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If you need to move manure Kuhn Farm Machinery has a new, high-capacity spreader that can help get pen pack and dairy and feedlot manure evenly distributed in the field in short order.

Vertical beaters on the Kuhn spreader can distribute manure over an area up to 50 feet wide. -- Lee Hart photo

The PSC181 model, with 810-bushel capacity and vertical beaters, was among the array of machinery featured this week at the Agri-Trade farm show in Red Deer, Alta. It’s a new product in the Kuhn line in Canada this year.

The PSC181 is the largest of the PSC (post spread commercial) series offered by Kuhn, says Bill Young, regional sales manager for Western Canada.

The spreader is available in both trailer- and truck-mount models. The box is made of 10-gauge steel, mounted on a heavy-duty undercarriage. The trailer model is supported by a heavy-duty tandem axle and high-flotation tires, to minimize soil compaction.

The floor on the inside of the box has a split apron, with separate drive shafts that are powered from either end of the spreader. This allows for equal loads on the chains and even pulling, reducing the risk of breaking a chain while there’s still manure in the box.

While horizontal beaters are available, the two vertical beaters with 40-inch diameter paddles are most preferred by producers, Young says. The vertical beaters can distribute manure in a 40- to 50-foot fan pattern behind the spreader. The beaters can easily removed and a rear panel closed so manure or other materials can be hauled and unloaded as a pile.

One optional feature on both the truck and trailer models is a scale inserted into the undercarriage, which shows exactly the weight of the manure in the box.

“As we better manage the environmental impact of manure application, it is important for operators to have accurate information on the size of each load,” says Young.

The Kuhn PSC spreaders are manufactured at the company’s plant in Brodhead, Wisconsin and sold through an extensive dealer network across Western Canada and North America.

-- Lee Hart is a field editor for Grainews in Calgary.