Spreading lime

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jack707

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Is there a hopper I can mount on my tractor or at that can broadcast 80-89 lime??. The Co op can't do it plot not big enough for truck driver didn't want to back in afraid of getting stuck so I'm filling the bucket and speeding with a shovel!.
 
   / Spreading lime #2  
TSC sells a 300# 3 pt spreader.

Is that pellet or powder? Not sure how powder form would spread. May even find a 3 pt spreader at a rental yard.
 
   / Spreading lime #4  
The TSC spreader, or similar, should work then, I have used mine for seed as small as clover and rape. Mounts right on your 3 point easy and is light enough to maneuver into the linkage easy.
 
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It will work if I change lime to 60-69 those are the pellets they work slower then what I have now. All the ones on line are broadcast.
 
   / Spreading lime #6  
Check rental places, a lot of them have pull behinds for fertilizer/lime/seeds. They make for a quick easy job

As a matter of fact, when I was checking into renting one, the first place I went to had just put for sale signs on all their older pull behinds (They'd gotten in a lot of new ones).

So instead of renting one for $45 per day, I negotiated them down to $200 for a 5 footer. I've been using it for several years now and not had a minutes worth of problems with it.
 
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I look up some rental places Monday am I will call them -thanks for the idea.
 
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You need a drop spreader. A spin spreader will not work with powdered lime and will break within moments. The material is simply too dense and compacted. Pelleted lime will usually work, however if you don't put too much in at a time. If your area is not too big you could put it down with a lawn drop spreader.

Here's a pic of an old and modern drop spreader, also called a "lime sower" by some.


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or by hand



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Those are what I need! Save my arms flinging lime with a shovel gets old quick.
 
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I look up some rental places Monday am I will call them -thanks for the idea.

Something like this should work well, I spread lime with it and it also worked for spreading seed. agree that Lime is expensive
 

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