Which muck spreader for 24m with rate control/weigh cells?

Phil P

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So, with the price of bagged fert I am seriously considering trying some digestate especially with the relaxing of autumn applications!
The digestate will be in cake form so can be applied with a muck spreader but it ideally needs to be done accurately. Currently we’re running two10t Richard western spreaders but there’s a lot of guess work to get a consistent rate. I’m considering selling them both and going to one slightly bigger modern more accurate machine with weigh cells that ideally would spread cake to 24m. It would also need to be able to spread fym as we use quite a bit ourselves as well as some contracting work.
24m would allow me to also apply in the spring and stick to the tramlines. The other option would be spread at 12m and go in between tramlines but not ideal.

So my questions are -

Is there anymachines that will do what I want?

Anyone running one with first hand experience?

What sort of results are you getting with spread pattern/even coverage?

Reliability? (Both my westerns have been very good machines)

What sort of money would a 12-14t machine be at the moment (pm if preferred)?

Any advice welcome, thanks
 
I’ve just had a contractor in with a bunning for a few days to try and make better use of our fym . The difference in the spread pattern is night and day I don’t think I will be going back too a vertical beater one ever again . The fym was also broken up far better . The guy has had it 10 years and said it’s been no bother at all . The flails on the discs need changing fairly regularly I think is the only thing . It even coped ok with a couple of stones ..🤣
 

Hilly

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I’ve just had a contractor in with a bunning for a few days to try and make better use of our fym . The difference in the spread pattern is night and day I don’t think I will be going back too a vertical beater one ever again . The fym was also broken up far better . The guy has had it 10 years and said it’s been no bother at all . The flails on the discs need changing fairly regularly I think is the only thing . It even coped ok with a couple of stones ..🤣
I had one in in april they make a fantastic job , vertical beaters were never renowned for good spread more just shift lots of tons quick .
 
I had one in in april they make a fantastic job , vertical beaters were never renowned for good spread more just shift lots of tons quick .
I was very impressed with it . The fields will hopefully be ready to graze again within ten days . He’s talking about changing it for all bells and whistles variable rate etc as he’s had a lot more interest in it this year which is understandable.
 
Bunning or else you are into the continental machines which I suspect will be a lot more money- Tebbe I've seen about in the past on the sludge job but that was a long time ago now. Bergmann maybe? The fertiliser value of these materials is probably such that you could afford to buy your own machine relatively easily given the potential savings on fertiliser. I know a chap who bought a slurry tanker for himself to draw slurry from neighbouring farms. The saving on P and K made the cost of the tanker inconsequential.

 

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