Hydra-Spread Manure Spreaders

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Farmers said they wanted a big spreader that performs well. They said it should be a simple design that requires minimum maintenance and doesn’t break down.

We responded with Hydra-Spread.

A strong frame is the foundation of every Hydra-Spread.

The stresses on today’s manure spreader frame are unique and immense. The spreader must absorb the impact of heavy loads dropped from increasing loader heights, transport huge loads further over rough terrain and contain all the forces of the unloading and spreading processes.

Hydra-Spread’s frame is made, using a variety of high-strength materials and unique construction techniques, with incredible strength to handle big loads while retaining the flexibility to avoid stress fatigue and cracking. Main frame, sidewall structure, axle frame and hitch frame are engineered, using structural tubes, channels, beams, plates and formed sections, to blend seamlessly into a single unit.

Main Frame Rails:

Main frame rails must have good strength in all directions: vertical strength for load bearing, horizontal strength to provide stability to the machine platform, and torsional strength to support the sides of the box. Hydra-Spread uses structural tubes in the frame of all models. Only structural tubes have vertical strength to carry heavy loads and torsional strength to support the sides of the machine.

Sidewall Structure:

You can actually remove the beaters from a Hydra-Spread and use it as a push-off manure-hauler without worrying about sidewall strength because that is the way it was designed.

Hydra-Spread frames are designed to support the sides of the machine without bulky horizontal members and without relying on the beaters to tie things together.

Floor Supports:

Strength of, and number of floor supports (cross members) are important factors in the design of a manure spreader. Floor loads run as high as 335 pounds per square foot. The impact of a load dumped from full height can be several tons. Our cross members are larger profile and we use lots of them. Cross members also provide additional torsional strength to the main frame rails, which means stronger sides. Like all Hydra-Spread structural components, the cross members are high-strength steel.

Axle Frames:

Bolted axle designs have more capacity to absorb the stresses and impacts of heavy loads. Hydra-Spread axle frames are bolted to the main frame with a heavy flange which disperses stresses over a large area virtually eliminating frame damage.

Every Hydra-Spread axle frame features double-girder construction with large-diameter bearing tubes supported between two heavy structural sections.

Tongue (A-Frame)

The tongue serves three functions:
• It pulls the spreader.
• It transfers weight from the spreader to the tractor
• It anchors the front end of the push-off cylinder, harnessing forces reaching nearly 38,000 pounds

The tongue of every Hydra-Spread is made from two sections of structural tube, cross braced with two additional sections of structural tube to make a very strong and extremely rigid frame.

It is our superbly balanced blend of materials and design that gives Hydra-Spread great strength, the best weight distribution in the industry, the flexibility to absorb stress and prevent frame cracking that is required in a large mobile frame. A frame that truly is engineered for stability and safe operation with an outstanding ability to handle the stress of heavy loads and rough terrain.

Plastic Boards:

The floor and sides of a manure spreader require a material that is strong, flexible, resistant to environmental degradation and very slippery. Hydra-Spread’s poly-boards meet all of these requirements. Full-length boards make a smooth, obstruction-free surface for easy unloading. Flush-head fasteners, designed by Hydra-Spread and manufactured specifically for us, leave the inside of the box smooth and clean. Boards are tongue & grooved (even the sides are tongued into the floor) to make a strong, almost water-tight floor. Frame designs feature expansion slots to accommodate the expansion and contraction that is common to plastic materials.