HP needed for small tub feeder

[Greenasgrass]

Will a Ford 4000 drive a small 10m3 tub feeder? It'll be feeding chopped baled silage, straw & concentrates mainly.

 

[ridger]

Should drive it ok

 

[Greenasgrass]

Should drive it ok

Cheers - was a bit worried as most people seem to have a lot more horses up front! ?

 

[james ds]

Id say it will be under pressure , a 10 CB feeder full is a fair drive . I'd try it out first.

 

[tr250]

Sorry to be a thick youngster but how many hp is a Ford 4000. On my opinion it depends on the tractors state of repair as I’m sure it will find and worn pto clutch or overheating problem. 80hp will handle our 19 cube to get us past but it’s better if you want to fill it right up and for speed of emptying with 120hp +

 

[Tomr10]

Sorry to be a thick youngster but how many hp is a Ford 4000. On my opinion it depends on the tractors state of repair as I’m sure it will find and worn pto clutch or overheating problem. 80hp will handle our 19 cube to get us past but it’s better if you want to fill it right up and for speed of emptying with 120hp +

55hp

 

[shumungus]

It's not driving it, it's starting it whilst full or pulling it about whilst mixing.

 

[MF 168]

We've a Ford 3600 driving a Keenan 80 and it does so with little issue. Feeding over 300 cattle a day.

 

[Ducati899]

I’ve 80hp on a 15cube tub feeder,put round bale silage in as well as straw maize and clamped silage,putting 6 tonne a load though it at the moment with no problems at all

 

[Chuckie]

I'd say it would depend if the mixer had a 2 speed gearbox or not, also how much do you want to put in it? A 10 cube will only hold 2 bales if you are lucky

 

[Headless chicken]

We’ve a 30 cube need a good 160 hp on it so in theory 60hp should drive a10 cube. Doors draw a lot less power than a belt too.

 

[Greenasgrass]

Sorry to be a thick youngster but how many hp is a Ford 4000. On my opinion it depends on the tractors state of repair as I’m sure it will find and worn pto clutch or overheating problem. 80hp will handle our 19 cube to get us past but it’s better if you want to fill it right up and for speed of emptying with 120hp +

Ford 4000 is approx 55hp @ PTO. It’s in decent repair and hasn’t had a particularly hard life. These past few years it’s only been used on power washer and for pushing up silage along feed passage.

 

[Martin Holden]

Would have thought it a tad too small. Tub feeders require quite a bit of torque to start up and the 4000 is only a 3 cylinder engine. I reckon it would struggle

 

[devonshire farmer]

I recon it would struggle, we have a 390t on a 14 cube and can only really manage it in low box

 

[Greenasgrass]

Would have thought it a tad too small. Tub feeders require quite a bit of torque to start up and the 4000 is only a 3 cylinder engine. I reckon it would struggle

That was my initial thoughts (fear). Might just have to consider a change to something a bit closer to the 100 horses

 

[ridger]

That was my initial thoughts (fear). Might just have to consider a change to something a bit closer to the 100 horses

I'd get a demo out first before you change the tractor. There is a Ford 5000 on a tub for years near here and has no bother of any kind

 

[BRBX]

Like the idea of a 4/5000 on mixer , the fact that it will probably appreciate in value can only help livestock costings.
How many spools do you need for a tub with elevator??

 

[ridger]

Also although I'm not familiar with them to know how much power they have, there is a MF 290 on a 12 cube that I often see at the co op when I'm over for meal, so it can drive 6 tons of blend anyway

 

[devonshire farmer]

Also although I'm not familiar with them to know how much power they have, there is a MF 290 on a 12 cube that I often see at the co op when I'm over for meal, so it can drive 6 tons of blend anyway

That is very different to tipping in a round bale and topping up with clamp believe me, i find the harder to chop stuff tends to need high box and so needs probably almost double to a mix of clamp maize/grass and a few extras

 

[ridger]

That is very different to tipping in a round bale and topping up with clamp believe me, i find the harder to chop stuff tends to need high box and so needs probably almost double to a mix of clamp maize/grass and a few extras

Each to their own, the only way I have ever stalled a tractor is trying to get a load of blend started off after 10 miles on the road