Patent ID: 6086001
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: A01K,Y10S

Abstract:
Roughage processing and dispensing apparatus for feeding livestock and comprising:a mobile frame defining a floor section for supporting a plurality of bales of roughage, a shredder section in which the bales are shredded, and a discharge section for discharging roughage shredded in said shredder section;shredder means disposed in said shredder section;a first conveyor for moving at least one of the bales into said shredder means at a given speed;a second conveyor for moving at least another of the bales into said shredder means at a predetermined speed;drive means operable to provide simultaneous movement of said first conveyor and said second conveyor and resultant simultaneous movement of the one and another bales into said shredder section; anda control system for varying said given speed relative to said predetermined speed.