Precision chop wagons

Shireman

Hi

Anybody know if there is an alternative to the chop method on the silage wagons. We prefer to use the precision chop silage and think the silage is too long with the wagons on the market

royalmeath

You think the silage is too long but have you asked your livestock what they think.
The simple fact is that there is a better feed value to silage that is chopped longer.
The only benefit from a feeding point of view with precision chop silage is for farmers
who would be feeding at the pit face and there aint too many of them out there nowadays

P.S
I am not a contractor

simx

royalmeath wrote: »

You think the silage is too long but have you asked your livestock what they think.
The simple fact is that there is a better feed value to silage that is chopped longer.
The only benefit from a feeding point of view with precision chop silage is for farmers
who would be feeding at the pit face and there aint too many of them out there nowadays

P.S
I am not a contractor

tatally agree long silage isnt for self feeding,only be pulling cows teeth out,i am getting a contractor in with wagon this year for 3 reasons

1.cheaper
2.longer silage-better not like pecision chop silage from jag 900 that is like dust
3.wagons are great for travelling wet ground

also wouldnt be coming in as quick so get a bit more rolling

royalmeath

Contractors will tell you that longer cut silage is harder to compact in the pit, this is rubbish, try compacting 14 ton of silage every five mins especially in these conditions

Tipp Man

JF do a wagon which is basically a trailer welded onto the back of 1 of their harvesters - spout and everything

The idea is good but think they are very long and need a big tractor up front

Not sure if they are available in Ireland

http://www.jf-stoll.com/English/Products/Forage-harvesters/Precision-chop-forage-waggons/ES-Pro-Tec.aspx

Bones08

Schuitemaker Wagons can be adjusted in seconds to chop differant widths by removing the blades, (without having to climb in under it) and with the rear mounted pick up and steering axel they are by far the most compact wagon on the market
http://www.sr-schuitemaker.nl/en/products/agricultural-machines/forage-harvesting/loaderwagons-rapide/

tim04750

Google "Teagle Toucan" its an older version of the Jf-stoll machine.Basically a JF harvester built into the chassis of a silage trailer.

td5man

tim04750 wrote: »

Google "Teagle Toucan" its an older version of the Jf-stoll machine.Basically a JF harvester built into the chassis of a silage trailer.

Saw one in Alexander Mills a few weeks ago