Muck spreader

stephenmc16

Does anyone know what kinda money it is to hire a muck spreader for a day? Thanks in advance

Keepgrowing

stephenmc16 wrote: »

Does anyone know what kinda money it is to hire a muck spreader for a day? Thanks in advance

€80/hr with loader

Grueller

Pay my lad €40 per hour for a 14cu/m I think hi spec side slinger, tractor and driver. I load him with my tractor. All my dung spread for €240 this year.

GrasstoMilk

Grueller wrote: »

Pay my lad €40 per hour for a 14cu/m I think hi spec side slinger, tractor and driver. I load him with my tractor. All my dung spread for €240 this year.

It would be half that with a rear discharge spreader. They spread muck like nothing else.
For example the 10 t spreader my contractor uses holds I'd say 4 of my side slinger that's sitting in the yard and has it spread in about 5 minutes

davidk1394

I charge 45/hour with a 13 cubic meter rear discharge. I also charge the same if I have to give a few hours cleaning the rear rotors due to netting and twine in the dung

Reggie.

GrasstoMilk wrote: »

It would be half that with a rear discharge spreader. They spread muck like nothing else.
For example the 10 t spreader my contractor uses holds I'd say 4 of my side slinger that's sitting in the yard and has it spread in about 5 minutes

Yeah but many places around here wouldn't be able to take a machine that size

Reggie.

davidk1394 wrote: »

I charge 45/hour with a 13 cubic meter rear discharge. I also charge the same if I have to give a few hours cleaning the rear rotors due to netting and twine in the dung

Proper order

lakill Farm

Gave e100 to hire a 7.5m3 muck spreader for the day. Incl vat.

Loaded with mini digger.

davidk1394

Reggie. wrote: »

Proper order

Shur the stuff you see in dung. Lads seem to think its a magic pile where everything just disappears. Their only codding themselves because whatever is in the dung will end up out on the field e.g twine, netting,stones,blocks, gates and surprisingly piers. Tis a dung spreader not a crusher.

The best story of all I heard was a friend agitating slurry heap of netting in it. As he was unblocking the agitator throughout the day he was throwing the netting into a wheelbarrow. When he was done and was lifting the agitator out of the tank along came the farmer and tipped the load of netting back into the tank.

Reggie.

davidk1394 wrote: »

Shur the stuff you see in dung. Lads seem to think its a magic pile where everything just disappears. Their only codding themselves because whatever is in the dung will end up out on the field e.g twine, netting,stones,blocks, gates and surprisingly piers. Tis a dung spreader not a crusher.

The best story of all I heard was a friend agitating slurry heap of netting in it. As he was unblocking the agitator throughout the day he was throwing the netting into a wheelbarrow. When he was done and was lifting the agitator out of the tank along came the farmer and tipped the load of netting back into the tank.

What a tramp. I remember spreading a bit one time with a side slinger and a car axle flew out of it

emaherx

davidk1394 wrote: »

Shur the stuff you see in dung. Lads seem to think its a magic pile where everything just disappears. Their only codding themselves because whatever is in the dung will end up out on the field e.g twine, netting,stones,blocks, gates and surprisingly piers. Tis a dung spreader not a crusher.

The best story of all I heard was a friend agitating slurry heap of netting in it. As he was unblocking the agitator throughout the day he was throwing the netting into a wheelbarrow. When he was done and was lifting the agitator out of the tank along came the farmer and tipped the load of netting back into the tank.

One thing I hate is nets or twine anywhere near the slatted tank.

The Rabbi

emaherx wrote: »

One thing I hate is nets or twine anywhere near the slatted tank.

Don't forget those lovely little bits of pallets.

zetecescort

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZuQp3A1Qfw

Reggie.

zetecescort wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZuQp3A1Qfw

No engine in that car tho I think

studdlymurphy

Reggie. wrote:

What a tramp. I remember spreading a bit one time with a side slinger and a car axle flew out of it

The dung heap used to be turned by hand and the owner would put big chunks of axels and bars low down in the pile so that the lads turning it would have to find them to prove they turned the pile fully. Maybe this was such a case.

Floki

Reggie. wrote: »

No engine in that car tho I think

Or gearbox.

Bring back Jeremy, James and the little fella.

Waffletraktor

zetecescort wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZuQp3A1Qfw

Only someone with a death wish runs a rear discharge where they can see the rotors and not lower the door

emaherx

Reggie. wrote: »

No engine in that car tho I think

Definitely no engine/gearbox but it was still a Volvo

Mooooo

Waffletraktor wrote: »

Only someone with a death wish runs a rear discharge where they can see the rotors and not lower the door

Had contractor here spreading a few years ago, was just looking up when I saw something fly out and went about 50 metres back from the spreader, went up to the field it was a prong off the shear grab, it was launched like a javelin and driven in to the ground.

Reggie.

Mooooo wrote: »

Had contractor here spreading a few years ago, was just looking up when I saw something fly out and went about 50 metres back from the spreader, went up to the field it was a prong off the shear grab, it was launched like a javelin and driven in to the ground.

Spreaders are dangerous things in that regard

freedominacup

Reggie. wrote: »

Spreaders are dangerous things in that regard

A neighbour came back from a weekend away last year to find their kitchen window shattered and a suspiciously $hitty half block on the kitchen floor. Neighbouring field had a grand coating of dung on it. Definitely one of those could've been worse scenarios.

Grueller

GrasstoMilk wrote: »

It would be half that with a rear discharge spreader. They spread muck like nothing else.
For example the 10 t spreader my contractor uses holds I'd say 4 of my side slinger that's sitting in the yard and has it spread in about 5 minutes

Agree 100%. Use this contractor for everything bar sp silage.
Agitated the tanks seven times.
Spread the dung
Bales wrapped and stacked 160 silage bales.
Drew one load of them 8 miles home
Hired me his post driver for two days
Charged me €1550 all in.
I am not falling out over his spreader.

Limestone Cowboy

Grueller wrote: »

Agree 100%. Use this contractor for everything bar sp silage.
Agitated the tanks seven times.
Spread the dung
Bales wrapped and stacked 160 silage bales.
Drew one load of them 8 miles home
Hired me his post driver for two days
Charged me €1550 all in.
I am not falling out over his spreader.

Sounds like serious value there.

Grueller

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Sounds like serious value there.

It is. By the same token now he rings me at short notice to milk, herd cattle etc and is never turned down either.