A hay cuber/

IaLeo · Sep 1, 2021

Has anyone seen a JD haycuber or one of them at work. Why would one go that effort and what hay cubes fed to?
Leo

Timmycornpicker · Sep 1, 2021

The idea was to try to make hay flow like grain. Cube it in the field, handle it all mechanically into and out of storage bins and dump trucks/trailers. Fed to
cattle. It was also more economical to ship cubes long distances because they were much denser than baled hay. More feed value on the same size truck.

SVcummins · Sep 1, 2021

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John Deere 425 hay cuber

sourgum · Sep 1, 2021

Several years ago you would see hay cubes for sale in 50 lb sacks at farm stores. Sometimes it was labelled as pure alfalfa. There was a market for these cubes for horses. Used to see it in south Indiana and Kentucky in areas with high horse populations. For some reason don't see it for sale now.

MJMJ · Sep 2, 2021

Alfalfa cubes are still very common. A lot of western cattle men feed cubes (also called cake) to supplement marginal winter feed. Though most these days have minerals added, so they arent pressed in the field. Also popular as treats for cattle and horses.

showcrop · Sep 2, 2021

(quoted from post at 03:34:07 09/02/21) Alfalfa cubes are still very common. A lot of western cattle men feed cubes (also called cake) to supplement marginal winter feed. Though most these days have minerals added, so they arent pressed in the field. Also popular as treats for cattle and horses.

I know horse people that have fed them in order to supplement diet of horses with poor teeth.

Geo-TH,In · Sep 2, 2021

I'm no horse expert. Friend has 3 horses. One horse is diabetic and he can't feed it alfalfa or clover. Vet says it has too much sugar. He has to look for grass hay.

Hay hay hay · Sep 2, 2021

It is supposed to be easier to feed and easier to transport. It is very expensive if purchased in a 50 lb bag. I bought a bag to feed to a
nursing mare. Wasted money. My horses won't touch it.

DoubleO7 · Sep 2, 2021

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Rural King sells it down here. Go figure as the Ocala, FL area is becoming the horse capital of the world.

But what is it that keeps the hay cubed? Does the machine add molasses to it to get it to stay cubed?

RogerinIowa · Sep 2, 2021

Alfalfa cubed in the field is held
together with natural lignin and small
amount of water added plus heat from the
squeezing.

miner09 · Sep 2, 2021

Jim Esbenshade has one and runs it at his show every year.
Golden Harvest Show near Durant Oklahoma. Cubes alfalfa
each year. Uses water during cubing to hold it together. Cattle
love it.

T in NE · Sep 5, 2021

Range cubes are pressed from distillers
grains, though.

T in NE · Sep 5, 2021

There used to be a couple pellet plants up around Cozad. Theres an old timer here on his last legs (recurring cancer) used to run one.

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