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will a tmr chop straw well?

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phillip d

04-06-2007 16:29:57




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we are looking at buying a vertical grind tub mixer (Jaylor),it's about 430 cubic foot.Was wondering if it could also be used to chop up round bales of straw and unload easily so we can push it into an old van trailer box for chopped bedding for our freestalls.The straw can be packed into the box with a skid steer and later be taken out as needed with a grappel bucked and dumped accordingly in the stalls.Thanks in advance,phill.

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NEIADan

04-07-2007 18:07:09




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 Re: will a tmr chop straw well? in reply to phillip d, 04-06-2007 16:29:57  
I grind up hay daily with my vertical Penta TMR. They break up pretty fast if it is powder dry alfalfa. Grassy hay is so fluffy it just doesn't cut as fast. It would probably help if the restrictors were set for more aggressive cutting. But I use a medium setting to facilitate in the mixing. I certainly would recommend the Penta mixer. They are a built to last with the all stainless unload system. I purchased the first one our dealer had eversold 15 months ago. The only thing I have changed is upgraded to a CV powershaft. Our operation requires a lot of turning while mixing and feeding. To date they have sold almost 40 units since. That says a lot for any unit and the dealer.

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phillip d

04-07-2007 17:01:54




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 Re: will a tmr chop straw well? in reply to phillip d, 04-06-2007 16:29:57  
Thanks guys,expert advice as always!Phill



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RodInNS

04-07-2007 07:55:07




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 Re: will a tmr chop straw well? in reply to phillip d, 04-06-2007 16:29:57  
I've never done it because I don't have a mixer..... but I can't see why it wouldn't work. They chop silage bales.
In case anyone is wondering, obtaining shavings or sawdust in these parts is getting to be nearly impossible. The mills are shutting down, or preparing to shut down, and what is produced is now largely going for use as hog fuel. That market can afford to pay more than farmers can.... so they get the wood. There's actually a buyer getting set up right now who plans on buying over 3000 cord per week just for hog fuel. He's not paying buggerall for it, but he's got a volume contract..... That's how it is around here now.

Rod

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barnrat

04-07-2007 06:05:26




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 Re: will a tmr chop straw well? in reply to phillip d, 04-06-2007 16:29:57  
The local Penta Dealer(another vertical mixer brand) has sold many vertical mixers based on the fact the farmer could mix feed and make bedding(round bales, sawdust, paper pulp, corn stalks, etc.) Vertical mixers are very popular here and lots of farmers make bedding with them, besides mix feed.



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Kent in NB

04-07-2007 05:27:58




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 Re: will a tmr chop straw well? in reply to phillip d, 04-06-2007 16:29:57  
Hi Philip. A big tiestall outfit in Quebec has been doing that for five or six years for his high end dairy cows. Mixes shavings in with it. We have been chopping straw into our freestalls for about six years. Our stalls have pasture mats, and we throw shavings on top of the straw. We do this daily and run a SCC average under 100,000.



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johns48jdb

04-07-2007 05:13:58




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 Re: will a tmr chop straw well? in reply to phillip d, 04-06-2007 16:29:57  
i would try to use wood shavings if i could, unless you can get the straw out with a loader of some kind. straw or hay in a stall is strickly bad news when it comes to clean out time.



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IaGary

04-06-2007 19:59:14




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 Re: will a tmr chop straw well? in reply to phillip d, 04-06-2007 16:29:57  
If it will chop hay bales it will chop straw I would think.

Carefull about sparks and putting in a shed.

Steel in bales can cause fires from sparks.

I know of 2 piles of hay that went into smoke around here.

Gary



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