New Idea Manure Spreader Lime Spreading Attachment?

[Mountain_a]

Hi All
I was doing a bit of research on my New Idea ground drive spreader when I stumbled upon these images of a lime spreading attachment for the manure spreader in a New Idea Brochure. Does anyone know anything about it? This is the first time I've ever seen this attachment. I can't find anything on it when I search it up either. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you!

 

[showcrop]

I remember growing up that it was common practice to pull around to a shed after loading the spreader and dump about six bags of lime on top.

 

[deere4040]

That's neat. I just bought the modern version of that setup for manure and I'm sure I would run lime through it and would consider it if I didn't already have a lime spreader. Probably one of those things that wasn't sold much. How about spreading manure with your JD chopper box? I would like to find that attachment just because for my JD 115. Only seen it in the owners manual not in real life

 

[Absent Minded Farmer]

That's neat. I just bought the modern version of that setup for manure and I'm sure I would run lime through it and would consider it if I didn't already have a lime spreader. Probably one of those things that wasn't sold much. How about spreading manure with your JD chopper box? I would like to find that attachment just because for my JD 115. Only seen it in the owners manual not in real life

I thought the spreader idea was a bit odd, but they did make sides to turn a spreader into a chopper box, so....?

There's a brief mention in my video below about that attachment at about the 4:04 mark.

Mike

 

[deere4040]

A bit more robust but same principle.

 

[DanielW]

Well I'll be jiggered. I didn't know any manufacturer actually made something like that. We've been desperate to find a decent lime spreader for our Northern farm for years. The old drop-spreader is just too slow and painful to load, and most fertilizer spreaders have aprons that are too narrow for lime - the lime just bridges over the apron. I kept our old IH manure spreader when we got our new NH with the intent of cobbling some spinners on it to do just that, and I've scavenged a couple hydraulic spinners from old salter trucks. Haven't yet got around to putting it together, but the pictures you shared give me hope that it's not a stupid idea and I should continue it.

Anything to be able to spread lime faster would be great for us. Up in the Canadian Shield the soil is so acidic and the bauxite content is so great that you need oodles of lime to get the pH up and prevent aluminium toxicity. Legume nodulation and regrowth is pretty much non-existent unless you put down a few tons of lime per acre every few years.

 

[showcrop]

Well I'll be jiggered. I didn't know any manufacturer actually made something like that. We've been desperate to find a decent lime spreader for our Northern farm for years. The old drop-spreader is just too slow and painful to load, and most fertilizer spreaders have aprons that are too narrow for lime - the lime just bridges over the apron. I kept our old IH manure spreader when we got our new NH with the intent of cobbling some spinners on it to do just that, and I've scavenged a couple hydraulic spinners from old salter trucks. Haven't yet got around to putting it together, but the pictures you shared give me hope that it's not a stupid idea and I should continue it.

Anything to be able to spread lime faster would be great for us. Up in the Canadian Shield the soil is so acidic and the bauxite content is so great that you need oodles of lime to get the pH up and prevent aluminium toxicity. Legume nodulation and regrowth is pretty much non-existent unless you put down a few tons of lime per acre every few years.

Look into Stoltsfus spreaders. I used to rent a 6 tonner. It had dual spinners and an eighteen inch wide adjustable gate that we would set at six inches. We would get a trailer load of lime about every three years and spread half of our ground each time.

 

[deere4040]

I thought the spreader idea was a bit odd, but they did make sides to turn a spreader into a chopper box, so....?

There's a brief mention in my video below about that attachment at about the 4:04 mark.

Mike

That video was neat. I would like to find most of the accessories for the wagons. They are quickly becoming few and far between. Know of 2 in weeds locally need to inquire about and see if the parts are any good. Need some structural parts that are now NLA. Had the opportunity to buy back the 115 I sold 20 years previously. Wife came home and said there is this green thing by the road for sale at local farm. Knew exactly what she was talking about and had it in the driveway couple days later. Only irritating thing was it left the farm on original rims and tires and only came back with one rim. Bought new by grandpa. I sold it in 2000. It was dad's display for bumper stickers.

And would not be complete without one of dad's slides. View from the silo. The other JD chopper box is a 216.

Sorry to the OP for going down memory lane with chopper wagons

 

[Absent Minded Farmer]

That video was neat. I would like to find most of the accessories for the wagons. They are quickly becoming few and far between. Know of 2 in weeds locally need to inquire about and see if the parts are any good. Need some structural parts that are now NLA. Had the opportunity to buy back the 115 I sold 20 years previously. Wife came home and said there is this green thing by the road for sale at local farm. Knew exactly what she was talking about and had it in the driveway couple days later. Only irritating thing was it left the farm on original rims and tires and only came back with one rim. Bought new by grandpa. I sold it in 2000. It was dad's display for bumper stickers.

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And would not be complete without one of dad's slides. View from the silo. The other JD chopper box is a 216.

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Sorry to the OP for going down memory lane with chopper wagons

The chopper in the last pic looks to be pretty tight to the tractor. Is it a NH 707?

Mike

 

[deere4040]

The chopper in the last pic looks to be pretty tight to the tractor. Is it a NH 707?

Mike

Couldn’t tell you other than 3pt. Before my time and dad is gone. Hard to remember all the details of the slides. When he was around at least one e a year would set up the projector and go through them.

The chopper I remember and really liked was the 770? With electric controls.

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