KEENAN MechFiber400+
KEENAN MechFiber400+
The MechFiber400+ is ideal for the larger operator requiring higher work rates, higher capacity, durability and trouble-free operation. It has a heavy duty 4-chain drive system and a capacity of 10 tonnes.
Key Features:
- Heavy duty chassis, steering axles and road-suspension
- Tandem axles are fitted as standard and for utmost manoeuvrability steering axles are optional (with 3,000mm steering axle). The heavy duty chassis is designed to give the driver improved weight transference and improved stability when travelling at road speeds.
- The four-chain drive system is designed to extend the working life of the machine. This is all achieved by shortening the drive ratio on each individual chain and returning the drive to the auger with an independent chain. All four chains are tensioned by a spring assembly.
- The four-chain drive system operates in an oil bath keeping all chains lubricated to their optimum levels for safety and longevity. The oil is constantly fed to the chains through a series of strategically placed channels and recycled back to the oil bath. This further improves the dissipation of heat and increases the working life of the chains.
- For ease of maintenance ‘central greasing’ is fitted as standard to the MechFiber400+. An 18-port manifold allows you to grease those hard-to-reach bearings quickly and easily from one single point.
- The MechFiber400+ can be supplied with the latest Baleblend bale chopping technology. Big round or square bales of forage placed directly on the machine’s top cradle are chopped and incorporated into the ration in a matter of minutes.
- Fresh new look with specially moulded black pin seal matt finish front covers.
- Rear ladder made of sleek tubular steel – user-friendly, collapsible and less prone to damage.
- Mixing chamber containing 6-paddle reel with new style paddle castellations – improved mix quality, less horsepower required, less machine wear.
- The paddles gently lift & tumble the added materials across the blades ensuring feedstuff is cut to an optimal length without destroying the quality of the fibre. This is to create a mix with the correct chop length & structure for optimum rumen health – improved herd health and productivity.
- Option to add lights over feed-out door and increase the length of the feed-out door – easy to see when ambient lighting is low and quicker feed-out.
- 4th Generation KEENAN Controller, feed management App and InTouch platform for full oversight of the mixing process and all farm data – see ingredient list and order, monitor costs, refusals etc.
- Option of key telematics on Controller – oil sensors, chain tension sensor etc. – helps to maintain machine in good working order
FARM COMPARE USER REWARDS- WITH EVERY ENQUIRY:
* Receive a complimentary review from the InTouch and KEENAN technical advisors.
WITH EVERY PURCHASE:
* (NI & ROI & GB) 1 free service.
* (NI & ROI) 1-year free subscription to the InTouch feed management technology.
* (NI & ROI) 2 free visits from your regional InTouch feeding specialist.
* (GB) An exclusive KEENAN Driver Pack which includes; winter jacket, set of coveralls, beanie hat, insulated mug and Britains® MechFiber 365 1:32 replica model.
*Finance options available including 6-month 0% interest deferred payment subject to status. Terms and conditions apply.
*First time KEENAN users can gain €24,400 in their first year
KEENAN offer a combination of technology and advisory nutrition support to drive feed efficiency and utilisation on farm. According to the IFAC survey only 32% of farms are currently using technology to increase farm efficiencies with 52% mentioning cost as a barrier. With all investment there needs to be a return of investment and first-time users of KEENAN technology increased their feed efficiency by 11% through increased productivity and reduced feed costs, resulting in an extra €244 per cow per year – €24,400 for a herd of 100 cows. More info here
What Farm Compare thinks:
Regardless if you call them diet feeders or feed mixers, check out these KEENAN feeder wagons for sale and place your enquiry to get one step closer to feed efficiency and a more profitable farming system.
Specification for KEENAN MechFiber400+
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Every KEENAN machine around the world is made in our purpose built factory in Borris, County Carlow, Ireland
Feed efficiency is a very simple concept. It measures how well cows actually use the ration, and it is expressed as the litres produced per kg dry matter intake.
Compare a cow to a car. To assess how efficiently a car performs, the best measure is the miles per litre. More efficient cars go further per litre.
The same is true for cows. Instead of miles think litres, and instead of fuel, think feed. In the same way that a more efficient car will do more miles per litre, so a more efficient cow will produce more milk per unit of feed input.
