Well it might be a little early to think about the garden, but I started looking for one or the other. And while sticker shock wears off, I wondered if anyone has use either of these to amend their soils. I had my ground tested, at Penn State Ag and it came back with everything thing where it should be for clay, and stated I needed to apply about 4 tons per acer, to release the minerals. With out a spreader this becomes problematic. I know lime can be over done so I was thinking doing a treatment of both, with out going crazy with either, provided I can find a spreader, even a small one
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4 tons per acre ?
seems excessive.
anyway, You probably won't see effects this spring. It's slow release.
"he who hesitates eats carnivore"
-John T.
seems excessive.
anyway, You probably won't see effects this spring. It's slow release.
"he who hesitates eats carnivore"
-John T.
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the fertilizer suppliers around here have toters/spreaders you can use when they supply materials. Why not just have it delivered and spread by the supplier ?
Well the yellow clay is holding everything in stasis's so 3 applications over the year, spring, fall , spring and it was 4000 pounds and acre sorry
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2 tons.
"They forgot they told us what this old land was for.
Grow two tons the acre, boy, between the stones"
-Jethro Tull
Farm on the Freeway....
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One of these spreaders should be cheap enough to buy for your use. You already are thinking about investing in material to amend your soil. That will not be a one time thing. Check out this one.
This item piqued my interest but there is only 1 review and it is not good. This may be worth more investigation. One question is whether the gears are plastic. For many of these units, that's how it is. Those who have bought them claim the gears do not hold up.
These comments are not intended to throw water on the idea, but I guess it does. Thanks for providing something to research and think about.
Tractor Gal
This will open your wallet a bit more ... https://www.earthandturf.com/lime-drop-spreaders-dri-flo-drop-spreaders/
Yup, but they do spread the heavier stuff like dirt, ground up minerals like lime that tend to cake or bridge in a hopper with a rotary disk for broadcasting ... Unless you step up to the huge commercial one like the lime spreading companies use, I paid a truck $5 an acre to spread my lime, 60' at a time!
Yes, you're right. I've been around so long that I still expect to have a quality-made piece of equipment. For some reason, I don't learn that that's not going to happen these days. Example: I remember when sweet corn was 50 cents a dozen!
Getting the stuff spread by the feed store is great. I don't remember how much they charge but taking into consideration the costs of equipment upkeep, etc. it's probably well worth it. Field access has become a problem here but I'll look again. Thanks for the thread.
TG
Back in the day we rebuilt an old JD drop spreader, redid all the wood, Dad made all the gears and what we needed, he was a journeyman machinist. We painted the thing up just like JD had it, it looked and worked like new. It was used and taken care of and one day got lent out to a friend and never came back. Thats when I figured out never lend out your toys!
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I actually bought one very similar to this link a few years ago. It is not the same brand but it mounts on a 2" receiver like the link below. I cannot personally vouch for DR equipment but I have a friend that is happy with his. The one I bought about 5 years ago is no longer shown on the Northern site but as I said, it is very similar to the DR one. Mine has lasted 5 years so far and it works great. In a few weeks mine will be in its 6th season of use. I hope that helps.
Thanks for the info about the DR spreader. I went to their site to check it out. Reviews were not particularly good. Motor too weak was one problem along with the bottom gate not closing very well. I had my hopes up that this might be a good one. Again, thanks for all the effort to suggest things.
Tractor Gal
YIKES !!! I looked at those drop bottom spreaders very nice in fact super nice but 
Im going to have to go to market place, yard sales or farm auctions. Some place I did see a large pull behind broad cast spreader. Maybe I ll start looking tat route
Im going to have to go to market place, yard sales or farm auctions. Some place I did see a large pull behind broad cast spreader. Maybe I ll start looking tat routeyou should be able to modify a cheap,old, beatup manure spreader to do the job.
I had a Millcreek 25G spreader and it did a GREAT job adding top soil to the lawn.
I had a Millcreek 25G spreader and it did a GREAT job adding top soil to the lawn.
Adding fertilizer and lime is the issue, not top soil. Although, perhaps top soil would be a good additive...if I had some! I just bought $50 worth of top soil to cover some new seed and it hardly covered a 30 X 30 spot. To do a 3 acre field would be above my pay grade!
TG
yeesh, I can get tandem loads of it delivered,free, every day if I had the room for it. find out who puts swimming pools in..cause they have to get RID of the dirt !