Stoltzfus or Kuhn spreader?

[Catfish Man]

Does anybody have experience with either of these spreaders?

http://www.stoltzfusmfg.com/images/pdf%20Brochures/limespreader_webres.pdf

or

Salt and Sand Spreaders - KUHN North America.com

My main use would be to spread sand and a little salt on my driveway during the winter.

 

[leonz]

Does anybody have experience with either of these spreaders?

http://www.stoltzfusmfg.com/images/pdf%20Brochures/limespreader_webres.pdf

or

Salt and Sand Spreaders - KUHN North America.com

My main use would be to spread sand and a little salt on my driveway during the winter.

I have no expereince with the stolfuz or Kuhn spreaders BUT my experience comes from using the Vicon pendulum spreaders They are the simplest ones to own and take take care of as they have fiberglass hopper that will not rust out and they are a breeze to use and regulate. The inherent problem with spinner spreaders is plugging and bridging of material unless it has a huge agitator and using sand and salt cannot be done with a sizing screen without losing flow.

The drag chain spreaders need to be emptied every time to reduce the chance of the drag chain breaking(it happens) and anyone who has had to fork out and shovel out a spreader with broken drag chain will tell you the same thing.

A pendulum spreader of any size will have a very large throat opening and a large agitator arm that will break up any blockage and allow you to spread the sand and salt.

The Vicons have a salt and sand nozzle which allows you to reduce the amount of salt spread to avoid waste where the spinner itself is unregulated.

 

[Catfish Man]

I've read extensively on the Vicon spreaders here.

The vicon website does not have a locate a dealer near you feature. I have an e-mail in to them with trying to find out my closest dealer.

 

[foggy1111]

I'd love to own that Stolfus. Any idea what they sell for?

 

[Catfish Man]

I'm trying to find out now, I have a dealer not to far from me, but I'm stuck on a drilling rig right now for a couple of weeks. I have an e-mail in to them requesting a price on the 2 ton model.

I plan to go by and put my eyes on one in person when I get off the rig.

 

[Catfish Man]

I got a price on the stoltzfus
a 2 ton is about $11k
a 4 ton is about $14k
this includes the kit to make it spread driveway width

I was prepared to pay for a quality sander but that is beyond my budget for now.

It looks like it's down to the herd or the kuhn. Vicon has still not contacted me with a local dealer, so I guess they don't need my money.

 

[leonz]

The Vicon representative for Virginia is:

Cummings and Bricker inc.
100 Stover Drive
Carlisle, Pennsylania 17013

Cummings and Bricker is the representative for
Kverneland as well.


whoopsie their toll free number is 1-800-222-8969

 

[Catfish Man]

No thanks on the Vicon, if they won't answer me when I'm trying to purchase the spreader, then they surely won't be available if I need parts.

 

[leonz]

The Kvereland office in north carolina is the main national office hub for BOTH Kverneland and Vicon here in the states. I would call Cummings and Bricker in Carlisle Pa. as they are the Northeast regional distributor as I mentioned previously.


They do answer the phones there and having dealt with Cummings and Bricker they also answer thier phones.

 

[Catfish Man]

Why should I have to go out of my way to beg somebody to do business with me?

 

[leonz]

Many brands of European implement manufacturers
are dealing with regional distributors like Cummings
and Bricker as there are fewer and fewer retailers
for farm equipment and this is the normal state of
affairs for these 2 brands and many others like Caroni
and Wolagri from Italy.


For what its worth Vicon has been making these
pendulum spreaders for almost 50 years and they were
recently purchased by Kverneland and are wholly owned
by Kverneland now.


A Pendulum spreader has right angle gearbox that has a
speed up setting to allow you to spread widely as well.


The width of throw on the pendulum is manually adjusted
just like the delivery opening in the base of the hopper with
sliding doors that regulate the amount of material dropping
into the pendulum arm and out of the spout.


The Sales staff at Cummings and Bricker will talk to you
so no worries there, these pendulum spreaders are very
well thought out integral implements with precise controls
to prevent waste using catch boxes that attach to the base
of the spreaders to prevent wasting the material you want to
spread and to allow for the proper settings for the material
discharge door.


The fiber glass hopper is easy to clean just as the base is with
warm water and a small brush if needed.
.

 

[leonz]

Kuhn has three companies that are authorised dealers in Virginia

James S. River Companies

Phillips Equipment Corporation

Spaulding Equipment Corporation


James S. River has four sales offices in Ve. Spaulding Equipment has one saler office in Va. and Phillips Equipment has three sales offices in Va.

 

[crazyal]

I've looked at the Herd 750s but never got around to getting one. The Kuhn looks interesting but I think I would make sure to get the agitator. One thing I read from a member here who bought the Herd is that once it gets empty the agitator starts banging the sides. It looks like the VSA has a black disk to reduce it as well as the round shape. I think the agitator is needed if you want to use straight sand (much cheaper). Here's a picture of the inside of the Herd.

I don't know how accurate it is but I did find this when looking for info on the Vicon spreader in the past. The date is from 2005 but it seams to be a price list.
http://www.acidist.com/vicon/Specs/spreader.pdf

 

[Catfish Man]

At this point I don't care how many years Vicon has been making spreaders, and I don't care if my next door neighbor is a dealer for their products. They have had over a week to answer my e-mails and I have heard nothing from them.

crazyal - I have been reading about the herds I know it's designed to beat the sides like that, but I don't like the idea of giving rust a helping hand. I'm not ruling them out yet though.

 

[crazyal]

I'd like to know what you find out about the Kuhn spreaders. I'm not too worried about rust as I have no plans of using anything but sand in it.

 

[Catfish Man]

I'll post an update after I look at one in person, it might be a few weeks before I get a day off though.

 

[crazyal]

I'll post an update after I look at one in person, it might be a few weeks before I get a day off though.

It's been two years now since I've had a tractor with a pto and with the unusual weather this year I've had to put sand down at least a dozen times by hand and yet I still haven't gotten around to breaking down and buying one. I doubt a few weeks (or months) will change that. I'm actually hoping to find a dealer who has one this spring that they want to unload at a discount.

 

[Catfish Man]

I'm really hoping to find some deals on snow equipment this spring as well. I think the mild winter is in my favor.

I'm lucky it has been a mild winter, this is my first winter in snow country and if it had been a bad one I would have been caught with my pants down. I plan to be ready before next year.