Farms and Farm Machinery

HIP TO feed squares

Chainless feeders have been around since the late 1990s, when Hustler’s original chainless 2000 was introduced and proved to be so popular it is now shipped all over the world. Luckily, farmers are spoilt for choice when it comes to bale feeders so the first questions that need to be asked are: what is a chainless? Why would you buy a chainless? And is it worth the price premium?

WHAT IS A CHAINLESS?

As the name suggests, it is chainless, so no more oiling chains, worn drive sprockets, bent slats and net wrapped around every nook and cranny. The additional benefit of the double rotor design is that it allows the bale to be teased out rather than feeding it faster by simply increasing the chain speed on

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