The present invention relates to a mechanism used to rehydrate hay.
Many farmers use various types of animal feeds for livestock. One of the principal forms of animal feed is hay which is widely used and includes a number of dry plants, legumes and grasses. Normally the hay is delivered to a farmer in a dry form although animals may consume the dry hay it takes longer for the nutrients to absorb through the digestive process. As a result it would be advantageous to rehydrate the dry hay to improve digestion for the livestock. Wet hay also activates more of the nutrients, so the livestock should become healthier.
The present invention relates to an animal feed tenderizing system that includes: a conveyor trough; a press wheel, where the press wheel is positioned within the conveyor trough and adapted to roll over animal feed; a motor, wherein the motor is engaged with the press wheel and provides a means to rotate the press wheel; and a wheel base, where the wheel base supports the trough. The press wheel is preferably made of steel. The trough is adapted to receive animal feed, wherein the animal feed is hay. The means to rotate the press wheel may include a pulley system attached to a motor, where the motor is a hydraulic motor. The press wheel is adapted to compress animal feed to enable rehydration of the animal feed.
The present invention relates to a device used to hydrate and tenderize hay through a mechanical process. The hay is placed on a steel trough that includes a steel press wheel. As the hay passes under the wheel the wheel compresses the hay and helps to hydrate the hay as it is moistened on the trough. This system provides a more suitable feed for livestock. The steel wheel applies pressure to the hay and is turned by a hydraulic motor. Preferably the mechanism is placed on a hitch trailer so the device is portable.
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The hay processing device creates a conveyer system and it hydrates dry hay through the steel press wheel at a steady and controlled pace. The wheel essentially crushes the hay through a back and forth movement therefore tenderizing dry hay feed. The foregoing descriptions of specific embodiments of the present invention have been presented for purposes of illustration and description. They are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise forms disclosed, and obviously many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching. The exemplary embodiment was chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the invention and its practical application, to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the invention and various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated.
This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 62/449,213 filed on Jan. 23, 2017.