Can anyone tell me what is the best make of rear discharge dung spreader. We currently have a rotaspreader but it takes weeks to get the job done. Local dealer sells teagle and fraser, says teagle is a better machine but it's French.

We hire our muck spreaders in a coouple of times a year and usually get a 9 tonne Bunnings or 14 tonne Richard Westerns, both very good machines, however Samsons are supposed to be excellent but a lot of money, We cover about 50 acres after harvest and it takes us 2 days with 2 14 tonne spreaders. A lot cheaper than owning one.

We hire a 12t. K-Two Duo spreader for a few weeks each year to spread a few hundred tonnes of dung. We have found it to be a good spreader but for the little bit we use it its not worth the investment of a brand new one. I would agree that Smasons are very good and I know of a few old models locally which are still going well and have been given a lot of stick.

We hire a Samson 1009 speading FYM and Poultry litter, an excellent machine with a large appetite, especially compared with a rotaspreader. We pull it with ease with 100hp on the front, although you would need more horses if working on banky ground.

What are rear discharge machines like at spreading slurry? Ed..

We hire an ECE 9 t. Good spreader, the cost is £80 per day washed off and string removed.