SPREADING AND DISTRIBUTING MECHANISM FOR A MANURE SPREADER

摘要

S P E C I F I C A T I O N AN IMPROVED SPREADING AND DISTRIBUTING MECHANISM FOR A MANURE SPREADER An improved beater mechanism for a manure spreader uniformly spreads and distributes a thin layer of shredded manure particles to the sides and the rear of the spreader over the ground in a wide spread coverage pattern, substantially greater in width than the width of the spreader. The mechanism comprises a main beater having saw-toothed paddles and being disposed in the rear end of the spreader with a wide spread distributor beater positioned upwardly and rearwardly therefrom in the path of the manure discharged by the main beater such that the discharge manure strikes the outer marginal edge portions of the distributor blades when the same are located in the upper forward quadrant of a cylindrical zone defined by the rotation of the distributor beater. Additionally, a third beater is provided having saw-toothedpaddles which level the load of manure and assist the main beater in shredding the manure into smaller particles for distribution by the wide spread distributor beater. Each beater is driven in the same direction by a common drive which drives the wide spread distributor beater 30-50 per cent faster than the main beater.