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| UK Dairy Day Tomahawk C12 ‘Calibrator’ - high capacity precision processing Teagle Machinery have established themselves as specialists in the Bale Processor market with a comprehensive range of products under the Tomahawk brand. his reputation has been developed from over 30 years’ experience, with machines operating in numerous applications in over 50 countries worldwide. Sales and service support is always provided on a local basis by our experienced network of dealers and distributors. T The C12 ‘Calibrator’ incorporates an automatic power loading system controlled from the loading handler New for 2017, Teagle have released a Bale Processor with an entirely new level of sophistication, precision and output capacity. www.farmingmonthly.co.uk The Tomahawk C12 ‘Calibrator’ processes materials with a moisture content up to 20% at up to 11 tons/hr. The target market is large scale farms, and contractors working with a number of clients who need to achieve consistently short ‘calibrated’ material for their business. The principal application will be straw processing for homogenous incorporation into TMR rations. Complimentary applications are also found in bedding livestock and the biomass/biogas sectors. At its heart the Tomahawk C12 has a rotor running at 2000rpm, equipped with 56 ‘ARMATECH PLUS®’ coated hammers running on hardened bushes for extended service intervals, which can mill material to a specific length, between 20mm and 100mm. Material length is determined by a pair of quick-change reversible screens installed beneath the rotor. Material is discharged via conveyor to a bunker or trailer with a maximum height of 4.2m. The C12 ‘Calibrator’ incorporates an automatic power loading system controlled from the loading handler, utilising the latest Bluetooth® technology found on all Tomahawk models, the automatic system prevents overloading the tractor whilst optimising output. To comply with international regulations, the C12 has been designed to meet forthcoming braking legislation and is homologated to run at 40km/hr, with a pneumatic/hydraulic braking combination as standard. August 2017 | Farming Monthly | 31