Keenan and bales?

delaval

I have a keenan feeder not a bale handler one. My friend loaned to me last spring to feed soy hulls. I will need to feed bales on outfarm next week. Will it be able to manage it.
I was planning to break them up with the loader before loading them, all siage bales are from paddocks with covers of <1500 or less so short stuff not chopped though.

td5man

delaval wrote: »

I have a keenan feeder not a bale handler one. My friend loaned to me last spring to feed soy hulls. I will need to feed bales on outfarm next week. Will it be able to manage it.
I was planning to break them up with the loader before loading them, all siage bales are from paddocks with covers of <1500 or less so short stuff not chopped though.

Has it knives?
we feed wagon silage through ours just fill carefully and it should be ok.
I presume there chopped bales.

bob charles

PIA:(, short grass will be grand, why put through feeder in the first place if not mixing in something

delaval wrote: »

I have a keenan feeder

are you coming out of the closet

td5man

bob charles wrote: »

PIA:(




are you coming out of the closet

The shame of it.
At least he didn't buy one.

mf240

Buy a few ring feeders and feed in a paddock near palour.

mf240

bob charles wrote: »

are you coming out of the closet

He will be pricing super comfort water filled cubicle mats next. It's a slippery slope.

bob charles

mf240 wrote: »

He will be pricing super comfort water filled cubicle mats next. It's a slippery slope.

will they be bought before or after the zero-grazer

nashmach

I heard the super shed is going up as we type and the walls for the parlour!

delaval

For this kind of shyte talk I'll drink a Moxy of cider and go to after hours ( or whatever it's called)!!!!!

delaval

The few sensible posters are out working unlike ye lot they came in out if the heat in time!!!!

bob charles

delaval wrote: »

The few sensible posters are out working unlike ye lot they came in out if the heat in time!!!!

you cant call any person asking about keenan's and TMR sensible

epfff

delaval wrote: »

The few sensible posters are out working unlike ye lot they came in out if the heat in time!!!!

I have old Keenan 100 no prob handling well chopped short bales
I used to take plastic off pick bale up with grab
it would spilt in half
hold over feeder go up ladder cut net and tie it onto grab then drop half bale in then start feeder

Now put long stuff in and you will need the cider

kowtow

delaval wrote: »

For this kind of shyte talk I'll drink a Moxy of cider and go to after hours ( or whatever it's called)!!!!!

The late drinking lap-dancing venue?

It's called the dail, as far as I can gather.

kowtow

mf240 wrote: »

He will be pricing super comfort water filled cubicle mats next. It's a slippery slope.

On the phone to Moore Park now, have given delaval's name.

Am enquiring whether they have any recent trials to tell me whether the 45 or 90 degree electronic cow scratcher is the better choice.

TEAT SQUEEZER

delboy`s declaration of regret at having never installed ACR`S is surely only a matter of hours away... maybe not until another of his overmilked maids blocks the milk filter...:D:D... (sorry old boy)

Hugh 2

delaval wrote: »

I have a keenan feeder not a bale handler one. My friend loaned to me last spring to feed soy hulls. I will need to feed bales on outfarm next week. Will it be able to manage it.
I was planning to break them up with the loader before loading them, all siage bales are from paddocks with covers of <1500 or less so short stuff not chopped though.

I know a few lads with keenan feeders (all with blades) managing to feed bales.
The more broken up the are ( you can't just dump bale in ) the better - even a quarter a bale at a time might be two much
I have one of the newer ones with the small auger (with bale handler) and if I don't chop the bales enough (especially really dry ones )I would only half open the door while full and 3/4 open when nearly empty.
The older feeders with the bigger augers IMO is much better at emptying dry bales

mf240

My cows are eating bales silage but I'm not putting it through a diet feeder..

Give in the bales with a grab and use the Keenan to store waste plastic.

Hugh 2

mf240 wrote: »

Give in the bales with a grab and use the Keenan to store waste plastic.

LOL;)