Bale splitter for the rear of Tractor { Mchale }

davidbrown

:)Hi
Is it worth buying a  Bale splitter to feed 200-250 bales of |Silage and Hay  . are they a good job an which is the best make , around 15-16 hundred euro  Vat included I think

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Moved to Farming & Forestry, you should get some help in here davidbrown.

charolais0153

davidbrown wrote: »

:)Hi
Is it worth buying a  Bale splitter to feed 200-250 bales of |Silage and Hay  . are they a good job an which is the best make , around 15-16 hundred euro  Vat included I think

I like it. Chops bale up well and makes it easy to fork. Only paid about 1k for it 2nd hand

davidbrown

charolais0153 wrote: »

I like it. Chops bale up well and makes it easy to fork. Only paid about 1k for it 2nd hand

Thanks for the info. Ive a shed where I can't get straight to barrier. Can you split bale and carry a bit afew feet fwd to the next pen.

Simmental.

davidbrown wrote: »

Thanks for the info. Ive a shed where I can't get straight to barrier. Can you split bale and carry a bit afew feet fwd to the next pen.

You can, I split the bale in four and and carry the two sections they can't reach to the next pen.

cacs

davidbrown wrote: »

:)Hi
Is it worth buying a  Bale splitter to feed 200-250 bales of |Silage and Hay  . are they a good job an which is the best make , around 15-16 hundred euro  Vat included I think

I make around the same amount of bales per year. I bought a second hand one for 1000 Mchale. No cracks or welds. Honestly it was some of the best few quid I spent. I now can control how much silage the cattle get. Make them clean up everyday before they get more. It only works in an open shed where you can split the bale infront of the whole feeding barrier. No more fat cows. Less silage consumed less silage wasted.

davidbrown

cathal irwin wrote: »

I make around the same amount of bales per year. I bought a second hand one for 1000 Mchale. No cracks or welds. Honestly it was some of the best few quid I spent. I now can control how much silage the cattle get. Make them clean up everyday before they get more. It only works in an open shed where you can split the bale infront of the whole feeding barrier. No more fat cows. Less silage consumed less silage wasted.

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Thanks for the advice. That's one of the reasons I wanted to buy was to reduce waste. I can get in to open bales in front of 3,pens but 2 pens will be at 90degrees to pen.. Or a bit of an angle.
Still think it worth it

patsy_mccabe

davidbrown

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Hi Patsy
Thanks for the advice. Yes 100% agree with you about the splitter. Best bit of equipment ever to arrive in the yard. Feeding so much easier.

MfMan

Anyone use a straw chopper/blower as a bale feeder? Any good? Hard to use?

patsy_mccabe

davidbrown wrote: »

Hi Patsy
Thanks for the advice. Yes 100% agree with you about the splitter. Best bit of equipment ever to arrive in the yard. Feeding so much easier.

No, davidbrown. That's not my video. It popped up on youtube this morning. Thanks anyway.

emaherx

Anyone use one with non chopped bales?

tanko

emaherx wrote: »

Anyone use one with non chopped bales?

Yeah , they work fine with them.

hopeso

emaherx wrote: »

Anyone use one with non chopped bales?

I'd say they'd work even better with non chopped bales, in so far as the blocks that you cut the bale into would hold together better, and be far easier to carry on the prongs if you wanted to lift a section of the bale forward to another pen.

A good tip when lifting a section of a split bale on the prongs is to lower the blade down onto the top of the block of silage. It really helps to hold it together. Also, the splitters come new with only 3 prongs fitted. It is well worth fitting another short prong in the hole provided if you intend carrying sections of the split bale.

mayota

How much are they?