So, why would a maker of belt spreaders want to enter the highly competitive world of rear discharge muckspreaders? SpreadPoint’s Richard Kane reckons there is a lot of similarities, particularly on the technology side, with rate control with a moving floor and weigh cells. There’s also the fact that, although the muckspreader sector is already well served, it is a lot less niche than belt spreaders, which have been the firm’s bread and butter since it started in 2019.
With an eye to future growth, SpreadPoint has introduced a 6t and 8t range for farmers tackling theirfrom Hardox instead of mild-steel; it has auto rather than manual chain tensioning; and it’s pre-equipped for variable rate control and weigh cells. The galvanised Hardox slurry door is standard on both machines … along with other details we will get too shortly.
