Spreaders for tractors: three-point, trailed, bucket or disc

Falköping has all these types for tractors. Below, we go through them one by one, with the figures that decide whether they suit the tractor you have.

Laying down or throwing out

The R, S and T spreaders feed the material out over a discharge table and lay it down in a strip. The spreading width in these series ranges from 1.0 to 2.5 m. On the other hand, they spread right out to the edge, and just as well when you are reversing.

A disc spreader feeds the material down onto a rotating disc that throws it out to the sides. Falköping's TC series spreads 2–8 m, and both width and rate are adjusted from the tractor cab. You will find the full disc spreader range under disc spreaders for sand and salt.

Three-point: the R series

The R series has a hydraulically driven discharge table that follows the speed via engine speed and oil flow, and the detachable drawbar makes the spreader easy to hitch up.

• R-3H — 0.3 m³, 1.0 m spreading width, 175 kg, 10–20 l/min
• R-5H — 0.5 m³, 1.5 m spreading width, 225 kg, 20–40 l/min
• R-7H — 0.7 m³, 2.0 m spreading width, 270 kg, 20–40 l/min

Spreader bucket: fill, lift and spread

Falköping's own catchphrase for the S series spreader buckets is “fill, lift, spread”. The bucket is mounted at the front or rear, on a three-point linkage, LM mount or Trima, and the discharge is hydraulic and synchronised with speed. Here it is the lift that sets the limit, and Falköping states how much lifting capacity is needed:

• S-3 — 0.3 m³, 1.0 m, 190 kg, at least 1 000 kp
• S-5 — 0.5 m³, 1.5 m, 220 kg, at least 1 500 kp
• S-8 — 0.8 m³, 1.5 m, 265 kg, at least 1 800 kp
• S-11 — 1.1 m³, 2.0 m, 340 kg, at least 2 100 kp
• S-20 — 2.0 m³, 2.0 m, 575 kg, at least 3 600 kp
• S-25 — 2.5 m³, 2.5 m, 650 kg, at least 4 400 kp

Trailed: the weight on its own wheels

If the tractor cannot lift a full bucket, the T-12, T-15 and T-20 trailed spreaders are the alternative. They have support wheels that make them easy to handle when unhitched, and the drawbar eye can be adjusted for length and height. The range on a full hopper:

• T-12 — 1.2 m³, 1.3 m spreading width, 500 kg. 9 km with sand, 90 km with salt
• T-15 — 1.5 m³, 1.5 m spreading width, 545 kg. 9 km with sand, 90 km with salt
• T-20 — 2.0 m³, 2.1 m spreading width, 625 kg. 10 km with sand, 100 km with salt

Disc: look at the total weight

TC-05, TC-10 and TC-16 are mounted on the three-point linkage or a quick coupler and are driven by the tractor's hydraulics at 30–60 l/min and over 150 bar. The spreading rate can be set from 5 to 200 g/m², and the control is C-365 or Panel PC.

The empty weight tells you little. It is the weight with a full hopper that the tractor has to carry:

• TC-05 — 0.5 m³, 310 kg empty, approx. 1 100 kg with sand and 900 kg with salt
• TC-10 — 1.0 m³, 370 kg empty, approx. 2 000 kg with sand and 1 500 kg with salt
• TC-16 — 1.6 m³, 430 kg empty, approx. 3 000 kg with sand and 2 300 kg with salt

Hydraulics, range and spreading rate

The R series requires 210 bar and covers approx. 3 km with sand and 30 km with salt. The spreader buckets require at least 100 bar; at 30 km/h, the S-3 needs 10–20 l/min and the S-5 to S-11 20–40 l/min, and the range with sand goes from 3 km on the S-3 to 9 km on the S-20 and S-25.

The trailed spreaders spread 80–400 g/m² of sand and 5–30 g/m² of salt at up to 30 km/h. Hydraulic drive is a separate version (Hyd) that requires 20–40 l/min at 210 bar. If the tractor has little spare hydraulic capacity, there is also the FC 600-1000TR with a 12-volt motor on a category I/II three-point linkage and a 630–1 050 litre hopper.

When you contact us

Have the following ready and we can tell you which models suit your tractor:

• Tractor model and lifting capacity of the three-point linkage or front loader
• What hydraulic outlets the tractor has, in l/min and bar
• Which mounting you use: three-point linkage, quick coupler, LM mount or Trima
• How wide you need to spread, and how long your routes are
• Whether you will be spreading sand, salt or both