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Bill Jones

11-23-2001 16:57:00




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Dues anyone know about hay cubers that make the little cubes ,I guess they are about 3"x1.5" or so?How much power to run one?How to store the cubes and so on? I still see the cubes for sale at pet stores for rabbits and such,but what about horses and cattle? anyone have any experience?thanks,BillJ




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Whispering Pines

11-26-2001 08:47:26




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 Re: Hay Cubers? in reply to Bill Jones, 11-23-2001 16:57:00  
I used to work for a company that made and sold alfalfa cubes. We used a stationary cuber. It was John Deere green but I don't think it was made by JD. It ran on a BIG 3 phase electric motor. Prior to that it was powered by a 6 cyl. diesel Cat engine. This thing took a lot of power to run. In addition the hay or alfalfa had to be ground first then water is added and any other additives such as grain. The cubes are best if stored inside as the weather will cause them to break down into ground alfalfa (in a short time). These make good feed and are easy to feed. But, this is not a project for an individual. The expense in time and money just doesn't seem worth it to me. It would seem best to purchase them if you want them for feed. If you plan on making this type of feed it would be a comercial operation, Huge investment in machinery.

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seyyed hasssan eslamineja

12-26-2004 23:35:53




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 Re: Re: Hay Cubers? in reply to Whispering Pines, 11-26-2001 08:47:26  
hi
i am a student in iran in shahid chamran ahvaz university
my field is agricultural machinery and mechanization
i want to study and operate about hay cubers and need your help
thank you



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Green Envy

11-25-2001 08:40:52




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 Re: Hay Cubers? in reply to Bill Jones, 11-23-2001 16:57:00  
John Deere used to make a self-propelled cuber and a stationary one too. I saw one up in Canada and I also saw one come up for sale in Wyoming that was eventually sold. I think they required alot of hp because the self-propelled ones had about 210 hp Detriot engine.



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Mitch Kramer

11-26-2003 14:30:08




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 Re: Re: Hay Cubers? in reply to Green Envy, 11-25-2001 08:40:52  
I am looking for a cuber any info on one being for sale would be greatly appreciated would like an electric but would also be interested in a deisel powered one.



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Ducknose Bob

11-25-2001 11:03:06




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 Re: Re: Hay Cubers? in reply to Green Envy, 11-25-2001 08:40:52  
The JD self-propelled machine used a 6V-53 Detroit Diesel and the stationary unit was powered by a electric motor of @75HP. It takes a lot of power to force the alfalfa through the dies to form the cubes. The self-propelled machines were marketed mainly in California and Arizona where the alfalfa is irrigated and the stationary machines were used at alfalfa dehydrators like in Kansas and Nebraska. The alfalfa must be free of grasses in order to keep the cube from breaking up after it is formed. Moisture is added to the alfalfa prior to forming the cubes to activate the natural 'glues'. There used to be one of the stationary machines sitting alongside Hiway 54 between Liberal and Plains Kansas.

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WickedWayz

12-07-2003 20:58:48




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 Re: Re: Re: Hay Cubers? in reply to Ducknose Bob, 11-25-2001 11:03:06  
The John Deere Hay Cuber uses a Detroit Diesel 6V-71 not 6V-53. Which produce 200-210hp @ 2250rpm.



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