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An essential machine for dairy, beef and sheep farmers producing controlled mixed ingredient rations for accurate feed formulations giving positive daily liveweight gain and cost-effective growth performance. Get our maintenance tips and user views on tub-type auger and paddle mixers.

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DIET FEEDERS

Guide to buying used paddle-type feeder wagons

Following last week’s look at second-hand tub-based feeder wagons, this time around we’re focusing on the perks and pitfalls of used paddle-type machines Keenan has been a dominating force on…

DIET FEEDERS

Tips for buying a second-hand tub feeder wagon

Livestock farmers might be notorious for their aversion to machinery maintenance, but that’s no reason to completely disregard the chance to snap up an older feeder wagon on the cheap.…

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Case studies

DIET FEEDERS

Why Shropshire dairies opted for Euromilk feeder wagons

The diet feeder market might be dominated by a few big names, but those who shop around will discover a bevy of smaller outfits proffering decent machines for a lower…

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Community

WORKSHOP SKILLS

Inventions Comp 2024: Niall Turley's self-propelled feeder

Niall, Brendan and Brian Turley’s bin lorry feeder wagon was crowned runner-up in the complex category of Farmers Weekly annual Inventions Competition. Rather than buy an expensive tractor to run…

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Inventions Comp: Sam Hicks’ and Ben Hayes’ Super Snacker

In search of an easier way of creep-feeding their 2,000-plus store lambs than humping around bags of pellets, Gloucestershire farmer Sam Hicks and foreman Ben Hayes built a custom hydraulic…

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MACHINERY MAINTENANCE

Keenan mixer wagon renovator offers repair tips

The daily chore of chomping through tonnes of abrasive feedstuffs mean a mixer wagon’s innards only have a limited lifespan. Added to that, the tight environments in which they work…

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News

DIET FEEDERS

Teagle ups the output of latest C120 tub grinder

The addition of a wider, longer and stronger twin-ram conveyor has allowed Teagle to increase the throughput of its latest Tomahawk tub grinder by more than 30%. The C120 Calibrator…

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BvL unveils new mid-range mixer wagon

BvL's self-propelled mixer wagon fleet has gained a new member in the form of the mid-range V-Mix Drive Maximus Plus 2S. Powered by a 174hp, four-cylinder engine, the machine slots between the…

DIET FEEDERS

GEA to showcase dairy robot that mixes and delivers feed

A new autonomous feeding robot from German firm GEA is set to be unveiled at the EuroTier show in Hanover next month. The fully electric DairyFeed F4500 is capable of…

DIET FEEDERS

RS Agri launches 9cu m Sabre 900+ bale processor

RS Agri has developed a new high-capacity bale processor for breaking up straw, silage, hay and haylage in both round and square formats. The trailed Sabre 900+ can be used…

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