Testing Manure Spreader Bought from Online Auction

[@bay9876]

Your manure spreader works a little better than some politicians handling that stuff. At least you can control the amount.

[@gordonbaker1572]

You bring back so many wonderful memories. I grew up on a dairy farm in Central NY I am so impressed with your ability to fix and repair, the good old stuff.

[@peteschiavoni]

That worked well. You have a good base to start with. Two things. One check the wheel bearings on it. If they check out you can get into big money. Second if you don’t want to tackle the bed boards yet, you may be able to cover that back end with a piece of sheet metal to get by. I’m so happy you showed back up in my feed. For some reason most of my faves disappeared. Thank you for sharing Evan!

[@williamsnape4296]

I second the idea of filling up the gear box with grease. Get however many tubes of corn head grease you need or any other better quality grease. It does work fine.

[@albertc1241]

Brought back old memories of spreading tons of chicken manure on pastures, a lifetime ago back on the farm.

[@captnsquid8151]

Hi Evan. Good buy. It works and the plus is it takes a good volume of compost. To change a seal and a few base boards is a cake walk. Good video and thanks ..

[@geraldblackwell1387]

Try corn head grease in the gear box. It is a lot thicker and don't over fill. Check plug on side on gear box.

[@tomtillman4650]

Brings back a lot memories working our farm as a kid. We had a very similar spreader. Worked great.

[@letartcircuitrider118]

Evan you’re always up for a challenge. As a farmer you have to be resourceful...knowing how and when to fight your battles. Thanks for sharing this job you’ve undertaken, another great video. Look how far you and Rebecca have come. Be blessed!

[@chaunceypullman3380]

Modernized my Friend Evan. All they did was up it a notch to do a better job. Yep, need some of that on my body. 32 years of manual labor 7 days a week will wear down the strongest man. You are doing just great. Hope you sealed the floor of the pole barn. Makes cleanup easy. Did mine when i 1st got this place. Floor looks like it was poured yesterday. 30 years old now.

[@stevehawkins8066]

I was thinking the same thing when I saw that oil on the new concrete floor. He's breaking it in early.

[@donvoll2580]

Good day from Ontario. Yrs ago they had that what they called wide spread. Got rid of it, went to 2 beater, now they have new ones that really s wide spread. Keep old wide spread. Thanks

[@1995jug]

Evan on those leaky gearboxes fill them up with grease i have done that in the past works fine.

[@backachershomestead]

We do the same on our bush hogs. Been like that for years and they get used frequently.

[@freeholdequine2733]

I agree. Putting grease in the gearbox is probably the best plan, its what I would do unless the bearing is gone also. But if you decide to do the seals do the bearing while you are in there

[@friedmedic]

Get JD corn head grease for the gear box, works great for leaky gear boxes

[@Chris-jh3tg]

Love that old mechanization! I don't know if anyone else has mentioned, but seal your concrete; that's a big investment you want to protect.

[@jimsfarm]

Glad it worked so well for you. I still need to get mine going.

[@jasoncurtis5238]

Grew up farming and enjoying watching your videos, still farm small and feel your pain with some of the jobs you have going on.

[@eagle2019]

Great buy Evan!!! Fix the seals in the gear box and when the season is over you'll have a nice restoration project for the winter! Those old machines are so simple and work great!

[@davesmathers1990]

Wow glad it works great all old machines need a little work here and there looks good

[@timidater4803]

we used to brush drain oil on the floors of spreaders to help those boards last longer

[@mattbuser4176]

My dad used to pour the old oil in the bed of our old one and the wood soaked it up, they never rotted plus it kept the chain lubed. I'm sure the EPA would frown on that now days.

[@timidater4803]

@@mattbuser4176 Ya thats the only downside, but what the epa doesnt know wont hurt them!!

[@nickif7017]

We have an old local one in our farm museum. We’ve linked your video to our exhibit. Thank you for showing us how it works!

[@danne77sthlm]

That worked just fine, happy you found one that worked "out of the box" or how to describe it :)

[@georgedavidson7986]

Fill the gear box with grease It won’t leak out. And pour used motor oil on the bed and let it turn

[@bryanfunk4548]

You may want to consider ramping up the edges of the concrete pad in front of the shop before the edges start breaking off .

[@glengillis7775]

Pete will be happy to see your running the older gear.

[@TCWRHF]

Good to see that it works and that you washed it off after too. Doing great brother!

