Hustler Equipment - Chainless X2500

Hustler release the next generation of mounted bale feeders, the top-of-the-line Chainless feeder which reliably feeds any bale density, shape, size and forage type.

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The new Chainless X2500 is a self-loading round and square bale feeder, that simplifies feeding of even the most difficult bales, and its patented Snaplox® connection system enables it to be 3-point-hitch or front end loader mounted.

Dealers and farmers were asking for the new Chainless feeding system in a 3-point-linkage mounted feeder, after experiencing over the past 3 years the massive advance in both ease-of-use, and versatility of the trailed version, the Chainless X5000.

Unlike conventional feeders that just unroll bales, the unique design of Chainless is, the top rotor turns 3 times for every single turn of the new lower axial rotor, which teases apart the forage making it much more palatable for your livestock, therefore increasing uptake and improving production.

The new Chainless X2500 features the patented auto connect/disconnect Snaplox® system, where operators no longer need to tug on a rope to separate the headstock from the cradle. “We’re really pleased with the uptake and reliability of Snaplox on our SL360X over the past season, it’s been a real game changer for ease of operation, and convenience, especially with the older farmers”.

A new platform design, with adjustable pivot position, is a break-through for teasing apart the extremely tight square bales that we are seeing coming out of the latest model square balers, and it also handles the most out of shape weather-beaten fine-chopped bales with ease.

The drive system has been beefed up with larger shafts, bearings, and chains, and the entire system now runs on bearings, eliminating troublesome bushes.

Load rating has been increased to 1250kg to future-proof the design with the aid of a new oversized chassis beam design and dual connecting latches, and the wider 5’ cradle makes loading bales faster as the extra room means they no longer need to be precisely placed in the chamber.

The X2500 has been in field testing in New Zealand, Australia, and USA now for over 12 months, with one of our testers saying “we absolutely love the new feeder, my wife wanted to weld it to the tractor!”