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Boiling down feeder choice
Sheep feeders
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Whether to feed stud stock or to manage a disappointing season, sheep feeders and mixers are an important part of livestock inventory. To help in producers in their buying decisions, Kondinin Group livestock researcher Toni Nugent delivers a snapshot of product types, their features and prices (GST inc).
COWRA LICK FEEDER — GRAIN SUPPLEMENT FEEDER FOR SHEEP AND LAMBS
The Cowra lick feeder is a 17-bag capacity sheep feeder made from galvanised steel. The feeder, which operates on skids, eliminates grain wastage and has a kick rail to prevent lambs pawing at the unit and potentially spreading disease.
The channel width is easily adjusted to control grain intake and prevent lambs from gorging themselves. The feeder can also be used to feed nuts, meal and hammermill mix.
Price: $1230 ex-Cowra, NSW.
CONTACT Lachlan Steel and Industrial Supplies, Cowra, NSW 2794
(02) 6342 4188 [email protected] www.lachlansteel.com.au
ELMS SHEEP FEEDERS
Elms sheep feeders come in a standard or heavy-duty option. Both feeders have an easy slide adjustment that allows grain intake to be controlled moving from lick to gorge feeding. Feeders have a 3000-litre capacity and a tray designed to minimise waste.
Sheep feeders are fully galvanised including galvanised bolts and have a slide lid for easy access to fi ll the feeder.
The heavy-duty sheep feeder has a rectangular hollow base for extra strength with a ‘C’ section for pallet forks.
The Elms sheep dry lick feeder provides protection from the rain and is made of heavy duty galvanised steel. It has a 40L capacity and a steel post anchor system.
Price: $1200 — Sheep feeder (standard)$1350 — Sheep feeder (heavy duty)$250 — Sheep dry lick feeder
CONTACT Boyd Metal Works, Cowra, NSW 2794
0427 455 288 [email protected]
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ELMS SHEEP FEEDER (STANDARD)
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PROWAY SHEEP FEEDERS
Proway lick feeders are fully galvanised and operate with solid RHS sub-frames and loops for hay forks, allowing easy movement.
The Proway lick feeder has a 3000-litre capacity and has adjustable grain fl ow settings. The grain fl ow setting is simple to adjust, using easily accessible wing nuts and a slide mechanism.
The grain tray and shielding design reduce the amount of moisture able to reach the grain. The feeders are designed to totally self empty.
A fl at-pack option is available to minimise transport costs.
PROWAY SHEEP FEEDER
Wheeled sheep feeders also have a full-length opening lid and a heavy-duty galvanised chassis with 360 millimetre (14 inch) wheels behind the feeder, allowing full access to the feed trays.
Price:
$1050 — Sheep lick feeder (fl at pack)
$1250 — Sheep lick feeder (fully assembled)
$2745.96 — Sheep lick feeder 2.4m on wheels
$1655.86 — Sheep lick feeder 3m
$2883.95 — Sheep lick feeder 3m on wheels $2483.79 — feed-out cart $3311.71 — feed-out cart with remote control option
CONTACT Proway Livestock Equipment, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2650
1300 655 383 [email protected] www.proway.com.au
PATON STOCK FEEDING EQUIPMENT
Paton stock feeders are available in a variety of sizes from small and medium sized feeders, through to wheeled lick feeders and trail feeders. Capacities range from 1.2 tonnes for the small lick feeder, to 1.8t for the medium lick feeder.
All feeders are fully galvanised with skids, enabling producers to drag and move the feeder with an ATV or ute. Feeders have double-sided feed trays and stainless steel adjustable slide controls. The adjustable slide controls can be set low for lick feeding or adjusted higher for feeding nuts. Feeders have full-length opening lids.
Wheeled sheep feeders also have a full-length opening lid and a heavy-duty galvanised chassis with 360 millimetres (14 inch) wheels behind the feeder, allowing full access to the feed trays.
Price: All feeders are available in a range of sizes.
$1223.60–$2112.55 — Lick feeders (medium size)
$1252.35–$1490.40 — Lick feeders (small size)
$1765.25–$4370 — Wheeled lick feeders
$2530–$3736.35 — Trail feeders
CONTACT Paton stock feeding equipment, Geelong, Victoria 3219
(03) 5248 8373 [email protected] www.paton.net.au
PATON LICK FEEDER
PATON WHEELED LICK FEEDER
PATON TRAIL FEEDER
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KEENAN FEED MIXERSThe new range of Keenan mech-fi ber feeders have a specially-designed mixing chamber profi le with carbon steel knives and castellated paddles that condition and process feed and forage materials, providing the right fi bre base for the ration.
All Keenan mech-fi ber feeders have separate mixing and feed-out chambers, with a high-performance auger for clean, effi cient feed-out. A variable feed control door allows simple regulation of feed-out and the facility to add ingredients to the mix part way through a load.
Torque requirements are signifi cantly reduced due to the controlled chopping speed, resulting in savings on overall fuel consumption.
