McIntosh Multi Bale Feeders improve farm efficiency
TracMac Farm Machinery receives many comments from farmers that have purchased and are now using their new McIntosh Multi 4 or Multi 5 Bale Feeders.
Their ability to carry four or five bales on the machine together with one or two bales on their front-end loaders allows farmers to go out and feed large herds in one trip.
Comments from TracMac customers say they are reducing their feed out times by up to 30%.
It’s not just the labour saving, it’s also less wear and tear on the tractors, less fuel used, and damage done to gateways and tracks by doing less trips.
Many farmers have said “It’s always great to get the job done quicker and more efficiently so you get a chance to spend some more time with the family as there never seems to be enough time.“
The Multi Bale Feeder has a unique twin ram bale loading system that is capable of handling bales weighing over 1200kg and allows the operator to hold the bale above the platform to allow easy removal of the net and wrap.
This is especially suitable for roto-cut silage bales that can fall apart once the net has been removed and ensures all the material falls into the chamber and not over the back of the machine.
The bale transfer system pushes each bale up into the feeding cradle.
Specially designed feeder slats allow the easy transfer of the bales and ensure plenty of aggression for consistent feeding.
The dual sided cradle allows accurate control of feeding out the fodder, no matter which way the bale is placed into the cradle.
The new style vertical drop side feeder chains assist in the prevention of the wheels running over the material. Other features like the heavy duty chassis, walking beam axles, floatation tyres, large storage bins and two remote operation are all designed to make feeding bales quicker and easier.
Customers have commented that they really like the ability to go into a large herd of cows and feed up to three bales out without getting out of the tractor seat.
This is a great safety feature as anyone who has experienced trying to get the plastic and nett off the second bale in a mob of hungry cows when you are only able to feed one bale out at a time knows.
Back in 2016 the McIntosh Multi bale Feeder won the TMA (Tractor & Machinery Association) Best Non-Powered Machine of the year at Farm World.
Then later that year it won the Weekly Times Best Imported Machine of the Year at Elmore.
Now eight years on and with many customers putting thousands of bales through these machines, they have shown to have the strength, performance and durability in many different applications throughout Australia and New Zealand.
For more information and details, please contact TracMac Farm Equipment on (03) 5625 1522 or contact your local McIntosh Farm Machinery dealer.
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