As an example, for a 300-cow herd averaging 10,000-litres with 150 followers, a self-propelled machine would cost £34.81/hour while the running costs of a tractor, trailed wagon and loader come in at ...

Ian Leach, Keenan UK's commercial director, said more and more farmers are looking at self-propelled feeder wagons simply because of the money and men tied up in tractors and loaders. "I can see a ...

Bigger ration mixes are now possible with BvL’s V-Mix Drive Maximus Plus self-propelled diet feeder, following the introduction of a higher-volume tub. It will mix up to 25cu m of grub in one go ...

Niall, Brendan and Brian Turley’s bin lorry feeder wagon was crowned runner-up in the complex category of Farmers Weekly annual Inventions Competition. Rather than buy an expensive tractor to ...

The original design was submitted to the Pittsburgh sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 19 ...

The original design was submitted to the national sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 17 ...

Powered by a wound spring, tensed by pushing the wagon backwards, the range of the device — which has been rebuilt for the Leonardo museum and library in Vinci, Italy — was only about 40 yards.

A Michigan beet grower built his own self-propelled harvest in 1991. Bob Caister's 1991 "Sugar Sweet 9000" self-made self-propelled harvester. (Don Lillebeo / The Sugarbeet Grower) ...