With feed efficiency, what we are interested in measuring is the litres of milk produced per kgDMI, as a measure of how well the cow is using the ration and how economically they are performing. The principles apply equally when cows are housed and when they are grazing.
The beauty is that Feed Efficiency is a very easy figure to calculate as long as you know how many litres you are producing per day and how many kgDM are being fed, and these figures should be readily available. For example if the average yield per cow (Litres/cow/day) is 27 and the total dry matter fed (Kg/cow/day) is 20.25 then the feed efficiency (kg milk per kg DM) is 1.33
We pride ourselves on our precision built diet feeders, made in our factory in Borris, Carlow by our skilled welders and fabricators. As well as new machines, we have a small range of Approved Used diet feeders available.
A KEENAN diet feeder gives the optimal physical mix in an accurate and consistent manner every day. The KEENAN controller gives the farmer an unprecedented degree of control over a ration’s formulation, its ingredients and its mixing. The KEENAN Controller provides users with guidance on the order of loading and mixing, and the number of paddle revolutions required to get the optimal physical mix.
For ruminant animals, inconsistent and under or over mixing can impact negatively on milk yields and herd health. Under mixed and there will be sorting at the feed fence and a poor mix of long and short feed particles in the rumen. This will result in poor utilisation of the more nutritionally valuable components of the ration.
Over mixing of the ration results in small particles and fibres which promotes the rapid production of acids which can lead to a steep fall in rumen pH and a resulting acidosis. In both situations the rumen is not performing at its optimum and as a result milk yields will fall, feed will not be digested as well and cow health is at risk.
The KEENAN mixer wagon with the KEENAN Controller produces accurately mixed rations time after time, day after day, year after year. It intelligently removes the risk of ration variability.
Whilst our machines are highly reliable we do pride ourselves on having 24/7 breakdown cover from our team of field service engineers located across the country. We aim to ensure a KEENAN customer never misses a feed!
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The MechFiber400+ is ideal for the larger operator requiring higher work rates, higher capacity, durability and trouble-free operation. It has a heavy duty 4-chain drive system and a capacity of 10 tonnes.
Key Features:
- Heavy duty chassis, steering axles and road-suspension
- Tandem axles are fitted as standard and for utmost manoeuvrability steering axles are optional (with 3,000mm steering axle). The heavy duty chassis is designed to give the driver improved weight transference and improved stability when travelling at road speeds.
- The four-chain drive system is designed to extend the working life of the machine. This is all achieved by shortening the drive ratio on each individual chain and returning the drive to the auger with an independent chain. All four chains are tensioned by a spring assembly.
- The four-chain drive system operates in an oil bath keeping all chains lubricated to their optimum levels for safety and longevity. The oil is constantly fed to the chains through a series of strategically placed channels and recycled back to the oil bath. This further improves the dissipation of heat and increases the working life of the chains.
- For ease of maintenance ‘central greasing’ is fitted as standard to the MechFiber400+. An 18-port manifold allows you to grease those hard-to-reach bearings quickly and easily from one single point.
- The MechFiber400+ can be supplied with the latest Baleblend bale chopping technology. Big round or square bales of forage placed directly on the machine’s top cradle are chopped and incorporated into the ration in a matter of minutes.
- Fresh new look with specially moulded black pin seal matt finish front covers.
- Rear ladder made of sleek tubular steel – user-friendly, collapsible and less prone to damage.
- Mixing chamber containing 6-paddle reel with new style paddle castellations – improved mix quality, less horsepower required, less machine wear.
- The paddles gently lift & tumble the added materials across the blades ensuring feedstuff is cut to an optimal length without destroying the quality of the fibre. This is to create a mix with the correct chop length & structure for optimum rumen health – improved herd health and productivity.
- Option to add lights over feed-out door and increase the length of the feed-out door – easy to see when ambient lighting is low and quicker feed-out.
- 4th Generation KEENAN Controller, feed management App and InTouch platform for full oversight of the mixing process and all farm data – see ingredient list and order, monitor costs, refusals etc.
- Option of key telematics on Controller – oil sensors, chain tension sensor etc. – helps to maintain machine in good working order
FARM COMPARE USER REWARDS- WITH EVERY ENQUIRY:
* Receive a complimentary review from the InTouch and KEENAN technical advisors.WITH EVERY PURCHASE:
* (NI & ROI & GB) 1 free service.