[@thegreatnorthwoodswithbb2863]

I'm really liking that Allis Chalmers.. my favorite tractors

[@farmboy3400]

The floor was getting bad in my old spreader so I put a piece of 1/4 in. polyliner in it. I did that back in 2013 and it still is working great.

[@kentvankooten3194]

Most I have ever worked on have two levers, one for bed speed one to turn beater off and on. The saddle that goes over the top of the web drive gear should move back and forth. It picks the pawl up off the gear sooner or later changing how much the gear is pushed per stroke.

[@rong-man1502]

At the end of this clip you mentioned three or four items needed repair or replacement on this machine. Any of that work would make great videos, at least I think so. Your willingness to tackle about any job on the farm is encouraging; don’t give up!

[@lonniephipps5329]

That manure spreader that's a winner project

[@tomscott3939]

sheet metal on the broken part of the bed for a temporary fix !! overall a good buy!

[@fredyalvarez830]

I have the same model manure spreader , works great

[@w.a.stewart3191]

You made a great purchase

[@nathanrittenhouse3589]

You got a nice shop. Enjoy your videos

[@bobjoncas2814]

...good one. stay safe and have a great week..

[@robertlong7033]

That is NI 19.There was also a ground drive NI 18. We had 2 of them The Amish were going around grabbing up every NI ground drive manure spreader they could get their hands on, fixing them up repainting them and resale them as "Lancaster" brand manure spreaders .... until AGCO found out about it. Chances are the reason the boards at the end o f the bed are broke off is that the web caught them as it rotated . Often because it was too loose or the cogs it rode on worn down. And BTW Evan, quit riding that foot clutch. All it really was for is changing gears engaging power take off. Your hand clutch controls everything else especial close in work.

[@2414ah]

Wow that spreader is an engineering marvel for its time. Thanks for the video!

[@jstbig1]

if you break a cross bar in the bed you can use a twin bed frame side, just cut to fit.

[@janetdupree6353]

When I saw that you bought a manure spreader, I wondered where you were going to get manure to spread. Now I see. The only farmers I know of that spread manure are dairy farmers or farmers who keep their horses in barns. Both of those type of livestock produce so much manure, the farmers need mature spreaders to get rid of the excess manure (while fertilizing their fields). I hope you find yourself with enough compost to make your efforts worthwhile.

[@rkarrowood6229]

That thing worked awesome for the first time out. We made a little more progress on the house today on our farm. Hoped to get our final inspection monday. We watched the chicken video and we are both ready to tackle it on our on.

[@corydriver7634]

For grease zerks that won’t take any grease, it might not necessarily even plug it could be the grease has hardened or it’s rusted the ball in p,ace. Hit it with penetrating oil the tap the ball lightly with a small punch to loosen it. You can also heat it slightly with a torch to loosen the dried grease. The point is don’t ignore a fitting that won’t take grease that’s just asking something to break.

[@donfenton9082]

Good job Evan

[@raymondmysterious1555]

Looks like a good winter project, now that you have an awesome pole barn to work in!

[@infokonnect]

Even. The spreader must be used in a straight row. When you come to the end of the row, stop the PTO, turn into the next row and start the PTO again. If you don't you will bust the shaft universal joint. I know it was your first run. Keep rows closer together.

[@Lid-0303]

I have never seen an old manure spreader… very cool!

[@deannaoverstreet4146]

Looks great!

[@kennethsmith5454]

Great buy....

[@ithacacomments4811]

Looks intimidating to me! Lots of rotating stuff to get caught up in. Like most farm equipment.

[@deanmagnuson2993]

Good morning from Grand Forks

[@AFFarms444]

Great video Evan!

[@rong-man1502]

At the end of this video you indicate there’s some things you need to do to get it working the way you want it. Did you ever do a follow up video on this?

[@JohnWilliamsTheBeardedWelshman]

Just found your channel. Very nice video. Love watching the farm way of life and learning. I would love to homestead full time. Just can’t right now. Thanks. Keep the videos coming

[@HMSSfrigate12]

nice job Evan

[@douglasmacarthur8775]

When I was a kid my dad had a New Idea ground driven manure spreader.. We had 4 horses and didn't get a tractor until I was about 14 years old. I continued using that spreader after I took over my dad's farm up until the ratchet control for apron starting skipping. When I moved 9 miles away, I left some machinery on that farm that was no longer working. A guy with a hobby farm and horses ended up with spreader and took it to a guy who restores old New Idea equipment.. He wanted it done quickly so the guy traded him for one already restored and charged him restoring fee $$$$$$$$$$$$$. That guy told me............" your dad's manure spreader is on display at the New Idea museum in Coldwater Ohio, I would like to go there someday and see my dad's New Idea manure spreader all restored.

