looking to change two rotary spreaders for one 12t rear discharge spreader anyone recommmend a good well made reliable make.that can handle slurry aswell as box muck.have been told to look at the marshall which has a ram instead of slat and chain to deliver muck to beater bars,hence the slurry door can be sealed tight shut with no leakages.anyone enlighten me further.

Try Roland for best spec pricey though. Marshall with ram is v slow on box muck old chain model was faster.

Can't agree with that. The speed with which the ram moves back can be varied from V slow to V quick. First time we used ours it was all gone after driving about 80 feet. With old barrel type we spent weeks spreading what we can now do in days. Not sure if it is any better than the moving floor type though. Too many people make them this way for it not to be a proven design wheras nobody else uses the marshall idea. The ram on ours sheared of within a year which is a bit worrying. There is also the danger of forgetting to retract the ram before refilling. Mucking out 12t with a fork is not fun but then I suppose you'll only do it the once.

cowman what is it like with slurry does it seep out of back door,was it a costly job to repair ram?

We tyried a West rear discharge with slurry gate. It leaked too much! We bought a Dual Spreader. J B

Sorry but I can't help you with slurry. We only have dung to spread. The ram was under warranty when it broke so can't help there either. It would not be cheap as it has four stages and runs the full length of the machine. Only time will tell if it was a one off or a design flaw.

thanks cowman roughly what sort of money was the marshall?

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Richard Weston are good.

A beef farmer up the road only uses Richard Weston to haul his silage,and spreads most of his manure with the spreader.

K-two are very good, simple and strong. I think you can buy an Agri-hire made machine now, which are just about unbreakable. I have no idea what they are like on slurry.