How's it going?
Zero Grazing
- Thread starter rdr123
- Start date
Nearly
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- Location
- North of York
One would like to say "fantastically well with milk up 2000 litres" but took it out and found out that the grass isn't long enough to pick unless we grind off the skids on the mower.
The one tonne we managed was wolfed down by about 20 cows .........
No, got ours from Arfon Roberts at around 1/3 of that price but ours doesn't have the cross feed belt so will have to dump and fork out
happycows
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- Location
- North Devon Cornwall border
Mine hates short wet grass. Just won’t fly off the mower to the elavator. Long wet is fine, dry and short is fine.
My last lot of bales (2nd cut) were too dry and 2 weeks too late being cut due to weather and I’d been putting some regumaize 44 on to try and keep them going but since the grass milk is up by 20% on lots of cows and 16% across the lot.
My last lot of bales (2nd cut) were too dry and 2 weeks too late being cut due to weather and I’d been putting some regumaize 44 on to try and keep them going but since the grass milk is up by 20% on lots of cows and 16% across the lot.
Suckndiesel
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- Location
- Newtownards
The fingers are too far apart in the elevator on the grass tec, I think that’s why it won’t handle the short wet grass
You have enough silage to keep you going?
Not grass silage … had to buy in bales BUT if this works then it could be an answer although I suspect that the machine is too small with a 7’ mower and too fragile being Italian to cope with feeding 161 (tm) cows
- Location
- Co. Antrim
Suppose there’s not great money tied up in that machine at least will let you see if it works for you or not without losing a lot on a machine next door neighbour bought a new grass tech machine in July one year used it for that season and never used since
That’s the thinking. If it works by putting on litres, then it will be a front mower and forage wagon which would double up as a silage trailer
cattow
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- Location
- Leicestershire J11 M42
Tidying up last years grass , a bit dead in the bottom
Suckndiesel
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- Location
- Newtownards
What tonnage can you get into that?
Suckndiesel
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- Location
- Newtownards
Would take 2 loads a day with that machine to feed 161 cows and they could probably eat more if given the chance
cattow
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- Location
- Leicestershire J11 M42
Not sure, around 8 ton or 9 ton of grass would be my guess
The novelty will wear off when you’re chasing lawn clippings for many hours of the day!
Already worn off for me seeing as I fetch the cows for milking
Scholsey
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- Location
- Herefordshire
Or changing forage wagon pick up reel tines weekly as your constantly snapping them trying to hoover up lawn mowings each and every day.........
- Location
- M6 Hard shoulder
im saying nowt