Allis-Chalmers Manure Spreader

Allis-Chalmers Manure Spreader MANURE HANDLING Equipment 27-3-13 In the last issue of FARM SHOW a reader sent in a photo of an old pto-driven manure spreader that unloads out the front. He asked if any of our readers could identify it. Several people contacted us to report that it's an Allis-Chalmers 110 spreader, made in the late 1950's. "The 110 stands for the spreader's 110-bu. capacity," said Martin Pohlman, Caledonia, Minn. "The early models were equipped with two turbine-type beaters while later models had three. The conveyor chain ran forward so the weight was always being transferred toward the tractor rather than to the back of the spreader. "There were also two unique prototypes of the spreader. The first was equipped with a self-loader on the rear and the second had a cover so that it could be pulled behind a chopper. The 1960 price for the spreader was $938.10. The company only made a total of 1,500 units." As a coincidence, we recently heard about an Illinois farmer who uses the same AC spreader as a mulching machine for blueberries. Hubert Smith and his wife Bunny apply composted sawdust to one acre of blueberries. He equipped the spreader with a cross conveyor on front that's powered by an orbit motor. He uses a small New Holland tractor to pull the unit between the rows of berries. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Hubert Smith, 5730 U.S. Hwy. 40, Altamont, Ill. 62411 (ph 618 483-6588).

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