A shear grab or also known as a silo grab or block cutter, is an implement used to cut blocks of silage from a silage pit/clamp. It is connected to a tractor via the three-point linkage[1] or some are connected to a front end loader.[2] It is powered by the tractors hydraulic system.
a block cutter
It usually has spikes on the bottom and a large rectangular section with blades on it that cut the block using two hydraulic rams.[1][2] Before the invention of shear grabs farmers had to use silage knives, and a link box to get the silage into the livestock.
See also
References
- 1 2 shear grab mammut.at Archived 2011-11-15 at the Wayback Machine
- 1 2 shear grab cih.com.au
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