Bedder feeders

[Masseygobblz]

Can anyone shed some light on how good a kverneland 863 would be on a small suckler farm feeding round bale silage and spreading straw bales for bedding currently use a Kuhn primor 3560 but she's getting a bit long in the tooth now so thinking of swapping for a different make as not keen on the newer Kuhn Tia

 

[Welderloon]

In a word - Badly, it will spread straw but for the operator's sanity forget the silage, there are a few other threads on feeder/bedder machines & which is best - McHale & Kuhn seem to come out top in the rankings

 

[HarryB97]

Got on very well putting straw and silage through my teagle.

 

[Masseygobblz]

In a word - Badly, it will spread straw but for the operator's sanity forget the silage, there are a few other threads on feeder/bedder machines & which is best - McHale & Kuhn seem to come out top in the rankings

I've read alot of those threads and one farmer called it bombproof others said avoid it so that's why I asked

 

[DrDunc]

Myself and everyone else with one will tell you the Mchale C460 is the best machine for both silage and straw

Kuhn also does both, but ideally needs the optional movable comb fitted. It doesn't (unless they've changed design) have a knife above the flywheel ti chops long stem grass. Mchale pinched that idea from lucas, and it vastly reduces blockages when blowing unchopped haylage

Mchale has a simple and very effective flywheel unblocking feature. A lever and hole system very quickly gets it going again. The Kuhn takes a good bit more time and foul language to clear

KV will throw straw further, but that's because it has a narrower outlet throat. Try putting grass through that smaller orifice, and it blocks, and blocks, and blocks (I didn't enjoy the demonstration of that machine!)

 

[milkloss]

Not compared the latest Lucas and mchale machines but we’ve had a Lucas for the last 8 years and is still going strong.

 

[killie_cowboy]

Admittedly a job the auld boy hangs onto, but our Kuhn gets on braw with silage. You'll choke any machine if you're too keen with the floor speed.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Can anyone shed some light on how good a kverneland 863 would be on a small suckler farm feeding round bale silage and spreading straw bales for bedding currently use a Kuhn primor 3560 but she's getting a bit long in the tooth now so thinking of swapping for a different make as not keen on the newer Kuhn Tia

I have the kverneland 864, it’s good on good straw, I’ve never tried it on silage but it doesn’t like clapped straw so I can’t imagine it’s good on silage….you’d be better off getting a new Kuhn