Feeding and ensiling

Silage spreader

An agricultural tractor reverses onto a bunker silo; a two-disc spreader hitched at the rear throws the chopped grass in a fan towards the concrete walls; nobody is visible. — The grass fans out, the layer stays thin.
Synthetic image.

One or two discs that turn flat.
They spread the unloaded grass over the silo
in thin layers, easy to compact.

Other names for this tool: silage distributor, silo spreader, clamp grass spreader, disc spreader.

The essentials

Family: Feeding and ensiling
Hitch: Front or rear three-point linkage, hitch triangle, depending on the model
Drive: Power take-off, via a drive shaft, and hydraulic for orientation depending on the model
Carrier machine: A tractor, not an excavator

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01 Use

What it is for

On the left, the discs throw the grass out in a fan, in a thin layer that is easy to compact. On the right, pushed with a blade, the grass forms a thick heap that is hard to compact. Computer-generated image. — **Left:** the discs throw the grass out in a fan, in a thin layer that is easy to compact.
**Right:** pushed with a blade, the grass forms a thick heap that is hard to compact.
What sets it apart:
the disc throws the forage to the side, in a fan, instead of pushing it into a heap.
Computer-generated image.

**Left:** the discs throw the grass out in a fan, in a thin layer that is easy to compact.
**Right:** pushed with a blade, the grass forms a thick heap that is hard to compact.
What sets it apart:
the disc throws the forage to the side, in a fan, instead of pushing it into a heap.
Computer-generated image.

Discs, driven by the power take-off through a reinforced angle gearbox, turn flat just above the forage and throw it to the side.
Depending on the model, a single disc spreads to one side only, two discs swivelled by cylinder spread to the left as well as to the right, and side flaps hold back the throw near the walls.

This is the tool of the grass silage job, when the trailers unload faster than a blade can spread.
It prepares thin, even layers, which the roller or the tractor then compacts without leaving air pockets.

A turning disc throws everything it touches. Nobody stands in the throwing zone, nor at the foot of the silo, during work.
The spreading width depends on the model and the forage, not on a generic figure.

02 What we check with you

On which machine?

A silage spreader fits a tractor, not an excavator.
It hitches to the front or rear three-point linkage, or via a hitch triangle, depending on the model.
The tractor power and the linkage category: we calculate them with you for your machine.

What the tool does

It is used to spread silage.
The working width and the weight: we calculate them with you for your machine.

What is needed on the hydraulic side

It is driven by the tractor's power take-off, via a drive shaft.
Depending on the model, it is swivelled hydraulically.
The power take-off speed and the number of spool valves: we calculate them with you for your machine.

Your study sets the exact value for your machine.

Don't have these figures?
A photo of the machine is enough to start.

03 Your study

Have your equipment checked.

Describe the silo, the ensiled forage and the tractor that will carry the spreader.
Specify whether it works at the front or at the rear.

What we need to answer you

Your tractor Its power, in hp.
The power take-off Its speed: 540 or 1000 rpm.
The hitch The three-point linkage category.
The hydraulics The spool valves available.

Without these details, the study still begins: we will ask you for them.

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Written study within 3 working days, once the file is complete.

04 Choice

What determines the choice

01 — The forage Chopped grass, wilted grass, maize:
the spreader is above all the tool for grass, which compacts poorly when left in a heap.
02 — One side or both One disc spreading to one side, two swivelling discs:
the width of the silo and the direction of the passes decide.
03 — Front or rear Front or rear linkage:
mounted at the front, it leaves the rear of the tractor free for a roller.
04 — The silo walls Folding or retractable flaps:
they hold back the throw along the walls and at the edge of the sheet.

05 Check

What is checked before ordering

The power take-off Speed and direction of rotation:
we check that they are those of the shaft and the angle gearbox.
The hitch Triangle, front or rear linkage:
we check that the coupling is that of the tractor.
The hydraulics One double-acting spool valve swivels the discs, depending on the model:
we check that the tractor controls it.
Safety around the silo Throwing zone, shaft guard:
we check that they are in place before each job.

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