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The Beater Wagon is said to give a more consistent and even feed-out of fodder.
The Beater Wagon, which is new from McIntosh Farm Machinery, is designed for integrating different fodder products together.
The company says it offers both cost and labour-saving benefits for farmers who don’t want to go to the expense of a mixer wagon based on the TMR system.
A unique design sees three PTO-driven horizontal beaters, delivering better incorporation and a more consistent blending of different product groups together.
The action of the beaters is said to ensure bales are broken up, so cows don’t have to lift their heads and shake material to drag the feed apart, resulting in less wastage.
It is able to handle chopped round and large square bales quickly and efficiently, while also incorporating them with pit maize and grass silage.
“They will give a more consistent and even feed-out of the fodder, making them well suited for operating on feed pads, but also offering the versatility to be used in field conditions as well,” says the company. “Operators of these machines in Australia have said they halved their fuel and labour costs by replacing their mixer wagon with a McIntosh Beater Wagon.”
Showing the versatility of the design, the company worked closely with a grape grower in South Australia, the company has developed a beater wagon for applying straw and compost onto grape vine rows.
McIntosh beater wagons are getting praise from farmers who say that the unique design of its three PTO driven horizontal beaters allows better incorporation of different products and a more consistent output of the fodder than a conventional silage wagon.
Brett McIntosh of the Palmerston North-based family agricultural engineering firm McIntosh, says their Multi-4 and 5 bale feeders offer a major leap in productivity if you need to lift and feed 10 or more bales daily.
McIntosh of Palmerston North has a reputation for building feed equipment with a robust construction, clever engineering and a long working life.
McIntosh of Palmerston North has a reputation for building feed equipment with a robust construction, clever engineering and a long working life.
Palmerston North's McIntosh has a reputation for building feed equipment that’s of robust construction, features clever engineering and a has long working life.
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