Looking to set up an Alven blanch mill and mix for milling and mixing barley and beans to help finish cattle, thinking of fitting up a hopper/ bin over the roller that's on top of the mixer and putting some sort of weigher on the hopper/ bin, want to keep it simple and compact. Any one with this type of set up and any ideas on best weigher etc
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- Thread starter kingdog
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got a half ton bin here that used to sit over a ab mill mixer if it's any use to you, don't know owt about weighing.
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Helped friend recently 3 bulk bins ( wheat barley and beans) and molasses tank he has timer(stopwatch
) and runs each bin for set times to get consistent weight of product for each mix. Took a while to build and set up. He mixes ever day he thinks stock doing better a food is fresher then a big bulk lot. Plus saving on having mill and mix in
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Shed is 20x40 bay
- Location
- Devon
Standard roller will struggle.
Need fluted rollers like in a lot of crimper machines
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Thanks for the advice, and pics of the the set up, was thinking of mill and mixing a couple times a week to keep thing fresh too.
Helped friend recently 3 bulk bins ( wheat barley and beans) and molasses tank he has timer(stopwatch
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Helped friend recently 3 bulk bins ( wheat barley and beans) and molasses tank he has timer(stopwatch
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Don't think home mixing works for everyone. Alot of the mixers you see for sale need work doing to them
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How many tonnes are we talking in an average year/winter? It's a lot of larking about and you have to store/handle/order separate products.
If you have a supply of say home grown or locally bought grain, then buying in the straights to go with them and using a mill and mix service periodically may be an easier life solution.
I'd also be wary of that dust involved and breathing in too much of that over time, it's not good for you. A finished blend with molasses or soya oil added will be nice to store and handle.
If you have a supply of say home grown or locally bought grain, then buying in the straights to go with them and using a mill and mix service periodically may be an easier life solution.
I'd also be wary of that dust involved and breathing in too much of that over time, it's not good for you. A finished blend with molasses or soya oil added will be nice to store and handle.
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- Location
- Bottom of Wats Dyke
What are the rules and regs surrounding mill and mix nowadays?
Used to do it years ago and apart from the fact it was fairly time consuming (dads job) no real dramas.
Didn’t grow corn for better part of 20 years but with more land at my disposal have gone back to growing some and using a mobile mill and mix contractor who has to be RT assured, I haven’t asked too many questions about what’s officially required nowadays, just getting on with it
Used to do it years ago and apart from the fact it was fairly time consuming (dads job) no real dramas.
Didn’t grow corn for better part of 20 years but with more land at my disposal have gone back to growing some and using a mobile mill and mix contractor who has to be RT assured, I haven’t asked too many questions about what’s officially required nowadays, just getting on with it
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I would think most of the mobile mill and mix guys have to have UFAS assurance because a lot of them supply the molasses/soya oil to add as it is mixing and milling. If they merely turned up and milled food they wouldn't need this.
I knew several people who used these kinds of services, often they would buy in bagged or bulk products of other kinds (i.e. sugarbeet pellets) so the mill and mix outfit could add these into the mixture before discharging it. Just a way of improving upon the use of your own cereals really and it saved adding in X and Y ingredients to a ration every morning instead of just one bucket load etc to make it simpler.
- Location
- Near Colchester
Local authority inspection at the very least, RT inspection too if you play that game.
I think you have to be registered if you mix in minerals with weights and measures, if you do anything more exciting like mix in drugs or sell stuff then it is with the Pharmaceutical Society and that involves much more detailed records, inspections and quite a huge annual invoice too.
I have only a few more weeks of mill mixing until the pigs are gone and I won't miss it, we did 15 tonnes a week until recently when there are less mouths to feed.
A roller mill for cattle on a skid looks ideal, weigh cells aren't that expensive. A structure mill with both rollers driven and fluted was a fashionable choice in the pig feed grinding community a few years ago but wear and maintence were very high. We, of course use a hammer mill but that grinds too fine and is unnecessary for ruminants.
I have just set up my Blanch mill/ mixer to exactly what you desire. Bulk hopper above rollers with allied weighing scales and ibc/ molasses tank included. Can send pictures if required. Do 2-3 tons every day 365. Works a treat. (Don’t roll beans though, wheat and barley)
- Location
- Limousin/Charentes toad land
What about just a trailed, pto mill mix machine? Arts way for example
Would be great to see your set up , sounds about the same as I'm trying to achieve
Thanks for posting, this have given me a few more ideas, but was on the same lines. Was the weigher easy to set up ?Only picture I have on my phone, can get more if needed
Not too bad, Adam Webster at Allied Weighing is very helpful.
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