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best fertilizer spreader - twin disc or wagtail

  • 02-03-2009 10:01pm
    #1
    irish_bob
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    just wondering what you think is the best fertilizer spreader , also , is a twin disc always better than a wagtail , im told their is a bit of a swing back to the wag tail

    personally , i think the best spreader is the bogballe followed by the rauch and while i know wagtails get the job done , i dont like the way they work compared to a twin disc


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  • #2
    thetangler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 178 ✭✭thetangler


    Up to 3 years ago I always had Vicon (wagtail) and had no complaints. Then I bought a Bogabelle, i dont think I would go back to a wagtail.


  • #3
    irish_bob
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,271 ✭✭✭irish_bob


    thetangler wrote: »
    Up to 3 years ago I always had Vicon (wagtail) and had no complaints. Then I bought a Bogabelle, i dont think I would go back to a wagtail.

    why , is it simply down to spreading accuracy


  • #4
    thetangler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 178 ✭✭thetangler


    Yes i feel the spreading accurracy is better. Maybee its just imagination but i seem to get a far evener grass cover.


  • #5
    leg wax
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    i always laugh when i see spare wag tail parts in glanbia stores .why are they supplying them you dont see them with spare rauch/bogballe.as one man said to me the disposable manure spreader? i hate spreaders that have a divide at the bottom of the tank which puts manure / grass seeds into one side when it gets low.


  • #6
    irish_bob
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,271 ✭✭✭irish_bob


    leg wax wrote: »
    i always laugh when i see spare wag tail parts in glanbia stores .why are they supplying them you dont see them with spare rauch/bogballe.as one man said to me the disposable manure spreader? i hate spreaders that have a divide at the bottom of the tank which puts manure / grass seeds into one side when it gets low.

    its the twin disc which puts manure to one side , the wagtail is all one container


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  • #7
    reilig
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,401 ✭✭✭reilig


    irish_bob wrote: »
    its the twin disc which puts manure to one side , the wagtail is all one container


    I bought a Cosmo wagtail spreader a few years ago. It holds the big bag and more. Had a single disc Bogballe before that (it was about 15 years old). Notice a considerable difference since I got the wagtail. No more lines. I have used it to spread lime as well (not the granulated type), which it did with no problems (as the manual says it will). It is also great for spreading grass seed with excellent and accurate settings to ensure even coverage.

    I spread about 20 ton of fertilizer per year, try to do about 10 acres of reseeding per year which sees me using the spreader to spread the lime or seed and the spreader cost me €1600. Compair that to the equivalent sized Bogballe which at the time would have cost me ver €4000. I just couldn't justify paying the extra money for it for the small amount that I have to spread. After using it for 3 years, I'm glad I didn't buy the Bogballe cause the one I bought does exactly what I need it to do.


  • #8
    leg wax
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    irish_bob wrote: »
    its the twin disc which puts manure to one side , the wagtail is all one container
    rauch is one container also


  • #9
    Bitten & Hisses
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,202 ✭✭✭Bitten & Hisses


    I have an Amazone twin spinner. It's a Perfekt something or other. When buying it, we priced a Rauch aswell, which was the same price but didn't have the hydraulic shutters. We have only ever had Amazone spreaders on the farm and I would rate them very highly.

    Off topic, but has anyone here ever opened the gearbox in one of these? I've an old Amazone ZAF-402 knocking around too, which needs a bit of attention.


  • #10
    archer22
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,116 ✭✭✭archer22


    leg wax wrote: »
    i always laugh when i see spare wag tail parts in glanbia stores .why are they supplying them you dont see them with spare rauch/bogballe.as one man said to me the disposable manure spreader? i hate spreaders that have a divide at the bottom of the tank which puts manure / grass seeds into one side when it gets low.
    Do Glanbia sell parts for the Vicon spreaders?.I am looking for a PTO and rubber doughnut for the old vicon 5cwt spreader.Or anybody know where I can get secondhand.I am in the Waterford area.


  • #11
    ihatetractors
    Closed Accounts Posts: 338 ✭✭ihatetractors


    archer22 wrote: »
    Do Glanbia sell parts for the Vicon spreaders?.I am looking for a PTO and rubber doughnut for the old vicon 5cwt spreader.Or anybody know where I can get secondhand.I am in the Waterford area.

    http://www.goldenpages.ie/barron-enniscorthy/, sell vicons anyway
    Amazon zam 2ton, grand job


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  • #12
    mattthetrasher
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 181 ✭✭mattthetrasher


    i used to have a amazone perfect until about 5 years ago i changed it for an abbey wagtail much happier:D


  • #13
    5live
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,438 ✭✭✭5live


    leg wax wrote: »
    i hate spreaders that have a divide at the bottom of the tank which puts manure / grass seeds into one side when it gets low.
    Handy to let you know if one side spreading faster than the other but other than that cant figure out why


  • #14
    reilig
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,401 ✭✭✭reilig


    archer22 wrote: »
    Do Glanbia sell parts for the Vicon spreaders?.I am looking for a PTO and rubber doughnut for the old vicon 5cwt spreader.Or anybody know where I can get secondhand.I am in the Waterford area.

    They'll be hard to get secondhand - normally the first thing to go in them. Even if you do find a scrapped one, its likely that its well worn. new would be the best option.


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