Ok, talk to me about liming. We have to lime our fields(22 of them butbthey are small. Only about 7 acres of fields). Want to put 1 or 2 tons to the acre so I need 7-14 tons. Will the co-op bring the spreader truck and go to all the fields or should I get the buggy? How big a truck you need to pull buggy to property? Once there, we got a tractor that can pull the buggy around. How do you know when you have spread 1 ton??

I would pay the extra and get them to spread it with the spreader truck. By the time you pull the buggy to the field, then have to hook up to the tractor, spread, and then have to hook back up to the truck and haul it back to the Co-Op you aren't going to save anything. Don't let the spreader truck or buggy go down hill in a plot unless the soil is firm, when they get stuck you have a problem.

I agree. Let them do it.

It also depends on the Co-Op. I asked the Talladega Co-Op about this a couple of years ago. They would no longer spread lime or fertilizer on food plots. They said it took to much time to go from plot-to-plot and they were damaging their truck from the condition of hunting club roads. I never asked if they would rent or loan a buggy.

Most Co-op's don't spread on foodplots because of what has been mentioned above. Also with the size plots your referring to if they would come out, the plots would be way to small for a spreader truck and they'd endup throwing half the lime in the woods.. as far as a buggy, somebody at the co-op will show you how to set it for wanted tons spread per acre

Our Co-op will spread plots. They don't have a buggy that will spread lime unless they've got one last couple years . All buggies are not created equal. Get a spreader truck and be done with it.

Had a local company come out last year bought 12 tons from them and they spread it with a spreader truck. Best money we have spent for sure.

What kind of costs were you looking at for them to spread it for you?

I paid $70 ton spread. total.

You got royally F’ed

Do you have someone you recommend in N bama for lime spreading 257wbymag?

What county? How much lime to be spread?

Damn. I hate that, i didnt even enjoy it.

How do you say he got screwed by paying $70 a ton for the lime and the spreading? That sounds like a good price to me. And if someone wants to come spread spread lime at my place for that price, I will gladly pay you. Please educate me as to how he is getting screwed.

Where I am, 4 tons of lime and renting buggy to go with it will cost you about $250. Then, you have to pick up the buggy, take it to your place, pull it with your tractor, or if your tractor isn't big enough, with a truck (talk about rough on a truck), and then take the buggy back. You would have to do this three times to spread 12 tons. Granted, it would get cheaper because you don't have to pay the buggy rental price two more times, but still, I think you get my point.

If you are in the valley in Jackson Co it'll be bout 1/2 that price. If you are bout 5 miles from the co-op even less. I guess there is no limestone close to y'all . It's not hard to find up here.

My last was $40/ton spread and $30/ton dropped off in se bama. That said I would pay $70/ton in a flash if I could get them to spread n my plots but they won't.Last time I limed I hand shoveled 10 tons a ton at a time on a trailer behind my Ranger and blew it off with a backpack blower.I have a larger tractor with a front end loader now so I will be getting a buggy next time

Our problem is getting buggy into our plots might not ever get it out with all the rain we have had so it looks like we'll be using bag lime

Colbert county, ~4 tons

Aw man if it’s accesible and in Colbert co you outta be able to get a buggy and spread for $30/ton or maybe less. Problem is the quantity. Most loads are 25 tons but call Leighton Coop see if they have a lime bin right now that’s dry. We spread lime but that’s a bit below our minimum or I’d gladly help