2 wheeled manure spreader

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  • March 15, 2015 at 1:39 pm #85223
    mickeyt
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    Hi!
    I’m in the market for a manure spreader and I’ve been offered a David Bradley spreader. Anyone know about them? I am wondering if a 2 wheeled spreader would work with a team in the future if hitched to a forecart. Would the leverage be pushing upwards on the harnesses then?

    March 15, 2015 at 4:17 pm #85224
    carl ny
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    DB’s are a good spreader from what I heard from a friend.You might have to watch that the levers don’t hit you in the back.You might have to modify the levers or move your seat to one side.

    carl

    March 15, 2015 at 4:45 pm #85225
    Donn Hewes
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    I know I will sound a little on the conservative side when I say this, but I like a two wheeled spreader with a forecart. There is a simple reason and I will explain. Obviously I have implements on my farm (several in fact) that it would be better not to have a team try and run away with. Each piece of farm equipment is unique when it comes to this particular misfortune. The question becomes, what are the good opportunities to train animals? For my purposes spreading over 100 loads a year and training young animals and beginning teamsters; spreading becomes a good task to teach with.

    I my opinion the two wheeled spreader with a good forecart is just a little more beginner friendly than the four wheeled spreader with seat on the front. I know we have all had our different mishaps, but i just have had a few with manure spreaders and as such will continue to use the two wheeled spreaders. As far as function, you might spread a little more with the four wheeled version, but I have never had a problem with mine. I think the David Brown and New idea, were all pretty similar.

    March 15, 2015 at 5:41 pm #85226
    Tom Coughlin
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    the only problem i have had with the 2 wheel spreader/ forecart is that to get to one of my fields is a steep downhill with a sharp turn at the bottom pitched to the outside of the curve, on the first time down i was using the forecart brake to help the horses slow the load and the spreader started to push the fc. sideways almost jackknifing the rig. with out the brake on it is no problem so i don’t use the brake any more . also no problems with lift of the front of the pole. Tom

    March 16, 2015 at 6:52 am #85228
    Donn Hewes
    Keymaster

    Yes, brakes are funny thing. I bring hay wagons down a short hill like that. The brakes would work well if they were on the back of the train instead of the front. They also would work better if they were on the heaviest part of the train instead of the lightest. Interestingly I think the horses have a better chance to hold the load without jackknifing everything. I guess the tires are easier to skid side ways after the brakes have broken their traction?

    March 16, 2015 at 11:55 am #85237
    Ed Thayer
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    This is a link to a short video describing how I hook the spreader to a pioneer forecart. I have since added another horse and pull this arrangement with two horses now. The spreader is a McKormick Deering model 100 and holds about 40 bushels heaped. Easily pulled by two horses.

    I like the two wheeled spreader and think they work well, though I have no experience with the DB.

    ED

    March 16, 2015 at 1:10 pm #85238
    Does’ Leap
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    I have an 80 bushel Lancaster on two wheels and love it. I have had problems with the forecart side-slipping on wet side hills and, like Tom, I need to be careful about jack-knifing at the bottom of hills.

    George

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