TracMac’s Raptor large square bale feeder is an new and innovative way for feeding out and breaking up all types of large square hay bales.
After receiving a request from a local dairy farmer looking for a machine to feed out his large square bales more efficiently and consistently, the team from TracMac Farm Equipment researched, designed and built this all-new large square bale feeder.
Unlike most large square bale feeders that tend to break the bales up biscuit by biscuit, the TracMac’s Raptor breaks the bales up more consistently — leaving less wastage, residue and damage to the pastures.
This has been a big issue for farmers as they had found where large portions (biscuits) of hay were dropped onto the pasture — they were left with rings of mud and dead grass under the residual fodder.
The Raptor’s hydraulically driven rotor breaks these biscuits right up while the unique twin ram push bar system then pushes the bales into the rotor, giving you an even and consistent feed right to the very end.
The speed of the feed out of the bale is controlled via the variable speed control valve and you can start and stop the machine at any time.
The Raptor carries and simultaneously feeds out the two large square bales together making it very quick and efficient to use.
The bales are loaded on their sides to make it much easier to remove the strings, and the adjustable windrow guards at the rear allows you to control the width of the feed row.
The system only requires one set of remotes to operate, with around 45 to 50 litres per minute oil flow.
This makes them very suitable to use behind smaller utility-sized tractors, and the drawbar skid allows you to use them with a 3 PTL quick hitch.
This makes it quick and easy to use the same tractor to load and tow the machine and allows you to carry additional bales out on the loader for extra capacity.
The Raptor also makes a great straw spreading machine for evenly applying straw into herd homes, calving sheds or pads and calf sheds.
With the ever increasing cost of sawdust and woodchips, many farmers are turning to bedding straw as an alternative for their bedding needs.
To find out more about the TracMac Raptor, phone TracMac Farm Equipment on (03) 5625 1522.