Quad sowers

Lambman

Looking till source a 2nd hand sower... looking for advice on what make till go for.. heard gamberini a very good sower but little weary of there hopper rusting... quad sowers very hard till source 2nd hand there's nothing on donedeal this last 6 months... would be tempted till go 4 a new one if I was impressed by 1.... also yea i need a quad sower for my fields I've a sower for tractor so won't be doing a lot of work but would still want her till hold 6 bags.

mycro2013

Hourigans motorcycles in newmarket co.cork usually have a few in stock.

Stravos Murphy

They have a few in stock because they are not the cheapest to buy off.

satstheway

Lambman wrote: »

Looking till source a 2nd hand sower... looking for advice on what make till go for.. heard gamberini a very good sower but little weary of there hopper rusting... quad sowers very hard till source 2nd hand there's nothing on donedeal this last 6 months... would be tempted till go 4 a new one if I was impressed by 1.... also yea i need a quad sower for my fields I've a sower for tractor so won't be doing a lot of work but would still want her till hold 6 bags.

I had a gamberini
Great spread width. Is very stable. Fert can jump out when too full. No problems with mine. Kept it oiled.

Changed to 1/2 ton Atkinson. Spread width ok but must be moving at good speed.
Can be put on its side on rough hilly ground. Heavier even when empty.

To sum up. If it's large level fields Atkinson all the way. It will handle fair slopes ok.

Small fields or rough rocky Hill ground then the gamberini. Much slower speed necessary and almost impossible to tumble.

I have both ground types and thought bigger was better but I would easily go back as some ground now can't be spread.

fastrac

I have a Walco 7 bag spreader i got off Frank Deane in Dunmanway.Dont have very high ground so cant comment on stability.Good wide spread @ 15 kph. I use the big bag dispenser so i do 2 big bags in 3 loads if im spreading a lot. Plastic hopper,Stainless spreading gear and painted galvavised frame. I have a Honda 500 and find find she has enough to do at times with the 7 bags if the ground is soft

kowtow

satstheway wrote: »

I had a gamberini
Great spread width. Is very stable. Fert can jump out when too full. No problems with mine. Kept it oiled.

Did you find the gamberini spread heavier to one side? Is there a more effective speed / setting / technique to deal with this?

satstheway

kowtow wrote: »

Did you find the gamberini spread heavier to one side? Is there a more effective speed / setting / technique to deal with this?

This might be a problem with all single disk spreaders. I sowed silage here for years and it was not to bad. You must go round and round with the drive wheel to the outside of the corners. That way you always have a overlap of 1 light side 1 heavy side.

We have a vicon wagtail too and it's not used.

Lambman

I had a gamberini
Great spread width. Is very stable. Fert can jump out when too full. No problems with mine. Kept it oiled.

Changed to 1/2 ton Atkinson. Spread width ok but must be moving at good speed.
Can be put on its side on rough hilly ground. Heavier even when empty.

To sum up. If it's large level fields Atkinson all the way. It will handle fair slopes ok.

Small fields or rough rocky Hill ground then the gamberini. Much slower speed necessary and almost impossible to tumble.

I have both ground types and thought bigger was better but I would easily go back as some ground now can't be spread.[/quote]
By sounds a it gamberini would suit me better as I says I've the tractor and twin disc there for the bigger fields.... we're did you buy the gamberini and how much are they new!? Seem very hard till source second hand.

satstheway

Lambman wrote: »

I had a gamberini
Great spread width. Is very stable. Fert can jump out when too full. No problems with mine. Kept it oiled.

Changed to 1/2 ton Atkinson. Spread width ok but must be moving at good speed.
Can be put on its side on rough hilly ground. Heavier even when empty.


To sum up. If it's large level fields Atkinson all the way. It will handle fair slopes ok.

Small fields or rough rocky Hill ground then the gamberini. Much slower speed necessary and almost impossible to tumble.

I have both ground types and thought bigger was better but I would easily go back as some ground now can't be spread.

