Which fertiliser spinner ?
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Chae1
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- Aberdeenshire
All the cool kids seem to be running kv geospreads now.
Another thread that should be made sticky at top of machinery.
Another thread that should be made sticky at top of machinery.
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mengeleguru
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- Derbyshire
K R M very well bulit, excellent paint work, easy to use, designed to make cleaning easy.
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- North West
Ooooooo a spreader thread.
Has to be KV geo-spread?
Has to be KV geo-spread?
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- North West
Are they not owned by Kubota now? Know the original design is vicon Centreflow.
Spencer
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- North West
Well I’ll through Sulky in the mix. The Econov is brilliant, spread pattern spot on straight off Fertitest.
Yes they are , I should have put original factory probably
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- Montgomeryshire
You guys are making it too easy for the OP by only giving him a couple of choices. Nobody has even mentioned Kuhn yet. 
Steevo
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- Gloucestershire
....and does it matter if I use Urea rather than AN?
Chae1
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- Aberdeenshire
Or should he be applying liquid fertiliser?
2wheels
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- aberdeenshire
in a trailed or sp sprayer?
- Location
- Northumberlandia
6 seasons here with KV Geo Full GPS Auto/on/off Section control/Vari Rate the lot
Overall its a great piece of tech.
BUT there not without there own issues altho none so far has stopped me using it.
Seals seem to just have a certain lifespan in the Discs Gearboxes & its a £1200 gbox rep job basically
Seals are £300 but its twin shafts that must wear slightly so pointless putting seals in it.
Also the Linear Actuators aint as good as they are seem to be just starting to play up on mine, only when you fully open them all Yes there is four of them, there pulsing like a heart beating at
full stroke.... doesnt seem to affect its working use tho. Still waiting on Dealers to investigate if there just needed calibrated or most likely Replaced.
Otherwise no further issues & 950t thru it, still on original vanes.
There you go the whole truth & no porkies....
Would i have another. YES i would.
But they need to get these gearboxes better sealed.
Overall its a great piece of tech.
BUT there not without there own issues altho none so far has stopped me using it.
Seals seem to just have a certain lifespan in the Discs Gearboxes & its a £1200 gbox rep job basically
Seals are £300 but its twin shafts that must wear slightly so pointless putting seals in it.
Also the Linear Actuators aint as good as they are seem to be just starting to play up on mine, only when you fully open them all Yes there is four of them, there pulsing like a heart beating at
full stroke.... doesnt seem to affect its working use tho. Still waiting on Dealers to investigate if there just needed calibrated or most likely Replaced.
Otherwise no further issues & 950t thru it, still on original vanes.
There you go the whole truth & no porkies....
Would i have another. YES i would.
But they need to get these gearboxes better sealed.
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- Shropshire
I’ve got a 3200 amazone Zav profis. It has section control, auto on off, weigh cells etc.
It’s not a step up from the old 5 year old Zam, it’s a completely different machine.
The discs are far better, and it’s far easier to alter the vanes, the hopper is now one piece of formed steel so less likely to rot, And there is more stainless around the base of the machine.
All in all, it’s a vastly superior machine and can’t really be compared to the old one
It’s not a step up from the old 5 year old Zam, it’s a completely different machine.
The discs are far better, and it’s far easier to alter the vanes, the hopper is now one piece of formed steel so less likely to rot, And there is more stainless around the base of the machine.
All in all, it’s a vastly superior machine and can’t really be compared to the old one
ollie989898
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16 posts about fertiliser spreaders and no one has mentioned a Vicon wagtail.. must be a TFF record.
in a trailed or sp sprayer?
Will it be mounted on a Fendt or JCB? If so which is better?
- Location
- Northumberlandia
Donkey (Grassmen) was just on about them on a Video a few days ago funny enuff, standing next too two current machines which are still made & sold. (UNREAL)
no pun intended
I'd recommend the Kuhn as a simple foolproof machine if I had faith in its reliability. We had weigh cell issues a year ago to the point where I was sick of the sight of it. Kuhn man came out and fiddled about, took joints to bits and cleaned etc.
We got a kv out on demo with all the woofers and treeters. Rep spent what seemed like 7 hours setting it up, measuring fert in a plastic container and all sorts. What a palaver. I then went to spread one field and had half the fert left after all that. That was the end of my interest.
Since then the Kuhn hasn't missed a beat, as long as I have a full row of OKs on the display at start up (which for some reason needs turning on twice to get this result). I don't get the fuss over the kv, but hey ho.
We got a kv out on demo with all the woofers and treeters. Rep spent what seemed like 7 hours setting it up, measuring fert in a plastic container and all sorts. What a palaver. I then went to spread one field and had half the fert left after all that. That was the end of my interest.
Since then the Kuhn hasn't missed a beat, as long as I have a full row of OKs on the display at start up (which for some reason needs turning on twice to get this result). I don't get the fuss over the kv, but hey ho.