A chaff cutter is an agricultural machine used to reduce fodder into smaller pieces. The machine can be manually operated or power operated. Reducing the size of feed to be fed to the animals makes it easy to feed and digest. Power operated chaff cutting machines can either be electric driven or diesel driven.

Type of chaff cutters available for sale in Eldoret.

Introduction of chaff cutters for sale in Eldoret has really helped farmers to increase production. By reducing the size of fodder to be fed to the animals there is reduced wastage of fodder. The machine has also helped reduce labor costs in farm enterprises and reduced time wastage. Fodder materials that can be reduced using our chaff cutters for sale include maize stalks, wheat stalks and rice stalks. There are a variety of available chaff cutters for sale in Eldoret. These chaff cutters can be grouped into two major groups i.e., manually operated chaff cutters and power operated chaff cutters.

In order to choose a type of chaff cutter from the ones available in Eldoret, the following factors must be considered first; the number of animals to be fed, how frequent will the machine be used, availability of power to run the chaff cutter, operational cost for running the machine and mobility of the chaff cutter.

Manually operated chaff cutters for sale in Eldoret

Manually operated chaff cutters for sale in Eldoret are those that require the use of human power to operate the machine. These types of chaff cutters are light and durable. They can be moved from place to place since they come with wheels and they can be used in areas where there is no electricity. Components of the manual chaff cutters for sale in Eldoret are:

1. Wheels – these are used to move the machine from place to place
2. Spiked rollers – these two rollers rotate in opposite directions creating a pull action which delivers the fodder to be cut to the cutting mechanism
3. Side plates – these plates are used to support the spiked rollers
4. Worm and worm wheel – these two components are used to adjust the cutting speed in the available manual chaff cutters for sale in Eldoret.
5. Sheer plates – these are hardened steel plates used as a surface against which fodder is cut by the blades.
6. Feeding trough – this is the part where the fodder to be cut is fed to the machine.
7. Flywheel – power for a manual chaff cutter comes from a person hence the supply of power is not smooth. The flywheel’s function in the available chaff cutters for sale in Eldoret is to smoothen out the power.
8. Blades – the work of the blades is to cut the fodder into smaller size.

Power operated chaff cutters for sale in Eldoret

Power operated chaff cutters for sale in Eldoret get their power to run from either a diesel engine or electric power. They are much more useful in the case where there is a lot of fodder to be reduced. They are fast and have a high work rate.  Powered chaff cutters for sale in Eldoret can come with either one of the following specifications.

• 3 blades by 3 rollers chaff cutters (3 × 3)
• 3 blades by 2 rollers chaff cutters (3 × 2)
• 2 blades by 2 rollers chaff cutters (2 × 2)

Operation of chaff cutters for sale in Eldoret

When the chaff cutter is turned on it  begins to run either using human, diesel or electric power. The power generated is transmitted through the transmission system which consists of a series of gears and belts. The spiked rollers receive the power through the transmission system and begin to rotate in a counter clockwise manner. This creates a pull on the fodder placed on the feeding trough. The fodder to be cut is pulled inside the machine where the blades cut the fodder into small pieces. The cutting speed is controlled using the worm and worm wheel in the available chaff cutters for sale in Eldoret. The cutting speed determines the length of the cut pieces.

Best chaff cutters for sale in Eldoret

There are a variety of chaff cutters for sale in Eldoret with each having its own advantage over the others. These chaff cutters are:

1. Straw chaff cutter machine – this type of chaff cutter comes equipped with a dust collection mechanism therefore reducing air pollution by dust. It performs three functions i.e., chaff cutting, grain milling and dust collection. It can be used on various grasses and straws, has a high efficiency, uses low amounts of power and it is very durable
2. Chaff cutter cum grain grinder machine – this type of chaff cutter for sale in Eldoret is capable of chaff cutting and grain milling. However, these two operations can not be carried out at the same time on the machine. The machine uses hammers to mill the grains and blades to chop the fodder.
3. Mini chaff cutter – this type of chaff cutter available for sale in Eldoret is small hence more suitable for use in small-scale farms. It has a high working efficiency; it is movable and cheap.
4. Tractor operated chaff cutters – this type of chaff cutters is categorized under automatic chaff cutters. This is because the process of feeding the fodder to the machine is done automatically as the tractor moves. The machine is P.T.O driven meaning the power to run it comes from the tractor.
5. Manual feeding chaff cutter – this type of chaff cutter available for sale in Eldoret can be electric or diesel powered. Feeding of fodder into the machine is done with the help of a person. The machine is small, light and has a high working efficiency.