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Took a drive yesterday and bought a new flaker feeder. It hauls and feeds out 2 of the 3x4x8 that I feed. It is operated remotely with a key fob. Push the right button and things happen. You set a bale flat on the table on the rear. It tips up on edge in the feeding position. Drop the table back down and load another bale. Drive to the field, cut the twine on the bale to be fed, push the correct button and the arm to the right pushes the bale to the left. Just tap the button as you drive and it drops off a flake at a time. Get done with that bale just push a button and it moves the push arm back to the ready position. Lift bale #2 into place and repeat. This is going to make feeding a lot easier for
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Picture 1, 2, 3 are the left, back, and right side. Pic #4 shows the lift table part way up. Pic #5 shows to push arm about half way across.
 
webfoot said:
Took a drive yesterday and bought a new flaker feeder. It hauls and feeds out 2 of the 3x4x8 that I feed. It is operated remotely with a key fob. Push the right button and things happen. You set a bale flat on the table on the rear. It tips up on edge in the feeding position. Drop the table back down and load another bale. Drive to the field, cut the twine on the bale to be fed, push the correct button and the arm to the right pushes the bale to the left. Just tap the button as you drive and it drops off a flake at a time. Get done with that bale just push a button and it moves the push arm back to the ready position. Lift bale #2 into place and repeat. This is going to make feeding a lot easier for View attachment 3089View attachment 3090View attachment 3091View attachment 3093View attachment 3094me.
Picture 1, 2, 3 are the left, back, and right side. Pic #4 shows the lift table part way up. Pic #5 shows to push arm about half way across.
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What is the average weight of your 3x4x8 bales? Grass hay or grass clover mix? Those chip or flake feeders sure make feeding easier for the smaller one person operation.
 
Puzzled said:
If you have time, send some videos when you get going with it.
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It will probably be a while until I get it going and I don't have a video camera. Google D&M Feeder. He has a web site with real well done video of these machines working.

bullwriter said:
What is the average weight of your 3x4x8 bales? Grass hay or grass clover mix? Those chip or flake feeders sure make feeding easier for the smaller one person operation.
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The bales run around 1,200 pound. Some lighter and alfalfa generally runs heavier.
 
The running gear would need some beefing up if I was using it around here.I'm sure your place is just as rough in places.That would be my only concern.
 

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