manure spreader question

[MSS3020]

when I bought my L spreader it had the beaters but no what I would call auger spreader on the back.. So I found a junk one and manufactured one.. thing is I believe I stuck it in the right place and it does work but not like I expected it to...most still just falls out the back.. So did I mount it to high?? or do I need to slow the feed down more?? Did they ever do a great job spreading wide anyway??

 

[Shetland Sheepdog]

The wide spread should run faster than the beaters!
I'm not sure of the exact ratio without climbing over junk in the barn to get to the spreader and count sprocket teeth!
Edit: The lower beater should be running fast enough to throw some of the manure back to the wide spread.

 

[Bret4207]

(quoted from post at 14:36:45 04/01/14) when I bought my L spreader it had the beaters but no what I would call auger spreader on the back.. So I found a junk one and manufactured one.. thing is I believe I stuck it in the right place and it does work but not like I expected it to...most still just falls out the back.. So did I mount it to high?? or do I need to slow the feed down more??[b:cf7b7ab1c1] Did they ever do a great job spreading wide anyway??[/b:cf7b7ab1c1]

The best description of the JD L and M spreaders I ever heard was from an Amishman who called them "manure UNLOADERS". So, no, they didn't have a great widespread to start with.