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CPS in Jay FL just quoted me a price of 60 dollars a ton with a buggy.

I’m gonna do my soil tests after this weekend when the season ends to see how much lime I’m actually gonna need

That’s not even economical in the real world. Tell Justin he’s too high.

Ok, well this property is in Tuscaloosa county if that helps anymore with specifics

Glad I dont need to ever spread any lime. Must be to the exposed lime rock all over our place. My ph ranges from 6.6 to 7.9

Not a lot will grow in the 7.9 plots... Berseem clover and sunflowers do well there.But not much else.

Called the co op. They will spread it for $54/ton

Well now since i feel like a dumb arse..... I will call the co-op this summer and see if they can beat the price, or if they even have spread trucks. We will see i guess

The problem is cost of freight to get the lime to wherever you are and the spreaders have been screwed by hunters in the past on food plots. Small plots they can't turn around in, bad access, stumps, getting stuck, etc. The last I had spread on plots was $40/ton the best I remember. I got a little better price because they had done mine before and knew their wasn't an issue they would have to deal with...at least that is what they told me.

I try to do folks fair no matter the job. If I suspect it’s plots or any pasture work I’ll go look to make sure we can get in with no issues.

The big price driver is trucking, but the trucking to get the lime to the co op if there isn't any limestone close. NA is fortunate in that respect no shortage of limestone quarries. I suspect having to truck it from long distance in LA is what gets those guys. The quarry our co op gets lime from now is about 5 miles from them.

Anybody know of someone that spreads in Bibb county?

Pike County co-op is $60 ton for them to spread it on food plots, $45 for ag fields, $40 in a tag along and $38 you pick up yourself. So you definitely pay a premium to have them spread it on your food plots b/c of the wear on their trucks and the time it takes - more so than just a big ag field.

How many tons can you get in a tag along? This will be my first year coming up where I am the one having to deal with it all, I was just going to pay the $60 and have them do it, but may save a few bucks and do the tag along depending on how many trips I'd have to make back and forth to the co-op. I figure I am going to need minimum of 10 tons.

Also - do you all disk and then lime or lime and then disk?

Lime and do nothing until time to plant in the fall.

A buggy will only hold about 4 to 4 1/2 tons

That's a tag along buggy?

Depends on the grade lime what a buggy will hold.

Colbert country coop (the one in Tuscumbia) just agreed to spread it with their truck for me for $30/ton

Good deal. I hope it’s got floaters on

Haha they are gonna call me back once it dries out some to set a date

We spread it ourselves. Our club is only 3 miles from the elevator so we can make several trips without it being too bad. They have loaner buggies if you buy from them and you set the gate at the desired rate. They buggy itself weighs about 2500 lbs so we usually put about 2.5 tons per load which is 7500 lbs. Just need to make sure your truck is rated for more than that. As mentioned before, DO NOT get it stuck.