Irish NZ
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Probably the exact same machines parked their 10 years ago when i lived down there.
The odd farmer gets an idea to get 1 every now and then. Standard wagons outnumber them about 20 to 1 over here
Getting rid of the diet feeder?
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Probably the exact same machines parked their 10 years ago when i lived down there.
The odd farmer gets an idea to get 1 every now and then. Standard wagons outnumber them about 20 to 1 over here
Aah yes,but the Keenan spin is 20 to 1 more than your native wagon!
early riser
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- Up North
What did you decide to do in the end @farmer on a bike
farmer on a bike
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We are overhauling the diet feeder and have swapped to a smaller cheaper telehandler. The feeder does give us more feed options to fill the current hole in our forage stocks. We have had 60mm of rain since April on the farm concerned so not an easy situation, but we are managing it.
pine_guy
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- North Cumbria
Just read this thread through. So curious. @Rossymons what are you putting your silage out with now?
@Beef farmer are you still happy with self feed? What’s the waist like?
@jerseycowsman how is your Emily bucket going? Assume it was one of their mixer buckets as the link no longer works.
Anyone else changed either way in the last few years?
I currently use an old forage box which I’m thinking of replacing. Have it on big tyres to be able to feed into a trough. Not sure I’d be able to do that with the newer ones.
@Beef farmer are you still happy with self feed? What’s the waist like?
@jerseycowsman how is your Emily bucket going? Assume it was one of their mixer buckets as the link no longer works.
Anyone else changed either way in the last few years?
I currently use an old forage box which I’m thinking of replacing. Have it on big tyres to be able to feed into a trough. Not sure I’d be able to do that with the newer ones.
buffalo_soldier
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- cumbria
Ive bought a bigger grab and a bigger keenan.
No messing now
No messing now
No longer using the mixer wagon as no longer have the cows.
If I had my time again...
For setup I would probably have kept the wagon - any wagon so long as it worked. But I would have only used it as a means of getting my clamp grass silage in a straight line as we have 3 100ft passages.
I would have bolted a cage to hold a battery which would have powered the weigher. Fill it up, hitch it on and spew it out. One tractor to feed 200 cows once day.
If I had my time again...
For setup I would probably have kept the wagon - any wagon so long as it worked. But I would have only used it as a means of getting my clamp grass silage in a straight line as we have 3 100ft passages.
I would have bolted a cage to hold a battery which would have powered the weigher. Fill it up, hitch it on and spew it out. One tractor to feed 200 cows once day.
Why any waste? Il almost guarantee people waste more grabbing it out and putting it In a wagon
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- cornwall
Yes, still using the Emily loader bucket/conveyor box. Very pleased with it
Whitewalker
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Forgot you had changed direction, are you happy how things are going?
pine_guy
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- North Cumbria
Was just in the photo looked like some was pulling back amongst their feet, but it also looked like the pit had just been opened. I know when we self fed store cattle as a kid, we always had a c channel iron with wood sleepers in it to make a barrier at the bottom.
pine_guy
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- North Cumbria
Got any photos? Would it handle longer silage from forage wagon do you think? Have a 90ft trough right next to the silage pit. Would maybe work well.
Loving it. Great company to work for, enjoying the job and learning new stuff everyday. Being paid to wander around cows all day - cushty
The service is expanding again so I think I've joined at the right time.
Holsteinfriesian90
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- Cornwall
How far in Cornwall do they come down? Is it just North Cornwall?
We're as far as Launceston at the minute. We start just outside Wadebridge in September. We'll be moving further West in time.
Whitewalker
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I’m delighted for you. Sometimes thinking outside the box and changing takes more balls than to stay the same. Fair play to you
Baling Hay
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If you don't mind me asking what made you quit milking?
An absolute sh!t storm of events that 15 months were completely unforeseen. It wasn't planned but sort of happened and we had to deal with it best as we could.