Spiro-mix is a new "twist" in the world of
TMR feed mixers. It mixes forage and feed ingredients
by its twisted reel or ribbon gently tumbling and lifting
the feed while consistanly moving it away from the door
end. At the same time, the 14" notched auger [3/8"
sectional] is then constantly returning some towards
the door end. This gives thorough end to end mixing
and tumbling all the time, leaving no dead spots. There
are only two moving parts, no sprockets, chains or large
augers to chew up the feed and break down effective
particle length, creating a more palatable feed. A rubber
scraper on the reel wipes the tub clean. There is also
a mixer now available with small changes for mixing
dry type feeds such as for feed mills.
The shear edge of the auger trough has a saw tooth
edgeto help pull hay apart. This allows shorter stemmed
alfalfa type hay to be mixed in. For long stemmed or
grass hay and large amounts of hay, the optional hay
kit is recommended. The reel has notches with allow
the knives to pass through and cut the hay. Knives are
spaced at 6" apart. The optional hay rack above
the auger, keeps long hay from dropping into auger until
it is cut shorter, to guard against wrapping. Round
knives may also be bolted to the auger to help cut hay
and discourage wrapping.
Mix time is approximately 3 minutes, without hay. With
hay, 8 minutes plus depending on hay type and amount.
This includes running time while loading. Mixer doesn't
need to be running all the time whole loading.
Stainless steel is proven to out last steel on mixer
floors at least 3 to 4 times. We use solid 8 ga. S.S.
on the tub bottom, and 10 ga. on the auger trough. The
bottom half of each end is lined with 14 ga. S.S.
Low frictionball bearings are used through out. Bearings
on the reel and auger have special poly seals on feed
side and are pre packed with grease. A grease bank allows
easy access to all the bearings. Early models did not
have all these features.
