What to Look For When Buying a Feed Mixer Wagon
Choosing the right feed mixer for your farm comes down to a handful of key decisions, from capacity to body type.
Start With Your Daily Ration Requirement
The most common mistake when buying a feed mixer is sizing up "just to be safe." The right approach is to work from your herd size and total daily ration volume, then pick a capacity that covers that in one or at most two mixing runs.
An oversized machine raises both upfront cost and daily energy/fuel use unnecessarily; an undersized one forces multiple runs a day and wastes labor.
Stationary or TMR Trailed, Based on Your Farm Layout
For farms running a single barn block, a stationary model is practical and has low running costs. If you need to distribute feed across several barns or paddocks, a PTO-driven TMR trailed model saves real time through mobility.
Body Type: Single or Double Auger?
A single auger performs well for standard roughage and concentrate mixes. If you run complex, dry-roughage-heavy rations, a double-auger tank moves the mix in two directions, improving homogeneity and cutting mixing time.
Final Step: Pin Down the Options
A weighing system improves ration accuracy; a hydraulic door and loading bucket save labor. Once you've settled on 220V or 380V based on your electrical setup, you can compare the closest models on our product pages.
