Spread-a-Bale has added to its portfolio the Midi Lite, the first side-mounted self-loading straw-spreading machine for rectangular bales weighing 500kgs maximum and appealing to livestock farmers with one-tonne loaders.
Extending Spread-a-Bale’s M series, the 500kg Midi Lite requires only one-tonne lift capacity and is suitable for most tractor fore-end loaders, as well as skidsteer and wheeled loaders. Its spreading distance is up to 14 metres to the left, using a single horizontal rotor.
The machine is powered hydraulically and requires a maximum 55 lit/min oil flow. The chain drive to the rotor motor can be geared differently to compensate for lower flow rates. The Midi Lite features one horizontal rota for side loading and side spreading. The head can be elevated to reduce total width if door access is limited to less than 3.0m, enabling the machine to enter the vast majority of livestock buildings.
Spread-a-Bale’s Michael Hughes said the Midi Lite completed the company’s portfolio, enabling livestock farmers with smaller lift capacity loaders to make up to 75 per cent reduction in spreading time and labour, and equally importantly, make significant straw savings of approximately around 40 per cent with mini Heston bales.
The Midi Lite’s standard list price is £11,500 (correct at January 2019).
For more information visit: www.straw-spreading-machines.com.
