Coda1
Full Member
Posts: 242 
Likes: 303
Location: Hunting north of Staples, MN
Zone: 3B
|
Post by Coda1 on Feb 18, 2018 11:58:03 GMT -6
I know the options for spreading wet ag lime are very limited and just found a spread that says it can do it. sidesspreaders.com/ I have no idea what the price is and it won't work for me since my little Yanmar would barely lift it empty but it might be an option for those with larger tractors. |
|
Coda1
Full Member
Posts: 242
Likes: 303
Location: Hunting north of Staples, MN
Zone: 3B
|
Post by Coda1 on Feb 18, 2018 12:14:24 GMT -6
Found another one that looks like it would work for me but more money then I am willing to spend. Based on the other spreaders I've found this one looks like the most practical for small food plots. $2400 for a 4' wide 1000 lbs capacity stainless steel spreader. www.thebetterspreader.com/products/ |
|
|
|
Post by Tooln on Feb 19, 2018 15:38:41 GMT -6
|
|
|
|
Post by Tooln on Feb 19, 2018 15:43:34 GMT -6
|
|
|
|
Post by sd51555 on Feb 20, 2018 0:14:12 GMT -6
I've looked at getting a real lime spreader myself. Groundbuster has an ATV model for $1600. But after doing the math and looking at the job, I would never get the use out of one. A guy really needs to understand his soil before getting going on a lime plan. A 5.5 pH on sandy soil takes a whole lot less lime than a 5.5 on a heavy clay. I'm blessed with very light soil and can get my pH's up with as little as a half ton/acre, and I can do that by bucket and fist. I feel for the guys that find out they're sitting on very acidic and heavy clay and didn't know the liming problem they'd have going in. I never knew it going in on the first property, but we were lucky. There's no support up there for working with tons of lime. This little chart is my bible when it comes to figuring lime recs.  My soil  |
|
|
|
Post by wiscwhip on Feb 20, 2018 12:27:26 GMT -6
I've looked at getting a real lime spreader myself. Groundbuster has an ATV model for $1600. But after doing the math and looking at the job, I would never get the use out of one. A guy really needs to understand his soil before getting going on a lime plan. A 5.5 pH on sandy soil takes a whole lot less lime than a 5.5 on a heavy clay. I'm blessed with very light soil and can get my pH's up with as little as a half ton/acre, and I can do that by bucket and fist. I feel for the guys that find out they're sitting on very acidic and heavy clay and didn't know the liming problem they'd have going in. I never knew it going in on the first property, but we were lucky. There's no support up there for working with tons of lime. This little chart is my bible when it comes to figuring lime recs. My soil While I agree that it can be changed quicker on sand, it is almost a never ending project, at least if your soil leaches nutrients the way our sand did. We put untold tons of lime on our larger 3/4 acre plot over the course of 20+ years and still couldn't keep the ph above 6.1. Keep in mind that this sand was once the bottom of a glacial lake and drains like a sieve. |
|
|
|
Post by sd51555 on Feb 20, 2018 13:03:54 GMT -6
I've looked at getting a real lime spreader myself. Groundbuster has an ATV model for $1600. But after doing the math and looking at the job, I would never get the use out of one. A guy really needs to understand his soil before getting going on a lime plan. A 5.5 pH on sandy soil takes a whole lot less lime than a 5.5 on a heavy clay. I'm blessed with very light soil and can get my pH's up with as little as a half ton/acre, and I can do that by bucket and fist. I feel for the guys that find out they're sitting on very acidic and heavy clay and didn't know the liming problem they'd have going in. I never knew it going in on the first property, but we were lucky. There's no support up there for working with tons of lime. This little chart is my bible when it comes to figuring lime recs. While I agree that it can be changed quicker on sand, it is almost a never ending project, at least if your soil leaches nutrients the way our sand did. We put untold tons of lime on our larger 3/4 acre plot over the course of 20+ years and still couldn't keep the ph above 6.1. Keep in mind that this sand was once the bottom of a glacial lake and drains like a sieve. I haven't gotten that far yet. I've tested the year after I've limed and the pH's went where I wanted them to. I haven't tested a third time yet to see how long it holds. My brother is in charge of the plots on the joint property, so I haven't done any more testing there. I am going to test my first clover trail again this year. This will be year 3 since that first lime application, so we'll see where it sits. It's further complicated by the fact that I've used coarse dolomite, pelletized dolomite, coarse calcitic, and pelletized calcitic from one place to the next. Lots to learn. Want to see how much residual S I have from last year, and also see how much my P&K levels came up, as well as where the pH is sitting. |
|
|
|
Post by badbrad on Feb 22, 2018 15:05:30 GMT -6
My EZ flow drop spreader even gets sticky and doesn't flow all the time with wet ag lime. the auger breaks loose the stuff at the bottom but the top stays like modeling clay.
|
|
