PRACTICAL TEST: Diet feeder maker Bernard van Lengerich will be better known on these shores as BvL and is a company that produces a sizeable selection of sizes with an almost endless list of configurations. Its most popular single-auger model is the featured V-Mix Plus 13 1-S
When it comes to tub mixer sales in the UK, BvL is among the front runners, and its best selling single-auger machine is the V-Mix Plus 13 1-S. Capable of mixing enough forage to feed 100 cows in one hit the model number breaks down like this: 13 is the cubic capacity, and the 1-S means it has just the one mixing auger.
The sensible place to start with our test machine is the drawbar, which has several mounting holes to choose from so it can sit level on the tractor. For the low slung T Delta drawbar UK hitch, the pto sits on a steel holder when the feeder is parked up, with a simple removable stand used to keep the towing eye clear of the floor
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