Batch feeders

[Headless chicken]

What make are others running? Currently got Dairymaster in and for some reason we go through motors and control boards for fun. We’ve bypassed a pile of it but the motors are a problem we can’t get around.

having a quick google I can replace the whole system with choretime feeders before fitting for less than what it’s costing me to repair them a year.

 

[Beef farmer]

Choretime.
Biggest breakdown is the rope snapping, but they give you a spare roll

 

[Headless chicken]

Choretime.
Biggest breakdown is the rope snapping, but they give you a spare roll

Any idea how much the motor is for it? Can you feed individual cows too for the last side? Surprisingly large amount of cake wasted we have to feed 8 for 1 lone cow

 

[sidjon]

+1 for Choretime, had them since 2008 , cows have managed to smash one off

 

[Ball acre]

Choretime.
Biggest breakdown is the rope snapping, but they give you a spare roll

You can also use some of the free rope to tie two together, halving the massive amount of time feeding

 

[Beef farmer]

You can also use some of the free rope to tie two together, halving the massive amount of time feeding

Got them in batches of 5

 

[Grassman247]

What’s the maximum amount they can drop in one go? Is 4kg poss?

 

[Ball acre]

Got them in batches of 5

I meant as in tie 2 lots together. One of my customers had all 16 tied together so you could pull the back one to feed all feeders or feed in batches of 4 from the front. There is not a lot to go wrong apart from the pipe dropping off the feeder with the full sensor on it at night.

 

[dinderleat]

A lot will depend on wether you want the ability of individual cow feeding surely? We’ve delaval feeders here and are bomb proof been in 27 years with out much problems did buy some more s/h ones when we extended which seem fine.

 

[sidjon]

What’s the maximum amount they can drop in one go? Is 4kg poss?

4.5kg is max drop

 

[sidjon]

I meant as in tie 2 lots together. One of my customers had all 16 tied together so you could pull the back one to feed all feeders or feed in batches of 4 from the front. There is not a lot to go wrong apart from the pipe dropping off the feeder with the full sensor on it at night.

Seen at parlour in NZ which you could drop 50 feeders at once, if you had a fat bloke to pull the rope

 

[Real cool]

Eb batch feeders are worth a look at bit more expensive but long term quality

 

[Grassman247]

Eb batch feeders are worth a look at bit more expensive but long term quality

Definitely won’t be buying EB again, constantly fixing things on ours and the bin compared to Collinson is terrible

 

[Real cool]

Thanks for the info

 

[Cows 'n grass]

I'd avoid collinson equity feeders as well. I'm sure they're fine for pigs being pulled once a day but being pulled 30+ times a day in a parlour mine are falling to pieces.

 

[farmboy]

EB feeders here, crap install job and plastic starting to wear through in places only 4 years old

 

[sidjon]

Eb batch feeders are worth a look at bit more expensive but long term quality

Eb utterly shocking poor quality, pipes burst constantly and EB don't care, uncle had them on his chicken sheds when new, now all choretime

 

[Grassman247]

Sounds like collinson bin and Choretime feeders is the best!

 

[Real cool]

Never heard of those issues with eb feeders

 

[In the pit]

Are your feeders like this @Headless chicken