Manure Spreader Mounts On 6WD Mack Truck

1991 - Volume #15, Issue #2, Page #25

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John Nye hauls manure every day, 365 days a year on the 200-head dairy operation he operates with his wife Maria near Washing-ton Depot, Connecticut. This eliminates the need for storage and is one of the ways he keeps his costs down.
To handle the hauling chores, he needed a high capacity, high-speed hauler that would make it practical to haul loads up to 20 miles away. With the help of neighbor Scott Peterson, he built his own rig by mounting a Gehl Scavenger II spreader on a Mack 6-WD cement truck.
Nye says the Gehl Scavenger was ideal for his purposes because of its big 3,775 gal. capacity and the hydraulically-controlled lid, which prevents spills on the highway.
"We started with a 1974 Mack DMM-600 with a 9-speed transmission and a 250 hp. engine, equipped with a 10-yard rear unload cement mixer. We removed the mixer barrel and most of its mounting hard-ware. We then extended the frame, moving the rear axles back," explains Peterson.
"The most unique part of the project is that we made use of the mixer's Sunstrand hydrostatic drive components to drive the spreader, instead of the complicated mechanical shaft drive, which is its stock equipment. The fluid drive is powerful and dependable, with fewer moving parts than if we had used a collection of chains, sprockets and a drive shaft connected to the truck's pto. We think it would have been destructive to drive the spreader off the truck's transmission."
Nye likes the hydraulic gate and high rpm solid-welded expeller reel combination on the Gehl spreader because it offers complete control over application rates. "It spreads soupy manure extremely well, which is especially important to me since I spread a lot on grasslands," Nye says, noting that the variable rate discharge system lets him lay on a fine spread for topdressing grasses or a heavy spread for tillage incorporation. fit' fl handle everything from liquids to semi-solids. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, John Nye, Davies Hollow Farm, Washington Depot, Conn. 06794 (ph 203 868-7770 or 203 868-2379).

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Manure spreader mounts on 6WD Mack truck MANURE HANDLING Equipment 15-2-25 John Nye hauls manure every day, 365 days a year on the 200-head dairy operation he operates with his wife Maria near Washing-ton Depot, Connecticut. This eliminates the need for storage and is one of the ways he keeps his costs down. To handle the hauling chores, he needed a high capacity, high-speed hauler that would make it practical to haul loads up to 20 miles away. With the help of neighbor Scott Peterson, he built his own rig by mounting a Gehl Scavenger II spreader on a Mack 6-WD cement truck. Nye says the Gehl Scavenger was ideal for his purposes because of its big 3,775 gal. capacity and the hydraulically-controlled lid, which prevents spills on the highway. "We started with a 1974 Mack DMM-600 with a 9-speed transmission and a 250 hp. engine, equipped with a 10-yard rear unload cement mixer. We removed the mixer barrel and most of its mounting hard-ware. We then extended the frame, moving the rear axles back," explains Peterson. "The most unique part of the project is that we made use of the mixer's Sunstrand hydrostatic drive components to drive the spreader, instead of the complicated mechanical shaft drive, which is its stock equipment. The fluid drive is powerful and dependable, with fewer moving parts than if we had used a collection of chains, sprockets and a drive shaft connected to the truck's pto. We think it would have been destructive to drive the spreader off the truck's transmission." Nye likes the hydraulic gate and high rpm solid-welded expeller reel combination on the Gehl spreader because it offers complete control over application rates. "It spreads soupy manure extremely well, which is especially important to me since I spread a lot on grasslands," Nye says, noting that the variable rate discharge system lets him lay on a fine spread for topdressing grasses or a heavy spread for tillage incorporation. fit' fl handle everything from liquids to semi-solids. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, John Nye, Davies Hollow Farm, Washington Depot, Conn. 06794 (ph 203 868-7770 or 203 868-2379).

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