KEENAN MechFiber 250 and
280 Operator’s Manual
13
Revision C01, 04
th
Dec 2019
Figure 3a: Body blade and blade cover
SODAGRAIN:
Additional safety instructions and warnings are available and covered in a soda
grain leaflet which
should be read carefully before soda treating grain. When finished treating
grain, clean out any remaining material in the mixing and/or auger chamber by loading in 200
–
300 kg of silage or 50 kg of straw and allow the machine to mix before unloading in the normal
manner.
Note that when mixing soda grain, the maximum gross load that can be mixed in the KEENAN
MechFiber250 is 2,500 kg & KEENAN MechFiber280 is 2,750 kg.
The soda grain process can be completed using a KEENAN mixer but before treatment on
your farm, make sure you are adhering to local animal feed legislation and health and safety
guidelines involving the treatment of grain.
WARNING:
Failure to follow the safety guidelines above may lead to accident or injury.
Blade
When entering the mixing
chamber, always fit the safety
beading that is provided for the
top knife.
Figure 3b: Top Knife Protection
Figure 4: Breakaway Safety Brake
