A self-loading manure spreader is claimed which possesses a scraper blade affixed to the front end of the spreader hopper so that as the front end is lowered the scraper blade scoops manure into the hopper as the spreader is pulled forward across a manure supply. The hopper floor is the carrying surface of a conveyor belt which is loaded as the scraper blade scoops up manure. The loading is further assisted by a continuously looping sweeper blade line which clears the top surface of the scraper blade by pushing or sweeping accumulated manure into the hopper. The manure is conveyed to the rear of the spreader where it is broken up by a clod breaker and then propelled into a deflector to increase the distribution width.

A self-loading manure spreader is claimed which possesses a scraper blade affixed to the front end of the spreader hopper so that as the front end is lowered the scraper blade scoops manure into the hopper as the spreader is pulled forward across a manure supply. The hopper floor is the carrying surface of a conveyor belt which is loaded as the scraper blade scoops up manure. The loading is further assisted by a continuously looping sweeper blade line which clears the top surface of the scraper blade by pushing or sweeping accumulated manure into the hopper. The manure is conveyed to the rear of the spreader where it is broken up by a clod breaker and then propelled into a deflector to increase the distribution width.

An autonomous cultivator and method thereof for tilling cattle manure of cattle-shed yard area. The manure comprises a tillage, a wet bulk, and a soaked liquid bottom. The cultivator comprises a propulsion system having a motor interconnected to one or more wheels; a plow comprising a member of a group consisting of a primary tillage implement, a secondary tillage implement and any combination thereof; and a computer system comprising a processor, operably linked and providing instructions to the plow and the propulsion system. The processor comprises a non-transitory program having instructions to operate the propulsion system and the plow until an average water content of the manure in the area is reduced by at least 25% compared to a predetermined threshold.

An autonomous cultivator and method thereof for tilling cattle manure of cattle-shed yard area. The manure comprises a tillage, a wet bulk, and a soaked liquid bottom. The cultivator comprises a propulsion system having a motor interconnected to one or more wheels; a plow comprising a member of a group consisting of a primary tillage implement, a secondary tillage implement and any combination thereof; and a computer system comprising a processor, operably linked and providing instructions to the plow and the propulsion system. The processor comprises a non-transitory program having instructions to operate the propulsion system and the plow until an average water content of the manure in the area is reduced by at least 25% compared to a predetermined threshold.

The apparatus is a tender that removes horse manure from pastures and paddocks by collecting stools of manure, grinding the manure and returning it back to the pasture as fertilizer. The tender can also process collected manure, moving it and distributing it to locations needing biomass. The tender is a specialized sled, which can be towed by small vehicle, such as a golf cart. When towed through a pasture, the tender scrapes up the horse manure, grinds it into small granules without hurting the grass, and then spreads it over a wide elongate area, utilizing a unique knife and a partitioned mesh in a structural frame. The tender has a removable bed liner for that retains some or all materials, such as collected manure, for transporting the materials, where it can be dumped or be distributed as a granular biomass.