RandyK
Member
Yesterday I spread about a ton of fertilizer on my 12 acres of pasture and lawn using a fertilizer cart supplied by the local grain elevator. I was really worried if the JD 4500 would handle it, but it did great. Uphill, downhill (only slightly), and across small ditches it did fine. I'm guessing the cart full weighed about 5000 - 6000 lbs. At 60ft spread it didn't take long. The nice thing about the cart is the spread fan runs by PTO at constant speed but the conveyer runs with ground speed. It automatically changes application rate with speed. Plus the fertilizer is a lot cheaper than buying it in bags! I attached a picture of the tractor when I was finished.