Agri-Chopper
The Agri-Chopper will reduce your feeding and bedding costs with ease
BEDDING: Bedding down animals with big bales is a time consuming and
back breaking chore if you do it manually. The Agri-Chopper chops big
bales of straw or paper to make fluffy and spongy bedding. Thanks to
its powerful blower, it can be used to spread bedding evenly up to 40
feet in free stall barns, hog houses and hen houses.
When it comes to bedding, the Agri-Chopper saves both time and material.
It's proven that it takes twice as much compressed straw in comparison
to chopped straw to make decent bedding, resulting in lower bedding costs
and less manure handling.
FEEDING: Designed to process big bales of hay, round or square, dry or
wet (balage), the Agri-Chopper makes short work of big feeding jobs.
Since processed hay is more palatable, cattle consume the entire bale,
not just the tasty parts, reducing feeding cost.
For producers who feed TMR (total mixed ration), the Agri-Choppers allows
the additions of the exact quantity of chopped hay into every recipe,
ensure a more thorough mix, lessen the stress on the mixer and extend mixer
life.
The tub features two large doors to facilitate the loading of big bales when
used inside farm building. Inside the tub, two sturdy flippers are spring
loaded and retractable. They keep the bale pivoting over the knives and ensure
that the tub gets completely emptied. The Agri-Chopper is a portable, heavy duty
high capacity chopper designed to quickly process large volumes of feed or bedding.
A positive drive chain system rotates the tub and delivers material into the
path of the rotor knives. The feed grate is adjustable hydraulically with one
hand operation from the tractor seat. It controls the penetration of the bale
into the rotating knives. Under the rotor, a 16" diameter auger carries the
chopped products to the powerful blower, which can blow up to 40 feet depending
upon moisture, density, etc.
To direct the flow, the deep sided chute has an adjustable deflector and can be
pivoted 360 degrees either manually or from tractor seat with optional hydraulic
controls. To minimize maintenance, all chain and v-belt drive systems are equipped
with automatic tighteners. Grease fittings are easy to access by the use of grease banks.
PTO driven, the sturdy rotor features rigid knives. Special blades are used to chop
straw or paper. The rotor weighting 710 lbs acts like a flywheel and minimizes stress
to the tractor PTO. The large central tube reduces the possibility of twine wrapping.
Many users say they get over 2000 bales with one set of knives.
Here is what the Agri-Chopper will do for you...and your herd:
- Makes big bale handling easier
- Saves time and labor
- Cuts feeding and bedding costs
- Increases palatability of feed, no sorting, no leftover
- Delivers the length of hay that is best suited for your herd
- Processes only the amount of hay required for the ration (TMR)
- Makes the addition of hay into the ration easier (TMR)
- Increases milk production
- Makes better bedding with less material
- Less bedding = less manure handling at clean out time
| Model | 5500-H | 5600-H |
| Overall Length | 163" (414cm) | 175" (444cm) |
| Overall Width | 90" (229cm) | 102"(259cm) |
| Height w/out Chute | 74" (188cm) | 80" (203cm) |
| Height w/Chute | 106" (269cm) | 106" (269cm) |
| Tube Dimensions | 36"x84" (91x213cm) | 42"x96" (107x243cm) |
| Maximum Bale Dimension | 60"x60" (152x152cm) | 60"x72" (152x183cm) |
| Maximum H.P. Recommended at PTO | 60 H.P. | 70 H.P. |
| Adjustable Grate | STANDARD | STANDARD |
| Fine Cut Grate | INCLUDED | INCLUDED |
| Blades | 312 | 360 |
| PTO Shaft w/Shear Pin | INCLUDED | INCLUDED |
| Tire Size | 11L - 15 (8 PLY) | 11L - 15 (8 PLY) |
| Machine Weight | 4260 lbs. | 4740 lbs. |
