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August 12, 2017
THE EFFICIENT, SIMPLE, MRF STALL PLOW Brad Gerrits, Pine River, WI
Breeze Dairy Group - Pine Breeze Dairy 2,700 cows (Pine Breeze Dairy) •7,500 cows (Breeze Dairy Group) If you want to talk about the beneƂts of the MRF Stall Plow with Brad Gerrits, who is a partner in Breeze Dairy Group that milks 7,500 cows, you better set aside some time, because he has a lot of good things to say. Gerrits said one major factor in using the MRF stall plow over the auger version he previously used has been time and labor. “We went from cleaning 2,500 stalls in 12 days down to four days and we are using less people during the sand removal process,” Gerrits said. “Using the stall plow allows us to remove more sand quicker and reduces hand shoveling by double.” Another plus of the MRF stall plow is how basic the attachment is; there are no moving parts just a plow moving sand away from the stalls. “It’s a low maintenance, easy to use tool. The stall plow allows us to make one pass instead of two,” Gerrits said. “Basically, it boils down to simplicity. No motors, no moving parts.” In a year with low milk prices, the price is a bargain compared to other bedding extractors. “The plow came in less than half of our previous tool,” Gerrits said. If you are looking for or considering purchasing a new extractor, the MRF stall plow is the way to go. “If you already remove sand from stalls, this may be an easy way to cut time and costs,” Gerrits said. “It also improves employee morale.”
PATENT PENDING
• Removes 24” of material from deep bedded freestalls up to 8” deep. • Helps maintain a cleaner environment for your cows • Saves $
MRF SKID LOADER ATTACHMENTS
Manure Fork...............................$975 Manure Fork Grapple ............. $2,150 Cashels Bale Slicer ................. $6,000 Bale Squeezer ........................ $2,025 Round Bale Spear ......................$595 Rock Bucket Grapple.............. $2,150 Brush Grapple ........................ $2,100 Material Bucket ..........................$875
Material Bucket Grapple ......... $2,200 Rock Bucket ...............................$810 Snow Bucket .......................... $1,050 Stall Plow ............................... $2,375 Feed Pusher ........................... $1,350 Freestall Groomer .................. $1,850 Sand Spreader ....................... $2,500 Wood Splitter/Tree Shear ....... $2,750
Tree Scoop .................................$535 Pallet Fork ..................................$630 Equipment Mover.......................$410 3 Pt Gooseneck Tow Bar ............$445 Quick Tach Plates .........................$80 Replacement German Tines ........................Starting at $40
SAUK CENTRE, MN
Congratulations & Thank you
to the Shannon Colony on their new robotic dairy barn. Please join Pl join i us ffor or walk thru and lunch on
August 25th 10 am-3 pm Farm located at 43952 235th St., Winfred SD 5706
Lely Juno Automatic Feed Pusher
Lely Luna Cow Brush
Lely Astronaut A4 Robotic Milking System
All new facility with pre fresh and birthing areas. Four Lely A4 milking robots for approximately 240 freestalls and milk cows. Six Lely Discovery manure pushers, Lely Luna cow brushes, Lely Juno feed pusher, Mueller milk cooler, power ventilation, and manure separation for bedding solids. Also featured a new calf facility with 2 Lely automatic calf feeders, and power ventilation. Site includes New feed facility with commodity bays and silage pad, including hay storage.
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