Mchale c460 bedder feeder v’s Kidd 450t

[Sim1968]

Hi we are considering buying a bedder feeder which will be used primarily to feed clamp silage but will also do some straw bedding.
how does the Kidd 450T compare to the Mchale C460

 

[Nithsdale]

How much would you be putting through it?

Pit silage I imagine would be easier on the machine than bales, so the Kidd might be OK for it (and will be more than fine for straw)

Personally between those 2 I'd take the McHale over the Kidd because you can engage/disengage the floor and rotor independently from one another.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Speaking to someone yesterday they’d demod every make out and bought the kidd...that was for straw only

 

[Sim1968]

We’ll be feeding 80 sucklers and 40 yearlings. Also heard that kverneland make a feeder bedder, are they any good?

How much would you be putting through it?

Pit silage I imagine would be easier on the machine than bales, so the Kidd might be OK for it (and will be more than fine for straw)

Personally between those 2 I'd take the McHale over the Kidd because you can engage/disengage the floor and rotor independently from one another.

 

[HarryB97]

We’ll be feeding 80 sucklers and 40 yearlings. Also heard that kverneland make a feeder bedder, are they any good?

They will all handle straw equally well as well as clamped silage as it's chopped short, if you were feeding bales though that's a whole different story! The Kuhn is fantastic like all there kit, I bought a teagle as it's british made and am very happy with it. Use it every day of the year morning and night for straw and chopped bale silage.

 

[Bullring]

What size and shape of straw you using, the bigger teagles with twin rotors rather than single rotor are made for clamp silage and big bales of straw but not so good on bales silage, don't know what they are like on round bales of straw though.

 

[Valmetal Inc]

 

[HarryB97]

What size and shape of straw you using, the bigger teagles with twin rotors rather than single rotor are made for clamp silage and big bales of straw but not so good on bales silage, don't know what they are like on round bales of straw though.

Completley agree square straw bales in a single rotor are a complete pain, you spend half the time backing up the bed as the wedges ride up over the rotor

 

[Bullring]

Completley agree square straw bales in a single rotor are a complete pain, you spend half the time backing up the bed as the wedges ride up over the rotor

Yes I totally agree with that statement, that's where the Lucas and McHale are better as you can move the hydraulic comb back to allow more rotor to eat the straw but it still happens to a degree.

 

[v8willy]

Yes I totally agree with that statement, that's where the Lucas and McHale are better as you can move the hydraulic comb back to allow more rotor to eat the straw but it still happens to a degree.

Can also run the McHale floor on intermittent too.

 

[M-J-G]

Which is best for square bales (1200x700) of straw?
I went to see a McHale yesterday and it wasn't too keen on squares, I think a second rotar would have helped.

 

[Sethieboy]

Have a mchale, good chopper, tried feeding clamp silage through it and it was fine, just thought it was a mega faff because i had to do three trips, so went back to dropping blocks of silage back in front of them

 

[Nithsdale]

Which is best for square bales (1200x700) of straw?
I went to see a McHale yesterday and it wasn't too keen on squares, I think a second rotar would have helped.

Slow the floor speed right down and it should be fine, our Kuhn handles squares no problems.

 

[M-J-G]

Slow the floor speed right down and it should be fine, our Kuhn handles squares no problems.

Just had a demo of a Kuhn this morning and it's an animal.

 

[Nithsdale]

Just had a demo of a Kuhn this morning and it's an animal.

Best machine on the market.

Make sure and get the hydraulic adjustment for the comb/arm which controls the chop length. Ours was 2nd hand (14month old and had only ever done pit silage) so we didn't get the choice. Would really benefit it switching between straw and bale silage... but it isn't an issue (we are just chopping the straw more than is needed)