Keenan mech-fi ber feeders come in a range of sizes with capacities ranging from 4.5–10t. All models have the option of elevating feed into feedbins.
KUHN TRAILED MIXER FEEDER WAGONThe Kuhn trailed mixer feeder wagon allows long-fi bre forage, such as hay or haylage, to be incorporated into rations. The mixing augers bring the product towards the centre of the machine, with the ‘mushroom’ mixing system complemented by a fi bre-chopping facility that comprises a number of sections and curved blades.
The front and rear body walls slope inwards at 30 degrees to guide feedstuffs and help circulation.
Feeders have simultaneous left- and right-hand side feeding allowing rations to be distributed on both sides of the machine in a single pass. Machines are equipped as standard with a PVC discharge conveyor belt with hydraulic height adjustment and on the opposite side a discharge chute.
An electronic weighing system is standard on Kuhn mixers, allowing the operator to monitor exactly how much feed is loaded into the machine and ingested by animals.
Mixing capacities range from 1000–1800L.
NDE FEED MIXERSNDE vertical feed mixers are available in single-auger and dual-vertical models.
Single-auger vertical mixers range in size from 12.3–20.2 tonnes, with a two-way front fl at conveyor. A 0.91 metre or 1.37m side conveyor is also available for right-hand or left-hand sides. The vertical mixers have a double ladder and platform, lateral pivot axles and 60cm curved carbide insert knives.
The NDE dual-auger vertical mixer has a step fl oor design. The front fl oor is 250 millimetres lower than the rear and there is a 300mm overlap of the auger pattern. This design allows a ‘fl ow pattern’ that is constantly moving the feed to the front of the mixer.
Additional to the features of the single-auger vertical mixer, the dual-auger mixer has semi-independent suspension and optional side doors.
Price: $75,000–$135,000
CONTACT Eastern Spreaders Pty Ltd, Kerang, Victoria 3579
(03) 5450 3077 www.ndeco.com
KEENAN FEED MIXER
KUHN TRAILED MIXER FEEDER WAGON
Feed mixers
NDE FEED MIXER
Price: $60,000–$135,000
CONTACT Keenan Australia, Bendigo, Victoria 3550
(03) 5442 3333 offi [email protected] www.keenan.com.au
Price: $94,000
CONTACT Kuhn Farm Machinery Pty Ltd, Mitcham, Victoria 3132
[email protected] www.kuhn.com
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TAARUP HORIZONTAL AUGER DIET FEEDERSThe Taarup two-auger mixer, chops and mixes small and large square bales, as well as round bales of hay and silage into a chopped ration. The three-point mounting of the weighbars guarantees accuracy and is available in three formats — simple, simple with remote control and fully programmable.
A number of options are available for the distribution of the feed to either one or two sides, including a fi xed position discharge chute, hydraulic-driven discharge roller and conveyor systems up to two metres in length.
Wide conveyors run on ultra-glide strips that allow higher conveyor speed. The two contra-rotating augers are fi tted with replaceable circular cutting blades, with a multiple of usable cutting edges.
All chains and sprockets are located in an oil bath, providing continuous lubrication when in use. Auger drive shafts rotate in special maintenance-free ultra-glide bearings and the lower mixing chamber and auger troughs are lined with ultra glide.
TRIOLIET MIXER FEEDERTrioliet mixer feeders have a stable auger construction supported on the chassis, resulting in all forces on the mixing auger being directly absorbed by the chassis and a reduction in the load on the mixing chamber and the drive.
The new Solomix 2 series has a larger and more-protected ladder platform that improves safety. The three-part support also speeds up hitching and unhitching.
The hydraulic opening doors are moulded to the mixing chamber shape (conically round) so there are no dead corners in the mixing chamber and the doors seal tightly at the top. The symmetric sweeper dispensing arms make feed dispensing quicker and more even.
The Solomix 2 has the new twin-stream mixing auger that improves feed mixing with its higher feed circulation speed in the mixing chamber. It also provides a faster loading rate in the mixer feeder and gives an improved and faster cutting performance of the auger blades as the feed drops directly to the bottom of the auger.
The faster handling of round and big square bales considerably reduces fuel, labour and time.
TAARUP HORIZONTAL AUGER DIET FEEDER
TAARUP HORIZONTAL AUGER DIET FEEDER
The lower mixing chamber and auger troughs are constructed from special copper impregnated alloy steel that is highly resistant to corrosion.
Mixer controls are via an electronic control panel that is mounted in the tractor cab.
The auger reversing tool is supplied standard with all models.
Price: $55,000–$80,000
CONTACT KvAgriculture, Derrimut, Victoria 3030
1800 424 241 [email protected] www.kvag.com.au
Price: $144,000
CONTACT Muddy River Agriculture
1800 121 073 [email protected] www.trioliet.com
or www.muddyriver.com.au
CONTACT Toni Nugent is a researcher and writer for Farming Ahead.
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