About Feed & Mixer Wagons
You’ll find Feed & Mixer Wagons nested within TractorHouse.com’s Other Equipment category. Sometimes called “diet feeders,” feed and mixer wagons are used to measure, mix, and distribute feed ingredients (hay, molasses, silage, dry grains, wet distillers’ grains, nutrients, total mixed rations or TMR, etc.) to cattle and other livestock.
KUHN Knight VSL250 TMR Mixer
Mixers are available in stationary, trailer, and truck-mounted options, with some self-propelled units at the high end such as the Seko Tuareg Self Tron and Supreme International’s SPSL line. Each type of feeder or mixer provides its own benefits depending on the kind of feed and the size of the operation.
Apart from a few smaller feeders available for less than $10,000, most late-model mixer wagons range from $25,000 to more than $50,000 for larger units with tandem wheels. Truck-mounted mixers and high-capacity towables manufactured in the last five years can easily exceed $100,000, as can self-propelled models.
Feed & Mixer Wagon Selection
Choosing the right feed or mixer wagon depends in part on the ingredients to be used and how many head of livestock must be fed. The latter will determine the required capacity, which may be expressed in bushels, cubic feet or meters, and/or weight.
Broadly speaking, feed and mixer wagons can be categorized into vertical and horizontal models according to the way they mix feed. Vertical mixers are considered to be better-suited for rations high in forage content, while horizontal models are recommended for high-grain rations.
Mixing components vary by manufacturer. They include vertical or horizontal augers, reels, paddles, rotors, ribbon blades, and so on. KUHN Knight says that its cone-style augers provide faster, more complete mixing and processing. Penta, another leading manufacturer, says its patented Hurricane vertical augers circulate forages more efficiently through fine supplements such as minerals and salts.
Feeder and mixer wagons also differ in size from compact to wide body mixers, as well as by the shape of their bowls, such as round, square, etc. Wagons may discharge mixed feed to the left, to the right, or per the operator’s choice with certain models.
Common Features
Features of feed and mixer wagons can include scale systems to weigh ingredients; integrated memory to store different mixture recipes; knives to cut dry hay; remote control capability; hydraulically controlled discharges; and audible and/or visible loading alerts. Other standard or optional features include flotation tires, bunk rails, and light kits.
Find The Right Feed Or Mixer Wagon
TractorHouse.com is a great place to shop for new and used feed and mixer wagons for sale. Popular manufacturers include KUHN Knight, Patz, Penta, Roto Mix, Supreme International, and Trioliet.
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