The market for total mixed ration (TMR) mixers in Western Canada is mature with many dairy farms and beef feedlots making use of a total mixed ration.
However, there’s growth in smaller beef producers who are purchasing used TMR mixers to get more consistent feed and to stretch their forages and continued movement into self-propelled mixers.
TMR mixers will be one of the featured demos at BMO Livestock Central at Ag In Motion, July 12 and 13 at Langham, Sask., including self-propelled and towed mixers for different sizes of farms.
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Saskatchewan manufacturer Highline Manufacturing will have two mixers in the demos, including its made-for-Canadian-conditions self-propelled AMX1000S.
The AMX1000S is made for rugged conditions, with larger tires, and a more comfortable cab.
Extreme conditions include feeding well below freezing in locations that can require travel across less-than-optimal roads.
The AMX1000S features ground clearance of 19″, large off-road tires and crab steering for tight spaces. It also has a heated seat and heated windows in its large cab.
Related: Check out all the specifications of the Highline AMX1000S.
Highline will also have its towed AMX850T unit. It’s also built tough with larger floatation capacity so it can get through snow and mud when needed.
Jaylor is bringing its Jaylor 5850HD, one of its larger-capacity mixers with an 800 cubic foot mixing tub. It’s built for feeding up to 160 head of dairy cattle, or 200 beef cows, or 800 adult sheep or goats per load per day, depending on the ration being fed.
The 5850HD also has the DG500 scale which can be upgraded to automatically upload as-fed results over cellular data to the DTM cloud where they can be compared to the ration targets.
Related: Check out all the specifications of the Jaylor 5850HD.
The Triolet Solomix P2 mixer will be demonstrated by New Vision Agro. It has a wide range of capacity, up to almost 1,000 cubic feet. The P2 model has two mixing augers. But one of the most interesting add-ons of the Solomix P2 is an optional straw mixer than can be combined with a blower that allows the use of the mixer for bedding straw, along with mixing feed.
Ben Meinen, territory manager for the western United States and western Canada, says the dual purpose mixer find homes on beef operations because of the blower, which is a $20,000 add on, but means some operations can eliminate a straw blower. The Triolet blower throws straw up to 80 feet, which works well for feedlots as it can usually throw bedding to the back of the pen, from the outside, meaning no opening of gates and moving the blower in pens.
Meinen says Triolet has been making mixers for 75 years and holds many patents on its technology, including factors that make its horizontal mixing the most efficient in the sector.
Related: Check out all the specifications of the Triolet Solomix P2 mixer.
Tingley’s Harvest Centre will be demonstrating the Penta 6730 feed wagon, a mix-range option for farmers with at capacity of 640 cubic feet.
It also is fitted with the patented Penta hurricane auger, which helps mix a ration with a variety of supplements, such as salts and minerals. The auger is designed to allow forages to circulate faster through the mix, meaning quicker processing and mixing.
Related: Check out all the specifications of the Penta 6370.
