Powered Feeder Carries Bale To Cows
If you're tired of the hassle of feeding big round bales in tie-stall barns, you'll like this electric-powered, fully automatic round bale feeder that travels from cow to cow, pausing for a preset length of time at each stall.
Built in Canada and recently introduced in the U.S., the Airablo bale feeder is powered by 110-volt AC, says distributor Allen Merrill of Black River Equipment, Albany, Vt.
The unit handles bales up to 5 by 6-ft. It's powered by a 1/8 hp electric motor and hangs from a 4-in. by 2 5/8-in. I-beam. De-pending on programming, the unit travels 10 to 30-ft. per minute and can be used to feed up to 3 bales a day.
To use, you set the bale on its side near the power unit and slip a spear through the bale. Next, hoist the bale into feeding position with the 20-ft. winch cable mounted on the unit. Then, you use bungie tie straps to secure the bale.
The loading process takes only three to five minutes.
The feeder keeps waste to a minimum be-cause any hay that falls off the bale is within reach of cattle.
Unit sells for $4,700. I-beam and electric track sells for $20 per ft. installed. Installation in a typical 150-ft. tie-stall barn takes about two days.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Black River Equipment, HCR 65, Box 2250, Albany, Vt. 05820 (ph 802 755-6202; fax 6125).
Click here to download page story appeared in.
Click here to read entire issue
Powered Feeder Carries Bale To Cows HAY & FORAGE HARVESTING Bale Handling (5) 21-2-26 If you're tired of the hassle of feeding big round bales in tie-stall barns, you'll like this electric-powered, fully automatic round bale feeder that travels from cow to cow, pausing for a preset length of time at each stall.
Built in Canada and recently introduced in the U.S., the Airablo bale feeder is powered by 110-volt AC, says distributor Allen Merrill of Black River Equipment, Albany, Vt.
The unit handles bales up to 5 by 6-ft. It's powered by a 1/8 hp electric motor and hangs from a 4-in. by 2 5/8-in. I-beam. De-pending on programming, the unit travels 10 to 30-ft. per minute and can be used to feed up to 3 bales a day.
To use, you set the bale on its side near the power unit and slip a spear through the bale. Next, hoist the bale into feeding position with the 20-ft. winch cable mounted on the unit. Then, you use bungie tie straps to secure the bale.
The loading process takes only three to five minutes.
The feeder keeps waste to a minimum be-cause any hay that falls off the bale is within reach of cattle.
Unit sells for $4,700. I-beam and electric track sells for $20 per ft. installed. Installation in a typical 150-ft. tie-stall barn takes about two days.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Black River Equipment, HCR 65, Box 2250, Albany, Vt. 05820 (ph 802 755-6202; fax 6125).
To read the rest of this story, download this issue below or click
here to register with your account number.