By sounds a it gamberini would suit me better as I says I've the tractor and twin disc there for the bigger fields.... we're did you buy the gamberini and how much are they new!? Seem very hard till source second hand.[/quote]

Keys in donegal and the Atkinson was Friel atv donegal. Think he ships them anywhere. Keeps a good range .

Lambman

Were abouts is keys?? I'm from donegal myself familiar with friels but he wudn have much gamberinis.... anybody any cheaper makes there happy with as I won't be using this that often!

Wildsurfer

fastrac wrote: »

I have a Walco 7 bag spreader i got off Frank Deane in Dunmanway.Dont have very high ground so cant comment on stability.Good wide spread @ 15 kph. I use the big bag dispenser so i do 2 big bags in 3 loads if im spreading a lot. Plastic hopper,Stainless spreading gear and painted galvavised frame. I have a Honda 500 and find find she has enough to do at times with the 7 bags if the ground is soft

Does the big bag dispensor work well? Is it something that will last the hardship? Was interested in getting a walco as well looks a nicely finished product, but I have a 420 so might be under pressure from what you say

Lambman

Yea wild surfer mines only a 420 aswell is there bug difference in the 500.. any links till the walco 7 bag spreader?

satstheway

Lambman wrote: »

Were abouts is keys?? I'm from donegal myself familiar with friels but he wudn have much gamberinis.... anybody any cheaper makes there happy with as I won't be using this that often!

Robert kee letterkenny or laghey.

Mainly new stuff.
Neighbour had Fleming. Rusted away quick.

Lambman

Satstheway Wat kinda quad did u have on the gamberini? Local co-op does the Fleming don't like look a them till be honest... does the walco come in smaller than 7 bag hopper?

satstheway

Lambman wrote: »

Satstheway Wat kinda quad did u have on the gamberini? Local co-op does the Fleming don't like look a them till be honest... does the walco come in smaller than 7 bag hopper?

Had a 300 and no problems with gamberini.
Have a 500 now.

fastrac

Im always nervous of the big bag dispenser if you got a bag that was gone solid at the bottom and dropped it down on it. hasnt happened yet. . In normal conditions with 5 bags onboard id hardly know it was on behind me. You will feel the heat off the bike with big loads.https://www.walco.co.nz/products/fertiliser-spreaders/

satstheway

Lambman wrote: »

Looking till source a 2nd hand sower... looking for advice on what make till go for.. heard gamberini a very good sower but little weary of there hopper rusting... quad sowers very hard till source 2nd hand there's nothing on donedeal this last 6 months... would be tempted till go 4 a new one if I was impressed by 1.... also yea i need a quad sower for my fields I've a sower for tractor so won't be doing a lot of work but would still want her till hold 6 bags.

Did you ever get sorted. This might be close to you.

https://www.donedeal.ie/fertiliserspreaders-for-sale/quad-sower/14622378

Lambman

Looking wile money for her 950

Farmingmad16

I'm also from Donegal and we have a Port agric spreader and would like to know if anyone has one and what they thought of them. I'm aware they are not making them anymore and that other brands are now replacing them.We have had many gamberini sowers in the past and we found their accuracy hard to beat for fertiliser and grass seed. They are also good and stable on our steep ground.

Lambman

Farmingmad16 wrote: »

I'm also from Donegal and we have a Port agric spreader and would like to know if anyone has one and what they thought of them. I'm aware they are not making them anymore and that other brands are now replacing them.We have had many gamberini sowers in the past and we found their accuracy hard to beat for fertiliser and grass seed. They are also good and stable on our steep ground.

Know a lad that the frame holding hopper broke and another lad had drive problems with port agri Sowers but both would still tell u there good Sowers it's hard till beat the plastic hopper aswell

Farmingmad16

Lambman wrote: »

Know a lad that the frame holding hopper broke and another lad had drive problems with port agri Sowers but both would still tell u there good Sowers it's hard till beat the plastic hopper aswell

Our one is a good age and the hopper is still like new thanks to it being plastic. We did have problems with corrosion near the disc as expected but we got it fixed up since then. We still have an old gamberini 300 and the whole frame and hopper is totally rotted through which is a down side to them