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In addition to just saying this unit is "newer and better", it offers
some specific advantages over the old drop-spreader. For starters, the
hopper on the drop spreader was about a foot narrower than the bucket on our
tractor, so every time we loaded it with sand there was an overrun that had
to be cleaned up. The Dakota box is the same size as the tractor
bucket, so a full bucket = a full hopper. Quicker and no waste.
Another feature of the Dakota is that because it is a "spinner" design, it
can be set to broadcast at varying speeds. This will give Alex the
option of putting on a very light dressing on a more frequent basis.
The drop spreader had basically one speed.
Finally, the drop spreader put down about a 5' wide path each pass across
the green, meaning that it took several passes to cover an entire green.
The Dakota spreads about a 20' path with each pass. In this video, it
took about 3 1/2 passes to sand the entire 16th green.
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