Abel Dairy Farms in Eden, Wisconsin (US), runs a 4,500-cow dairy farm. Steve Abel, one of the owners, manages the farm together with his brother Bill and father Alan. “We’ve been using a Trioliet TMR mixer – model Solomix 3 4600 VLX-K-T – for over three years now. This feed mixer comes standard with a wide chain conveyor at front and Trioliet’s unique “Dual Flow” principle for an efficient and homogeneous mixing result. It’s been very good to us.”
With deep roots in the cattle industry, including a seed-stock and natural beef herd run by family members Murray and Eway Abel, the Abel family knows quality equipment makes a difference. “The Trioliet feed mixer is very low maintenance and extremely efficient,” Steve explains. “We mix about 18 loads a day with it, depending on the day, plus several premixes as well.”
Low maintenance , efficient and built to last
Ease of use is just as important as performance. “My guys like it because it’s easy to operate and has low maintenance. It gets around well, doesn’t pull like a very heavy mixer but it is a big feed mixer and has a lot of capacity.”
The TMR mixer is equipped with a Shifttronic 3-speed automatic reduction gear box. The Shifttronic automatically adjusts the auger speed based on the weight in the mixer both when loaded and unloaded, without having to change gear manually. Instead, it changes gear automatically based on the weight pre-programmed in the Shifttronic app to prevent overloading in the mixer’s drive line and the tractor's PTO shaft as well as save time and fuel. The feed mixer doesn't run at full speed unnecessarily thanks to automatic switching at the right time, which will save you a lot on fuel.
From feeding large herds to managing daily operations with minimal downtime, the Solomix 3 4600 feed mixer fits right into Abel Farms way of working, practical, professional, and built to last.