Advice on Compost Spreader

[treegal1]

well phill went nuts and filled the thing till it was heaped over and looked ready to burst and then ran some hill. that thing is far out. he put almost a whole yard on it, maybe 3/4+++ some...........

tom I sent some worm casts south for ya.........

[TF PLUS]

TG1,

Got ya, thank you, via Eco-Spread=Express

[treegal1]

ok so some pics...................

[DUSTYCEDAR]

wow it fit in a mini van

[treegal1]

Originally Posted by DUSTYCEDAR

wow it fit in a mini van

with a bike and a wad of other gear to. and then he was nice to ship some casts south for me, in the van also....

[Puttinggreens]

Here is how we do it. This is a little small for athletic fields but great for lawns 10 M to 1+ acres.

Holds 1 cubic yard with the extension. We probably spread 600+ cubic yards this Sept through January.

[Barefoot James]

Putting Greens,

Post some pics of your work and do you use an ecolawn?? - sort of confused on your last post. Check out my synthetic green in my front yard I hit almostgolf balls to it from up to 75 yards away with a 5 iron.
http://www.lawnsite.com/showthread.p...=barefoot+pics

Go to about the 3rd post to see green.

[TF PLUS]

Originally Posted by mnturfmaster

Please keep me informed with what you find out. I am VERY curious. I really want to buy this machine this spring as the other machines i have checked into just don't seem to be what i am looking for. And like i said before, we will be using bulk compost that will be screened very good but there will still be some sticks and twigs in there.

The Commander in Chief from Eco Lawn Applicator was here today to adjust my applicator.

We are going to up-grade the conveyor belt to ribbed, switch out to improved agitator and a use a larger pulley to bring it up to date, 09 standards.
My machine was built in late 07 then sold in 08.

The compost we tried he said, was dry with little sand, which caused bridging in my machine but with his machine, it was a slight issue. The product needed to be screened more and better finished.

Daniel stands behind his machine and he didn't leave here until he was satisfied with the improvements to be made.

So far, I would recommend the machine. I will up date this report after the up grades are done. Parts should be here within two weeks.

[DUSTYCEDAR]

Thats good to hear

[Compostwerks LLC]

Originally Posted by replenish&subdue

I researched and found two that stand out,both motorized. One is the Bull Spreader which is more affordable than the EcoLawn Applicator. I don't know if the Bull would hold up as well as the Eco. I thought also the Bull may spread easier in tight residential areas.
Is anyone familiar with either of these two and can give feedback.Or is there another brand I might look into.

The Bull spreader will not handle any material with chunkies.....and the material must be more or less dry. It is a drop spreader. It looks like a well made machine which you can use for dehydrated materials.

I guess I'm biased, but the Eco-Lawn handles the broadest range of different materials. After spending many hours operating one (and selling many), I believe that it's the best spreader for it's versatility and cost (and ease of use).

The maueuverability 'off road' and in back yard situations is where the Eco-Lawn shines.