Milk Tank Manure Spreader

Milk Tank Manure Spreader DAIRY EQUIPMENT & IDEAS Dairy Equipment & Ideas 19-4-11 When his old steel tank manure spreader wore out, David Hoover, Patton, Penn., decided to build a replacement that would be a lot more durable and get the job done with less regular maintenance. His solution was to mount a stainless steel milk bulk tank on the frame of a tandem axle truck. He cut off the front end of the truck and fashioned a tongue so he could pull it with a tractor. Then he fitted the truck frame with a cradle to hold the milk tank. He cut out the steel framework beneath the milk tank and removed the outer "skin" and insulation. He put channel iron bands under the tank, and then welded strap iron over the top of them to hold the tank in place. The channel iron bands weld to the cradle on the truck. Hoover cut a large fill hole in the top of the tank, and installed a slide gate at the back that's opened and closed by a single hydraulic cylinder. When the gate is opened, manure pours out into a 6-in. dia. pipe across the back of the truck which has holes cut in it - one on each end and two in the middle. "It holds 2,000 gal. and only spreads 12 ft. wide, but there are no bearings to re-place and it has a no rust-through `guarantee'," says Hoover, who paid $700 for the tank and $300 for the tandem truck frame. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, David Hoover, 772 Carroll Rd., Patton, Penn. 16668 (ph 814 674-5412).

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