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| I can't speak to other areas of the country. But if you look around your area to see what the retailers are using it is a good indicator of quality. When something goes out with any person that wants to use one you will find out real quick if it is built right.
Here you see the Willmar, Adams and some Tylers. Willmar is by far the most used. Adams is the best in my eye. Tylers are left overs of "gifts" to purchasers.
Chandler in use in this area. Local contractor/farmer has one to use on lime and fertilizer. They are very good operators and baby their machines. I think it is about 6 years old. Wide, mesh chain unit. Around 24" if memory serves. Basic report as follows. Weak layout of drive. No structural problems yet. But drive system has been totally rebuilt at least twice. Broke back drive roller on the chain last fall. If it can't survive their use.....................................
For the record, lime off the ground (field loaded) is quite a test of the loader operator and the machines ability to handle dirt. Fescue sod is the number one killer of lime beds. Second is large rocks in the lime. I find that if you bounce one or two off the quarry office desk they don't seem to find their way into the lime any more.
I find as I get older the Mexican Dragline just isn't as much fun to use of it was in the past.
Tim
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spreading lime with a fert buggy