* (NI & ROI) 1-year free subscription to the InTouch feed management technology.
* (NI & ROI) 2 free visits from your regional InTouch feeding specialist.
* (GB) An exclusive KEENAN Driver Pack which includes; winter jacket, set of coveralls, beanie hat, insulated mug and Britains® MechFiber 365 1:32 replica model.*Finance options available including 6-month 0% interest deferred payment subject to status. Terms and conditions apply.
*First time KEENAN users can gain €24,400 in their first year
KEENAN offer a combination of technology and advisory nutrition support to drive feed efficiency and utilisation on farm. According to the IFAC survey only 32% of farms are currently using technology to increase farm efficiencies with 52% mentioning cost as a barrier. With all investment there needs to be a return of investment and first-time users of KEENAN technology increased their feed efficiency by 11% through increased productivity and reduced feed costs, resulting in an extra €244 per cow per year – €24,400 for a herd of 100 cows. More info hereWhat Farm Compare thinks:
Regardless if you call them diet feeders or feed mixers, check out these KEENAN feeder wagons for sale and place your enquiry to get one step closer to feed efficiency and a more profitable farming system.
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Question: I have a dead end feed passage how can I feed out? Answer:We have the ability to customise each machine with a variety of feed out options. We can fit a rear feed out conveyor which has the ability to feed out on two sides simultaneously at the rear of the machine. We have solutions for each application.
Question: Where are Keenan machines made? Answer:Every KEENAN machine around the world is made in our purpose built factory in Borris, County Carlow, Ireland
Question: What is feed conversion efficiency? Answer:Feed efficiency is a very simple concept. It measures how well cows actually use the ration, and it is expressed as the litres produced per kg dry matter intake.
Compare a cow to a car. To assess how efficiently a car performs, the best measure is the miles per litre. More efficient cars go further per litre.
The same is true for cows. Instead of miles think litres, and instead of fuel, think feed. In the same way that a more efficient car will do more miles per litre, so a more efficient cow will produce more milk per unit of feed input.
With feed efficiency, what we are interested in measuring is the litres of milk produced per kgDMI, as a measure of how well the cow is using the ration and how economically they are performing. The principles apply equally when cows are housed and when they are grazing.
Question: How do you calculate feed conversion efficiency? Answer:The beauty is that Feed Efficiency is a very easy figure to calculate as long as you know how many litres you are producing per day and how many kgDM are being fed, and these figures should be readily available. For example if the average yield per cow (Litres/cow/day) is 27 and the total dry matter fed (Kg/cow/day) is 20.25 then the feed efficiency (kg milk per kg DM) is 1.33
Question: Do you only sell new feeders? Answer:We pride ourselves on our precision built diet feeders, made in our factory in Borris, Carlow by our skilled welders and fabricators. As well as new machines, we have a small range of Approved Used diet feeders available.
Question: Why choose a KEENAN machine? Answer:A KEENAN diet feeder gives the optimal physical mix in an accurate and consistent manner every day. The KEENAN controller gives the farmer an unprecedented degree of control over a ration’s formulation, its ingredients and its mixing. The KEENAN Controller provides users with guidance on the order of loading and mixing, and the number of paddle revolutions required to get the optimal physical mix.
Question: Does the physical mix matter? Answer:For ruminant animals, inconsistent and under or over mixing can impact negatively on milk yields and herd health. Under mixed and there will be sorting at the feed fence and a poor mix of long and short feed particles in the rumen. This will result in poor utilisation of the more nutritionally valuable components of the ration.
Over mixing of the ration results in small particles and fibres which promotes the rapid production of acids which can lead to a steep fall in rumen pH and a resulting acidosis. In both situations the rumen is not performing at its optimum and as a result milk yields will fall, feed will not be digested as well and cow health is at risk.
The KEENAN mixer wagon with the KEENAN Controller produces accurately mixed rations time after time, day after day, year after year. It intelligently removes the risk of ration variability.
Question: Do you have service engineers or breakdown cover? Answer:Whilst our machines are highly reliable we do pride ourselves on having 24/7 breakdown cover from our team of field service engineers located across the country. We aim to ensure a KEENAN customer never misses a feed!
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We have the ability to customise each machine with a variety of feed out options. We can fit a rear feed out conveyor which has the ability to feed out on two sides simultaneously at the rear of the machine. We have solutions for each application.