Mix With Other Ingredients
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Although some ranchers feed out with a balefeeder, then lay mixed ingredients over the top – a mixer wagon is still the best option for mixing feed with other ingredients. However, a Chainless feeder has a role to play in reducing the time it takes for a mixer wagon or TMR feeder to grind up an entire bale (typically 45 minutes), by feeding directly into the machine. Because the feed is teased apart, a lot less power is needed for mixing – which leads to savings in time, diesel consumed and maintenance costs. By using the Chainless system to load the TMR, the exact amount of hay required can be precisely loaded into the machine. This eliminates complicated ration calculations as well as errors in working out the correct proportions of other nutrients based on bale weight.
The bale feeder cannot mix ingredients, however when combined with a TMR, diesel consumption and mixing time can be substantially reduced.
Feeding into your commodities shed with a bale feeder can substantially reduce operating costs and increase flexibility when compared to a tub grinder.
Feeding into your commodities bunks, Minnesota
FIELD TESTIMONIAL
“The Chainless has performed well in our operation, as a bale unloader in our bunker silo where we load the hay directly into our feed trucks as well as unloading big bales directly into fence line bunks. It has replaced a large industrial tub grinder which was expensive to operate and maintain.” Mark H. Mahnken Missouri Legacy Beef, USA.
BALEFEEDER TYPE
CHAINLESS BALE FEEDER
CHAIN/SLAT BALE FEEDER
HAY UNROLLER
RING FEEDER
BALE SPLITTER
BALE PROCESSOR CHOPPER
TMR FEED MIXER
Investment cost each
$9,000-20,000
$7,000-17,000
$3,000-10,000
$300-1200
$3,000-6,000
$20,000-35,000
$50,000-150,000
Mix with other ingredients
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
YES
