Spreader NH 328 or 155 Manure spreader?

[aczlan]

Looking at a couple of manure spreaders to pull behind our L3830 and load with our B7500.
I see a couple of NH 155 spreaders with poly floors and endgates, for $1200-1800
I also see a 328 for $1100 with a wood floor and no endgate
Anyone know what sizes these are?
Any ones to avoid?
The 328 is closer (20 mins vs an hour), but I would prefer to buy the right one the first time.
We have a cow, 2 horses, 4 llamas and a bunch of goats. We currently have a small ground driven manure spreader which works, but is very small and as such, has to be refilled very frequently.

Thanks

Aaron Z

 

[grsthegreat]

Re: NH Manure spreaders...

I ended up bguying an old (1930-40's era) manure spreader cause all the new ones really didnt seem to spread the manure as well as the old ones. I looked at a few new ones that only had a drum on the end. nothing to spread stuff with at all....

I have a ground powered unit that i pull with a team of horses...or my truck. Depends on how industrious i feel.

If you look at the picture of the one from an ad, you can see that the manure would just fall off the end and not shoot out. kinda useless really.

 

[aczlan]

Re: NH Manure spreaders...

Our current one looks like a smaller version of the ground powered one that you posted the picture of (The one with the horses). The bed is ~4' long and it empties really fast. Need to upsize and the two NH models look like a useful size.

Aaron Z

 

[grsthegreat]

Mine was totally done over by someone local that fixes these things up and resales them. cost $1,250 but was worth it. works great

 

[aczlan]

My problem with a ground powered one is that it is a pain to use the current one in the garden, so a larger ground powered one would be worse.
Thinking that a PTO one would let me have the ground speed independent from the spreading speed.

Aaron Z

 

[grsthegreat]

true..... i only spread my manure on a 10 acre pasture so its not an issue.

 

[Duffster]

Looking at a couple of manure spreaders to pull behind our L3830 and load with our B7500.
I see a couple of NH 155 spreaders with poly floors and endgates, for $1200-1800
I also see a 328 for $1100 with a wood floor and no endgate
Anyone know what sizes these are?
Any ones to avoid?
The 328 is closer (20 mins vs an hour), but I would prefer to buy the right one the first time.
We have a cow, 2 horses, 4 llamas and a bunch of goats. We currently have a small ground driven manure spreader which works, but is very small and as such, has to be refilled very frequently.

Thanks

Aaron Z

Here are the specs for the 155.

http://agriculture.newholland.com/u...ling/Box-Spreaders/Documents/Box_Spreader.pdf

That is a pretty big spreader for that size tractor.

 

[aczlan]

Here are the specs for the 155.
http://agriculture.newholland.com/u...ling/Box-Spreaders/Documents/Box_Spreader.pdf
That is a pretty big spreader for that size tractor.

Hmm, the other ads I had seen (like this one) said that it was a 155 bushel spreader, not a 220 bushel spreader. Perhaps there is a new and an old version? I asked the seller for dimensions and a picture of the dataplate.

Here is a picture of the 155 in question:


It is going for under $1500, not $3500+ like the newer ones are.

Aaron Z

 

[Duffster]

Hmm, the other ads I had seen (like this one) said that it was a 155 bushel spreader, not a 220 bushel spreader. Perhaps there is a new and an old version? I asked the seller for dimensions and a picture of the dataplate.

Here is a picture of the 155 in question:
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It is going for under $1500, not $3500+ like the newer ones are.

Aaron Z

I would doubt that NH used the same number on two spreaders that closely sized. It's an easy assumption that it's a 155 bushel spreader but Swiderski should know. But then again it's Swiderski. :laughing:

We have it's big brother 185 and it's a good spreader.

We also have a 518 which I think is more like a 145.

No matter the size I think there are going to be big for the tractor and you will have to load accordingly.

 

[Duffster]

Re: NH Manure spreaders...

I ended up bguying an old (1930-40's era) manure spreader cause all the new ones really didnt seem to spread the manure as well as the old ones.

Should have got a vertical beater.

New Holland Agriculture -- HydraBox 425V & 550V Vertical Beater Manure Spreader - YouTube