Spreader spreaders

Bob_Trevithick · Dec 8, 2001

Hey JD,

what kinda grub killer ya useing ??

Well, I haven't used any yet.. we just got this property. But the guy told me that what everyone is used to using is being banned soon. I have no idea what he was referring to.

Hopefully, they will have some substitute that more or less works.. I'll need to buy some yearly according to my wife.

Bob Trevithick

Alan L. · Dec 8, 2001

The spreader I bought at Tractor Supply was $350, but it holds a lot more than 50 pounds. I put about 250 pounds of ryegrass seed in there at one time. Works great, I hope it lasts.

Alan L., TX
South of Bugtussle
North of Mustang
On the banks of Buck Creek

CVHoss · Dec 9, 2001

Bob,
Since you're a self proclaimed "newbie", thought I'd throw out a little information that may be redundant. On your new spreader, make sure you follow the instructions about the length of the pto shaft. Usually, if you ordered any 3pt implements from your dealer with your tractor, they will set them up for you. But if you buy any implements, like I did, from an outside source, you'll have to do the setup yourself and you may need to shorten the pto shaft. If you purchased a LandPride unit, their instructions are on page 8 of the owner's manual located here

Hoss

Bob_Trevithick · Dec 9, 2001

Hi Hoss,

...But if you buy any implements, like I did, from an outside source, you'll have to do the setup yourself and you may need to shorten the pto shaft. If you purchased a LandPride unit, their instructions are on page 8 of the owner's manual located here

Ut oh. I hope I didn't just spend $500 bucks for something I won't be able to use! Eeeeek! Shortening a PTO shaft? Sounds painful. Unfortunately, the link you gave me refuses to load.. maybe their site is down. I'll keep trying.

Thanks for the heads-up.

Bob Trevithick

Bird · Dec 9, 2001

Bob, don't worry about having to shorten a PTO shaft; you'll be surprised at how easy it is. Just have to measure, mark and cut it with a hacksaw; nothing to it, soft metal, easy cutting.

CVHoss · Dec 9, 2001

Bob,
Don't know why the link wouldn't be working for you. I just tried it from both I.E. and Netscape and had no problem. It is an Adobe pdf file, so you would need to have Acrobat reader on your computer. The html page for the spreaders is here. If you can get this page to open, you'll see their link to the owner's manual, but it will direct you to the same location I gave in the other post.

Shortening a pto shaft doesn't appear to be a real big deal and can be accomplised with a few basic hand tools, though a good reciprocating saw or chop saw would make it a lot quicker. The only real problem you would run in to is if by some strange quirk, you would actually need a longer pto shaft. At that point, I'd contact whoever you purchased the unit from for a substitution. So far, I've been very lucky and have not had to modify the shafts that have come with the King Kutter attachments I purchased, but I believe the dealership did have to cut the shaft on the LandPride tiller I purchased as part of my tractor package. If you just felt like it was totally outside of your area and did not want to attempt it, you could probably pay your dealer or someone to do it for you.

Hoss

Bob_Trevithick · Dec 9, 2001

Bird and Hoss,

Thanks. It sounded like it might be tough, but your explanations make it sound do-able. BTW, the LandPride page finally did load.. just a momentary quirk I guess.

I'll only know when I have a real PTO shaft in my hands and can see what I'm dealing with. We have a sawsall and hacksaw, so this should be okay.

I find it surprising though, that something like a Cat 1 PTO 3pt hitch, which is supposedly a standard, requires this. Just showing my ignorance, I know. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif How come there isn't, built into the "standard", a spec for the shaft length?

Bob Trevithick

Bird · Dec 9, 2001

Bob, the only one I've had to shorten was the shaft for the Bush Hog tiller because I bought it to use behind a B7100. Fortunately, I only shortened it as much as I had to, so it's still long enough for the B2710 now.

A sawsall with a hacksaw blade will go through one like a knife through butter. At the time I did mine, I was expecting it to be tough, but just used a manual hacksaw; no trouble at all.

RichZ · Dec 10, 2001

Going back to your grub problem, the best thing to control grubs is something called Milky Spore. It is marketed under different names by different companies, but it is the spores of a bacteria that attacks grubs. It is non-toxic, and the bacteria attacks only grubs. It's extremely effective, and remains in the soil forever, so you only have to apply it once. It's more expensive than pesticides, but it's safer and permanent.

Good luck.

Rich

Bob_Trevithick · Dec 10, 2001

...the best thing to control grubs is something called Milky Spore.

Thanks, Rich! I'll look into it. This sounds good.. we have a bunch of cats, and we don't want to poison them!

Thanks again,
Bob

Bob Trevithick