Diet feeder loaded with tractor loader

Happy

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Location
Scotland
Had 10 years trying to put bales into a Keenan, messed about chopping them up with the shear grab, putting them through the straw blower etc. None of it works well, now we have a tub and life is easy. 12cube tub holds about 50% more than a 14 cube Keenan.

Had the same experience with a Keenan and bales 15 years ago. Kept it a year and got rid. Used about as many shearbolts as mixes it made.
Have been using tub mixer for past 10 years and putting whole bales into it. Never had to change a shear bolt yet.
 

daveydiesel1

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Livestock Farmer
Location
Co antrim
That's what I was worried about, that a tub feeder would mush the silage too much. Of course, it sounds like I don't have a choice anyway.
A tub will mash it up a bit on normal silage but the problem really becomes visible if u hit a wet year like 2017 with really wet silage itl churn it into balls whereas a paddle wont do it. My opinion on this isnt a popular 1 but theres no way id be buyin a tub it would either be a keenan or a hi spec paddle
 
It comes down to your budget, but you would load a 12 cu single auger with a 7740 I would think, I’m guessing it would ha a loader capable of lifting 3.6-3.7 m, a 12 cu smiling is 2.76 high, but the difference between that chopping bales and a Keenan would be black and white...
 

mo!

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Mixed Farmer
Location
York
Ideally I'd be able to feed around 100 finishing cattle in one run. Would I be right in saying that a 10 cubic meter capacity would be sufficient for this?
We do 300 finishers (400-650kg) with two small loads. 12cube Strauttman. We could probably feed 200 with a full load. Silage, maize, bread, chips and homegrown wheat/barley.
 

MickyMook

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Livestock Farmer
Location
County Down
I have another slightly stupid question. If you are making a home mix, you need to notify your NIFQA or Red Tractor, depending on where you are - to the best of my knowledge they're meant to go through your mix ratios and facilities with a fine tooth comb. Is this the case if you mix your own straights into a TMR?
 
I have another slightly stupid question. If you are making a home mix, you need to notify your NIFQA or Red Tractor, depending on where you are - to the best of my knowledge they're meant to go through your mix ratios and facilities with a fine tooth comb. Is this the case if you mix your own straights into a TMR?
Thought that was more to do with minerals?
 

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