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Monday, 04 July 2016 08:55

Auger bucket takes some beating

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Martin Gray, Ag Attachments, with the new auger bucket. Martin Gray, Ag Attachments, with the new auger bucket.

Given the popularity of fodder beet in NZ, particularly in the South Island, it was no surprise to see auger/chopper buckets on Fieldays exhibitor sites.

One such machine from French specialist Emily was on the Ag Attachments site.

These are designed for front mounting on loaders or telescopic handlers, and may be mounted on the three point linkage of larger tractors.

The auger bucket is based on the standard Vega bucket which uses a uniform diameter auger without a central support, said to be best suited to maize, corn and concentrates.

The addition of a chopper rotor and frame to the end of the body structure allows chopping of beet, potatoes, squash and even kiwifruit; a choice of three alternative chopping rotors for different particle sizes depends on feeding regime or type of livestock.

The standard machine is 2.2m wide and holds 1.3 cu.m; other sizes up to 2.6m wide and 2.3 cu.m capacity are available on indent.

www.agattach.co.nz 

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