spinoff: the newer spreader

[dmalbone]

If you have one, do you have the model 100 or 200? What do you like, love, or hate about it? We won't be able to buy one any time soon but I would LOVE one. We just have a lawnmower right now to pull with. Is this adequate?

[SpecialEffects]

I have a Model 100 mainly because they didn't have the 200 when I bought mine. They didn't have colours either but that one I didn't care about. If you're pulling it with a ride it mower you may be better off, from a weight perspective, with the smaller one and just do two trips.

I've pulled mine with a 17hp lawnmover, a quad and even a golf cart. :lol: Whatever was close by at the time. They all did just fine.

About the only thing I don't really like about it is how badly loose hay can get caught up in it and it tangles and blocks everything from moving through. I have a couple of PITA horses that spread and mix their hay and I have to either put it aside and come get it with a wheel barrow after or put it on top and do a run to the manure pile to remove it before I start spreading the rest. Minor thing but annoying.

Other than that it's easy to maneuver and move around, it grinds the manure quite fine so you can spread it in area's that don't get a chance to rest very long, it's a tough little unit and probably the best thing is how good the customer service is with them. The piece that attaches it to the mower (or whatever) broke on my second or third use. I think it got a hairline fracture during shipping and snapped. I had a new part w/i 2 or 3 days.... into Canada. That's very fast over the border... he must have shipped it the minute he hung up the phone. That was a few years ago and nothing has broken since. It's a great little machine, it's strong and sturdy and does it's job well.

[MunchkinsMom]

I also have the 100 because they didn't have the bigger model 5 years ago. I have 3 horses, and back when my horses were in their stalls overnight and eating hay, I could fit 3 stalls worth of cleaning in there with no problem. Now my stall cleaning is easier as my horses are out 24x7 with free access to the barn for shelter/naps, and they don't eat hay, so I only have to empty it every 3-4 days. Some folks cautioned about loading it and letting it sit, mine is in the barn, and I have not had any issues with it getting clogged.

Our first riding mower pulled it fine, that was a Troy Built 22 HP mower. I now have a John Deere garden tractor that also pulls it no problem. I even mow while I tow (killing two birds with one stone).

As I said in the other post, the only part I had to replace was the kick in gear, it took all of 2 minutes to replace it. I live about an hour from the manufacturer, and it took about a day to get the part.

I also have the agitator (which I think comes standard now) and the wheels on it are starting to wear a bit, but it still works fine.

I highly recommend it!

Oh, one other thing, if you have areas that need reseeding, just sprinkle the seeds in with the manure, and apply it to any bare spots in the field. It really help to jump start the grass, and the horses usually avoid eating in those areas until the manure is gone. I do that all the time, works great.

[MunchkinsMom]

I just wanted to add the best part. It is easy to wheel around by hand, so you can wheel it right to the stall door's, and just toss the waste right in.

[hookedoneventing]

There is nothing that I don't like about mine. I pull mine with a 4-wheeler. Going on three years that I have had it and no problems with it yet. Can easily clean three stalls with it with room to spair. I LOVE the fact that I can easily roll it around myself to the stalls like a wheelbarrow to clean then quickly hook it up and take it out to dump. It is fabulous!

[dmalbone]

Can they still be pulled around fairly easily by hand when loaded? I.e. to hook them up, move them down the aisle, etc.

[dmalbone]

...and for people with snowy winters, do you just pile up during bad weather and spread in the spring? Does frozen poop jam it up?

[SpecialEffects]

Yes to your first question and as far as winter goes, I don't use mine in the winter because I have nothing to pull it with once there is snow. The bedding I use breaks down very quickly, so by the time spring rolls around and it's dry enough that I can start using it again, my manure is very aged and heavy. It doesn't do very well with that so I usually borrow a friends Millcreek spreader, clear the old stuff and then go back to the Newer Spreader. And yes I do have an agitator and it still clogs it. If you used shavings it would probably be fine.

[MunchkinsMom]

Can they still be pulled around fairly easily by hand when loaded? I.e. to hook them up, move them down the aisle, etc.

Yes, it is amazing, I can have what feels like about 200 pounds of waste in there, and it is so easy to move, not like the wheelbarrow, that holds only 1/3 as much as the NewerSpreader.

[lesson junkie]

I like mine too. I pull it with a 4-wheeler, love how easy it is to handle in my small barn, and how little room it takes to store.

Too much hay will clog the hopper, it likes shavings much better.

[Raystown]

We got the 200 just this summer and we love it! We tow with a 4-wheeler. I have not tried to move the spreader by hand when fully loaded, but it is easy to move empty.

[coloredhorse]

I loff my 100 (add me to the list of those for whom the 200 wasn't available at time of purchase)! Easy to manuever by hand, even when overloaded as I am wont to do. Pullable by riding mower, mini-tractor, neighbor's mini horse, resident dog, or the pickup ... whatever is most readily available and suitable for the specific job at hand. Perfect for my teeny farmlet. Sometimes I muck directly into the spreader and spread immediately on established pasture (or onto a garden being shut down). Moved to the balmy SE, so real winter isn't really an issue for me anymore.:D

[Just Walter]

Love mine too! Haven't ever used the agitator but just got mine last Christmas. My friends thought I was nuts when I excitedly told them I got a manure spreader from my dear hubby! LOL! I use mine all the time. Pull it with a 17hp lawnmower. Can't go when there is deep snow but I do have a pile that one of my neighbors comes a few times a year to take away for his garden and others around the neighborhood.

Again bummer about the hay build up. Found that if you can back up far enough you can manuver the contents enough. Or just unhook and dump then spread that bit by hand. At least it's OUT there.

I'm in Wyoming. It snowed today. Day's like today I'll fill the newer spreader and then fill the wheel barrow when it's full. By tomorrow or Saturday both will be full but you can then spread from the spreader and then dump the wheelbarrow into the spreader....so it does work out in incliment weather.

Huge frozen solid poo's get chopped up but sometimes you end up with a frizbee. Mostly it goes through, though.

Can haul the entire thing when it's full by hand, but it is almost impossible to "spread" by hand though unless you are Iron Man. :)

[inca]

I have had my Model 200 for almost a year and a half and do like it. I actually don't have too much problem with hay getting stuck in it but it does have the agitator. I currently pull it with the Gator but have pulled it with the lawn mower with no problems.

It is easy to move around by hand, even when full. I have managed to tip it a couple times when really full, which sucks. But, if I am careful that doesn't happen. I like being able to put it in the stall doorway and clean right into it.

[SpottedTApps]

I have a 200 and love it. I've found with hay, I can put a layer of manure in, then some hay, then more manure, then more hay etc. I too have the agitator. There is a problem with super wet/heavy manure. It gets stuck on the sides and won't spread, even with the agitator. It's as if it creates a cave inside the manure. So we have to carry a rake with us to break it up when spreading if the manure is really wet/heavy.

I thought the 200 wouldn't hold much manure as it doesn't look big. Wrong. It holds a ton of manure. LOVE mine. I pull with a riding lawn mower.

[Roxyllsk]

We had the 100 for the barn I worked in, and it worked great. Pulled it with the golf cart. You can clean 3 stalls before needing to dump it. I don't think the bigger one was available then. My friends bought the 200 about 2 years ago, and they really do love it as well. Great little spreader!