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- thames valley
Anybody on TFF use them. Pros and Cons? TIA.
Forage Wagons.
- Thread starter caleb
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- Acton Scott, South Shropshire
There are a few of us - just do search to start with as there are loads of threads on the subject and it will save us all typing it again ?
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- thames valley
OK Thanks
- Location
- East Sussex
Bales, much less wastage.
Hilly
Member
- Location
- Scottish Borders.
Roll up roll up get your ? here . ?
- Location
- Acton Scott, South Shropshire
No offence intended- just that there is a lot of good information/argument on here already. Anything specific you want to know?
In hot weather like now your second cut doesn't disappear off in the wind with a wagon !
- Location
- thames valley
We`ve got a chance of a Demo in the next few weeks, and just wondering if the extra hassle of sheeting and resheeting clamps between cuts outweighs the extra quality of cutting much younger grass. Just trying to use much less grain for fattening cattle. We cut mainly PP once atm.
- Location
- thames valley
Mouser
Member
- Location
- near Belfast
If you have sadistic tendencies then I don't see why not! ?
Are you saying we should roll it all up in bales
Mouser
Member
- Location
- near Belfast
What sort of scale are we talking here ? Acres clamp sizes etc?
- Location
- Acton Scott, South Shropshire
If you look through I think silage2020 thread I think I posted the lengths we go to to seal our pits. In my opinion, the work of opening and shutting clamps is well worth it to be able to feed fodder of the quality we do in a multicut system. That would be possible with a forage harvester system as well but the flexibility of being able to cut on the day the grass is right rather than waiting for a contractor is invaluable. You also get to clamp it right which is half the battle.
- Location
- sw scotland
You should be having 2 cuts that far south and just need to spend time taking the sheet off. It's only once extra. It picks all the grass, chop is short enough for sucklers, best done before too stemmy.
Have you a big tractor as you need one so we use contractors.
We have done 6 years now and like it. Short hauls help and average around 3 loads/30 tons or 5 acres an hour which for a medium tractor and buckrake gives time for rolling. Sometimes had 2 wagons but
need extra tractor for rolling then.
Main advantage is one phone call to the contractor instead of finding 4 tractors and trailers and all the extra diesel. Far less compaction in a wetter spell as only 1 machine. Disadvantage is you do not have 4 extra folk to sheet the pit. We make around 1000 + tons.
Plenty pictures on other threads.
Have you a big tractor as you need one so we use contractors.
We have done 6 years now and like it. Short hauls help and average around 3 loads/30 tons or 5 acres an hour which for a medium tractor and buckrake gives time for rolling. Sometimes had 2 wagons but
Main advantage is one phone call to the contractor instead of finding 4 tractors and trailers and all the extra diesel. Far less compaction in a wetter spell as only 1 machine. Disadvantage is you do not have 4 extra folk to sheet the pit. We make around 1000 + tons.
Plenty pictures on other threads.
- Location
- thames valley
1000 ton clamp, about 150 acres, mostly PP. About 2 or 3 mile haul max.
- Location
- thames valley
160 hp tractor, is that enough ?.
- Location
- sw scotland
It depends on the wagon and how many hills. Your dealer will guide you. The ones which come here are certainly big, mostly around 200 eg a Fendt 724
AGN76
Member
- Location
- north Wales
I've just been watching next door contractor picking up with a forage Wagon. 20 acre field. Time wise how would this compare to a self propelled and 5 trailers?
- Location
- sw scotland
SPFH will do 10 acres/hr, the wagon 5 or 6.
We do one cut,awkward if crops go too heavy.
Suits us for now.
Suits us for now.
- Location
- East Sussex
Are they not too keen on heavy and stemmy silage? Currently got a field that’s got away from us and it’s like chopping straw. If I had to keep the mengele for old grass then I don’t think I could justify having a wagon.
Drivers and old tractors are starting to become an issue for the trailed chopper.