so I got my soil tests back, I need about 5 tons of lime. I can get it from the Greenville coop for $60 a ton and that will include use of the buggy. I'm about 35 miles away. My place is pretty flat with just a few slight inclines, nothing major...and dry as long as it hasn't rained in the last 24 hours. I have a 5065e cab tractor with a front end loader. Trying to decide if I should go for it in one shot or break it up into 2 trips. What say ya'll?

Easy decision. Two trips!!!

That's exactly what i need. Putting out 5 tons today. Here in Lee Co its about $70 ton spread with AG lime.

5 tons and the weight of a buggy with no brakes is hard on a 1/2 ton truck to pull before you hook it to your tractor. I would break it into two loads. If you have a bigger truck you could pull the 5 tons and start spreading on the flattest ground first to lighten the load for your tractor.

I would split it up in half. I’ve hauled many of their buggy’s and 4 tons is about all you can do.

I left the quarry last year in my 2005 DC tundra with a 2 ton dump trailer loaded with lime and my total weight was 15K pounds. Truck weighs a little over 5K and I doubt the trailer was more than 2K.

It didn't have any trouble pulling it. But you knew it was back there.

5 tons of ag lime is not very much. I hauled 24 tons of it in about 9 trips.

How did you spread it? I'm not worried about getting it from the coop to my property.

If it’s not stored under a barn and you have got the amount of rain we have lately, there’s no way I’d try to spread it. Got the t/shirt on that one.

Guy at co-op swore it was dry enough to spread. Naturally no shovel, by myself and could only find a steel fence post to bust through after it bridged over the drag chain. Quick job took most of the day.