Monthly Archives: August 2026

Heifer yards across KZN and Mpumalanga that outgrew the tractor bucket face a real cost decision. Here's how to size and choose a compact vertical mixer.

Rebuilding your feedlot herd? Here's where twin-auger TMR mixers outperform loader buckets on labour, shrink, and bunk accuracy.

The wrong chassis for your trailed mixer daily feeding run costs cycle time every batch. Here's how to choose between trailed and truck-mount HD mixers.

Running a mixed grazing system this summer? The TMR mixer grass criteria are different. Here's what to check before you order.

A 200 g concentrate measurement error sounds minor. Across 300 cows for 305 days, it becomes a six-figure rand problem. Here is the maths.

A spreader leaves ridges for three main reasons: door timing, worn flighting, and PTO mismatch. Here's how to read the pattern and fix the cause.

Two-stage vs multi-stage mixer gearboxes: how planetary stage count translates into torque reserve, heat buildup, and rebuild costs on commercial TMR duty.

Running the mixer longer rarely saves a poor load. Here's what actually drives mix time and ration quality before you ever check the clock.

When drought forces purchased hay into every ration, bought-in hay turns sloppy batch control into real dollar losses. Here's what to fix first.