mixing meal in a diet feeder

[euroliner]

anyone use a diet feeder solely for mixing a ration , we use a frazer three quarter tonne mixer for a rolled barley , soya , rapeseed , sugar beet TMR but find it very time consuming , wondered what it would be like to mix like 4 tonne at a time in a diet feeder

 

[Kip]

Do it all the time no problems, just fire it in for 2 or 3 minutes and then empty. Job done in 5 minutes

 

[euroliner]

What sort of machine do you use ? I was thinking the Hi Spec ones would do a good job

 

[Benr]

We use a Hi Spec and it does an excellent job. I think ours is only an 8cube one and you struggle to mix 4t at a time as it starts to spill it out the top and it also makes it work surprisingly hard and will break a shear bolt. 3t is about right so it would probably pay to get a bit bigger one

 

[euroliner]

what sort of HP does it take to run it , even at 3 tonne a load it would be grand

 

[Archie]

What sort of machine do you use ? I was thinking the Hi Spec ones would do a good job

That's what one of the big feed companies up here uses to mix their beef blends in.
Couple of Hi specs converted to run of electric sitting side by side.

 

[Benr]

Our MF575 will drive it comfortably. But it is surprisingly heavy so I wouldn't want to tow it far fully loaded with the 575

 

[euroliner]

Aye we have a 390 , she be similar to uour 575 ........ Will it discharge it all ? Or do you need to shovel out the last few hundredweight ?

 

[tr250]

We used Keenan paddle type and now use tub type and both do a good job but tub emptys better and holds more

 

[Benr]

Yes pretty well empties it all as long as the rubber on the paddles are good

 

[Andrew1983]

Use our kv siloking to mix barley, oats, beet pulp, protein pellets, pot ale syrup, 12 cube mixer will do 5.5 ton easy enough, trick is to start emptying it slowly before you think it's ready to come out, if you wait until it's looking done by time you get it all out it's over mixed and gone dusty.