so you cannot wash and oil spray too often.

I wash mine every night without fail. It's just started it's 7th or 8th season

 

[Drillman]

Our 22 year old Kuhn spreader gets washed when the job is done.
paintwork been a Kuhn is like new.

 

[Bobthebuilder]

An implement mover that has 3pt linkage (Not just top link hook) is good for washing spreader as you can lift it up and tip over to get underneath washed easier

 

[L P]

Washing them daily isn't half as important as keeping them oiled up, put enough oil on them after a thorough clean, they won't rust.

 

[David Bliss]

We had a mounted 1t Leley disc spinner 40 years and was still like new, worn out the spoons a few times, always well oiled and tractor but depending on weather as seen small puddles of water underneath next morning although in a shed. Would just wash with a Alcon high volume low pressure with such a small spreader was easily and quickly done just as important same with the tractors as dust gets drawn in.

 

[snarling bee]

ALWAYS wash spinner after every use, even if using next day. ALWAYS wash sprayer after every use of liquid fertiliser, even if using next day. ALWAYS rinse sprayer through after a day putting chem on.
TBH I cant see why you wouldn't.

 

[Dfarmer135]

ALWAYS wash spinner after every use, even if using next day. ALWAYS wash sprayer after every use of liquid fertiliser, even if using next day. ALWAYS rinse sprayer through after a day putting chem on.
TBH I cant see why you wouldn't.

For the reasons stated above

 

[kevindb880]

An implement mover that has 3pt linkage (Not just top link hook) is good for washing spreader as you can lift it up and tip over to get underneath washed easierView attachment 1172522

What a good idea!

 

[snarling bee]

For the reasons stated above

I've never had a problem with a damp hopper, conversley on the one occasion I broke my own rule the fertiliser dust had absorbed water overnight and was a sticky mess covering the machine in the morning. Never again.