Get three-season flexibility from your application equipment with the New Leader DS20 or DS30 Dry Spinner Spreader.

The DS20 offers of up to 5.6-m³ (200 cu ft), or 6.6 tons, of dry fertilizer, while the DS30 bumps capacity to 8.5 m³ (300 cu ft), or 9 tons, of dry fertilizer. Both models feature:

• Four-hour conversion from a liquid-application setup
• Variable-rate application ranging from 34 kg/ha (75 lb/acre) to 3 tons/acre
• Spread width of up to 32 m (105 ft) thanks to the 1.83-m (72-in.) spinner height
• New Leader G4 spinner technology for a consistent spread pattern and more uniform application
• Available in single or the MultApplier (dual product bins) in both the 304 stainless or 409 painted spreader construction with #4 belt-over-chain conveyor
• The G4 remains the only option for being fully integrated with the John Deere SpreadStar™ dry rate control system.
• New Leader G4 Edge and G5 are being added into the dry portfolio for model year 2024 machines.
• Available in the 304 stainless steel single bin or the MultApplier (dual bin options). The MultiBin™ is not an available option currently.
• Both the G4 Edge and G5 box options on the 400 and 600 series will now offer the AgLeader ISO-VT dry rate controller.

The DS20 and DS30 provide up to 32-m (105-ft) spread widths and the adjustable spinner assembly allows for quick, accurate settings during variable-rate applications, broadcasting materials farther and wider with consistent spread patterns, and producing industry-leading productivity.

Depending on product, you can achieve spread widths from 18.92 to 27.43 m (60 to 90 ft), but with the increased clearance of 1.74 m (68 in.) the 400R and 600R Dry Spinner Spreader can achieve spread widths from 21 to 32 m (70 to 105 ft). Added spread width increases the number of acres per day and decreases the number of passes, which also reduces fuel costs and compaction.

By maintaining spread width, operators can consistently place product throughout the fields and prevent bottlenecking of product at the row end.

With a full spread pattern and reduced overlap through integrated technologies such as AutoTrac™ automated steering and John Deere Section Control, the 400R and 600R Dry Spinner Spreaders allow for full product coverage while reducing input costs from overlap.

Additionally, by combining the John Deere 400R or 600R Dry Spinner Spreader chassis and the New Leader dry spinner spreader, operators can maintain spread widths even when rpms are reduced. John Deere's pressure-and-flow-compensated hydraulics allows operators to maintain spinner speed throughout each pass, while maintaining consistent spread width and pattern. This added height allows a greater trajectory at a lower spinner speed and has the ability for later season applications.

NOTE: With differences in fertilizer density, size, and crush strength a spread pattern test is the only way to measure a product's true spread width and pattern.

New Leader is a trademark of Highway Equipment Company.

The optional 304 stainless-steel MultApplier insert provides machine flexibility as it can be ordered factory installed or field installed for dual product application. Bolt-in end gates and stainless-steel fittings make converting from a dual product to a single product dry spinner spreader easy. The DS20 MultApplier insert has a Bin 2 stuck capacity of 1.9 m³ (66 cu ft), offsetting the capacity of Bin 1 to 3 m³ (106 cu ft). The DS30 MultApplier insert has a Bin 2 stuck capacity of 3 m³ (106 cu ft), offsetting the capacity of Bin 1 to 4.59 m³ (162 cu ft).

The dual hopper system features two independent conveyors that can simultaneously apply up to two products at predetermined rates or variable rate application with swath widths up to 25 m (84 ft), decreasing time in the field, soil compaction, fuel consumption, and increasing return on investment.

New Leader is a trademark of Highway Equipment Company.

The SpreadStar dry rate control system is a standard feature that is integrated into the design of the self-propelled spreader chassis (not a third-party ISO control add-on) and delivers accurate and consistent on-target rate control. All dry spreading and vehicle functions are displayed on the G5/G5^Plus CommandCenter display for easy operation and setup. In addition to these functions, all precision technology can be used on the same display for complete integration and ease of operation. The engine, chassis, dry spreader system, and precision controllers provide central communication through the display for many vehicle and dry system functions that are simple and easy to use.

• Provides superior rate control, response times, and ease of use
• Rate control locks on to the desired application rate much more quickly and maintains it better than third-party controllers
• Easy to understand and simple to set up the key values you must enter to execute the spreading job
  • No cross reference to nodes or a task controller like other third-party systems
• High-speed hydraulic pulse-width modulated control valve varies conveyor shaft speed to produce only the required product flow with easy-to-follow feed rate calibration procedures

Engine, transmission, and hydraulic drive pump work together to optimize efficiency of the entire system, providing fuel savings and optimizing power to the ground and delivery of product to the spinners.