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As some of you know, I do some food plot work on the side, and the most common question I hear is do you have a lime spreader???

While they are costly investment, I might look into one in the future. But tell me, what kind of vehicle can you get to the plots that the lime truck can't.

Lets assume that it is dry or fairly dry, is it ATV/UTV only, is it 1 ton four wheel drive maybe, or 4wd Tractor, or could one of those little Jap 4wd Trucks make it there.

Keep in mind you are going to be hauling weight from say 1000 lbs to 10,000lbs. What do you guys think, just trying to get an idea here???
 
Mostly 4 wheeler for me,but a chainsaw could change some of that,but most of the time ,you dont need tons at a time cause the out of the way plots are smallish,and not several acres.
 
I get lime delivered and dumped 10 ton at a time. I use a compact 4 wd tractor and a pto driven fertilizer spreader, which will hold about 500 lb. per load. With a grain shovel you can fill the hopper in about 5 min. Caution..... I BACK the tractor up one of my steepest roads to get to a ridge top food plot. A hopper full can make the tractor dangerously light in the front, even with weights.
 
The one plot of ours that is the hardest to get to(you can actually see it from the main road)It has a swampy area about half way out to it. It can be crossed on an atv fairly easy. I won't take my truck out to it though.
 
I can drive my 1500 Sierra to mine when its fairly dry...its wide enough for a bigger truck.

I just gotta get the lime to it. Im in Butler Co. KY. PM if that's in your range, I'd love to hear a price.

Im going to get 10,000 lbs even though I only have about 2 acres in plots if that. The rest can be spread on the trails...surely won't hurt nothing!
 
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dr. what kind of fertilizer spreader are you using. I have a 39 hp John Deere 4wd and everyone tells me that my seeder/spreader pto driven will Not spread bulk lime, that it will pack up in the bottom and not come out the holes ???? You got a picture or a brand name ?
 
BowGuy84 said:
I can drive my 1500 Sierra to mine when its fairly dry...its wide enough for a bigger truck.

I just gotta get the lime to it. Im in Butler Co. KY. PM if that's in your range, I'd love to hear a price.

Im going to get 10,000 lbs even though I only have about 2 acres in plots if that. The rest can be spread on the trails...surely won't hurt nothing!
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I would love to help you out, but Im not tagged to run KY. You can always tarp it, and keep it fairly dry.
 
jmb4wd said:
As some of you know, I do some food plot work on the side, and the most common question I hear is do you have a lime spreader???

While they are costly investment, I might look into one in the future. But tell me, what kind of vehicle can you get to the plots that the lime truck can't.

Lets assume that it is dry or fairly dry, is it ATV/UTV only, is it 1 ton four wheel drive maybe, or 4wd Tractor, or could one of those little Jap 4wd Trucks make it there.

Keep in mind you are going to be hauling weight from say 1000 lbs to 10,000lbs. What do you guys think, just trying to get an idea here???
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if a log truck can pull logs out,.. a lime truck of equal size should work. guy here in my county does this,.. he spreads lime and chicken litter on local feilds. He does the feild by my house in chicken litter every spring,.. no nice fresh spring air for a few weeks after he is done. BUT,.. you could consider that option also.
 
In those spots that a spreader truck can't reach, I have bulk lime delivered by dump truck and dumped at the closest accessible spot. I rent a lime buggy and travel back and forth from the dumped pile to each plot. It's labor intensive, but it's the only way for now. Once I get some more timber cut, I will have a dozer push out better roads to each plot so a truck can reach them all.
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