Tarrup KD824 and silage bales

[Andyt880]

I’m feeding bale silage to ewes on wire mesh slats for approx 4 months if the winter.
Bales are chopped in the baler but I’d like to chop them more at feeding.
Does anyone know if something like the tarrup KD824 will handle silage?
Would only be doing 3 to 5 bales a week so can’t justify spending a lot of money.
Something like this Tarrup KD824

 

[Pistonbroke]

I know nothing about them but I found this

 

[debe]

That's my old one and bought for exactly that job. It will do it but not in any hurry! Probably 15/ 20min an unchopped bale. The slower it feeds the more it chops, but very difficult to control. Probably put 100 bales through it, and it has held up fine. I have no idea how it will be after a 1000! Pm me if you would like

 

[Pistonbroke]

That's my old one and bought for exactly that job. It will do it but not in any hurry! Probably 15/ 20min an unchopped bale. The slower it feeds the more it chops, but very difficult to control. Probably put 100 bales through it, and it has held up fine. I have no idea how it will be after a 1000! Pm me if you would like

We had a kidd 610 just for straw and it was quick but had to keep the knives fresh. That sounds very slow

 

[debe]

It felt it too! Being unchopped the bales held together and the knives wouldn't bite so well. I would think chopped would be considerably faster

 

[Andyt880]

I know nothing about them but I found this

I seen that myself, looks to be doing ok with it

 

[Pistonbroke]

Another on e I know nothing about is a teagle drum type. They certainly sold more

 

[Andyt880]

Another on e I know nothing about is a teagle drum type. They certainly sold more

Yea certainly more of the teagles around. They get both good and bad reports for dealing with silage. The Teagle seems to hold its value better second hand