A BIT ON THE SIDE

摘要

Side-impeller spreaders may have been around for ages but the sector is set for a new lease of life, explains Peter Hill.The glorious simplicity and versatility of impeller-type side-spreaders that has made them popular over countless years hasn't been lost on manufacturers looking to develop new and bigger-capacity machines. With an easily-filled, opentoppedbody, one or two augers to move material to the discharge mechanism and the ability to spread farmyard manure and slurry in a controlled, even manner, impeller spreaders make an attractive option for stock farmers and contractors alike. In the field, they also have the advantage over rear-discharge machines of pulling the load forward rather than pushing it to the back. So weight distribution (which is also helped by the location of the spreading rotor) is always biased towards the drawbar and the tractor's rear wheels.