Feed Wagons

[Clay52]

These are pretty awesome. Really handy for feeding bales in the paddock as well. Crazy expensive tho. That's a Robertson supercombi isn't it?
http://www.robfarm.co.nz/Products/Feed-Out-Machines/Super-Comby/

Ps careful you don't get accused of trying to convert people to becoming a nz farmer.

Or people claiming that you have no experience or right to comment or have an opinion on any farming questions simply because you live in nz. Heaven forbid you might have experience in the uk or any other country for that matter......

I'm just curious, what is it about being a kiwi grazer that makes them an expert on every single different farming method.

 

[Irish NZ]

I'm just curious, what is it about being a kiwi grazer that makes them an expert on every single different farming method.

Tell you what clay do us a favour and quote any post I've made that makes such a claim?

While your at it just double check that I'm a kiwi.
And don't stop there just double check or even triple check that I haven't managed farms in your Ireland and the uk that are not running spring calving grass based kiwi cross cows.

And finally why should you of all people stop me from having an opinion on a subject. Lord knows you have yours....​

 

[Irish NZ]

If you follow the religion of kiwi style dairy farming you will see that no one else knows how to farm properly.

Been running your mouth a lot these days clay. Haven't had any constructive input at all.

Like a said early classic sh1t stirring

 

[Clay52]

Never mentioned you specifically. Talking about Kiwi grazers in general, seems to have hit a bit of a truth nerve on you with that reaction though.

 

[Irish NZ]

Never mentioned you specifically. Talking about Kiwi grazers in general, seems to have hit a bit of a truth nerve on you with that reaction though.

I deal people like you on a regular basis clay. And anyone who know me know if don't suffer fools and you petal your one of the finest.

 

[farmer pickles]

Been offered a few Keenan 100 for sub thousand pound,would that be better job??

It depends on what order it's in. At that price it could want to be relined and maybe a new drive chain wanted. I know here in Ireland while their not as popular as they were you will still pay a couple of thousand to pick up any half decent one. I'm running a Keenan 100 here and I find her a good machine to make a consistent mix.

 

[Clay52]

I deal people like you on a regular basis clay. And anyone who know me know if don't suffer fools and you petal your one of the finest.

We are on an Internet forum, you don't know anything about me, just like I actually dont know anything about you.

Claiming to know me is another classic from you guys. Seems the kiwi grazer know it all condition extends to being a psychic as well.

Not to mention it's so easy to push your guys buttons. Found that out plenty of times and just now.

 

[Enry]

What do you allow cost wise to run a wagon/hour? depreciation on wagon tractor and running costs, wagon depreciation and running costs? Units with new feeder tractor and wagon must be getting near £100 a hour to run it?

How do you get to £100/hr. Wagon say £30k to 10k in 5 yrs - £4k/yr dep, new tractor if really pushing the boat out £40k to 20k in 5 yrs = £4k, say £2k a year each repairs and maint = £12k = £33/day plus labour £10/hr, fuel ?

 

[mtx.jag]

It depends on what order it's in. At that price it could want to be relined and maybe a new drive chain wanted. I know here in Ireland while their not as popular as they were you will still pay a couple of thousand to pick up any half decent one. I'm running a Keenan 100 here and I find her a good machine to make a consistent mix.

Plenty over here being dumped as people go to bigger machines,most are 140/170 models around us now..most have been 're lined in last few years,so thinking might be worth it?

Would the cows make the extra 1000 pound back for you? would it save a significant amount of time, diesel, tractor running hours? Would it stop at a grand for the keenan? Broken chain here , knackered bearing there, all adds up, then you find yourself saying maybe we should spend a bit more on a decent one and then your hooked.
Not saying it wouldn't work, but on a mainly forage based system is it worth it?

I hope it would save any waste,at the moment if it's not mixed on floor the cows will go through it with there nose and push out grass silage to get to arable,or mob to the troff with the arable in ,with a lot of pushing and shoving..
But yes,I know what you mean..

 

[buffalo_soldier]

Used to feed out with a forage box back in the day.
Think i was 1st cut, 2 oil drums of barley, 2nd cut, 3 drums of nuts, bit more 1st cut then a drum of molasses.

Worked ok but was slow, swapped it for a hi spec much better.

 

[FonterraFarmer]

I'm just curious, what is it about being a kiwi grazer that makes them an expert on every single different farming method.

Considering all them northern hemisphere people that have come down here to tell us "how to farm" and "what we are doing wrong" you'd expect us to know everything.......
I like how Grass to Milk is hardback, so if I throw it at anyone who hasn't read it, it'll be a book they never forget!

 

[Irish NZ]

We are on an Internet forum, you don't know anything about me, just like I actually dont know anything about you.

Claiming to know me is another classic from you guys. Seems the kiwi grazer know it all condition extends to being a psychic as well.

Not to mention it's so easy to push your guys buttons. Found that out plenty of times and just now.

All I know about you is that you have nothing better going on only to be on an Internet forum at 2am on a Sunday night trying to wind up someone on the other side of the world...

That's all I need to know.

 

[Irish NZ]

Considering all them northern hemisphere people that have come down here to tell us "how to farm" and "what we are doing wrong" you'd expect us to know everything.......
I like how Grass to Milk is hardback, so if I throw it at anyone who hasn't read it, it'll be a book they never forget!

Do you not get the bus loads of people coming over from the uk and Ireland to see how we do things.....keeps me stocked in whiskey

 

[FonterraFarmer]

All I know about you is that you have nothing better going on only to be on an Internet forum at 2am on a Sunday night trying to wind up someone on the other side of the world...

That's all I need to know.

Yeah , some times you have to think what time posts are written and what day depending what time zone its written in...... Oh that explains it!!

 

[More to life]

 

[Hilly]

I have a 20 cube feed wagon ! 1 reason, speed of feeding can feed 100 cows in one mix , easy, worth everypenny.

 

[tanker]

A lot of people only have mixer wagons to basically feed silage in a straight line down a barrier. You don't need to spend £25k to feed silage in a straight line

That would be me,used to run back and forth with a tractor and loader to fill the barrier up every other day,then it became every day and the tractor/loader/grab started to wear out.Enter the telehandler/big shear grab combo,not too expensive and saved many hours.By today,there's a few cattle at a farm we've bought a mile up the road and silage in a clamp on a farm we rent next door so there's a bit of road work and we're on our second HiSpec wagon.Both bought for about £1000,both pretty worn out but fine for chucking silage out in front of cattle quickly.

 

[Beef farmer]

Like the look of these.
http://www.mcintoshfarmmachinery.co.nz/products/forage-wagons
Seem to be Kiwi dairy worker proof too.
Or you could buy a small one and fill it up
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He looks like he has a £100k tractor pulling a £50k wagon.

 

[Cows 'n grass]

I still have one of these on the home farm where we don't milk any more

It cost £700 about 5 or 6 years ago and another £900 to tidy it up a bit 2 years ago. It's fed thousands of tonnes and saved a lot of time because the clamp is a long way from the feed trough.

Richard western stuff I'd well built but looking at their catalogue a 30 cube twin axle model would be about 35 k.

 

[Hilly]

Mine was over 30k and worth every penny, very very reliable great mix plenty size and can utilise straights and waste like draff n veg etc etc couldnt do without it along with handler and quad, them three things are about all i need !