Across the generations and from year to year, operators in the ag industry have turned to manure spreaders not only to dispose of their animals鈥 waste but also to incorporate the organic nutrients into the soil 鈥 both of which are important to maximize productivity and efficiency.
鈥淐hoosing the correct manure spreader can save you money by performing season after season with minimal repairs and allow for minimal dependence on commercial fertilizers,鈥 said Nicholas Holmes, product manager at Kuhn North America, of the efficiency KUHN customers have grown to love.聽
Industry-leading precision
鈥淲e鈥檙e targeting operators who want the dependability of a KUHN manure spreader plus the added simplicity of fewer moving parts,鈥 said Holmes of the no-apron chain design driving KUHN鈥檚 . Instead, a single hydraulic cylinder 鈥 coupled with聽VertiSpread庐 vertical beaters聽 鈥 allows for efficient hauling and spreading of a variety of solid material including gutter manure, yard scrapings, bedding pack and feedlot manure.聽聽
鈥淢aterial, moisture and application rate are the determining factors when it comes to choosing the right manure spreader,鈥 said Holmes, adding that the聽ProPush庐 models excel at spreading drier materials for consistent field coverage.聽
鈥淲e鈥檙e talking about bedding material or pen pack, which is very difficult to spread evenly as it tends to be clumpy,鈥 said Holmes of corn stalks and wheat straw, which are no match for KUHN鈥檚 vertical beaters 鈥 driven by the tractor鈥檚 PTO 鈥 responsible for tearing material into uniform pieces and spreading it in a 25- to 30-foot pattern to ensure consistent breakdown.
Variable application rates for the聽ProPush庐 stem from hydraulic flow. 鈥淲e can reduce our flow for a lower application rate or increase flow to push manure faster out the back and increase our application rate 鈥 up to 25 tons per acre for dry material,鈥 said Holmes.
Designed exceptional performance and durability
Newcomers to the KUHN lineup 鈥 the聽 and the 鈥 boast increased capacity (up to 950 cubic feet) and incorporate a moving floor design, which reduces tongue area up front and overall length. The latter commercial spreader utilizes a sprung undercarriage, giving larger custom operators and producers access to maximum hauling capacity with the simplicity of a push spreader.聽聽
While every operation is different, Holmes and his team believe fall spreading is most ideal. 鈥淎fter the crops are out, we recommend spreading manure and anchoring that material into the soil to avoid losing valuable nutrients to volatilization,鈥 he said, pointing to any extreme 鈥 from beating sun to pounding rain 鈥 as putting organic matter at risk of depletion.
鈥淚t all boils down to capturing and spreading nutrients evenly, so when it comes time to harvest, you can count on a nice, even crop.鈥
Keen on increasing your soil鈥檚 fertility? Learn more about the innovative ag equipment available from Kuhn North America 鈥 like the newly expanded line of聽ProPush庐聽Hydraulic Push Manure Spreaders聽鈥 by visiting the or your .
