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Get your copy of over 30,000 hours of research into comparing every system for feeding bales to cattle. Inside you’ll find the complete comparison of how each system performs on the 23 issues they face and how to overcome these issues.
- Chainless bale feeder
- Chain / slat bale feeder (Cradle feeder)
- Bale unroller
- Bale bed / Bale deck
- Hay ring / Hay trailer
- Bale Processor
- Bale splitter
- TMR Mixer
Here at Hustler, efficiency is at the heart of what we do. We believe that our livestock farmers and ranchers deserve a better way, to invest in a system that saves your time, bales, fuel, pasture and maintenance while maximising profits.
We compare systems, not brands.
To provide you with a balanced evaluation, instead of comparing brands, we’ve compared how each feeding system performs and compares in each of the 23 situations faced when trying to optimize performance when feeding bales to cattle:
- Investment cost
- Number of cattle that can be fed
- Feed Waste
- Feed Damage
- Hoof trampling
- Time to feed each bale
- Pasture damage
- Ease of access to feed for all animals
- Manure and nitrogen spreading
- Ability to use part bales
- Diesel consumption per bale
- Minimum tractor size required
- Approx maintenance cost in the first 3 years
- Can feed hay bales
- Can feed baleage bales
- Can feed round bales
- Can feed square bales
- Mix with other ingredients
- Open field feeding
- Indoor feeding
- Bunk, trough, feed-pad feeding
- Straw bedding capable
- Single tractor operation
What our farmers and ranchers say
“Hustler allowed me to feed out more efficiently and save on feeding costs”
“It just makes life at least 10-15 minutes quicker every day, and there’s definitely not as much wastage”
“Nothing has compared and has been as reliable as what the Hustler has been, and we will definitely be getting a Hustler the next time we trade up”
“We were very happy with the first one, it made the job a lot easier so we thought we’d buy another one!”
“I was impressed with how it trails the grain across the top of the hay and with how much labour it takes out of the work”
“Our farm is quite remote so the most important thing is reliability. The Super Comby has proven to us over the past few seasons that it is the most reliable machine available”
“We buy and produce both round and square bales, so the Hustler X2500 Chainless balefeeder really suited our needs. It allows us to feed both types of hay quickly and without wastage.”
“When you run it out in a line, the cattle are able to access it. The shy feeders can get right up and get a feed, and we’re also noticing the calves getting in and feeding on the silage as well.”
“The machine has been faultless since I bought it. It enables me to get two bales of hay and silage fed out in 10-15 minutes. Then I’m back home, next to the fire and having dinner each night. It’s fantastic.”
“From a costing and efficiency perspective, I was a long way in front using the Hustler.”
YOU CAN MAKE MORE MONEY, HASSLE-FREE.
For most ranchers in Australia, keeping stock healthy at the lowest possible cost is a top priority. If you want to increase your pasture production and herd health along with reducing your hay wastage, maybe now is the time to rethink your feeding methods?
Livestock feed represents the largest single cost – often up to 60 percent of the total operation spending.
The average beef cow weighs about 500 kg and typically consumes 2.5% of her body weight on short stem hay, or 13kg/day of hay. Over an 80-cow herd, that is 1.8 tons of forage-fed daily or over 180 tons during a 5-month timeframe. At $55/ ton, you will spend about $9,900 over that period. Use our FREE online calculator to find how much you could save on your ranch.
Switching of bale feeding system can cut your feed costs by 50% and allows your more time to nail your ‘back-burner’ job list! If you are thinking about mechanising your operation, keep in mind that maintenance-free gear is an asset as you don’t want to waste your time in the workshop fixing your broken pieces of equipment. Also, a golden tip is to prioritise your choice to a machine that features versatility, maneuverability and ease of use.
