Irish and Italian agricultural manufacturing firms Keenan and Storti have announced a wide-ranging collaboration.
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Working together the two companies have built a range of twin and triple-auger Keenan vertical feeders.
Long identified by their paddle feeder, Keenan says the introduction of a vertical mixer to their range is a major development.
The Keenan VA2-18 is the first in a series of new vertical auger models to be released featuring twin and triple augers for the more than 18-cubic-metre space.
Keenan commercial director, Mat Higgins said Keenan has always been proponents of the paddle diet feeders but together with Storti “have found the best vertical machine in the market and have successfully enhanced the output from this machine with the addition of our InTouch technology.
“The nutritional output they can now produce has been greatly optimised thanks to implementing our unique algorithms for the exact mixing order, speed and rotations,” Mr Higgins said.
“We are confident the Keenan vertical offering is the best the market has seen, both in terms of build quality and production benefits to the farmer.”
The new vertical models will uphold values of machine reliability as well as low power and maintenance requirements.
Engineered to optimise the use of space, the Keenan VA2 and Keenan VA3 machines allow materials to be rapidly and efficiently mixed into the overall total mixed ration.
Keenan VA2 and Keenan VA3 machines are mounted on a custom-built chassis with a robust construction ensuring durability and reliability in the tough going.
Features fitted as standard, includes heavy-duty augers with tungsten-coated blades, front (RHS) and rear (LHS) discharge doors with trays for dual feed out and two additional blades located at the top of each auger for faster processing of bales.
There is also Keenan InTouch technology, sprint paddles for speed and consistency of feed out and a two-speed gearbox with mechanical cable adjustment to switch between gearbox speeds.
“The Keenan name has always been associated with quality of build, functionality and reliability,” Mr Higgins said.
“We wanted the new machines to reflect these attributes and in doing so have produced a range of vertical feeders of fantastic spec, as is standard.”
Keenan mixer are distributed by Keenan Australia in Bendigo, Victoria.
