How far would a straw chopper blow straw?

[Headless chicken]

Warthog straw spreader is the way forwards. Brilliant machine, great company, we love ours to bits. + the price is half what a spreader bale is. It is much lighter than a spreader bale and a big tractor and loader will handle it if need be. Also it has no grease nipples as such, which suits a dairy farm.

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I was thinking I saw one at yours. Does it load itself? Or do you have to go get the spikes and put it into it and re attach?

Do you have a ball park cost to it?

 

[Headless chicken]

Sorry to be at doom and gloom but 100ft square will get mucky very quick. Cows will be walking too far on the straw
There is a pair of identical sheds here, only difference is feed passage is in one shed so 15 ft narrower bedded area, it stays clean, the other side is aways dirty, especially the first 15 ft closest to feed passage

I agree and it's not a brilliant sollution just trying to make the best of a bad one really. If I get time I will draw the shed layout currently and then see what others could suggest

 

[Beef farmer]

Just get a few of them fleck bulls, (the seem to have attitude issues) and put the bales in and let them do the work

 

[multi power]

I agree and it's not a brilliant sollution just trying to make the best of a bad one really. If I get time I will draw the shed layout currently and then see what others could suggest

Are you wanting to loose house or will you put cubicles in it eventually.?

 

[Headless chicken]

Cubicles is the plan for next year so this is just a compromise for this year

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[multi power]

Cubicles is the plan for next year so this is just a compromise for this year

Then it will be fine, compromise in the short term for long term gain

 

[newholland]

I was thinking I saw one at yours. Does it load itself? Or do you have to go get the spikes and put it into it and re attach?

Do you have a ball park cost to it?

she loads her self......either get the shed stacked in such a way that you can get to all the bale ends......the you just drive it into the stack and scoop one up. Or just stack up a few on the edge of the yard ready to get at and you can use them over a week.

Price is aprox £7k new I think............ ours was acquired 2nd hand via TFF

 

[Blue.]

Bought a good 2nd hand spread a bale,one of the best purchases ever.

Have it on 3.5t lift loadalls,wouldn't want it on anything less.

 

[Poorbuthappy]

Cubicles is the plan for next year so this is just a compromise for this year

How do you plan to bed the cubicles?
If not using straw would the cost of a blower and the cost of straw not go a long way towards paying for cubicles?
If you want to bed cubicles with straw in due course then look for a suitable machine now? Warthog or spreadabale wont answer that purpose.

 

[Andrew]

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Have you seen spread a bale?

I'd agree with this, much better. Our old spread a bale was worn out so we tried a chopper. Took 2 mins 30s to spread a dodgy hesston. Took 31s with a spread a bale and made a better job, with less dust to cause eye problems. So we have a new spread a bale. If you have to drive in with a straw chopper on little wheels you stand a good chance of getting stuck too.

 

[Headless chicken]

How do you plan to bed the cubicles?
If not using straw would the cost of a blower and the cost of straw not go a long way towards paying for cubicles?
If you want to bed cubicles with straw in due course then look for a suitable machine now? Warthog or spreadabale wont answer that purpose.

The plan is to use sawdust in the cubicles and then either sell the straw chopper or use it to bed down the beef calves.

The problem is the cost of the concrete. The frame and cubicles are cheapish

 

[multi power]

The plan is to use sawdust in the cubicles and then either sell the straw chopper or use it to bed down the beef calves.

The problem is the cost of the concrete. The frame and cubicles are cheapish

How much concrete do you need?
Our cubicles used to be just full of earth, then bedded with straw

 

[Blue.]

The plan is to use sawdust in the cubicles and then either sell the straw chopper or use it to bed down the beef calves.

The problem is the cost of the concrete. The frame and cubicles are cheapish

Any chance of getting recycled sawdust and tipping it in the shed with the loader,some firms will bring it free but I suppose it depends on your location.

 

[Headless chicken]

How much concrete do you need?
Our cubicles used to be just full of earth, then bedded with straw

More than I would want to lay if I am honest. Soon adds up if I want to do the job properly

 

[demmo]

Jane next door to me can blow a good 9 inchs

 

[Rabbit]

50 foot

 

[S J H]

I'd agree with this, much better. Our old spread a bale was worn out so we tried a chopper. Took 2 mins 30s to spread a dodgy hesston. Took 31s with a spread a bale and made a better job, with less dust to cause eye problems. So we have a new spread a bale. If you have to drive in with a straw chopper on little wheels you stand a good chance of getting stuck too.

I was on a farm a few months ago, were they'd blown a hole through a concrete panel with a stone from a blower I can't stand the things.

 

[wr.]

I was on a farm a few months ago, were they'd blown a hole through a concrete panel with a stone from a blower I can't stand the things.

Concrete panel?


Either one hell of a good blower or a very dodgy panel.

 

[Beef farmer]

Concrete panel?


Either one hell of a good blower or a very dodgy panel.

Concrete / fibre cement

 

[S J H]

Concrete panel?


Either one hell of a good blower or a very dodgy panel.

It was a 4" concrete panel. I never thought it would be possible till I saw it