McCormick Deering Model 100

[Ed Thayer]

I hitched Oz to the cart and manure spreader yesterday. He was a little nervouse the first few yards when I engaged the beaters. I had towed the spreader around the field a couple of times with nothing engaged so he could get used to the weight.

He quickly calmed down and walked at a nice pace once he was accostomed to the noise. I was very pleased with his work today.

Ed

[Howie]

Over the last 50 years I have had two No 10s and one 100. They are very nearly the same spreader but the 10 is newer. I have a 10 now that is like new but needs a paint job. Your tires are on backwards. Under the right conditions they are better the other way around, but it will not show up unless you are working the beaters very hard.:)

[Ed Thayer]

Several people have mentioned that the tires are on backwords. I just haven’t gotten around to doing it yet.

Thanks for the info.

Is the bed chain still available for the 100? Mine seems to be in graet shape, but I wondered if the detachable chain was still available.

What kind of weight might this be on a single horse hitch? Will I be a ble to load the spreader full and have him handle it single, or maybe load half and make more trips.

Ed

[Marshall]

The bed chain should be available. I have a 4A that uses the old S link chain. I was able to get a new one from Midway Repair in Ohio. Yours might be new enough the use the 67 chain.

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