[@timidater4803]

we still have a new idea steel wheeled 10A that we used to use with our draft horses. good spreader! needs some work now but im sure would work fine

[@jonmoller3502]

Good effort. As you said it's running a little quick for feeding the manure through the spreader. Another help would be to go over the manure later on with a hay rake or scarifier to break up some clumps. Birds will break up the manure as well.

[@brandonharden1165]

Hey brother try a small butane torch on your “plugged” zerk fittings just a little heat and then grease it up!

[@ciphercode2298]

That's a keen idea,never thought of that.

[@zynifi]

I love the consistent uploads!

[@bettyechols6405]

That's quite a machine

[@georgedavidson7986]

Evan the bed chain is hanging down fairly low. You may need to adjust. Chains stretch. There should be an adjustment at the front. On each side. Keep the chain running equal. Good luck. You area smart guy and will figure it out. I ran a ground driven one like this when I was a kid.

[@imaslowlerner]

Runs like brand new.

[@scottsmith6903]

Put a grease zerk on the gear box pump a lot of grease in it. Got a haybine put a grease zerk on its gear box and works fine.

[@johndour5207]

Congrats. You got a winter project

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Thanks for sharing with us Evan, glad the spreader is going to work out for you. Now you’re going to need more manure makers ; ) Keep up the good work and videos and having fun. Fred.🙏🏻🙏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍👍👋👋

[@edwardwatson6289]

Change gear on tractor to spread thicker, ie lower gear, to spread thinner, higher gear. Well done.

[@davidwestervelt6050]

Glad it works. The leaks are for the chain and rust prevention. Someday you may find a sweet deal and have it as a back up. The good thing is it spreads. May want to do smaller test runs incase it breaks. Just wonder how it will do with heavy barn yard material. Run the heck out of it see what happens. Sure the reason it hit the market will show itself. It will be a good winter project. Well have a great weekend..

[@workhardlivefree3818]

Other than the input shaft lip seal, I call that a win!!!

[@hendersonlandworks6158]

That’s what I’m talking about! Good job sir! Need to find some local chicken house’s and get some chicken litter and put on all your pastures and hayfields it will help build the ground up and be fertilizer also

[@rong-man1502]

Just be careful with that stuff. It’s high in nitrogen and will burn anything you plant in that field unless it’s given enough time to break down and work into the ground.

[@HillsideAcres]

Buying auction items is always a gamble, especially sight unseen. I would say you did well if you were happy with the price. Could always just fill the gear box with grease, it wont leak. Nice video, enjoy the weekend Evan!

[@jimcour291]

Looks like a good investment!! On the bed Evan, consider manufactured wood planks as they don't rot and will work the same as wood. I got an new ABI spreader and the entire box is made with these boards and bolted in. Easier to replace if a board does break and like I said, no rot

[@miltonhurd1016]

Looks like you need more compost! The spreader did well. I was surprised you were filling that gearbox over your new concrete. Thanks for the video!

[@deborahpinkey1264]

I'm still wondering if he put some sand on that spill to soak up the oil. Or is this just going to be the first of many spills, so it's the baptismal one.

[@InquisitiveSearcher]

Unless he seals that concrete that oil stain is the first of many for any farm shop floor.

[@headhunter4488]

You may just put thin plate steel over the existing wood for now. Roof flashing worked good for us years ago. Just a thought till you have time to replace floor.

[@farmerjacob8550]

Glad to see that it works mabye just slow down a bit. Good job

[@marilynwitherell186]

Great video

[@jeffgrogan3173]

Everybody is recommending you use that corn head Grease so I guess that's not a bad ideal God bless you my friend amen

[@randyelkins9123]

If you don't have time or can't find parts to fix gearbox leak you might look into filling it with JD cornhead grease. It works well on my old brush cutter. Just a thought .

[@Rifleman1964]

A quick fix is to pump a tube of wheel bearing grease into the gearbox after most of the gear lube leaks out.

