Wingnut
Veteran Member
After all those posts in the past, from our ole buddy Paul, about his marvelous spreader ... I just had to have one! Especially since my current method of dealing with manure is to shovel it into a bucket, carry it out to a 17 cu.ft. trailer and then, once a week, take that out into the pasture and shovel it onto a bare spot (and eventually till it under). Hey, at least it gives me something to use the ATV for.
So ... when I saw an ad for an old pto spreader ... I had to go look ... and since I took my traler along "just in case", I brought it home with me. $75 .... heck, if I couldn't rebuild it I could use the axle and tongue to build a farm trailer ...
Lots of work to do .... here's the first pic ... unfortunately I didn't think of taking a picture before I started stripping off the side boards.
By the way ... the trailer is a 16ft dual axle ... and this puppy wouldn't fit ... so I had to use some "yankee" ingenuity. I had the seller lift it onto the trailer and place the wheels on the sidebars of the trailer ... and then I flattened the tires enough to start sagging over the bars ... and then used winchstraps to tighten her down. Held up very well for the 50 mile trip ... although she did sway a bit too much when I exceeded 50 mph.
So ... when I saw an ad for an old pto spreader ... I had to go look ... and since I took my traler along "just in case", I brought it home with me. $75 .... heck, if I couldn't rebuild it I could use the axle and tongue to build a farm trailer ...
Lots of work to do .... here's the first pic ... unfortunately I didn't think of taking a picture before I started stripping off the side boards.
By the way ... the trailer is a 16ft dual axle ... and this puppy wouldn't fit ... so I had to use some "yankee" ingenuity. I had the seller lift it onto the trailer and place the wheels on the sidebars of the trailer ... and then I flattened the tires enough to start sagging over the bars ... and then used winchstraps to tighten her down. Held up very well for the 50 mile trip ... although she did sway a bit too much when I exceeded 50 mph.