Totally stripped down my Meyer's manure spreader and have been rebuilding it from the frame up since October. I ended up finding a lot more rust than I had originally thought, and ended up replacing the axle assembly because I noticed it was rusting through and bending. I had them build a new axle that was longer so I could put the floaters on there instead of the skinny semi tires that were on there originally. It has turned out really well, better than I had hoped. When we started, the frame was rusting through, the wood was all rotten and falling off, and the beater paddles were badly bent. The only thing holding the front on was the hydraulic lines, and the end gate was ripping through the upper mounts. There were holes in the sides covered by plywood, and the apron had jumped two cogs on one side and twisted all the cross slats. I added a splash guard around the front of the spreader so the manure doesn't splash out the front when you slow down to turn onto the lane. My neighbors and anyone driving down my road should be a lot happier now! Looks a little better now...
I've been busy...
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Mike476
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Really nice work! Good for another generation or so.
creekbend
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Is that a picture of your tractor in the background?
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creekbend said:
You thinking what I am thinking? That tractor would be plenty big enough to move some pallets of brick....or that 575d backhoe that he also "owns" surely could....
Something just ain't quite right...