Spreader Need your help identifying this Manure Spreader
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RobS
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No clue about the manufacturer but the tire is on backwards. Looks like a fun project /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
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Also no clue to the manufacture. But that new tongue kack sure looks out of place on it.
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The tire is not on backwards; when the wheel supplies the power "up" to the mechanism ( the webbing and beaters in this case) that is the way the lugs face. When the motor/axle is rotating the tire, i.e., the power is going"down"and the lugs face the usual or opposite way. I'm not really sure of the physics involved but wheels that drive mechanisms are set up as such.
I think it is an International Harvester- the Farmall people.
I think it is an International Harvester- the Farmall people.
RobS
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<font color=blue>I'm not really sure of the physics involved but wheels that drive mechanisms are set up as such.
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Exactly, but the tires on that spreader are "facing" the same way as my tractor tires. As a ground driven implement, it should be the opposite /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
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Exactly, but the tires on that spreader are "facing" the same way as my tractor tires. As a ground driven implement, it should be the opposite /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
MikePA
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<font color=blue>As a ground driven implement, it should be the opposite</font color=blue>
Yep, according to <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.millcreekmfg.com/index.cfm?ProductID=2&do=detail>this picture</A> at Mill Creek Mfg, the tires are on backwards.
Yep, according to <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.millcreekmfg.com/index.cfm?ProductID=2&do=detail>this picture</A> at Mill Creek Mfg, the tires are on backwards.
Don't know the manufacturer. I think old manure spreaders make the best tractor trailers. I'm looking for one in Texas that I can strip the "spreading" parts off of and use as a catchall trailer. I feel they are safe enough for Mom and the little helpers to ride in with their relatively high sides and they are great for a load of firewood, etc.
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If you want it to last for a long time (ten seasons), then be careful not to run it too fast. Think of it as a horse drawn spreader, and go about that speed. Finding broken parts will (may) be tough, if a cast part breaks. In the winter, don't let manure freeze in it. Fill it with warm manure, spread it right away, and clean it up after spreading, before anything gets a chance to build up. Oil it up well, and keep the bearings greased. It looks in pretty good shape, without much rust (best as I can see by the pictures).
I remember as a boy, driving too fast (road gear) coming back from spreading a load. The cast cams (I think there were three lobes) used to advance the bed slats broke, and it wasn't worth much after that. As poor as we were, this didn't do my father any favors.
I remember as a boy, driving too fast (road gear) coming back from spreading a load. The cast cams (I think there were three lobes) used to advance the bed slats broke, and it wasn't worth much after that. As poor as we were, this didn't do my father any favors.
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Right you are RobS
Been,
Thank for the advice. I am not going to store manure in the spreader. We compost it behind the barn and then spread it on the fields when mostly mature. I use my FEL to turn the piles over every couple days to keep it composting.
The spreader is in fairly good shape. Wood sides have a bit of wear, but will last longer. The chain and bars are just about rusted out and will need to be replaced soon. Another reason why I would like to identify the make and model. I know I can get a replacement chain/bar set up without knowing the manufacturer, but it would make me feel better in the long run.
My wife has informed me that I am not do do ANYTHING to the spreader (as far as breaking it... er... um... fixing it up) until the 30+ tons of manure behind the barn are spread. So, I have some time. In addition, my honey-do list is now officially 27 items which makes the spreader number 28. /w3tcompact/icons/tongue.gif
As far as driving too fast... Well, I'll just have to try to keep my speed down (not an easy thing for me to do). The first time I used it, I was pretty much going full power in Medium. It spread the manure very well at that speed. But, if I am going to damage the sprader at that speed, I'll just have to spread in low range. /w3tcompact/icons/hmm.gif
Thank for the advice. I am not going to store manure in the spreader. We compost it behind the barn and then spread it on the fields when mostly mature. I use my FEL to turn the piles over every couple days to keep it composting.
The spreader is in fairly good shape. Wood sides have a bit of wear, but will last longer. The chain and bars are just about rusted out and will need to be replaced soon. Another reason why I would like to identify the make and model. I know I can get a replacement chain/bar set up without knowing the manufacturer, but it would make me feel better in the long run.
My wife has informed me that I am not do do ANYTHING to the spreader (as far as breaking it... er... um... fixing it up) until the 30+ tons of manure behind the barn are spread. So, I have some time. In addition, my honey-do list is now officially 27 items which makes the spreader number 28. /w3tcompact/icons/tongue.gif
As far as driving too fast... Well, I'll just have to try to keep my speed down (not an easy thing for me to do). The first time I used it, I was pretty much going full power in Medium. It spread the manure very well at that speed. But, if I am going to damage the sprader at that speed, I'll just have to spread in low range. /w3tcompact/icons/hmm.gif
Ledgemere Farm
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Looks like either a J.I. Case or an Allis Chalmers. The lever mechanisms aren't typical of McCormick Deering (AKA IHC).