[@HoneyHollowHomestead]

Not bad at all for an on line auction!

[@boathead22000]

put a metal plate over the boards bad ends and call it good. I did notice the hay field had a lot of dead patches from the smothering hay still there..

[@philipstreechon4523]

What a machine don't look like much but boy can she go

[@kmarch6630]

Sounds like you know me pretty well.😄😄😄😄

[@lylesmith1949]

Evan, Happy to see the spreader working for ya. 💡 💡 Maybe you could slide a piece of thin sheet metal under the tracks to cover the broken boards. As temp fix if needed.

[@rogerbaker4185]

evan im pretty sure it should sped a lot wider than that so you get more done to

[@lorenmeyer5290]

Works good Evan! Just need a little TLC!

[@kyadak]

Nice piece of equipment. Looks like something out of Mad Max. Lol. But it works.

[@mattpeacock5208]

Any updates? It's been a bit, and spring is springin!!

[@smalltownMainer]

flings good, you may be able to put grease in that gear box if needed. maybe add a little oil still just to thin the grease. i have an old tiller with bad seals so i just put grease in it.

[@OpunktSchmidt1301]

I hope that you don't have to fix that much! Good looking spreader! 😊👍🏻

[@kingkong7617]

The manure spreader worked but the gear box will be the most important thing to fix first and then work on the other things as you have time.

[@edadpops1709]

Well you got past the first stain on the new concrete, now it doesn’t matter,freedom🤙

[@TomBiggerstaff-gn1ws]

The paddle beaters are for lose dry matted manure like with hay bedding the auger is for dryer and smaller lose manure like chicken litter and even saw dust the were optional with the later new idea spreaders . I waiting to see when you over load it with wet manure and brake the floor chain It's a pain to fork it all out and fix it make you wish you never saw the thing lol good luck and thanks for sharing

[@georgedavidson7986]

Evan the fan distributor should work good. We had one and it would. spread nice

[@CJPhillips6648]

That poor CASE tractor needs love, maybe by winter you could bring it in the barn, and give it some paint!

[@crazycoyote1738]

What I did with my old spreader- instead of replacing the bottom boards, I slid a piece of aluminium diamond plate with the smooth side up, and screwed it to the boards, so I can gain a few more years out of existing floor. You’ll need to get a truckload of cow manure or equivalent to cover this field. Good luck!!

[@Sword-Shield]

That thing looks mideaval...you get caught up in that thing its all over !😲 its slinging it pretty good tho 👍✌🇺🇸

[@marshallsuber3346]

Glad to see that your "new"machine works, but it looks mean. Like most older machines it will bite you if it can. Be safe. Blessings from New Orleans.

[@roscoejones4515]

I have no idea what 'corn head grease' is, but from the comments it sounds like you need some! 😊

[@charminghollowforge1109]

I’d recommend a trex or similar type poly wood deck material you can buy over stock at leftover building supply places fairly reasonable who cares if the colors don’t match.

[@zynifi]

That thing looks so cool yet, so much like a deathtrap!

[@bobrankin7984]

I like it!

[@gpax-6197]

I’ve been watching your channel and You do a lot of lifting to hook up your equipment. Get a couple of trailer jacks at your local farm store. They’re not expensive. It’ll save your back and shoulders for those days of throwing hay bales. 😉👍

[@22gonefishing]

Looks like it's working alright, just a few minor repairs. Buying only buy the pictures, I think you made a good buy. Since you like working with wood, maybe you could do a temp fix on the broken boards, just replace the broken ones.

[@theburnhams2925]

Evan, You 'bout "killed my happy soul" greasing/oiling that old spreader on your brand-new concrete floor.... Also, you need more engagement on that p.t.o. shaft! (see how it's wobbling?) Manure spreaders are great labor-savers. I had a New Holland and since I garden in 4' wide "beds" I removed the "slinger" at the rear so that it would drop straight down onto the bed. (without fertilizing the weeds on either side...) You should see if you can slow the bed "apron drive" down before you break an expensive bed chain. Another enjoyable video. But do invest in a new p.t.o. shaft!

[@stevemartinez6757]

You're going to need a bigger compost pile. LOL. I remember as a young kid being "the manure spreader" in the back of a pickup with a shovel spreading cow manure that we got from a local dairy. I didn't mind the smell (actually like the smell) and I never knew (at the time) that such a machine even existed.