I SO want a quad - OH says no-it would just get stolen, as I'd probably need his mechanical skills at some point, not much point in going against him :-(.
But thats the sort of spreader I been looking at just now, may show him some tonight, hopefully change his mind. Thanks
Looks like I've found the trigger - OH has agreed to look at quads

. We have to think about how to keep it secure,
I was thinking a push spreader over 5 acre would need time and patience, I thought if it was in 1acre+ parcels I'd do it one at a time. Thanks for the warning about corrosion, I'll make sure it's washed down. It's contractors (local) who have damaged our fields in the past, we have a lot of drains to repair in other fields. (bought the land a just a few years ago)
We have a Berlingo as well, also use it for bringing hay in, and transporting goats, SO useful, but field too wet in spring for a normal vehicle.
We have to ring up to get the nearest Caldifert dealer, but OH was told at LAMMAS they'd get the 600kg load in the Berlingo for us (apparently that's the minimum for the bulk price).
Now putting a request for advice on quads in 'Equipment'
Thanks all, looks like we may get somewhere with it this spring